ATP World Tour 2017

The tennis pros get back to business right from the start of the new year, we'll have no less than three tournaments in the first week of 2017. Here are the details:

Brisbane International presented by Suncorp - Brisbane, Australia

Surface: Outdoor Hard

Total Financial Commitment: $495,630

Seeded players

1 M. Raonic

2 S. Wawrinka

3 K. Nishikori

4 D. Thiem

5 R. Nadal

6 L. Pouille

7 G. Dimitrov

8 D. Ferrer

Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha, Qatar

Surface: Outdoor Hard

Total Financial Commitment: $1,334,270

Seeded players

1 A. Murray

2 N. Djokovic

3 T. Berdych

4 D. Goffin

5 J. Tsonga

6 I. Karlovic

7 P. Kohlschreiber

8 M. Baghdatis

Aircel Chennai Open - Chennai, India

Surface: Outdoor Hard

Total Financial Commitment: $505,730

Seeded players

1 M. Cilic

2 R. Bautista Agut

3 A. Ramos-Vinolas

4 M. Klizan

5 B. Paire

6 B. Coric

7 M. Youzhny

8 Y. Lu

Finally!  :D

Strange not to see  Wawrinka  in Chennai. He has always played there.

Murray is full of confidence to go to Doha and possible face Djokovic in the final, if everything goes as planned - it's a tricky draw. That will be a great test to play well rested and energized Djokovic. And also, we will see what will happen with him too, if he's concentrated, focused again.

First result of the year, not of too much importance :)

ATP Brisbane

Singles - First Round

[WC] J. Thompson (AUS) d [WC] E. Ymer (SWE) 63 62

Upcoming matches and the odds at NetBet:

ATP Brisbane

Nicolas Mahut [FRA] vs  Stephane Robert [FRA]

1.54 - 2.45

David Ferrer [ESP] vs  Bernard Tomic [AUS]

2.00 - 1.80

Kyle Edmund [GBR] vs  Ernesto Escobedo [uSA]

1.37 - 3.10

Viktor Troicki [sRB] vs  Yoshihito Nishioka [JPN]

1.51 - 2.55

Steve Johnson [uSA] vs  Grigor Dimitrov [bUL]

2.70 - 1.46

ATP Doha

Anil Yuksel [TUR] vs  Jiri Vesely [CZE]

7.25 - 1.08

Facundo Bagnis [ARG] vs  Dustin Brown [GER]

3.10 - 1.36

Paolo Lorenzi [iTA] vs  Nicolas Almagro [ESP]

2.10 - 1.74

Horacio Zeballos [ARG] vs  Florian Mayer [GER]

2.20 - 1.68

Jan-Lennard Struff [GER] vs  Novak Djokovic [sRB]

14.50 - 1.03

Marcos Baghdatis [CYP] vs  Radek Stepanek [CZE]

1.58 - 2.35

Arthur De Greef [bEL] vs  Mohamed Safwat [EGY]

2.20 - 1.66

Robin Haase [NED] vs  David Goffin [bEL]

5.25 - 1.16

ATP Chennai

Steve Darcis [bEL] vs  Nikola Mektic [CRO]

1.22 - 4.25

Thiago Monteiro [bRA] vs  Daniil Medvedev [RUS]

4.45 - 1.20

Damir Dzumhur [bIH] vs  Dudi Sela [iSR]

1.83 - 2.00

Hyeon Chung [KOR] vs  Borna Coric [CRO]

1.76 - 2.05

Jozef Kovalik [sVK] vs  Gastao Elias [POR]

1.48 - 2.60

Good luck!

Good start for Dimitrov, hope he will have a better season than last year.

ATP Brisbane

Singles - First Round

[7] G. Dimitrov (BUL) d S. Johnson (USA) 62 63

[8] D. Ferrer (ESP) d B. Tomic (AUS) 63 75

N. Mahut (FRA) d S. Robert (FRA) 46 63 64

K. Edmund (GBR) d [Q] E. Escobedo (USA) 76(4) 76(6)

Day one results from Chennai with a surprise, a Korean player defeated Borna Coric in the first round.

ATP Chennai

Singles - First Round

[Q] H. Chung (KOR) d [6] B. Coric (CRO) 63 75

[Q] J. Kovalik (SVK) d G. Elias (POR) 67(5) 64 62

D. Medvedev (RUS) d T. Monteiro (BRA) 63 63

S. Darcis (BEL) d [Q] N. Mektic (CRO) 62 63

D. Sela (ISR) d D. Dzumhur (BIH) 62 62

They didn't wait long to start the tennis season are they :) just few hours after midnight on 1st.

Good start to the season for Djokovic, Baghdatis unfortunately had to retire.

ATP Doha

Singles - First Round

[2] N. Djokovic (SRB) d J. Struff (GER) 76(1) 63

[4] D. Goffin (BEL) d R. Haase (NED) 76(4) 62

[Q] R. Stepanek (CZE) d [8] M. Baghdatis (CYP) 64 53 ret. (right ankle)

N. Almagro (ESP) d P. Lorenzi (ITA) 76(2) 46 63

J. Vesely (CZE) d [WC] A. Yuksel (TUR) 62 63

D. Brown (GER) d F. Bagnis (ARG) 61 67(2) 64

F. Verdasco (ESP) d [Q] V. Pospisil (CAN) 75 60

[WC] A. De Greef (BEL) d [Q] M. Safwat (EGY) 67( 8 ) 75 64

H. Zeballos (ARG) d F. Mayer (GER) 67(3) 64 76(9) - saved 2 M.P.

Today's matches and the odds at NetBet:

ATP Brisbane

Sam Querrey [uSA] vs  Diego Schwartzman [ARG]

1.68 - 2.20

Alex De Minaur [AUS] vs  Mihail Zverev [GER]

2.70 - 1.46

Aleksandr Dolgopolov [uKR] vs  Rafael Nadal [ESP]

5.30 - 1.15

ATP Chennai

Renzo Olivo [ARG] vs  Casper Ruud [NOR]

1.86 - 1.95

Aljas Bedene [GBR] vs  Guillermo Garcia-Lopez [ESP]

1.74 - 2.10

Radu Albot [MDA] vs  Yen Hsun Lu [TPE]

3.65 - 1.28

Benoit Paire [FRA] vs  Konstantin Kravchuk [RUS]

1.51 - 2.55

Ramkumar Ramanathan [iND] vs  Yuki Bhambri [iND]

2.70 - 1.46

Rogerio Dutra Silva [bRA] vs  Dusan Lajovic [sRB]

3.15 - 1.36

Mikhail Youzhny [RUS] vs  Saketh Myneni [iND]

1.40 - 2.95

ATP Doha

Gerald Melzer [AUT] vs  Paul Henri Mathieu [FRA]

2.15 - 1.68

Malek Jaziri [TUN] vs  Philipp Kohlschreiber [GER]

2.95 - 1.40

Mubarak Shannan Zayid [QAT] vs  Karen Khachanov [RUS]

24.75 - 1.009

Andrey Kuznetsov [RUS] vs  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [FRA]

3.50 - 1.30

Ivo Karlovic [CRO] vs  Illya Marchenko [uKR]

1.41 - 2.90

Andy Murray [GBR] vs  Jeremy Chardy [FRA]

1.04 - 13.25

Tomas Berdych [CZE] vs  Alessandro Giannessi [iTA]

1.05 - 9.00

Good luck!

Rafa Nadal got off to a winning start to the season, pretty straightforward victory over Dolgopolov in Brisbane.

ATP Brisbane

Singles - First Round

[5] R. Nadal (ESP) d A. Dolgopolov (UKR) 63 63

[6] L. Pouille (FRA) d G. Simon (FRA) 76(6) 76(4)

D. Schwartzman (ARG) d S. Querrey (USA) 62 64

M. Zverev (GER) d [Q] A. De Minaur (AUS) 63 63

[WC] S. Groth (AUS) d P. Herbert (FRA) 63 57 75

[Q] J. Donaldson (USA) d G. Muller (LUX) 64 64

V. Troicki (SRB) d [Q] Y. Nishioka (JPN) 64 75

Today's results from India:

ATP Chennai

Singles - First Round

[5] B. Paire (FRA) d K. Kravchuk (RUS) 63 64

[7] M. Youzhny (RUS) d [WC] S. Myneni (IND) 64 63

[8] Y. Lu (TPE) d R. Albot (MDA) 62 61

[Q] Y. Bhambri (IND) d [WC] R. Ramanathan (IND) 61 61

A. Bedene (GBR) d G. Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 63 63

R. Olivo (ARG) d [WC] C. Ruud (NOR) 76(3) 62

R. Dutra Silva (BRA) d D. Lajovic (SRB) 76(2) 46 76(3)

Murray also got off to a winning start in 2017, a final against Djokovic seems very likely in Doha.

ATP Doha

Singles - First Round

[1] A. Murray (GBR) d J. Chardy (FRA) 60 76(2)

[3] T. Berdych (CZE) d [Q] A. Giannessi (ITA) 76(1) 62

[5] J. Tsonga (FRA) d A. Kuznetsov (RUS) 61 46 62

[6] I. Karlovic (CRO) d I. Marchenko (UKR) 76(5) 76(0)

[7] P. Kohlschreiber (GER) d M. Jaziri (TUN) 62 76(3)

G. Melzer (AUT) d P. Mathieu (FRA) 67(2) 63 62

K. Khachanov (RUS) d [WC] M. Zayid (QAT) 61 63

Upcoming matches and the odds at NetBet:

ATP Brisbane

Jared Donaldson [uSA] vs  Kei Nishikori [JPN]

6.20 - 1.12

David Ferrer [ESP] vs  Jordan Thompson [AUS]

1.19 - 4.65

Lucas Pouille [FRA] vs  Kyle Edmund [GBR]

1.54 - 2.45

Viktor Troicki [sRB] vs  Stan Wawrinka [sUI]

3.50 - 1.29

ATP Chennai

Aljas Bedene [GBR] vs  Martin Klizan [sVK]

1.68 - 2.15

Mikhail Youzhny [RUS] vs  Renzo Olivo [ARG]

1.29 - 3.55

Albert Ramos-Vinolas [ESP] vs  Steve Darcis [bEL]

1.83 - 2.00

Marin Cilic [CRO] vs  Jozef Kovalik [sVK]

1.09 - 7.25

Dudi Sela [iSR] vs  Hyeon Chung [KOR]

2.50 - 1.52

Daniil Medvedev [RUS] vs  Yen Hsun Lu [TPE]

2.40 - 1.58

ATP Doha

Nicolas Almagro [ESP] vs  Philipp Kohlschreiber [GER]

2.50 - 1.54

Dustin Brown [GER] vs  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [FRA]

4.65 - 1.19

Horacio Zeballos [ARG] vs  Novak Djokovic [sRB]

22.25 - 1.01

Radek Stepanek [CZE] vs  Arthur De Greef [bEL]

1.23 - 4.10

Fernando Verdasco [ESP] vs  David Goffin [bEL]

3.15 - 1.35

Tomas Berdych [CZE] vs  Jiri Vesely [CZE]

1.27 - 3.80

Andy Murray [GBR] vs  Gerald Melzer [AUT]

1.01 - 22.50

Good luck!

Today's results from Brisbane:

ATP Brisbane

Singles - Second Round

[2] S. Wawrinka (SUI) d V. Troicki (SRB) 76(5) 64

[3] K. Nishikori (JPN) d [Q] J. Donaldson (USA) 46 64 63

K. Edmund (GBR) d [6] L. Pouille (FRA) 63 31 ret. (right toe)

[WC] J. Thompson (AUS) d [8] D. Ferrer (ESP) 46 75 75

Big surprise in Chennai as top seed Cilic lost to a qualifier.

ATP Chennai

Singles - Second Round

[Q] J. Kovalik (SVK) d [1] M. Cilic (CRO) 76(5) 57 75

[3] A. Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) d S. Darcis (BEL) 62 60

D. Medvedev (RUS) d [8] Y. Lu (TPE) 64 63

D. Sela (ISR) d [Q] H. Chung (KOR) 62 62

Murray and Djokovic pulled through in Doha, no worries, Goffin lost to Verdasco.

ATP Doha

Singles - Second Round

[1] A. Murray (GBR) d G. Melzer (AUT) 76(6) 75

[2] N. Djokovic (SRB) d H. Zeballos (ARG) 63 64

[3] T. Berdych (CZE) d J. Vesely (CZE) 76(5) 16 61

F. Verdasco (ESP) d [4] D. Goffin (BEL) 61 76(6)

[5] J. Tsonga (FRA) d D. Brown (GER) 61 63

[6] I. Karlovic (CRO) d K. Khachanov (RUS) 76(3) 76(3)

N. Almagro (ESP) d [7] P. Kohlschreiber (GER) 76(5) 76(6)

[Q] R. Stepanek (CZE) d [WC] A. De Greef (BEL) 63 62

Tomorrow's matches and the odds at NetBet:

ATP Brisbane

Nicolas Mahut [FRA] vs  Grigor Dimitrov [bUL]

4.25 - 1.22

Dominic Thiem [AUT] vs  Samuel Groth [AUS]

1.19 - 4.60

Milos Raonic [CAN] vs  Diego Schwartzman [ARG]

1.13 - 5.95

Mihail Zverev [GER] vs  Rafael Nadal [ESP]

6.55 - 1.11

ATP Chennai

Mikhail Youzhny [RUS] vs  Renzo Olivo [ARG]

1.28 - 3.60

Rogerio Dutra Silva [bRA] vs  Roberto Bautista-Agut [ESP]

6.70 - 1.10

Aljas Bedene [GBR] vs  Martin Klizan [sVK]

1.62 - 2.30

Benoit Paire [FRA] vs  Yuki Bhambri [iND]

1.50 - 2.60

ATP Doha

Andy Murray [GBR] vs  Nicolas Almagro [ESP]

1.04 - 10.00

Ivo Karlovic [CRO] vs  Fernando Verdasco [ESP]

2.00 - 1.80

Radek Stepanek [CZE] vs  Novak Djokovic [sRB]

17.25 - 1.02

Good luck!

Easy wins for Raonic and Nadal in Brisbane, Bedene is making good progress in Chennai.

ATP Brisbane

Singles - Second Round

[1] M. Raonic (CAN) d D. Schwartzman (ARG) 63 62

[4] D. Thiem (AUT) d [WC] S. Groth (AUS) 76(5) 63

[5] R. Nadal (ESP) d M. Zverev (GER) 61 61

[7] G. Dimitrov (BUL) d N. Mahut (FRA) 62 64

ATP Chennai

Singles - Second Round

[2] R. Bautista Agut (ESP) d R. Dutra Silva (BRA) 63 62

A. Bedene (GBR) d [4] M. Klizan (SVK) 76(3) 67(3) 76(2)

[5] B. Paire (FRA) d [Q] Y. Bhambri (IND) 63 64

[7] M. Youzhny (RUS) d R. Olivo (ARG) 61 75

No surprises in Doha, Murray and Djokovic are heading towards the final.

ATP Doha

Singles - Quarter-finals

[1] A. Murray (GBR) d N. Almagro (ESP) 76(4) 75

[2] N. Djokovic (SRB) d [Q] R. Stepanek (CZE) 63 63

[3] T. Berdych (CZE) d [5] J. Tsonga (FRA) 75 63

F. Verdasco (ESP) d [6] I. Karlovic (CRO) 62 75

Quarter-finals coming up in Brisbane and Chennai, while in Doha we'll have the semi-finals. Here are the odds at NetBet:

ATP Brisbane

Kyle Edmund [GBR] vs  Stan Wawrinka [sUI]

3.70 - 1.29

Jordan Thompson [AUS] vs  Kei Nishikori [JPN]

5.55 - 1.16

Dominic Thiem [AUT] vs  Grigor Dimitrov [bUL]

2.15 - 1.74

Milos Raonic [CAN] vs  Rafael Nadal [ESP]

2.55 - 1.54

ATP Chennai

Mikhail Youzhny [RUS] vs  Roberto Bautista-Agut [ESP]

3.85 - 1.27

Albert Ramos-Vinolas [ESP] vs  Dudi Sela [iSR]

1.47 - 2.75

Jozef Kovalik [sVK] vs  Daniil Medvedev [RUS]

2.60 - 1.51

Benoit Paire [FRA] vs  Aljas Bedene [GBR]

1.66 - 2.30

ATP Doha

Fernando Verdasco [ESP] vs  Novak Djokovic [sRB]

9.50 - 1.08

Andy Murray [GBR] vs  Tomas Berdych [CZE]

1.13 - 6.25

Good luck!

Nadal lost to Raonic in Brisbane, Wawrinka pulled through after a tough match with Edmund, while Nishikori blasted Thompson. Another good match for Dimitrov, nice win over Thiem.

ATP Brisbane

Singles - Quarter-finals

[1] M. Raonic (CAN) d [5] R. Nadal (ESP) 46 63 64

[2] S. Wawrinka (SUI) d K. Edmund (GBR) 67(2) 64 64

[3] K. Nishikori (JPN) d [WC] J. Thompson (AUS) 61 61

[7] G. Dimitrov (BUL) d [4] D. Thiem (AUT) 63 46 63

Ramos out in Chennai, Bautista Agut is the top favourite for the title now.

ATP Chennai

Singles - Quarter-finals

[2] R. Bautista Agut (ESP) d [7] M. Youzhny (RUS) 26 64 64

D. Sela (ISR) d [3] A. Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 75 64

[5] B. Paire (FRA) d A. Bedene (GBR) 63 60

D. Medvedev (RUS) d [Q] J. Kovalik (SVK) 61 64

Djokovic needs to send a huge Thank you letter to Verdasco. 

And what a great match between Dimitrov and Raonic! There were so many high quality points, great first set.

Verdasco let Djokovic off the hook, had five match points and then became frustrated and threw it all away.

ATP Doha

Singles - Semi-finals

[1] A. Murray (GBR) d [3] T. Berdych (CZE) 63 64

[2] N. Djokovic (SRB) d F. Verdasco (ESP) 46 76(7) 63, saved 5 M.P.

Doha final coming up, here are the odds at NetBet:

ATP Chennai

Daniil Medvedev [RUS] vs  Dudi Sela [iSR]

1.68 - 2.25

Benoit Paire [FRA] vs  Roberto Bautista-Agut [ESP]

2.70 - 1.48

ATP Doha

Andy Murray [GBR] vs  Novak Djokovic [sRB]

1.68 - 2.30

Good luck!

Dimitrov is playing closer to his potential these days, he could be one of the best players of the season if he keeps that up. Nishikori is the man to beat in the final, seems rock-solid at the moment.

ATP Brisbane

Singles - Semi-finals

[7] G. Dimitrov (BUL) d [1] M. Raonic (CAN) 76(7) 62

[3] K. Nishikori (JPN) d [2] S. Wawrinka (SUI) 76(3) 63

Bautista-Agut will take on Medvedev in the Chennai final, the first ATP final for the promising young Russian.

ATP Chennai

Singles - Semi-finals

[2] R. Bautista Agut (ESP) d [5] B. Paire (FRA) 63 63

D. Medvedev (RUS) d D. Sela (ISR) 46 76(2) 62 - saved 1 MP

Djokovic pulled it off, he got revenge over Murray and won his first title since July. This is his 67th ATP title and the result ends Murray's 28-match winning streak.

ATP Doha

Singles - Final

[2] N. Djokovic (SRB) d [1] A. Murray (GBR) 63 57 64

Two finals today, here are the odds at NetBet:

ATP Brisbane

Grigor Dimitrov [bUL] vs  Kei Nishikori [JPN]

2.75 - 1.50

ATP Chennai

Daniil Medvedev [RUS] vs  Roberto Bautista-Agut [ESP]

3.50 - 1.31

Good luck!

Dimitrov clinched his first ATP title after a two-and-a-half year wait, this is his fifth career title at this level. He did beat three top-ten players this week, so it's a well-deserved title for him.

ATP Brisbane

Singles - Final

[7] G. Dimitrov (BUL) d [3] K. Nishikori (JPN) 62 26 63

Bautista-Agut clinched his fifth ATP title, it was quite straightforward against Medvedev as the Spaniard didn't allow any break points.

ATP Chennai

Singles - Final

[2] R. Bautista Agut (ESP) d D. Medvedev (RUS) 63 64

Two tournaments next week before the Australian Open, here are the details:

Apia International Sydney - Sydney, Australia

Surface: Outdoor Hard

Total Financial Commitment: $495,630

Seeded players

1 D. Thiem

2 P. Cuevas

3 V. Troicki

4 P. Carreno Busta

5 P. Kohlschreiber

6 G. Muller

7 M. Klizan

8 M. Granollers

ASB Classic - Auckland, New Zealand

Surface: Outdoor Hard

Total Financial Commitment: $508,360

Seeded players

1 R. Bautista Agut

2 J. Isner

3 D. Ferrer

4 J. Sock

5 A. Ramos-Vinolas

6 F. Lopez

7 S. Johnson

8 M. Baghdatis

Tonight's matches and the odds at NetBet:

ATP Sydney

Matthew Barton [AUS] vs  Kyle Edmund [GBR]

3.60 - 1.29

Daniel Evans [GBR] vs  Thiago Monteiro [bRA]

1.40 - 2.95

Gastao Elias [POR] vs  Christopher O'Connell [AUS]

1.58 - 2.35

Florian Mayer [GER] vs  Paolo Lorenzi [iTA]

1.74 - 2.10

Philipp Kohlschreiber [GER] vs  Fabio Fognini [iTA]

1.57 - 2.40

ATP Auckland

Steve Johnson [uSA] vs  Stephane Robert [FRA]

1.33 - 3.25

Finn Tearney [NZL] vs  Robin Haase [NED]

5.75 - 1.13

Horacio Zeballos [ARG] vs  Jiri Vesely [CZE]

2.95 - 1.40

Malek Jaziri [TUN] vs  Diego Schwartzman [ARG]

2.70 - 1.47

Feliciano Lopez [ESP] vs  Michael Venus [NZL]

1.02 - 12.50

Michael Mmoh [uSA] vs  Dustin Brown [GER]

2.00 - 1.80

Good luck!

What a great final this last weekend.

No words to describe the first final in Doha, between Djokovic and Murray. I just need to say that I am relieved to see Djokovic play that well again.

And another match, the final between Dimitrov and Nishikori was very good too. I think we all knew that Dimitrov can play well, but I was surprised that he actually showed strong nerves in the third set. He completely broke Nishikori who then played terrible last couple of games. Amazing and congrats.

Day one results from Sydney and Auckland:

ATP Sydney

Singles - First Round

[5] P. Kohlschreiber (GER) d F. Fognini (ITA) 64 64

[Q] G. Elias (POR) d [Q] C. O'Connell (AUS) 67(3) 64 61

D. Evans (GBR) d [Q] T. Monteiro (BRA) 63 46 63

P. Lorenzi (ITA) d F. Mayer (GER) 76(4) 46 76(5)

[Q] M. Barton (AUS) d K. Edmund (GBR) 76(3) 76(5)

N. Mahut (FRA) d T. Bellucci (BRA) 62 76(2)

ATP Auckland

Singles - First Round

[6] F. Lopez (ESP) d [WC] M. Venus (NZL) 36 64 63

[7] S. Johnson (USA) d S. Robert (FRA) 64 63

J. Vesely (CZE) d H. Zeballos (ARG) 64 63

[WC] D. Brown (GER) d [Q] M. Mmoh (USA) 76(4) 36 64

R. Haase (NED) d [Q] F. Tearney (NZL) 64 75

M. Jaziri (TUN) d D. Schwartzman (ARG) 76(1) 63

Upcoming matches and the odds at NetBet:

ATP Sydney

Alex De Minaur [AUS] vs  Benoit Paire [FRA]

2.40 - 1.57

Andrey Kuznetsov [RUS] vs  Martin Klizan [sVK]

1.41 - 2.85

Mihail Zverev [GER] vs  Nicolas Almagro [ESP]

1.86 - 1.95

Gilles Muller [LUX] vs  Aleksandr Dolgopolov [uKR]

1.66 - 2.25

Santiago Giraldo [COL] vs  Marcel Granollers [ESP]

2.20 - 1.66

Thanasi Kokkinakis [AUS] vs  Jordan Thompson [AUS]

2.85 - 1.43

ATP Auckland

Joao Sousa [POR] vs  Albert Ramos-Vinolas [ESP]

2.10 - 1.74

Ryan Harrison [uSA] vs  Guillermo Garcia-Lopez [ESP]

1.45 - 2.75

Facundo Bagnis [ARG] vs  Brydan Klein [GBR]

1.80 - 2.00

Yen Hsun Lu [TPE] vs  Karen Khachanov [RUS]

2.05 - 1.76

Adrian Mannarino [FRA] vs  Marcos Baghdatis [CYP]

1.66 - 2.20

Artem Sitak [NZL] vs  Jeremy Chardy [FRA]

10.50 - 1.04

Good luck!

What a great final this last weekend.

 

No words to describe the first final in Doha, between Djokovic and Murray. I just need to say that I am relieved to see Djokovic play that well again.

 

And another match, the final between Dimitrov and Nishikori was very good too. I think we all knew that Dimitrov can play well, but I was surprised that he actually showed strong nerves in the third set. He completely broke Nishikori who then played terrible last couple of games. Amazing and congrats.

I'm glad for Djokovic too :) and definitely agree that it's surprising to see Dimitrov holding the nerves, but is certainly a lot easier to be confident when you feel your form is good I think.

Today's results from Sydney, with two players replaced by lucky losers.

ATP Sydney

Singles - First Round

[6] G. Muller (LUX) d A. Dolgopolov (UKR) 36 63 75 - Saved 1 M.P.

A. Kuznetsov (RUS) d [7] M. Klizan (SVK) 26 61 30 ret. (foot)

[8] M. Granollers (ESP) d *[LL] S. Giraldo (COL) 67(5) 75 63

M. Zverev (GER) d N. Almagro (ESP) 64 62

[WC] A. De Minaur (AUS) d B. Paire (FRA) 63 36 76(1)

[WC] J. Thompson (AUS) d **[LL] N. Basilashvili (GEO) 75 62

*[LL] S. Giraldo (COL) replaced F. Verdasco (ESP) - (fatigue)

**[LL] N. Basilashvili (GEO) replaced [WC] T. Kokkinakis (AUS) - (abdominal strain)

I'm glad for Djokovic too :) and definitely agree that it's surprising to see Dimitrov holding the nerves, but is certainly a lot easier to be confident when you feel your form is good I think.

Indeed. If he manages to carry that form over to the AO, he can go really far for real. I've just went through his Grand Slam stats, and only two noticeable results so far, AO and Wimbledon back in 2014. He definitively has a chance to change that.

Ramos out in Auckland, lost in the first round but I guess he had a pretty harsh draw to face Sousa so early in the tournament.

ATP Auckland

Singles - First Round

J. Sousa (POR) d [5] A. Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 61 75

[8] M. Baghdatis (CYP) d A. Mannarino (FRA) 64 64

[Q] B. Klein (GBR) d F. Bagnis (ARG) 61 67(6) 76(3) - Saved 1 M.P.

J. Chardy (FRA) d [WC] A. Sitak (NZL) 64 62

[Q] R. Harrison (USA) d G. Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 61 62

Y. Lu (TPE) d K. Khachanov (RUS) 46 76(5) 76(9) - Saved 2 M.P.

Tomorrow's matches and the odds at NetBet:

ATP Sydney

Nicolas Mahut [FRA] vs  Pablo Cuevas [uRU]

1.60 - 2.30

Gilles Muller [LUX] vs  Matthew Barton [AUS]

1.30 - 3.50

Pablo Carreno-Busta [ESP] vs  Mihail Zverev [GER]

1.95 - 1.86

Philipp Kohlschreiber [GER] vs  Jordan Thompson [AUS]

1.48 - 2.65

Daniel Evans [GBR] vs  Marcel Granollers [ESP]

1.95 - 1.86

Paolo Lorenzi [iTA] vs  Viktor Troicki [sRB]

3.25 - 1.33

Alex De Minaur [AUS] vs  Andrey Kuznetsov [RUS]

3.40 - 1.31

Dominic Thiem [AUT] vs  Gastao Elias [POR]

1.13 - 5.85

ATP Auckland

David Ferrer [ESP] vs  Robin Haase [NED]

1.21 - 4.30

Malek Jaziri [TUN] vs  John Isner [uSA]

4.15 - 1.23

Brydan Klein [GBR] vs  Joao Sousa [POR]

3.55 - 1.29

Steve Johnson [uSA] vs  Yen Hsun Lu [TPE]

1.76 - 2.05

Roberto Bautista-Agut [ESP] vs  Jiri Vesely [CZE]

1.44 - 2.75

Dustin Brown [GER] vs  Marcos Baghdatis [CYP]

2.60 - 1.50

Feliciano Lopez [ESP] vs  Jeremy Chardy [FRA]

1.60 - 2.30

Ryan Harrison [uSA] vs  Jack Sock [uSA]

2.95 - 1.40

Good luck!

No major surprises in Sydney, but in Auckland the top seed had to pull out of the tournament due to a virus. Third-seed David Ferrer lost to Haase, Feliciano Lopez also retired due to an injury.

ATP Sydney

Singles - Second Round

[1] D. Thiem (AUT) d [Q] G. Elias (POR) 67(5) 63 75

[2] P. Cuevas (URU) d N. Mahut (FRA) 64 26 62

[3] V. Troicki (SRB) d P. Lorenzi (ITA) 63 64

[4] P. Carreno Busta (ESP) d M. Zverev (GER) 36 76(4) 63

[5] P. Kohlschreiber (GER) d [WC] J. Thompson (AUS) 75 64

[6] G. Muller (LUX) d [Q] M. Barton (AUS) 61 36 64

D. Evans (GBR) d [8] M. Granollers (ESP) 16 63 63

A. Kuznetsov (RUS) d [WC] A. De Minaur (AUS) 62 ret. (abdominal strain)

ATP Auckland

Singles - Second Round

[2] J. Isner (USA) d M. Jaziri (TUN) 63 36 76(6) - Saved 1 M.P.

R. Haase (NED) d [3] D. Ferrer (ESP) 26 64 76(4)

[4] J. Sock (USA) d [Q] R. Harrison (USA) 76(5) 46 61

J. Chardy (FRA) d [6] F. Lopez (ESP) W/O (lower back)

[7] S. Johnson (USA) d Y. Lu (TPE) 64 76(4)

[8] M. Baghdatis (CYP) d [WC] D. Brown (GER) 46 76(4) 64

J. Vesely (CZE) d *[LL] J. Statham (NZL) 67(6) 75 63

J. Sousa (POR) d [Q] B. Klein (GBR) 63 64

*[LL] J. Statham (NZL) replaced [1] R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (stomach virus)

Upcoming matches and the odds at NetBet:

ATP Sydney

Gilles Muller [LUX] vs  Pablo Cuevas [uRU]

1.60 - 2.40

Philipp Kohlschreiber [GER] vs  Viktor Troicki [sRB]

2.05 - 1.80

Pablo Carreno-Busta [ESP] vs  Andrey Kuznetsov [RUS]

1.76 - 2.10

Dominic Thiem [AUT] vs  Daniel Evans [GBR]

1.22 - 4.40

ATP Auckland

Robin Haase [NED] vs  Joao Sousa [POR]

2.15 - 1.74

Steve Johnson [uSA] vs  John Isner [uSA]

2.30 - 1.64

Jiri Vesely [CZE] vs  Marcos Baghdatis [CYP]

2.15 - 1.74

Jeremy Chardy [FRA] vs  Jack Sock [uSA]

3.20 - 1.37

Good luck!

Big surprise in Sydney as top seed Thiem lost to Evans, second and fourth seed will also miss the semi-finals. Johnson won the all-American battle with Isner in Auckland.

ATP Sydney

Singles - Quarter-finals

D. Evans (GBR) d [1] D. Thiem (AUT) 36 64 61

[6] G. Muller (LUX) d [2] P. Cuevas (URU) 76(5) 64

[3] V. Troicki (SRB) d [5] P. Kohlschreiber (GER) W/O (back)

A. Kuznetsov (RUS) d [4] P. Carreno Busta (ESP) 26 64 61

ATP Auckland

Singles - Quarter-finals

[7] S. Johnson (USA) d [2] J. Isner (USA) 63 57 76(3)

[4] J. Sock (USA) d J. Chardy (FRA) 57 64 63

[8] M. Baghdatis (CYP) d J. Vesely (CZE) 62 64

J. Sousa (POR) d R. Haase (NED) 63 62

Semi-finals coming up, here are the odds at NetBet:

ATP Sydney

Viktor Troicki [sRB] vs  Gilles Muller [LUX]

1.58 - 2.40

Daniel Evans [GBR] vs  Andrey Kuznetsov [RUS]

2.50 - 1.55

ATP Auckland

Marcos Baghdatis [CYP] vs  Joao Sousa [POR]

1.68 - 2.20

Jack Sock [uSA] vs  Steve Johnson [uSA]

1.60 - 2.40

Good luck!

Sock to face Sousa in the Auckland final, both won their semi-final matches quite clearly.

ATP Auckland

Singles - Semi-finals

[4] J. Sock (USA) d [7] S. Johnson (USA) 64 63

J. Sousa (POR) d [8] M. Baghdatis (CYP) 61 75

Muller to play Evans in the Sydney final, this will be the first ATP tour final for Evans while for Muller it's the sixth final (he lost all five until now!).

ATP Sydney

Singles - Semi-finals

[6] G. Muller (LUX) d [3] V. Troicki (SRB) 63 76(6)

D. Evans (GBR) d A. Kuznetsov (RUS) 62 36 63

Two finals coming up, here are the odds at NetBet:

ATP Sydney

Daniel Evans [GBR] vs  Gilles Muller [LUX]

2.55 - 1.54

ATP Auckland

Joao Sousa [POR] vs  Jack Sock [uSA]

3.15 - 1.38

Good luck!

Jack Sock won his second ATP title after a three-sets victory over Sousa in Auckland, this was the eighth final for the Portuguese but he remains at just two titles.

ATP Auckland

Singles - Final

[4] J. Sock (USA) d J. Sousa (POR) 63 57 63

Gilles Muller finally got the first title of his career at the age of 33 and after five lost finals. He will also move up into the ATP Top 30 for the first time in his career.

ATP Sydney

Singles - Final

[6] G. Muller (LUX) d D. Evans (GBR) 76(5) 62