Brisbane International News
Nadal's return to the court in Brisbane was highly anticipated after nearly a year-long hiatus due to a hip flexor injury suffered at the 2023 Australian Open.
With the win, Pliskova has secured her third Brisbane title in four years and her 16th on the WTA singles trophy of her career to date.
Sharapova has struggled with an ongoing shoulder injury since serving a doping ban, playing just eight tournaments and 14 matches this year which saw her slip to 133 in the world rankings.
Dimitrov, who struggled with an ankle injury towards the end of last season, saved six out of seven break points to down his unseeded opponent in the season-opening tournament.
Kyrgios won the Brisbane International on Sunday.
Svitolina ranked sixth in the world, fired 10 aces and never faced a breakpoint on the way to a 10th career tour title.
The 22-year-old Kyrgios was dominant on serve, hitting 19 aces and winning 82 percent of his first-serve points, and broke Dimitrov in the seventh game of the final set to claim his first victory over the Bulgarian in three meetings.
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina stunned second seed Karolina Pliskova on Friday to reach her first Brisbane International final in four attempts.
Dimitrov was on court for almost two-and-a-half hours before finally subduing the British number two, who was right in the contest until he hurt his ankle with the score at 4-4 in the third set.
Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich became the first qualifier ever to reach the final of the Brisbane International tennis tournament when she beat seventh-seeded Latvian Anastasija Sevastova on Friday.
Konta called for treatment to her right hip at the beginning of the third set but decided she could not continue and handed Svitolina the match 1-6, 7-6 (8/6), 3-2.
Murray suffered a right hip injury in 2017 and has not played on the ATP tour since losing a tough five-setter to American Sam Querrey in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.
Svitolina, currently ranked sixth in the world, was speaking after an impressive 6-2, 6-4 win over Spain`s Carla Suarez Navarro in the first round of the Brisbane International on Monday.
Garcia, who enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2017 when she reached a career-high world ranking of eight, took the first set 6-3 with relative eas
Andy Murray will make his long-awaited return to the ATP Tour in the Brisbane International on Sunday, after nearly five months out through injury.
World No.1 Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Brisbane International with a knee injury, but said he still intends to play in next month's Australian Open.
Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori has withdrawn from the season-opening Brisbane International as he recovers from a wrist injury.
The Czech required four hours of surgery on her left hand last December after being attacked by a man wielding a knife who had gained access to her apartment by posing as a utility worker.
Nishikori, who underwent elbow surgery and was sidelined for almost a year in 2009, chose rehabilitation instead of surgery to treat his wrist injury.
Brisbane director spoke the day after Kyrgios, ranked 21st in the world, abruptly exited midway through his opening match in Shanghai, just two days after a high-profile meltdown in the China Open final.
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