A wildcard at the tournament, Nishikori beat third-seeded Russian Karen Khachanov, Britain's Cam Norrie and Denis Shapovalov on the way to the last four.

Japan's former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori reached the final of the Hong Kong Tennis Open after his Chinese opponent, Shang Juncheng, p

Japan's Kei Nishikori reached the Hong Kong Tennis Open semifinals on Friday after beating 49th-ranked Cameron Norrie of Britain 6-3,

Injury-ravaged Japanese veteran Kei Nishikori reached his first final in six years when China's Shang Juncheng retired ill at the Hong Kong Open on Saturday. Nishikori has emerged from years of injuries,

Injury-ravaged Japanese veteran Kei Nishikori reached his first final in six years when China's Shang Juncheng retired ill at the Hong Kong Open on Saturday.

The 35-year-old Nishikori, who reached a career-high four in the world a decade ago and was a US Open finalist in 2014, was 4-3 up when Shang called it quits in their semifinal.