Honolulu Challenger - Update #3

In the second round of the singles in Honolulu Greg had a difficult task, up against the No.3 seed American Ryan Sweeting, currently ranked 140 places higher than a Greg at 116, with a high rank in November of 109. Sweeting had recently qualified for the Australain Open singles.

In a close first set it was Sweeting who got the decisive break and went on to pouch the first set 6-4.

Greg maintained pace with Sweeting in the second set, with Greg serving first games went to 6-5, Greg leading. He managed to get a set point on Sweeting's serve and converted to win the set 7-5, and level the match at one set all.

With Greg serving first in the third set games were close. Greg said it was a strange set as Sweeting, annoyed at losing the 2nd set appeared to be tanking, teeing off on shots, but they shots were all falling in. Games went to 5-4, Greg leading, when Greg managed to get Sweeting to15-40 and had two match points. Sweeting served to good first serves and the opportunity was lost for Greg. Sweeting held serve for 5-5, then in the next game brought up break points on Greg's serve and converted to go 6-5 up. Sweeting served out the game to win a very close match 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.

Greg was bitterly disappointed at having come so close and not being able to convert the match points. He said he had played "up and down" and has room for improvement.