Kei Nishikori won his first title in 3 years beating Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to win Brisbane. If Nishikori can remain injury free, he can cause trouble to a lot of the top players.

Roberto Bautista Agut defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to capture his ninth career title in Doha. Earlier in the week, Agut had wins overStan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic. A great week for the Spaniard.