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Kei Nishikori: 'Leg injury should be fine'

Kei Nishikori brushes off the suggestion that his leg injury will continue to bother him after he needed a medical time-out in his first-round win at Wimbledon.

Fifth seed Kei Nishikori has played down fears over his leg injury after his five-set win over Simone Bolelli in the first round of Wimbledon.

The Japanese star struggled to shake off the unseeded Italian, and needed an injury time-out for a suspected calf injury midway through the final set.

However, he told BBC Sport: "I'm very happy to win the match today. He's a tough player on grass - we played five sets last year. My leg should be OK. It was a little bit sore last week, but it's getting better. It wasn't easy to play three hours."

Nishikori will meet Santiago Giraldo in the next round.

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Kei Nishikori of Japan plays a backhand during his Gentlemen's Singles first round match against Kenny De Schepper of France on day two of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon on June 24, 201
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