Liam broady, British, number 127 in the ATP, won in the qualifying round of the Australian Open by 3-6, 6-4 and 6-4 in one hour and fifty-four minutes to the American Jeffrey John Wolf, number 210 of the ATP. After this result, the winner adds new points to his ranking to gain access to the Australian Open.
In the tournament Melbourne (Australian Open Indiv. Masc.) there is a preliminary qualification phase in which the players with the lowest ranking have to obtain the highest possible points to get to participate in the official tournament. In it in particular a total of 128 tennis players face. It also takes place between January 9 and 30 on an outdoor hard court.
