A relatively loaded bottom half of the Australian Open draw features Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka, David Goffin, and Juan Martin Del Potro. Rafael Nadal seemingly has a friendlier path on the other side, where reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov also resides along with Nick Kyrgios.
The 2018 Australian Open draw ceremony was held on Thursday night in Melbourne. It was less chaotic than it might if been Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori had not withdrawn, but there was still plenty of intrigue with several players seeded lower than usual due to injury layoffs.Â
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The amazing Brisbane International run of Alex de Minaur came to end on Saturday with a 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 semifinal loss to Ryan Harrison. de Minaur put himself within two points of his first career ATP title match while serving at 5-4 in the second set tiebreaker, but Harrison recovered before prevailing in two hours and 37 minutes.
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The Australian faithful will have one of their own in each Brisbane semifinal on Saturday. One (Nick Kyrgios) is expected; the other (Alex de Minaur) most definitely is not. Kyrgios is going up against Grigor Dimitrov, while de Minaur is facing Ryan Harrison. […]
Grigor Dimitrov and Nick Kyrgios are the last two remaining seeds in Brisbane and they are on a collision course for the semifinals. They first have to get past Kyle Edmund and Alexandr Dolgopolov, respectively, during quarterfinal action on Friday. […]
Despite a myriad of injuries, Week 1 of the 2018 campaign is not without intrigue. Andy Murray is joined in Brisbane by recent Nitto ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov, Dominic Thiem is playing in Doha, and fellow 2017 London participant Marin Cilic is the No. 1 seed in Pune. […]
Even with Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori on the sideline, the 250-point event in Brisbane features an impressive field of 28 led by top seed and 2017 Nitto ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov. The other three first-round bye recipients are Andy Murray, Milos Raonic, and Nick Kyrgios. […]
The Grandstand has compiled its list of the Top 10 Matches of the Year for 2017. No. 3 is a five-set Australian Open battle between Rafael Nadal and Grigor Dimitrov, won by the Spaniard to set up a showdown in the title match against Roger Federer. The second semifinal lasted almost five hours. […]
The Grandstand has compiled its list of the Top 10 Matches of the Year for 2017. No. 7 is the last ATP match of the season (not including the Davis Cup final), as Grigor Dimitrov and David Goffin went three sets in their battle for the title at the Nitto ATP Finals. […]
The Grandstand has compiled its list of the Top 10 Matches of the Year for 2017. Matches were ranked from a combination of Top 10 lists made by the Grandstand’s Ricky Dimon, Joey Hanf of Cliff Drysdale Tennis, voting at MensTennisForums, and Twitter user Ben Conti.
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