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Japanese tennis star Nishikori aims at gold in Rio

Xinhua, July 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

Japan's tennis star Kei Nishikori said on Tuesday he will give all out to win an Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro in August.

"I'll aim for gold and do whatever I can to win it," said Nishikori, who retired in the round of 16 at Wimbledon with an injury this month.

The world number six reached the quarterfinals at the last Olympic Games in London.

"I'm getting better each day," Nishikori said of his injury. "I plan to be playing at the Rogers Cup in Toronto to build up for the Games."

The Rogers Cup will start on July 25.

Nishikori is also eager to play in the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. "It's still four years away so it's hard to say, but I'm really looking forward to it." Enditem