Random: Japanese Tennis Star Kei Nishikori Has Been Playing Pokémon: Let's Go In His Downtime

A big fan of the Nintendo Switch.

Earlier this year, Nintendo hired the famous Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal to help promote the release of Mario Tennis Aces on the Switch. We can't help but wonder why the Japanese company didn't also make contact with their very own homegrown talent Kei Nishikori to advertise this release in various regions. The 28-year-old who has previously been recorded as the fourth best professional male tennis player in the world has become one of the most marketable athletes - particularly within Asia - because of his brand endorsements.

In a recent interview with Yahoo Japan, Nishikori said he was fond of video games and loves to take the Switch with him wherever he goes. Since its big release last week, he's been playing Pokémon: Let's Go. Disappointingly, he didn't reveal which version he selected. On previous occasions, Kei has mentioned how he was addicted to Splatoon 2. Much like Japanese commentators, we are now questioning if he enjoys a round of Mario Tennis in between all of these other games.

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