Day 2 of the City of Onkaparinga ATP Challenger 2016 has come to a close with eight matches completed in lovely conditions. Damian Farinola remains as the last South Australian standing in qualifying after knocking out top seed Denys Molchanov (UKR) in three sets 2-6 6-1 6-2, whilst Marinko Matosevic (AUS) has had a relatively straight forward win over Steven De Waard (AUS), 6-3 6-1.
In other matches, Germain Gigounon (BEL) defeated local wildcard Sam Longhurst 7-5 6-1, Maverick Banes (AUS) defeated South Australia’s Daniel Hobart 6-2 7-6(1) and Aleksandar Vukic knocked out the number two seed Zhe Li (CHN) 1-6 7-6(3) 7-6(8).
Day 3 is headlined by Marinko Matosevic (AUS) playing in the final round of qualifying against Peter Polansky (CAN) not before 11:00am, followed by the start of the main draw with a South Australian double header, Alex Bolt taking on third seeded Colombian Alejandro Gonzalez and Bradley Mousley against Serbia’s Laslo Djere.
Singles qualifying draw, singles main draw, doubles main draw and order of play for Monday 4 January now available at: http://www.tennis.com.au/tournaments/pro-tournaments/australian-pro-tour/happy-valley
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