Australasian Spring - Sydney #2

The draw gods had smiled upon Greg for the first two round of this Sydney Futures tournament. Having played a qualifier in the first round, Greg was now up a against the winner of two qualifiers who had played against each other in the first round. The winner was young 19 year-old Calum Puttergill from Brisbane, currently unranked in the ATP but who has had a ranking of 1668 in the past.
With Puttergill serving first Greg was quick to stamp his dominance on the match, breaking Puttergill and then holding serve to lead 2-0. He broke Puttergill twice more to lead the first set 5-0. Greg then served out the set, winning it 6-0. 

Calum Puttergill at Melbourne Park

In a long game to start the second set Puttergill managed to save four break points but was unable to stop Greg converting the fifth opportunity to lead 1-0, then hold serve for a 2-0 lead. A relieved Puttergill finally held serve and got his name on the scoreboard for 2-1, but a rampant Greg held serve then pegged Puttergill back from 40-15 to get to deuce and then again bring up break-point and convert to lead 4-1 with a double break. He eased off and held serve after a deuce game, to go to 5-1, then served out the set at 5-2 to win the set 6-2, and a match in which he dominated 6-0, 6-2.
Greg had played well, on a hot day, keeping the match short and saving energy for the next round. He gave up only nine points on his serve and did not face one break point, going to deuce only once. A job well done.