By Chris Oddo | August 5, 2014
Kei Nishikori pulled out of the Cincinnati Masters after having a procedure to remove a cyst on his foot.
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Kei Nishikori will miss next week’s Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati due to the removal of an epidermal inclusion cyst from his right foot.
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According to his agent, the recovery time for the injury is three weeks. Nishikori will fly to Bradenton today to begin his rehab.
The US Open begins on Aug. 25.
Here is Nishikori’s personal message, per his Facebook page: