Hopman Cup: Federer, Bencic lead Switzerland over US to enter finals
January 04, 2018 20:24 ISTFederer was just 19 when he won the Hopman Cup in 2001 with then top-ranked Martina Hingis.
Federer was just 19 when he won the Hopman Cup in 2001 with then top-ranked Martina Hingis.
Muguruza retired from her Brisbane International opener with leg cramps while leading in the third set.
The five-time major winner dictated play against Zarina Diyas, hitting 24 winners and five aces to clinch victory in just under 90 minutes on Thursday.
The five-time finalist withdrew from the Australian Open on Thursday, two days after pulling out of a tuneup event in Brisbane before his first match.
Nishikori has been sidelined since August because of his wrist. That kept him out of the U.S. Open, snapping a streak of appearing in 21 consecutive major tournaments.
Cilic, who was part of the UAE Royals team in the 2015 edition, did not elaborate much but acknowledged that the money indeed was an issue.
De Minaur pressured Raonic with his relentless service returns, made just one unforced error and only dropped serve once — when serving for the match at 5-2 — en route to the biggest win of his career.
In complete contrast to Bhambri, Ramkumar played with a lot of passion against the 2014 US Open champion and a Wimbledon finalist in 2017 before bowing out with a 4-6, 3-6 defeat in his second round.
With a hard earned win against compatriot Matthew Ebden, the fiery Australian has set up a quarterfinal clash against former Brisbane International runner-up Alexandr Dolgopolov, who beat Horacio Zeballos 6-1, 6-2 in the second round.
The win came before a record crowd of 13,943 at Perth Arena, an attendance which eclipsed one of Federer's matches last year in the Western Australia state capital.
Ostapenko, who beat Serena Williams in an exhibition match in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, was overwhelmed by Kristyna Pliskova's powerful serves during the match.
Muguruza lasted three games in the third set before being stopped by the cramps after almost 2 ½ hours in humid conditions on Pat Rafter Arena, giving Aleksandra Krunic a 5-7, 7-6 (3), 1-2 retired, victory.
Murray was seeded No. 2 in Brisbane, where he'd been expecting to play his first competitive match since a quarterfinal loss at Wimbledon.
While Cilic will be the outright favourite in the next match, Ramkumar had a confidence-boosting win over world number eight Dominic Thiem at Antalya Open last season.
The injuries threatened to end the careers of two greats towards the end of 2016, a year in which neither the Swiss great nor the Spanish giant won a Grand Slam but they came out stronger in 2017, splitting all four Majors between them.
The five-time major winner will next play 2017 Shenzhen finalist Alison Riske, who opened beat fifth-seeded Wang Qiang on Sunday.
Nagal beat Spain's Menendez-Maceiras in a nip-and-tuck second encounter which finished 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the Indian's favour.
After dropping the first set Monday, Konta hit form and had decisive service breaks early in the second and third sets before clinching it on her second match point, breaking Keys' serve to finish off in just over two hours.
The tournament ended without many of the stars who had been expected to take part in the six-player event.
Williams said after the 67-minute match at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship that she is still undecided on her title defence of the Australian Open, which starts Jan. 15 but delivered a warning to rivals.
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