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Paul Pulls Off Trickery To Reach Savannah QFs

Looking to hold serve in the opening exchanges against countryman Mitchell Krueger, Tommy Paul crafted a memorable ATP Challenger Tour Hot Shot (video below). “Yeah it was good,” reflected Paul. “When I first hit the tweener it had already been a pretty long point. When I ran back I was thinking ‘Am I actually going to hit a tweener here? I probably shouldn’t.’ I connected but I thought that point was over. I kind of got lucky, after his volley came right back at me, and I managed to direct that shot down the line.” Playing as a wild card at the $75,000 Challenger in Savannah, Paul navigated past eighth seed Krueger 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-0 to earn a first ATP...

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Giron Finding His Groove With Savannah Success

Marcos Giron has grasped his wild card opportunity at the $75,000 ATP Challenger Tour event in Savannah by booking a quarter-final place to continue his rebuilding process. The 23 year old had double hip surgery at the beginning of 2016 and was forced to endure 10 months on the sidelines. However, in Savannah, Giron has rediscovered his groove. He knocked out top seed Darian King in commanding style 6-4, 6-0, before ousting last week’s champion in Tallahassee Blaz Rola 7-5, 1-6, 6-3. “It feels good. Overall I’ve been feeling good about my game and I’ve had chances to go far in Dallas and San Francisco,” said Giron. “I feel like a lot of these guys I competed against through juniors...

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