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TOKYO – Carlos Alcaraz won his opening match at the ATP 500 in Tokyo, defeating Alex Michelsen in three sets after 2 hours and 31 minutes, 7-6, 4-6, 6-1. The top-seeded player will face Italian Matteo Arnaldi in the round of 16. The Japanese tournament also saw the final match of Kei Nishikori's career, when he was defeated by Frances Tiafoe 6-4, both sets. The Japanese tennis player, a 2014 US Open finalist and Olympic bronze medalist at Rio 2016, announced his retirement from the ATP Tour after 19 years. During an on-court ceremony,…