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| The main court at Gatineau |
Having qualified and now in the main draw of the $75,000 Gatineau Challenger, in Quebec, Canada Greg was hoping for a kind draw to avoid a seeded player and his luck was in, giving Greg the opportunity to try and win two matches in a row, something he has not done for awhile, and also for him to build into the tournament, if he wins.
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Brayden Schnur representing Canada
at the 2015 Pan Am Games |
His opponent was wild card recipient, 21 year-old Canadian Brayden Schnur, currently ranked 772, with a high rank of 456. With Greg serving first, Greg was quickly into the zone, holding serving with ease and breaking Schnur to go out to a handy lead. Greg was untroubled as he did not have to face a break point in the set, breaking Schnur again to go a double break up, then serving out the set 6-1.Greg picked up his serve percentage in the second set, serving at over 75% for the set, but Schnur was reading the serve a bit better and he forced Greg to face three break points in the set. Greg was up to the task, saving the breaks against him and then hitting back himself, breaking Schnur twice in the set to win the set 6-2, and the match 6-1, 6-2.
A good match and result for Greg, who said he had played well but said that there was a fine line between winning or losing and luck had gone his way today, with everything he did working.
So two wins in a row at last, and no doubt a much tougher match waiting for him in the second round.
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