The winning streak of Tallon Greek track has come to an end. After 29 (!) consecutive victories, the tennis player lost to Pablo Carreno Busta in the second round of the Australian Open this morning in five sets.
The Spaniard, who was placed nineteenth in Melbourne, turned out to be too strong with 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 3-6 and 6-4. Greek track was not completely fit during the match. His shoulder hindered his serve and the Noord-Hollanders had to have his thigh taken care of.
The loss was his first since September last year. Due to the winning streak, he stormed into the top 100 of the world rankings in recent months. When he entered Melbourne, he was number 62. His opponent Carreno occupies 21st place.
In the first round, Greek track had beaten Fabio Fognini.