Second round of the single in the Challenger Tournament in Burnie, Tasmania and Greg was playing rising Australian player, 20 year-old Matt Reid, from NSW. Matt, currently ranked 501, dispensed of Tsung-Hua Yang, who was the No.1 Junior player in the ITF in 2008.
Serving first Greg got off to a sluggish start, losing his 2nd service game and going 1-3 down. Greg got his feet moving and held serve then broke Reid to level the score at 3-3. Some more good serving and returning saw him break Reid again to serve out the set 6-3, having won 5 games in a row.
Reid held his serve and then pressured Greg on his 1st service game of the 2nd set. Greg hung tough in a long, many deuce game and held for 1-1. He then turned the tables on Reid and broke Reid’s serve to go a break up at 2-1, then held his own serve for a 3-1 lead. Greg said he then had many opportunities on Reid’s service games but just could not convert. Greg was holding serve well though and games went with serve to 5-4, where Greg confidently served out the set and the match to love, winning 6-3, 6-4.
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