Tallon Greek Rail has achieved a remarkable achievement. The 25-year-old Nieuw-Venneper has reached the quarterfinals at the ATP tournament in Melbourne. That is the first time in his career.
Greek track reached the quarterfinals of the tournament by beating Alexei Popyrin in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 6-3). In addition, the victory means the 28th win in a row for Greek track, which won no fewer than eight Challenger tournaments last year.
The North Hollander will meet Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. The 35-year-old Spaniard made his comeback in Melbourne after five months of injury. He defeated Ricardas Berankis in straight sets (6-2, 7-5). With that, a big job awaits for Greece, because Nadal has already won twenty Grand Slams in his career.
NH Sport recently made the item below about the success year of Greek track.