Category: Brisbane International
By Tennis Guru on Jan 9, 2012 in Andy Murray, ATP, Australian Open, Brisbane International, Featured, Tennis Feature, Tennis News | 0 Comments
World number four Andy Murray earned his 22nd ATP World Tour title on Sunday by beating Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-1, 6-3 at the Brisbane International tournament. Murray received $74,370 plus 250 ranking points for winning the title while Dolgopolov got $39,165 and 150 ranking points. “I served pretty well again. It got close in [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 9, 2012 in Brisbane International, Tennis News, tennis results, WTA | 0 Comments
Kaia Kanepi of Estonia won her second career WTA title on Saturday after defeating Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova and win the 2012 Brisbane International. The 34th-ranked player dismissed her higher-ranked opponent in 74 minutes, posting a 6-2, 6-1 win at the Pat Rafter Arena. “I can’t believe what I have done, and how well I have [...]
By Tennis Guru on Dec 31, 2011 in ATP, Brisbane International, Watch Live Sports, watch online tennis, WTA | 1 Comment
The 2012 Brisbane International will take place from January 1 to 8 with top ATP and WTA players converging at the state capital of Queensland for this dual-gender event. This is a perfect setting for players who needed to warm-up for the first Grand Slam event of the year – the Australian Open – which [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 1, 2011 in ATP, Bernard Tomic, Brisbane International, Press Release | 5 Comments
Press Release – Wimbledon quarter-finalist and hometown hero, Bernard Tomic, confirmed today that he will start his tennis year in Queensland. The World No. 68 has enjoyed a quick post-Wimbledon break at home on the Gold Coast and said he was looking forward to starting his Australian summer campaign at the Brisbane International. “January’s coming [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 10, 2010 in Andy Roddick, ATP, Brisbane International, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Andy Roddick recorded his first title win of the season at the Brisbane International after he ousted defending champion Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic 76 76 on Sunday. The American, the tournament’s top seed, was sidelined for several months due to a knee injury. The injury cost him his participation at the year-end ATP [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 10, 2010 in Brisbane International, Featured, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
The all-Belgian final at the Brisbane International lived up to expectations as both Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin fought hard until the end. It was Clijsters who prevailed after saving two match points over her longtime friend. The final score: 6-3, 4-6, 7-6. “Huh, what a match! I think we set the bar pretty high [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 9, 2010 in ATP, Brisbane International, Featured, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Top seed Andy Roddick won a tough semifinal match against fourth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic to reach the final of the Brisbane International, an ATP 250 tournament and a key warmup tournament to the Australian Open. Roddick won the match 16 63 64 in about two hours. The former world number one dropped [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 8, 2010 in Brisbane International, Featured, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
An all-Belgian final became a reality as both top seed Kim Clijsters and returning former world number one Justine Henin posted victories against their semifinal opponents on Friday at the Brisbane International. Clijsters defeated 22-year old Andrea Petkovic 64 62 while Henin advanced after outplaying Ana Ivanovic 63 62. Henin currently holds the lead in [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 7, 2010 in Andy Roddick, ATP, Brisbane International, Tennis News | 0 Comments
World number seven Andy Roddick cruised his way into the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International after beating 22-year old Carsten Ball 7-6 (0), 6-3 victory. The top seed complimented his opponent’s huge service game, which is quite similar to his style of play. “He serves huge. It was tough for me early on to get [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 4, 2010 in Brisbane International, Featured, Justine Henin, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
Former world number one Justine Henin recorded her first official tour match win since retirement on Monday after beating second seed Nadia Petrova of Russia 75 75 in the first round of competitions at the Brisbane International, a $220,000 WTA tour event. “I feel better today than when I retired, that’s for sure. Better emotionally, [...]