Robert Farah, Greg Jones qualify for the final round – US Open 2011
Robert Farah defeats Andre Begemann 6-2, 6-0
World number 282 Robert Farah of Colombia crushed world number 277 Andre Begemann of Germany in straight sets 6-2, 6-0 in the second round qualifier of the US Open at the Flushing Meadows in New York on Thursday. The Colombian
needed just an hour and 44 minutes to win the match.
Farah made a strong start, breaking the German in the second game and holding his next service game to grab a 3-0 lead. The Colombian broke Begemann again in the eighth game, clinching the set 6-2. The 24-year-old hit 73 percent
of the first deliveries, clinching 18 of the 22 points on them in the first set.
The Colombian crushed Begemann in the second set as he did not allow the German to win even a single game, breaking him three times and capturing six successive games to win the set 6-0. The right-handed had a low first serve percentage,
delivering just 44 percent of them in the second set. However, he succeeded in converting all seven of them into points. The Colombian did not face any break point and grabbed all the three break points he received on Beqemann’s serve in the second set.
Farah is drawn to face unseeded Dominik Meffert of Germany in the final round of the qualifying draw.
Greg Jones beats Dusan Lojda 6-2, 7-6(4)
Australian Greg Jones, ranked 212th in the world, downed Dusan Lojda of Czech Republic in straight sets 6-2, 7-6(4) to proceed to the final round of the qualifying draw at the US Open. The match lasted for an hour and
24 minutes.
Jones took the lead straightaway as he broke the Czech in the opening game of the first set and clinched his next service game, grabbing a 2-0 lead. The Australian served very well as he fired four aces, sealing nine of the eleven
first service points and eight of the eleven second service points in the first set. Jones capitalised on both break point opportunities he created on Lojda’s serve and saved the three break points he faced in the opening set.
The Australian and Lojda exchanged a single break of serve in the second set and squared off the score at 6-6, taking the set to a tie-break. Jones raised the level of his games in the tie-break, hitting a couple of return winners
to claim double mini-break and winning it 7-4.
The six feet and three inches tall will meet Go Soeda of Japan in the final qualifier.
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