The ninth racket of the world, Japanese Kei Nishikori, in three sets, broke the resistance of Russian Daniil Medvedev, who occupies the 16th line of the ATP rating, with a score of 6/4, 3/6, 6/2 in the final tournament in Brisbane. Tennis players spent on the court 2 hours 4 minutes. During this time, 29-year-old Nishikori completed three aces, made a mistake three times in filing and realized five break points, and 22-year-old Medvedev filed a full eight times, made six double mistakes and made three breaks. Previously, the score in personal meetings was 1: 1. For winning the Brisbane International finals, Nishikori will receive 250 rating points and $ 90,990 in prize money.
