Watch highlights as home favourite Matthew Ebden puts on an impressive display against rising American Frances Tiafoe in the first round of the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Visit www.BrisbaneTennis.com.au for more video. Photo Courtesy of Tennis Photo Network.
Five years ago, Matthew Ebden and Cedrik-Marcel Stebe were playing the best tennis of their careers. Both the Aussie and German had made the leap to the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time and were on the ascent as they continued to realize their dreams on the ATP World Tour. But no path to stardom is identical and everyone takes a different route to the top. Ebden and Stebe would see their thriving careers cut down due to serious injury setbacks and after many years on the sidelines, both players would make triumphant comebacks in 2017 as the top performers on the ATP Challenger Tour. Ebden and Stebe were the biggest movers to the year-end...
Canberra champion Matthew Ebden discusses his journey back to the Top 100 following knee surgery, after claiming his first ATP Challenger Tour title in two years.
A LOOK BACK Apis Canberra International (Canberra, Australia): The Australian summer of tennis kicked off last week with Jason Kubler hoisting his first ATP Challenger Tour trophy in three years. Another Aussie would end a title drought on Sunday, as Matthew Ebden claimed his first Challenger crown since 2015 with a 7-6(4) 6-4 victory over second seed Taro Daniel. Ebden, who reached the final at the ATP World Tour event in Newport in July, is back in the Top 100 for the first time since 2014 after undergoing knee surgery. On the comeback trail, the 29-year-old ascends to No. 100 in the Emirates ATP Rankings with his seventh Challenger title in total. Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger (Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.A.): Tim...