Tomic heating up in homeland

Bernard Tomic of Australia heads to the net after defeating Mardy Fish in the final of the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne.

Bernard Tomic of Australia heads to the net after defeating Mardy Fish in the final of the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne.

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January 14, 2012, 10:23 am

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australian teenager Bernard Tomic won the first four games and went on to beat American Mardy Fish 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 on Saturday to clinch the title at Kooyong, an invitational warmup tournament for the Australian Open.

The 19-year-old Tomic, who plays 22nd-seeded Fernando Verdasco in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday, broke Fish's serve in the last game and sealed the match with a forehand down the line.

Austrian Jurgen Melzer beat Gael Monfils of France 6-3, 6-7 (10), 6-2 for third place.