Tennis player Tallon groenpoor convincingly reached the second round of the Australian Open this morning. De Nieuw-Venneper defeated Italian Fabio Fognini 6-1, 6-4 and 6-4.
The victory means that the undefeated series, which he started last autumn, has extended with one match. The counter now stands at 29. In that period he won five Challenger tournaments.
That he also won against the experienced Italian in Melbourne is great, since he is thirty places higher in the world ranking. In both the first and second set, Greek track took an early break and did not give his opponent a chance to come back. In the third and final set, he won the service game against Fognini at 5-4 and the game was decided. It is the second win ever for the North Hollander at a Grand Slam tournament. Previously, he only won one match at the US Open.
In the next round, Pablo Carreno from Spain will meet Pablo Carreno from Spain, who is nineteenth in Australia.