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January 12th, 2020

Pliskova Finds Keys To Defending Brisbane Title

Karolina Pliskova successfully defended a title for the first time in her career.

Posted by Staff @ 11:14 am in Brisbane | Comments Off on Pliskova Finds Keys To Defending Brisbane Title

January 4th, 2020

Australian Favorite Barty Leads 6 Of Top 10 In Brisbane

The WTA Top 3 in the world open 2020 in Brisbane.

Posted by Staff @ 3:16 pm in Brisbane | Comments Off on Australian Favorite Barty Leads 6 Of Top 10 In Brisbane

January 6th, 2019

Nishikori Oustlasts Medvedev In Brisbane For First Title In Nearly Three Years

Kei Nishikori won his first title since 2016 Memphis, snapping a 9-match losing streak in tour-level finals.

Posted by Staff @ 5:38 pm in Brisbane | 9 Comments »

January 6th, 2019

Pliskova Powers To Second Brisbane Title, Beats Tsurenko

Karolina Pliskova took home her second Brisbane title Saturday in Australia, beating Lesia Tsurenka 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the championship match. The Ukranian Tsurenko led 6-4, 5-3 before the Czech stormed back winning 10 of the last 12 games. “I think this was a very important match. I had similar one in the first round […]

Posted by Staff @ 5:28 pm in Brisbane | 1 Comment »

January 3rd, 2019

Nishikori Slides Past Dimitrov In Brisbane, Tsonga To Face De Minaur Fri

Kei Nishikori avenged his 2017 final loss to Grigor Dimitrov Thursday in Brisbane.

Posted by Staff @ 6:48 pm in Brisbane | Comments Off on Nishikori Slides Past Dimitrov In Brisbane, Tsonga To Face De Minaur Fri

January 2nd, 2019

Nadal, Murray, Kyrgios, Svitolina Out Of Brisbane; Dimitrov Advances To Nishikori Showdown

The Brisbane event lost both top seeds, Rafael Nadal and Elina Svitolina, on Wednesday.

Posted by Staff @ 8:20 pm in Brisbane | Comments Off on Nadal, Murray, Kyrgios, Svitolina Out Of Brisbane; Dimitrov Advances To Nishikori Showdown

January 2nd, 2019

Rafael Nadal Withdraws From Brisbane Due To Thigh Injury, Believes He’ll Be 100% By Melbourne

Rafael Nadal’s injury woes on hard courts continue.

Posted by Staff @ 10:06 am in Brisbane | 2 Comments »

January 1st, 2019

Elina Svitolina: My Goals Are To Win A Grand Slam And Reach No. 1

Elina Svitolina is aiming for the top this season.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 9:01 pm in Brisbane | 1 Comment »

January 1st, 2019

239th Ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga To Meet Rafael Nadal In Brisbane

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will play Rafael Nadal in Australia for the first time since his big win over the Spaniard in the 2008 Melbourne semifinals.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 8:42 pm in Brisbane | 2 Comments »

December 30th, 2018

Grigor Dimitrov Says It’s Priceless To Have Andre Agassi On His Team

Grigor Dimitrov spent three weeks in Las Vegas training with Andre Agassi. Will it help?

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 12:05 pm in Brisbane, Coaching | 1 Comment »

December 28th, 2018

Rafael Nadal Optimistic For 2019 Despite Withdrawing From Third Place Abu Dhabi Match

Rafael Nadal is feeling better, but his health remains an issue.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 9:26 pm in Brisbane, Videos | 2 Comments »

December 28th, 2018

Andy Murray Says He’s Still Feeling Hip Pain

Andy Murray opens his 2019 season in Brisbane next week, but all is still not well with the former No. 1s hip which underwent surgery almost a year ago. Earlier today he met the media at the event. “I still have some pain in my hip but I need to play matches and see how […]

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 7:47 pm in 2019 Season, Brisbane | 15 Comments »

January 5th, 2018

Dimitrov, Kyrgios Set Up Brisbane SF; Frenchmen Monfils, Simon Seek Saturday Titles

The first two ATP titles are up for grabs Saturday.

Posted by Staff @ 6:57 pm in Brisbane, Doha | 6 Comments »

January 5th, 2018

Siniakova Surprises Sharapova, To Face Halep In Shenzhen F; Svitolina Gains Revenge On Pliskova In Brisbane

Simona Halep and Elina Svitolina bid for the first WTA titles of the season on Saturday.

Posted by Staff @ 6:44 pm in Auckland, Brisbane | Comments Off on Siniakova Surprises Sharapova, To Face Halep In Shenzhen F; Svitolina Gains Revenge On Pliskova In Brisbane

January 3rd, 2018

Milos Raonic Heavily Disappointed In Comeback Loss To Alex De Minaur

Milos Raonic was stunned in his first match in three months.

Posted by Special @ 10:11 am in Brisbane | 4 Comments »