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Yoshihito Nishioka needs surgery for torn ACL

The injury happened during the Japanese player's second round mat

ByKamakshi Tandon

Published Apr 01, 2017

Yoshihito Nishioka will undergo surgery for a torn ACL next week.

The 21-year-old from Japan experienced the injury in Miami, retiring from his second-round match. He was coming off a fourth-round showing in Indian Wells, breaking into the top 60 in the rankings.

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"I am disappointed with this news, but will do everything I can to come back even stronger," he wrote on social media.

Nishioka is the second-highest ranked Japanese player on the ATP tour, behind Kei Nishikori.