Tomas Berdych beats Rafael Nadal to win Tie Break Tens

By James Dielhenn

Tomas Berdych won the Tie Break Tens tournament in Melbourne, beating Rafael Nadal in the final.

The quick-fire precursor to the Australian Open, where all matches were the first to 10 points, concluded with Berdych scooping the £250,000 prize with a 10-5 win.

Tie Break Tens also saw Novak Djokovic's return continue, although he lost 10-6 to Lleyton Hewitt in the first round. Djokovic, earlier this week, played his first match after a six-month absence due to injury, but he will be fit to start the Australian Open.

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Quarter-finals
Lleyton Hewitt 10-6 Novak Djokovic
Lucas Pouille 1-10 Rafael Nadal
Tomas Berdych 10-8 Nick Kyrgios
Milos Raonic 10-7 Dominic Thiem

Rafael Nadal hits an unbelievable shot past Lleyton Hewitt

Semi-finals
Lleyton Hewitt 11-13 Rafael Nadal
Tomas Berdych 11-9 Milos Raonic

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Final
Rafael Nadal 5-10 Tomas Berdych

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