IRELAND’S JAMES MCGEE has fallen at the final hurdle in his bid to qualify for the Australian Open.
The Castleknock native was beaten 7-6 3-6 6-3 by Australia’s Blake Mott in Melbourne.
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It was looking promising at one point for McGee, with the Dubliner 5-2 up in the first set, however Mott recovered well, winning a succession of games before prevailing in a tie-breaker.
The match then took another interesting turn, as McGee stepped up his game to take the second set 6-3.
However, it wasn’t to be for the Irish athlete — ranked 204 in the world — as Mott won the final set convincingly by 6-3.
Gave it everything I had but my opponent came up with the goods and put up a great fight. I will grow from this. Well done @BlakeMott96
Ireland's James McGee falls just short of Australian Open qualification
IRELAND’S JAMES MCGEE has fallen at the final hurdle in his bid to qualify for the Australian Open.
The Castleknock native was beaten 7-6 3-6 6-3 by Australia’s Blake Mott in Melbourne.
It was looking promising at one point for McGee, with the Dubliner 5-2 up in the first set, however Mott recovered well, winning a succession of games before prevailing in a tie-breaker.
The match then took another interesting turn, as McGee stepped up his game to take the second set 6-3.
However, it wasn’t to be for the Irish athlete — ranked 204 in the world — as Mott won the final set convincingly by 6-3.
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