Top-ranked Australian Bernard Tomic will headline tomorrow night’s schedule on Pat Rafter Arena when he meets Frenchman Nicolas Mahut.
Tomic underwent a breakthrough 2015, climbing from world No.78 at the start of the year to a career-high ranking of 18 at season’s end.
The 23-year-old reached the semifinals in Brisbane in 2014 and the quarterfinal last year – one of his six runs to the last eight on the ATP World Tour in 2015.
He saved two match points in a five-set thriller over his countryman Lleyton Hewitt in the second round at last year’s US Open.
He has never played Mahut before.
“Very dangerous. Obviously a very attacking player so I have to be ready from the start,” Tomic said.
“He’s beaten very good players in the past so I know if I’m not on my game it’ll be a very difficult match for me.”
Full order of play to come.
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