World No. 62 Bernard Tomic is the highest ranked Australian male tennis player and the youngest player currently in the top 100. Well, the Australian will start off his 2011 US Open campaign against the American qualifier Michael Yani, who is ranked 208 in the world. Tomic looks crushing favourite in this battle against Yani, who does not have a satisfactory record on tour.
Tomic hit the headlines after reaching the third-round at the Aussie Open earlier this year and delighted his home fans. Tomic has a poor 9-8 win-loss record this year on tour, but considering his age, he still has enough time to make his mark in the world of tennis. After his Melbourne exploits, Tomic once again surprised everyone by reaching the quarterfinal at Wimbledon, as he ousted fourth-seeded Soderling in the fourth-round and then experienced Xavier Malisse to become the youngest player since Boris Becker in 1986 to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. This lad certainly promises a lot and it would be interesting to see how he would fare in the US Open this year.
Tomic’s opponent Yani qualified for Wimbledon in 2009 and then for the US Open in the same year, but he was ousted in the opening rounds – on both occasions. In 2010, he qualified for the French Open, but once again fell in the opening round. Yani has a poor 3-10 win-loss record this year.
Well, this will be a first meeting between the two and Yani can give his best shot here to reach the second-round of a Grand Slam – for the very first time in his career.
Monday, August 29, 2011
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