<p>US Open 10th seed Kei Nishikori remains concerned over his fitness following a three-week injury break with the Japanese number one raising doubts about his prospects of making it past the first round in New York.<br /><br />The world number 11 skipped warm-up tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati after having a cyst removed from his right toe earlier this month and has just resumed training ahead of the final grand slam of the season starting next week.</p>.<p><br />"I had doubts about my decision (to play at the US Open) but I am going to take a chance," the Kyodo news agency quoted Nishikori as telling reporters on Friday.<br /><br />"However, to be honest I have some concerns about my physical fitness."<br /><br />The injury-prone 24-year-old, the first Japanese to break into the top 10 of the men's singles rankings, lost to Briton Daniel Evans in the first round of the US Open last year.<br /><br />"I haven't had match practice and I don't know if I will be able to keep up when it comes to quick movement," Nishikori added. "If the pain comes back on the day of the game I don't know if I will play.”<br /></p>
<p>US Open 10th seed Kei Nishikori remains concerned over his fitness following a three-week injury break with the Japanese number one raising doubts about his prospects of making it past the first round in New York.<br /><br />The world number 11 skipped warm-up tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati after having a cyst removed from his right toe earlier this month and has just resumed training ahead of the final grand slam of the season starting next week.</p>.<p><br />"I had doubts about my decision (to play at the US Open) but I am going to take a chance," the Kyodo news agency quoted Nishikori as telling reporters on Friday.<br /><br />"However, to be honest I have some concerns about my physical fitness."<br /><br />The injury-prone 24-year-old, the first Japanese to break into the top 10 of the men's singles rankings, lost to Briton Daniel Evans in the first round of the US Open last year.<br /><br />"I haven't had match practice and I don't know if I will be able to keep up when it comes to quick movement," Nishikori added. "If the pain comes back on the day of the game I don't know if I will play.”<br /></p>
