LONDON: Japanese fifth seed Kei Nishikori pulled out of Wimbledon on Monday with a rib injury at 6-1, 5-1 down to Marin Cilic in their fourth round match.
Here is a timeline of the 26-year-old's injuries:
2008 -- Nishikori retires during his Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon due to a stomach muscle injury.
2009 -- A right elbow injury rules him out for most of the year and goes under the knife in August.
2010 -- Returns full-time in April but retires from the US Open during his third round match with groin injury.
2012 -- Withdraws from Madrid, Rome and the French Open due to abdominal injury.
2013 -- Retires from the Brisbane semi-finals with left knee injury.
2014 -- Retires in the third set of the Madrid final with lower back injury.
Withdraws ahead of Miami semi-final with left groin injury.
2015 -- Withdraws ahead of his Wimbledon second round match with left calf injury.
2016 -- Pulls out of the Wimbledon warm-up tournament at Halle with a rib injury.
Plays with the injury for three rounds at Wimbledon before pulling out during his fourth round match.
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