Wimbledon 2016: Kei Nishikori retires with injury against Marin Cilic
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Fifth seed Kei Nishikori was forced to retire during his Wimbledon fourth-round match against Marin Cilic after struggling with an injury.
The Japanese player, 26, had problems with his serve and movement, and twice called for a doctor on court who gave him medication before the match was halted at 6-1 5-1 in Cilic’s favour.
Nishikori also withdrew from last year’s Wimbledon, with a calf problem.
Cilic will now play either third seed Roger Federer or Steve Johnson.
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The ninth-seeded Croat, into his third Wimbledon quarter-final, served a total of 17 aces on court nine and broke Nishikori on five occasions.
The pair were playing each other in a Grand Slam for the first time since the 2014 US Open final, which Cilic won.
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