WATCH: Kei Nishikori reveals he wanted to be a penguin when he was young
Ask any professional tennis players what they wanted to be when they were young and most will answer “a professional tennis player”, but thankfully Kei Nishikori is not one of them.
During an online Q&A from kids at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, the likes Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, Andy Murray and Nishikori were asked various questions ranging from their first kiss to the last time they cried.
While most gave standard answers, Japanese great Nishikori came up with a few gems.
On the “When was the last time you cried” question, he revealed “maybe last night”.
🎥👀 | Hear about disastrous first kisses, their last tears and even a wish to be a penguin! 😂
As a surprise to no one, it’s the kids who bring out the best in @andy_murray @keinishikori @AlexZverev @felixtennis @steftsitsipas @DaniilMedwed
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— ABN AMRO WTT (@abnamrowtt) March 5, 2021
And then there was the “What did you want to be when you were young” question and again most stuck to the script of “a professional tennis player”.
Nishikori, though, had a left-field answer as he wanted to be a penguin, much to former world No 1 Murray’s amusement.
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