After almost three weeks back in Australia in Sydney and Melbourne, part R&R and plenty of hard training, it was off to Bangkok for Greg for the qualifying of an ATP 250 event, the Thailand Open. Having to win three rounds to qualify for the main draw, Greg was seeded No.6 and had a bye throught the 1st round. His 2nd round opponent was a local Thai player Aviruth Phaphui, unranked in the ATP singles, a match Greg would be expected to win.
With Greg serving first and holding serve, Phaphui was forced to save four break points before holding serve for 1-1. After that it was a matter of Greg concentrating and holding serve, breaking Phaphui twice, and serving out the set, to win the first set 6-1.
The second set saw Phaphui hold serve and get to 1-1 again before Greg broke serve and then comfortably holding serve to go 5-3 up. Greg broke Phaphui again to win the second set 6-3 and the match 6-1, 6-4, advancing to the final round of qualifying.
A much tougher assignment awaits Greg there, as he takes on the No.1 seed, German Rainer Scheuttler.
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