Irish Eyes Are Smiling In Melbourne As 25 Year Hoodo Comes To An End
CATEGORIES: News | POSTED BY: Bob McKenzie | January 19, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Louk Sorensen became the first Irishman to win a grand slam match in 25 years when he defeated Yen-Hsun Lu in the first-round of the Australian Open.Sorensen reached the main draw of a major for the first time in qualifying last week and continued his dream run in Melbourne by beating a player ranked almost 200 places higher 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-1.Ireland had not produced a player that had won a match at a grand slam since the Californian-born Matt Doyle won through to the round of 32 at the 1985 Australian Open. Sorensen, ranked 287 in the world, defied the odds to bring that record to an end.
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