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Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic officially launched the 2017 ATP World Tour season on Sunday ahead of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha. Murray and Djokovic played a game of mini-tennis and posed for photos on a specially-constructed elevated court in front of the Museum of Islamic Art, with the backdrop of the Doha skyline. “It was amazing with an amazing view,” said Murray. “We are very lucky to go to some of the nicest places in the world and it’s a good way to start the year. Novak and I have played many big matches over the years, competing for the sport’s biggest prizes and hopefully it will be the same this year.” “It is great to start off...

Alex De Minaur, 17, talks about qualifying for his first ATP World Tour main draw in Brisbane.

Home favourite Jordan Thompson kicked off the 2017 ATP World Tour season with his first win at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp. The 22-year-old Thompson, who's playing at a career-high ranking of No. 79, beat #NextGen player Elias Ymer of Sweden 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday in a battle of wild cards. The Sydney native won 93 per cent of his first-serve points and saved one of two break points faced. He'll face countryman Bernard Tomic or eighth seed David Ferrer in round two. “It's always good to start off a new year with a win, especially here in Brisbane,” Thompson said. “I didn't make too many errors. I returned pretty well, and movement was good.” Aussie wild cards also...

Join Vasek Pospisil and new coach Mark Woodforde on the last day of their off-season training in Mission Hills as they discuss the Canadian's new strategy going into 2017.