The Granby Challenger in Canada, was the next tournament for Greg. He had trained hard in Lexington whilst organising his travel, accommodation and more strings before departing for Montreal, the closest major city to Granby. In Montreal he had been able to train with fellow Oz Dayne Kelly and Canadian mate Filip Peliwo, having a few sessions on the courts at the Montreal WTA tournament, then travelling to Granby.
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| Venezuelan Luis David Martinez |
Greg's opponent in the qualifying first round was peer 27 year old Venezuelan Luis David Martinez, currently ranked 789, a regular Venezuelan Davis Cup team representative. Both players dropped serve early in the first set, Greg's first serve percentage slowly improving to 50% as the set progressed. Serving first he had the advantage and he managed to break Martinez once more before serving out the set 6-3.
Greg said he started serving better in the second set, getting into a good rhythm in both his serving and his general play and was able to dictate play. He broke Martinez early in the set and then held serve to go ahead. A second break saw Greg take a stranglehold on the match, and he confidently held serve to lead 5-1. A third break of serve saw Greg win the second set decisively 6-1.
Greg said he had played well, getting in to a good rhythm and serving at around 73% in the second set, which reflected in the score-line, and his body had felt good throughout and after the match. Now for the second round of qualifying.
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