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Jan 07, 2017

Djokovic Discusses Beating Murray For Doha Title

Novak Djokovic reacts to winning the Qatar ExxonMobil Open title against Andy Murray in Doha on Saturday evening. Video courtesy of UCOM.

Jan 07, 2017

Dimitrov Shocks Top Seed Raonic In Brisbane

Seventh seed Grigor Dimitrov continued his stellar record against top seed and defending champion Milos Raonic on Saturday at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp, winning the last five games of their semi-final battle to score a 7-6(7), 6-2 upset win. "Milos is one of the biggest servers out there. I knew what to expect, so I just had to execute it the right way," said Dimitrov. "I played a quite solid game to break him [in the second set] and after that, I was just solid overall. I was reading his serve pretty well after that. From then on, it was just smooth sailing." This is Dimitrov’s third consecutive win against Raonic, allowing him to improve his record in...

Jan 07, 2017

Nishikori Ousts Wawrinka In Brisbane

Kei Nishikori is making a statement with his tennis at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp. The third seed didn’t drop serve on Saturday in scoring a 7-6(3), 6-3 upset over second seed Stan Wawrinka. "I'm feeling very happy to be in the final tomorrow. I've tried many times and this is the first time to get to Sunday in Brisbane," said Nishikori. "Especially beating Stan today, it's been a good start to the year." This is Nishikori’s second straight victory over Wawrinka, with the previous win coming last November at the ATP Finals. He evened his FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry with Wawrinka to 4-4. Nishikori will now play the winner of seventh seed Grigor Dimitrov, who defeated top seed...

Jan 07, 2017

Kokkinakis/Thompson Continue Dream Run In Brisbane

After 15 months away from the ATP World Tour due to injury, Thanasi Kokkinakis is wasting no time making headlines at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp. Competing in his first tournament back, Kokkinakis and fellow Australian Jordan Thompson advanced to the doubles final on Saturday. The wild card pairing delighted the home crowd by winning nine of the final 10 games in a convincing 6-3, 6-1 win over fourth seeds Daniel Nestor/Edouard Roger-Vasselin. “We weren’t originally going to play together in this tournament, but a couple of injuries happened and we ended up teaming together,” said Kokkinakis. “Obviously it worked out.” Kokkinakis underwent shoulder surgery in December 2015, then tore a pectoral muscle leading into the US Open and...

Jan 07, 2017

USTA National Campus Open For Business

The new “Home of American Tennis” has arrived. The United States Tennis Association officially opened its USTA National Campus on Monday in Lake Nona, Fla., and held a ceremonial “First Serve” on Thursday. Former World No. 1 Jim Courier, former world No. 4 James Blake and former Top 20 doubles player Eric Butorac, who began serving last October as the USTA's Director of Professional Tennis Operations and Player Relations, were on hand for the ceremony. “A lot of people in America don’t understand that public parks and courts are available. Tennis isn’t as inaccessible as some might think it to be,” said Courier to the Orlando Sentinel. “It’s not an elitist sport. There are opportunities for you to come play...