Archive for category: Brisbane International
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Murray beats Nishikori, will play Dimitrov in Brisbane 2013 final
Defending champion Andy Murray booked his place in the Brisbane International 2013 final after his opponent Kei Nishikori of Japan retired when trailing 6-4 2-0. Nishikori started the match a lot better, taking a 4-1 lead. It was when Murray picked himself up and bagged the next seven games. The [...] -
Murray to face Nishikori in Brisbane International semis
Andy Murray secured his semi-final spot at the Brisbane International 2013 tournament with a 6-4 7-6 (3) victory over Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan. The Australian crowd was witness to a fairly high quality match, with serve dominating the encounter. However, the British US Open 2012 champion managed to take his [...] -
Baghdatis beats Simon, plays Dimitrov in Brisbane semis
Marcos Baghdatis seemed to have started the 2013 season on a high note as he booked a Brisbane International 2013 semi-final place after defeating Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-3 6-4. The Cypriot broke the no.3 seeded Simon´s serve three times alltogether and improved his head to head record against the Frenchman [...] -
Murray wins opener against Millman in Brisbane
Top seed and defending champion Andy Murray needed three sets to overcome Australian John Millman in the second round of 2012 Brisbane International, winning 6-1 5-7 6-3. Murray, who managed to take his opponent´s serve three times to go a set up, lost his focus a bit and after conceding [...] -
Dimitrov upsets Raonic, Hewitt also out of Brisbane
Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov reached the 2013 Brisbane International tournament as he upset second seeded Milos Raonic of Canada in straight sets 6-3 6-4. Some big serving dominated the encounter, with the Canadian not able to win a single point after Dimitrov´s first serve found it´s mark. On the other hand, [...] -
Dolgopolov sets up Nishikori QFs in Brisbane
No.4 seed Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine made his way into the Brisbane 2013 quarter-finals as his opponent Jarkko Nieminen of Finland was forced to retire due to migraine when trailing 6-2 4-1. After Dolgopolov racing to take the first set, Nieminen looked weak and his movement deteriorated quite a bit. [...] -
Simon and Nishikori reach quarter-finals in Brisbane
Third seeded Gilles Simon of France started the season on a positive note as he eliminated Colombian Alejandro Falla in the second round of the 2013 Brisbane International tournament, prevailing 7-6 (5) 7-6 (5). After a hard fought first set, the Frenchman went up a break at the start of [...] -
Melzer and Dimitrov win, Klizan out of Brisbane
No.7 seed Jurgen Melzer of Austria advanced into the second round of Brisbane International 2013 after beating American Denis Kudla 2-6 6-4 6-4. Kudla dominated the first set also thanks to Melzer´s numerous unforced errors. However, the Austrian managed to re-group and after one hour and 46 minutes, he set [...] -
Nishikori beats Matosevic, Mayer also through in Brisbane
No.5 seed Kei Nishikori reached the second round of the 2013 Brisbane International after defeating Australian Marinko Matosevic 7-5 6-2. Matosevic went up a break at the beginning of the first set, but couldn´t capitalise and not only did the Japanese player claw back the break, he took the Australian´s [...] -
Murray wins Brisbane 2012 title
World no.4 Andy Murray cruised to victory at the 2012 Brisbane International tournament as he dismissed Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final, winning in straight sets 6-1 6-3. Two breaks decided the faith of the first set and as Murray stormed to a 4-0 lead in the second set, there was [...] -
Mirnyi/Nestor become Brisbane champs
World no.2 Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor cruised to victory in the Brisbane International doubles final as they overpowered Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner 6-1 6-2 . The Belarussian-Canadian duo stormed to win the first set after just 24 minutes. After some big serving and very powerful display at the [...] -
Kanepi destroys Hantuchova in Brisbane Final
Kaia Kanepi celebrated her second career win at the 2012 Brisbane International WTA Tournament as she defeated Slovak Daniela Hantuchova 6-2 6-1. She won her first title in 2010 in Palermo. Kanepi won nine straight games from being 1-2 down in the first set and the Estonian deserved to lift [...] -
Murray – Dolgopolov final in Brisbane
Andy Murray played some superb tennis to defeat Australia’s Bernard Tomic in the Brisbane International semifinal, beating him 6-3 6-2. The 19 year old Tomic didn’t stand a chance against a solid Murray, who could rely on his serve as well as on his ground strokes. Murray will play Alexandr [...]
