Bernard Tomic, downs Sam Querrey in the second round – Australian Open 2012
Local tennis ace, Bernard Tomic, made an epic comeback to register a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-3 victory against the American competitor, Sam Querrey, at the Australian Open 2012 on Wednesday. The 19-year-old overpowered the American to advance into the third round at this first of the four Grand Slam events taking place in Melbourne, Australia.
With support from the home crowd, Tomic outclassed a former top-20 player in two hours and 13 minutes in their first face-to-face. The highly positive Aussie not only took lead in the head-to-head series by 1-0 against the American but also secured a spot in the round of 32 at the Melbourne Park.
"It very, very difficult to really serve," said the youngster after the match. "It was tough because he was hitting his forehand well. I think I was guessing the wrong way in the first set, and second set I started guessing the right way and he started missing a lot more first serves."
The 24-year-old American confidently entered the Rod Laver Arena and held his serve in the opening game. Later, he fired balls expertly down the lines and bagged remaining serves. Querrey cashed in the only break opportunity in the sixth game and registered a 6-3 victory.
World number 38, Tomic, changed his style in the second set and pulled out the desiderated break in the second game. Apart from losing his edge in the fifth game, he broke Querrey’s serve again in the proceeding game and ultimately sealed the set by winning six games to three.
Crowd favourite, Tomic, kept momentum rolling into the third set and smoothly held entire serves without facing any hindrance. However, he failed to find any break chance and took the set to a tie-breaker. Tomic outsmarted the American in it and clicked the set with a 7-6(3) win.
The teenager kept his impressive ways in the last set and quickly swiped in entire serves without facing any breakpoint. He broke the American’s serve in the eighth game and earned the spotlight by winning six games to three.
Australian number one will next confront the 13th seed, Alexandr Dolgopolov, who battled past the German competitor, Tobias Kamke, in a five setter mouth watering match.
"Physically I feel fine," the Ukrainian said about his match. "I was pretty concerned from the first match. I think I played a pretty good game. It was up and down a bit, but he played also some unbelievable shots. He was playing very well."
Tomic needs to improve his breakpoint conversion skills and sharpen his defensive skills in order to conquer the seeded Ukrainian.
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