Jiri Lehecka, Czech, number 143 in the ATP, fulfilled the forecasts by winning in the qualifying round of the Australian Open by 4-6, 6-3 and 6-3 in two hours and fifteen minutes to Kazakh Dmitry Popko, number 177 of the ATP. With this victory, the player manages to add new points to his ranking to be able to participate in the Australian Open.
the tournament of melbourne (Australian Open Individual Masc.) previously has a qualification phase in which the tennis players with the lowest ranking face each other to obtain their place in the official tournament against the rest of the applicants. To do this, they must collect as many points as possible. During this part of the competition, specifically, a total of 239 players compete and a total of 111 reach the final phase, including those who qualify directly, the winners of the phases prior to the tournament and those who are invited. Likewise, it takes place from January 9 to 30 on an outdoor hard court.