A quick review of the key details of the Hopman Cup, Brisbane International and other tennis news.
Lleyton Hewitt practicing at the Brisbane International. He plays today versus Istomin.
Photo courtesy of @anthonyqld
Headlines
Hopman Cup: Isner injured and out, replaced by Aussie Australian junior Thanasi Kokkinakis. Read more.
Hopman Cup: Serbia goes on to beat Australia after Tomic upsets Djokovic. Read more.
Hopman Cup: Spain is through to the final. Read the 3 way race to the finish for Group A.
Brisbane International: Pavlyuchenkova takes out fourth seed Kerber. Read more.
Brisbane International: Dimitrov defeats second seed Raonic. Read more
Brisbane International: Aussie qualifier John Millman takes defending champion Andy Murray to three sets. Read more.
Hopman Cup
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Round Robin Results
Group A Wins
- Serbia 2
- Australia 2
- Italy 1
- Germany 0
Group B Wins
- Spain 3
- USA 2
- South Africa and France 0
Results from Thursday 3 January
Day Session: Spain d USA
Verdasco d Kokkinakis
V Williams d Medina Garrigues
Spain moved through to the final after Isner withdrew.
Night Session : Australia d Italy
Men: Tomic d Seppi
Women: Barty d Schiavone
Mixed: Italy d Australia
Results from Yesterday Wednesday 2 January
Italy d Germany 2-1
Men: Haas (G) d Seppi (I)
Women: Schiavone (I) d Malek (G)
Mixed : Italy d Germany
Read the Italy v Germany details
Serbia d Australia 2-1
Read the Australia v Serbia details
Men: Tomic (A) d Djokovic (S)
Check out the pic the Sydney Morning Herald chose to use of Tomic
Women : Ivanovic (S) d Barty (A)
Mixed : Serbia d Australia
Brisbane International
Website
www.brisbaneinternational.com.au
Read the Brisbane International Day 5 Preview.
Draws
View the Brisbane International Women’s Singles Draw
View the Brisbane International Men’s Singles Draw
Schedule of Play
View the Schedule for Thursday 3 January and Friday 4 January.
Tonight’s headline matches were Serena Williams v Sloane Stephens and defending champion Andy Murray v Australian qualifier John Millman.
Today’s Women’s Quarter Finals
Azarenka D Pervak 6-1, 6-0
Tsurenko d Tsurenko 6-3, 6-4
Pavlyuchenkova D Kerber 7-6, 7-6
S Williams d Stephens 6-4, 6-3
Tomorrow’s Women’s Semi Finals
Tsurenko v Pavlyuchenkova
Azarenka v Williams
Results from Thursday 3 January – Men
Murray d Millman 6-1, 5-7, 6-3
Melzer d Goffin 6-4, 7-6
Dimitrov d Raonic 6-3, 6-4
Hewitt v Istomin : In Progress
Murray v Millman : To be played tonight
Tomorrow’s Men’s Quarter Finals
Dolgopolov v Nishikori
Baghdatis v Simon
Melzer v Dimitrov
Murray v Istomin
ASB Classic – Auckland
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Draw
View the ASB Classic Singles Draw.
Players
View the ASB Classic Player List.
Today’s Quarter Final Results
Mona Barthel (GER) def Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-2 6-1
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) def Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 6-3 6-4
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) def Elena Vesnina (RUS) 6-3 6-3
Hampton v Bertens : To be played
Schedule of Play
View the ASB Classic Schedule of Play for Thursday 3 January
Other Tennis News
Ash Barty
Barty cherishing valuable experience at Hopman Cup
Top Tennis Blogs
The Real Ball Girl’s take on the Hopman Cup Ball Senior Prom in Perth
Until next time
Grand Slam Gal
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