Aussies storm into final round of Toronto qualifying
Marinko Matosevic, Bernard Tomic, James Duckworth and Thanasi Kokkinakis each stand just one win away from the main draw of the ATP Masters 1000 event in Toronto, Canada.
Toronto, ON, Canada, 3 August 2014 | tennis.com.au
Marinko Matosevic, Bernard Tomic, James Duckworth and Thanasi Kokkinakis each stand just one win away from the main draw of the ATP Masters 1000 event in Toronto, Canada.
The Aussie quartet all enjoyed comprehensive victories on Saturday at the hardcourt event; Kokkinakis was especially dominant, thrashing Canadian wildcard David Volfson 6-0 6-0 in just 44 minutes.
Tomic and Duckworth were similarly impressive; the third seeded Tomic romped to a 6-0 6-1 victory over American Evan King in 41 minutes, while Duckworth, seeded 11th, beat adam El Mihdawy of the United States 6-0 6-1 in 46 minutes.
Matosevic, the top seed in qualifying, moved past compatriot Matt Reid 6-3 6-2 in under an hour.
He will face Kokkinakis for a place in the main draw, while Tomic tackles eighth seed Malek Jaziri of Tunisia. Duckworth next takes on No.6 seed Benoit Paire of France.
They will attempt to join fellow Australians Lleyton Hewitt and Nick Kyrgios – the latter a wildcard – in the main draw in Toronto.
Another Aussie, fifth seed Matt Ebden, fell 7-5 6-2 to Canada’s Prayden Schnur in his opening round match.