BRISBANE, Australia — Bernard Tomic ended Kei Nishikori's streak of semifinal appearances at the Brisbane International with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 win over the second-seeded Japanese player in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Tomic's first win over a top-10 player on home soil earned him a spot in the last four against 2015 finalist Milos Raonic and a possible top 16 seeding for the Australian Open, which starts Jan. 18 in Melbourne.
Fourth-seeded Raonic, who lost the Brisbane final last year to Roger Federer, relied on his big serve to dictate play in a 6-4, 6-4 win over No.