The focal match in the first round of Geneva Open 2025 is the competition between Kei Nishikori and Learner Tien. Young Vietnamese stars are struggling to find the best performance after a series of disappointments. Meanwhile, Nishikori still plays persistently despite preparing to turn 36.
This match, Tien is a more impressive player. He has strong handles and flexible movement, thereby winning the early break right in the game 3. In the rest of the set, Nishikori cannot reclaim the break thereby losing with a score of 4-6.
Losing set 1 in a quick way, Nishikori quickly adjusted the tactics in Set 2. He took advantage of experience and ability to durable to extend the balls, making Tien face many difficulties. Accordingly, after losing the first serve game, the Japanese general immediately reclaimed the successful break in game 2 to equalize 1-1.
Coming to Game 9 when the score is 5-4, Nishikori excelled to win a second break. This is the game of the match, but he played too badly. Set 2 closed with a score of 6-4 in favor of the former number 4 in the world.
Set Set 3, the two players continued to create a balanced game. However, to the game 10 decided, Nishikori took advantage of the opportunity to win important breaks. This helped the Japanese player win with a score of 6-4 and complete the comeback after more than two hours of competition.
With this result, Nishikori has officially won tickets to the second round of men. He will compete in the quarterfinal tickets with the No. 4 seed Karen Khachanov.
