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| Another view of Westlakes |
Following his two hour long singles match, and after a warm-down and a quick lunch, Greg had to prepare for their second round doubles match at Westlakes, Adelaide. Opposing him and partner James Duckworth were the Japanese pairing of Hiroki Moriya and Yuichi Sugita. Sugita is the No.1 seed in the singles, ranked 140 and Moriya is the No.2 seed, ranked 174, so both can play a bit, but how would they go in doubles?
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| Greg & James |
Games went with serve to 2-2, to the Aussie team, before they forced the Japanese pair to 15-40, which in the sudden death format, presented three break points. But the Japanese were able to fight back and hold serve, games going to 3-3. The Aussie then broke to lead 4-3, serving out the set 6-4.
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| Yuichi Sugita |
With Greg and James serving well, with 4 aces in their first two games, they put the pressure on their higher ranked opponents, breaking to lead 3-2, then holding serve and breaking again to lead 5-2.
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| Hiroki Moriya |
The Japanese pair were not done and broke back and then held serve themselves to get to 4-5 and put the pressure back on the Aussies to serve for the set and match, for the second time. This time the Aussies rose to the challenge and won the game, winning the set 6-4 and the match 6-4, 6-4, to progress to the semi-finals of the doubles.
A good day at the office for Greg with two wins on the day.
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