Partnering fellow
Kooyong player Andrew Whittington, Greg again took to court on that extremely
windy day in Mornington, in their first round doubles match. Their opponents
were young Australians 18 year old Cody Brackenreg and 17 year old Michael Commings, both wild card
recipients, as yet unranked in the Men's ATP rankings.
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Greg and Andrew were
slow off the mark, getting broken in their first game, in the short sudden
death deuce format doubles format, the youngsters holding serve and going to a 2-0 lead. But Greg and Andrew hit back quickly, holding serve, then breaking their
inexperienced opponents and then holding serve again, to go to 4-3 up. They then broke the younsters again and served out the set 6-3.
Using their strength and experience in the gale force conditions Greg and Andrew continued their dominance in the wind,
Greg using the knowledge gained in his singles match to maintain composure.
They were untroubled on serve in the second set and they broke their young opponents in their first two service games to go to a 4-0 lead. They then held serve and broke Brackenreg and Commings again, to win the second set 6-1, and the match 6-3, 6-1,to set up a tough
second encounter against the No. 1 seeded pairing.
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