Next Gen ATP star Thanasi Kokkinakis made a dream return to the ATP World Tour when he teamed with fellow Australian Jordan Thompson to win the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp title Sunday. The players, who ironically will play against each other in the first round of next week's Apia International Sydney, both claimed their first tour-level doubles title with a 7-6(7), 6-4 win over first-time team Gilles Muller and Sam Querrey. Kokkinakis, who did not play a match on the ATP World Tour last year after undergoing December 2015 shoulder surgery, said: “It's pretty crazy. I haven't experienced that for a while. To be honest, I haven't experienced a competitive match for a while. To go on a run...
Watch how Grigor Dimitrov upset defending champion Milos Raonic in the Brisbane semi-finals. Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour. Video courtesy Tennis Australia.
Watch highlights of Kei Nishikori's semi-final victory over Stan Wawrinka in Brisbane. Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour. Video courtesy Tennis Australia.
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...
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...