7-6[2], 6-3 and Marin Cilic is next up in tomorrow's final qualies round Must be ages since we had 2 Brits in the final qualies round of the Aussie Open.
The last time we had two GB men in the final qualifying round of the AO was 7 years ago, when Big Arv, Del and Barry Cowan were our only representatives and they all won their QR1 matches.
Arv & Del went on to reach QR3, with Arv qualifying for the main draw and then losing to Younes El Aynaoui in 5 sets from 2-1 up - 6-7(8) 7-6(5) 1-6 6-3 6-1.
Since then, we haven't even had one player in the final qualifying round until now. QR1 W/L stats (with those who won their first match in brackets) are:
2001: W 1 (Del) L 2
2002: W 2 (Del, Arv) L 1
2003: W1 (Arv) L0
2004: W1 (Boggo) L1
2005: W2 (Boggo, Arv) L3
2006: W0 L5
2007: W2 (Mackin, Marray) L3
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!
I LOVE waking up to news like that. Can't believe they're both through!!
Hopefully they can go all the way now How amazing would it be to go from only 1 Brit in the main draw to 3!!! (yeah I know, getting ahead of myself and all, but a girl can dream can't she)
Only problem is I'm going away for the weekend so won't know what happens, unless David is willing to text me the results?! (please!) pm me if you've lost my number!
That's for the scores all those who don't seem to sleep...john, worry not about talking to yourself in the dead of night (well maybe worry a little bit) it is HUGELY appreciated come the next morning.
(Can you tell I'm in a good mood now?)
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