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Patna : World Number 21 Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 22, defeated World Number 47 Ryan Harrison, 25, US, in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 to win Brisbane International tennis tournament on January 7, 2018. It was Kyrgios’ fourth career title.
It was third seed Kyrgios’s first ATP title in Australia and first since 2016. Krygios fired 17 aces in the match. He is the second Australian winner of the event in its 10 year old history. World Number 1 Rafael Nadal, Spain, and former World Number 1 Andy Murray had withdrwan from the tournament. Kyrgios had stunned world number 3 Grigor Dimitroc, Bulgaria, in the semi-fials.