Kei Nishikori vs Gabriel Diallo Preview & Prediction | 2024 French Open | First Round
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Former number four Kei Nishikori makes another long-awaited, if slightly tentative, return to tour.
START DATE/TIME: Sunday 26th May 2024, UK – not before 12:30 / US EST – not before 07:30 / US PST – not before 04:30
VENUE: Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, France
SURFACE: Outdoor clay
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Eurosport / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis Channel
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – discovery+ / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis Channel
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KEI NISHIKORI VS GABRIEL DIALLO PREDICTION
Former number four Kei Nishikori finished runner-up to Marin Cilic at the US Open in 2014, setting his best showing at a Grand Slam, but he has reached the quarter-finals here on three occasions in 2015, 2017 and 2019.
The 34-year-old has missed the vast majority of the past few seasons through injuries and recovery setbacks, with this only his second match since last July, where he reached the quarter-finals of the Atlanta Open.
World number 166 Gabriel Diallo battled through a trio of three-set wins this week to make his Grand Slam debut but he has struggled to string much form together this season. The 22-year-old has showed plenty of promise whilst representing Canada on Davis Cup duty in recent months but if Nishikori is fit, and that is a big if, for his return to Paris the Japanese should be able to find a way through.
This match should be kept far from any promising accumulators but otherwise expect sets to go both ways.
KEI NISHIKORI VS GABRIEL DIALLO TIP: BOTH PLAYERS TO WIN A SET
