World number nine Kei Nishikori’s Wimbledon preparations suffered a setback on Thursday when he was forced to retire injured from his Halle Open round of 16 match against Russian Karen Khatchanov.
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The third seed needed to take a medical time-out to treat a back injury before playing on for a few points and retiring with the score at 3-2 in the first set for the Russian.
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Wimbledon, the only grand slam to be played on grass, starts on July 3.
Khachanov will now play the winner of the match between fellow Russians Mikhail Youzhny and Andrey Rublev.
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