18-Year-Old Kei Nishikori Wins First ATP Title vs Blake Ranked 244 In The World! | Delray Beach 2008

[@garrusv]

So so humble. We love you Kei. You’re a legend.

[@sunupi-pepa]

テニスTV公式で圭くんATP初優勝のデルレイビーチ大会上げてくれるの本当に嬉しい！！ ありがとうございます！！

[@momonso0821]

The start of the legend career✨🇯🇵

[@pierredaher9590]

Happy Birthday Kei ,the tennis Samurai , cheering for you since that day you won Delray Beach !

[@MastaNoob92]

what an explosive style and technique, gotta love Kei ! and that Blake forehand tho, what a devastating shot nice match to watch for sure, thanks !

[@room6102]

Happy Birthday Kei love this player. So humble, devoted to the sport.

[@armendarizosvaldo26]

Nishikori today looks identical to when he was 18 years old. If someone had told me that this video is from 2021 I would believe it.

[@richtofen4888]

Hahahha i know. It’s actually insane how little he’s aged.

[@VR-oy3fu]

@@richtofen4888 asians dont age at all until 50 then age very fast.

[@AndyBallona]

I rooted for him that entire tournament. His talent was clear immediately.

[@Olly_2024_]

Nishikori has always been such a pure striker of the ball, from the back of the court. It’s just the lack of power and pace on his serve that lets him down

[@jmzbondm]

Yup, it's been the serve that lets him down against a lot of top players. From the back of the court he can actually hang with the very best in the world. I also think in the biggest matches of his career, he often looked too nervous to play his best tennis. And of course, his injuries didn't help either.

[@tom0176devo]

100% would've made more slam finals, maybe even won a slam or two, if he had a better serve (not really his fault though he's limited because of his height)

[@gogigagagagigooo]

He has a bad technique on service, his arm movement is weird.

[@sunupi-pepa]

世界244位の選手が世界12位相手に1セットダウンから逆転優勝って凄すぎる！！

[@しーさん-r2m]

Thank you tennis TV Thank you Nishikori

[@timw.5030]

It's crazy how much harder players hit the ball these days than in the Edberg, Agassi, Samprass days

[@doppetennisch]

「KEI NISHIKOOORI～」I wanna hear it in his match again!! He is a Fantastic and Amaging Player in the world!!!

[@itaisharabi5145]

Thanks! I think you should upload more highlights from 2004-2008! A lot of people doesn't aware to the tennis of those years.

[@abhishekpal7394]

Nishikori is unlucky to never have won a GS. The guy defeated novak only to lose to cilic. One of the best returners of the game. I wish he comes back again to show some quality stuff❤

[@elbatipibe111]

6:09 the fake drop shot is a play that totally disturbed the mind of your opponent

[@will_smeth]

最高の日本人アスリート。異論は認めない。

[@ngocdanhvu7311]

All my blessings to Kei and your family .Happy Birthday Kei Nishikori 🎂🌹🥂

[@shibakuro2099]

懐かしいなぁ

[@ytradish8671]

フットワークとボディワークが素晴らしいわ。誕生日おめでとう。

[@Lil7672]

Kei was probably the most talented shot maker ever of east asian descent in tennis history. If he would've stayed healthier and born a few years earlier he could've snagged a slam

[@feltz9922]

In terms of pure talent and ball striking, I think the best asian ever has been Paradorn Srichaphan, despite he had so many injuries

[@Smileater]

Well, Naomi is better and she got slams.

[@feltz9922]

@@Smileateri was talking about best tecnique/skills, not achievements, of asian male players. Anyway I also think Li Na had Better tecnique and cleaner ball strinking than Osaka.

[@Gard_Number_26]

若ぇー

[@辛味チキン-x7l]

日本だと18歳でこんなに打てる選手は今も出てきていない。怪物だよ…

[@ngocdanhvu7311]

ずいぶんと堪能させてもらった。グランドスラムもマスターズも取れなかったが、ビッグ4に勝ってくれたし、ファイナルでも活躍してくれた。

[@victoryslam5914]

@@ngocdanhvu7311 まだ終わっとらんぞww

[@次進]

18歳当時で比較すると日本どころか世界レベルで見てもほとんどいないですよね。グランドスラム取れてないのが不思議なレベルです

[@tkm_iz9738]

@@次進 あまりにも時代が悪すぎたよねぇ...

[@Relaxingman-u2z]

スーパーチリッチめ(´◉ᾥ◉｀)

[@なしとりんご]

His story started from here

[@thetoastermoaster5279]

He was at 244 and just Playing better than top 50 Today lol

[@robinsoncruise2228]

And better than top 10 back then

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

You know Blake was top ten here? Lol

[@みみ婆さん]

😂うぉー待ってた😊😮嬉しい

[@sascha0420]

神動画でとるやん

[@wlnov7063]

7:02 Air Kei

[@akelaaussie]

very nice video, great content! 💖😍 God bless u and your family. Keep rising and shining... Sending lots of love💕from Sydney, Australia.

[@youngsuit]

6:12 was the first time i ever saw someone fake the drop shot like that. now you see players do this all the time

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

Dude, that it's a "classic" shot, old as it gets wayy before the Open era, it was actually more common back then to have that type of shots

[@youngsuit]

@@diegosotomiranda4107 ah, well i guess i grew up watching agassi and so personally this was a first for me

[@Gilgarth]

If it wasn’t for his serve, he would‘ve had at least one slam

[@Kili2807]

Its crazy how the asian people seem to not age like the rest of the world. Nishikori doesnt look to much different nowadays.

[@jamesjames8380]

It's our ancient secret

[@hello-mv6yg]

Yep, there are people who think my dad and I are brothers because my dad looks fairly young.

[@Official.tadiwa]

Asian and black people dont age

[@jeffislearning]

when louis and clark went looking for the fountain of youth they meant the asian american

[@ゆすら-f5k]

I believe that kei will come back in 2022！like Andy

[@イリエ村上]

錦織さん頑張って🎉欲しいです。エアーケイみたい。

[@konishikori-kei]

❤❤❤

[@felixy23]

The only Asian player who can beat prime Djokovic in GS (2014 US Open SF)

[@youngsuit]

the title makes it seem like blake was ranked 244, not nishikori

[@moritaka.-_]

he used to be much betteer striker back then with his fragile elbow it was short period

[@Hanageppe]

圭ガチでイケメン

[@NANICU]

Whoa! 4-0 in 2008? This means he won his first ATP title at his very first try! How many players can claim that feat?

[@julianamatolibson6595]

No he was 4-0 in 2008 but he turned pro in 2007

[@elsxmpo]

@@julianamatolibson6595 4-0 in main draw matches, he'd played challengers and futures before this but delray was his first main tour tourney

[@mhscchampion14ebudget]

@@elsxmpo no he played some 250 in 2007

[@Ja-mh2ls]

C'mon kei,,, we always yell u!!!!

[@maximp1679]

Wow

[@sisivaxvaccinamoci4442]

Nole is the best

[@mfzoom5401]

@@sisivaxvaccinamoci4442 Best sore loser?

[@vqnzz]

title was a bit misleading... thought blake was ranked 244 lol

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

Blake was top ten at that time

[@vqnzz]

@@diegosotomiranda4107 i wasn’t even born that time… that’s why it mislead me into believing he was 244 😂

[@つべ-t9u]

KEI NISHIKORI

[@montanatony254]

6:12

[@ちぇ-g5z]

鳥肌たつなぁ

[@keip466]

初々しぃ😆

[@Jacques1103]

Today is his birthday 🎉🎉🎉

[@porkyl0095]

La carrière de Kei est presque finie à 32 ans. Un opération de la hanche de 2022 , il va louper au moins presque 1 an.

[@玲人-p4u]

エアケエでた( ^ω^ )

[@arcy7915]

この分厚いグリップが祟って肘ぶっ壊れたんだよな・・・

[@可愛いえくぼ]

honestly,his body is saying ,can't take it anymore.Let's retire. I can't imagine seeing him play again. Its time to go.

[@c3vzn]

Nishikori's game hasn't really evolved, if anything it was better here. Similar to Gasquet, better players when they were teens.

[@thebigmonstaandy6644]

NIshi had already perfect strokes.Gasquet should make his forehand better

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

Idk one Match it's not deciding, i think he improved his bh and fh, his slice here it's pretty average too, and Blake was a good but one dimensional player

[@KT-md7sg]

His volleying skills have improved immensely. However, his weak serve has always let him down and a number of injuries have set him back as well. With a more decent serve and body, he would have at least won the U.S. Open, where he tends to do well.