Tennis-Nishikori withdraws from Toronto Masters with shoulder injury


FILE PHOTO: Aug 10, 2021; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Kei Nishikori of Japan waves to fans after defeating Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia in second round play in the National Bank Open at Aviva Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports

TORONTO (Reuters) - Japan's Kei Nishikori became the latest withdrawal from the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Toronto on Wednesday with a shoulder injury.

Nishikori, a finalist at the Canadian hard court stop in 2016, had been set to face seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland in a second-round clash on Wednesday but dropped out complaining of right shoulder pain.

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