Aussie Kyrgios wins first on home soil

Nick Kyrgios won an ATP title on home soil for the first time with a commanding 6-4, 6-2 victory over American Ryan Harrison at the Brisbane (Australia) International.

It was the fourth title for the 22-year-old Australian, his first since 2016.

Sydney International: French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, the No. 3 seed, was upset 7-6 (3), 6-1 by Ekaterina Makarova on a sweltering opening day.

The conditions forced organizers to activate heat policies — including longer breaks between sets — during part of the day, with some areas of western Sydney experiencing the hottest day in almost 80 years with temperatures peaking above 47 Celsius (117 Fahrenheit).

In a men’s first-round match, Alexandr Dolgopolov edged Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-5.

ASB Classic: Julia Goerges beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the final in Auckland, New Zealand, a day after Wozniacki rose to the No. 2 world ranking.

Nadal, Djokovic to play in Aussie warm-up: Topranked Rafael Nadal will make his return from injury at the Kooyong Classic exhibition tournament Tuesday to prepare for the Australian Open, which begins Jan. 15.

Nadal joins former No. 1ranked Novak Djokovic, a sixtime Australian Open champion, in using the Kooyong event to warm up for the year’s first Grand Slam tournament.