The second round of qualifying in Stockton, California saw Greg facing up against the No. 6 seed, 24 year-old Ecuadorian Emilio Gomez, currently ranked 252, with a high rank of 215 in July 2014.
Gomez led off, holding serve and then putting pressure on Greg, playing catch-up. They swopped breaks of serve and traded blows to 2-2. But Greg was struggling to hit the spots on his first serve, serving at 53% and winning only 55% of those serves, and Gomez capitalised, breaking Greg to go a break-up. He served out the set confidently, winning it 6-3.
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| Ecuadorian Emilio Gomez |
Greg served first in the second set but was unable to improve on his serve percentages. Gomez kept the pressure on Greg and was able to convert that pressure, bringing up break point and breaking Greg, to again take the advantage. Greg fought back but Gomez saved four break points in the set to deny Greg and hold serve, games going to 5-3. Serving to stay in the match and force Gomez to serve for the set, Greg quickly got to 30-15, but then lost the next two points to bring up match point against him. He was unable to stop Gomez from breaking for a second time in the set, winning the set 6-3 and a hard fought match 6-3, 6-3.Greg was obviously disappointed in the result, and particularly his serve which let him down, but he had returned well and played well off the ground. He had created seven break-point opportunities but had only converted one of those chances, whilst Gomez had converted four of his nine chances. Another second round loss for Greg, who had a favourable draw and a long week of training awaits him before the next tournament.
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