Henri Kontinen and John Peers certainly finished 2017 on a high note, retaining their trophy at the Nitto ATP Finals. And if the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp is a sign of things to come, the Finnish-Australian pair has no intentions of slowing down, as they rallied to defeat Leonardo Mayer and Horacio Zeballos 3-6, 6-3, 10/2 to claim their 11th team title and second in Brisbane. “We snuck out of my first service game in the second set. And then we just got momentum going our way. And then actually played a really, really good tie-break at the end,” Peers said. “A lot of fun to finish off the tournament that way." It was the 19th ATP World Tour...
Watch highlights as Henri Kontinen and John Peers win the title for the second time at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Visit www.BrisbaneTennis.com.au for more video. Playback not available in Australia. Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
Watch highlights as Nick Kyrgios defeats Ryan Harrison to earn his fourth ATP World Tour title and his first since 2016. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Visit www.BrisbaneTennis.com.au for more video. Playback not available in Australia. Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
There has never been any doubt about Nick Kyrgios' talent — the 22-year-old is one of just two players (former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt) to defeat Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in their first FedEx ATP Head2Head meetings. But one thing the shotmaker had never done was win an ATP World Tour title at home. Kyrgios changed that on Sunday with an impressive performance in the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp championship match, defeating Ryan Harrison 6-4, 6-2 to claim his fourth ATP World Tour trophy in 73 minutes. "I felt good all week. I felt right at home," Kyrgios told the crowd. "Every time I stepped out here you gave me such great support. I love...
First tournament of 2018? First final. Navigating his way through a tricky draw at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp, American Ryan Harrison has impressed at the start of the season with his athletic brand of tennis and the results are showing. He’ll face Nick Kyrgios in the championship match and will look to claim his second ATP World Tour crown following his victory in Memphis (d. Basilashvili) last year. So it’s safe to say that Harrison has started off 2018 with a bang, but where did he truly start off? Let ATPWorldTour.com provide some insights – or rather, let’s let him: First moment I realised I loved tennis I was three years old. I remember going to work with...