MELBOURNE: Bernard Tomic won his first competitive outing of the season Tuesday, beating American Jack Sock in a pre-Australian Open tune-up that will also see him take on fellow livewire Australian Nick Kyrgios. After winning 5-7, 6-4, 10-6, Tomic is looking ahead to his clash on Wednesday against Kyrgios, who has also been struggling with form and motivation. This will be our last opportunity to practise because in five days it’s the Australian Open,” Tomic said after putting in what he termed a decent performance against the 106th-ranked Sock. I’ve had some stuff I’ve had to work on during the last couple of weeks,” Tomic said. “But I’m lacking that spring in my step which only comes from matches.”In the women’s draw, American teenager Amanda Anisimova fell victim to a leg injury, retiring to hand Britain’s Katie Boulter a 6-4 win.

Source: Pakistan Today January 08, 2019 12:57 UTC