Even though it technically is still 2015 for another few hours, Thursday at the Brisbane International was already all about 2016 as the tournament’s star players prepared for the very first event of the new season.
Being played alongside the WTA events in Shenzhen & Auckland as well as the Hopman Cup in Perth, Brisbane has once again attracted the strongest field of players in a packed first week of the 2016 season.
Ambiance at the 2016 Brisbane International 
Ambiance at the 2016 Brisbane International 
Victoria Azarenka in action at the 2016 Brisbane International 
Victoria Azarenka in action at the 2016 Brisbane International 
Victoria Azarenka in action at the 2016 Brisbane International 
Victoria Azarenka in action at the 2016 Brisbane International 
Victoria Azarenka in action at the 2016 Brisbane International 
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in action at the 2016 Brisbane International 
Victoria Azarenka in action at the 2016 Brisbane International 
Victoria Azarenka in action at the 2016 Brisbane International 
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in action at the 2016 Brisbane International 
Maria Sharapova & Victoria Azarenka in action at the 2016 Brisbane International
The tournament is led by the 2015 Brisbane International champion as Maria Sharapova is back in Brisbane, returning to the Queensland Tennis Centre for a third time.