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Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates with the trophy after winning the women's singles final against Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane on January 11, 2026

Brisbane successes for Sabalenka and Medvedev

Aryna Sabalenka defended her Brisbane International title with a straight sets victory over Marta Kostyuk in the final, while Daniil Medvedev landed the men's title with a straight sets win over Brandon Nakashima

Tennis • 11 Jan

Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios came out on top in their match

Kyrgios returns to team up with Djokovic in Brisbane

Nick Kyrgios marked his return from injury with an entertaining doubles victory alongside Novak Djokovic in the Brisbane International.

Tennis • 30 Dec 24

Jordan Thompson (L) got the better of Rafael Nadal, who has been sidelined for almost a year

Nadal's Australian Open prep dented after Brisbane loss

Rafael Nadal's Australian Open preparations suffered a blow after the Spaniard suffered a shock 5-7 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 defeat against Jordan Thompson in the Brisbane International quarter-finals.

Tennis • 05 Jan 24

Rafa Nadal enjoys the winning feeling in Australia

Nadal wins again on road back towards Australian Open

Rafael Nadal continued his impressive return from injury with a dominant win over Jason Kubler at the Brisbane International.

Tennis • 04 Jan 24

Naomi Osaka faded at the end of the match

Osaka beaten in second round on return

Naomi Osaka's first tournament appearance in more than two years has ended with a second-round defeat to 16th seed Karolina Pliskova at the Brisbane International.

Tennis • 03 Jan 24

Nadal marks return with dominant win over Thiem

Rafael Nadal returned from his year-long injury absence with a bang by winning an engrossing first-round battle with Dominic Thiem at the Brisbane International.

Tennis • 02 Jan 24

Nadal to make his comeback after a year out in Brisbane

Rafael Nadal will make his comeback following a year out at the Brisbane International later this month.

Tennis • 01 Dec 23

Serena Williams: "It's been a long time, I think you could see the relief on my face"

Serena Williams secures first title in three years

Serena Williams has won her first title since becoming a mother with victory in the ASB Classic Final in Auckland.

Tennis • 12 Jan 20

Venus Williams suffers frustrating setback in training

Venus Williams has pulled out of the upcoming Brisbane International after suffering a "setback" in training.

Tennis • 01 Jan 20

Andy Murray admitted he may have been "a little bit nervous" at the start of the match

Murray advances in Brisbane in latest injury comeback

A visibly emotional Andy Murray said he does not know how much longer he will play competitive tennis as he kicked off the new year with a tough first-round win at the Brisbane International.

Tennis • 01 Jan 19

Milos Raonic prevailed 6-4 6-4 Down Under

Raonic slays Federer in Brisbane International

Milos Raonic exacted revenge on Roger Federer by beating the Swiss in straight sets to win the Brisbane International.

Tennis • 10 Jan 16

Roger Federer's first ATP Tour win came against Guillaume Raoux in Toulouse in 1998

Roger Federer reaches new milestone in Brisbane

Roger Federer joined an elite club by claiming his 1,000th career win with a hard-fought victory over Milos Raonic in the final of the Brisbane International.

Tennis • 11 Jan 15