ROY EMERSON TROPHY
Dimitrov stuns Nishikori in Brisbane final
Grigor ‘Baby Fed’ Dimitrov’s Brisbane win will see him climb to 15 when the world tennis rankings
Brisbane — Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov won his first title in more than two years when he upset world No 5 Kei Nishikori to win the Brisbane International on Sunday. In an enthralling final between two evenly matched opponents, Dimitrov claimed the Roy Emerson Trophy 6-2 2-6 6-3, his fourth singles title on the ATP Tour. Dimitrov was ranked as high as eighth in the world in 2014 and was nicknamed "Baby Fed" because of his similar playing style to Swiss great Roger Federer. Injury problems and poor form saw him slump during 2015 and the first half of 2016, when he plummeted to 40th in the world. But he recovered towards the end of last year and entered the season-opening tournament ranked 17. The Brisbane win will see him climb to 15 when the rankings are released on Monday. Dimitrov insisted he had not felt under pressure because of his rankings slide and said he knew he would eventually get the rewards for the hard work he was doing off court. "I think that was kind of an emotional ...
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