Bosnia's Damir Dzumhur was one of the big improvers on the ATP World Tour last season. On the eve of his 2018 debut in Brisbane, he talks about growing up in tough times, the influence of his father, his dramatic late-season surge in 2017 and his childhood acting career.
Nick Kyrgios is in positive spirits ahead of the 2018 ATP World Tour season and his first match at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp. The Australian star, who reached his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final at the Western & Southern Open in August last year, seemed content with his off-season preparations and his recovery from a recurring hip injury. “Yeah, it's been going good," said Kyrgios. "I went to Melbourne for a couple weeks and trained with all the boys. I'm feeling pretty good. Been training a lot and I've been managing my body. [My hip has] been feeling good. I've been doing my rehab every day and right now it's something that you just manage.” Starting...
Mischa Zverev made a winning start to 2018 with an 88-minute victory at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp on Monday. The eighth seed broke the serve of Australian qualifier John-Patrick Smith on five occasions to record a 6-4, 7-5 victory. Home spirits had been lifted earlier in the day after Matthew Ebden triumphed 6-3, 6-2 in his meeting with #NextGenATP contender Frances Tiafoe. The Australian produced a perfect record on his second serve return in the first set (100 percent) on his way to setting up an all-Australian second-round meeting against fourth seed Nick Kyrgios. Looking forward to that battle, Ebden spoke of his opponent’s greatest strength and how his own previous experiences may help on the day. “Nick...
