Joao Souza will head to the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season.
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Joao Souza will head to the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season.
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World No. 82 João Souza of Portugal was knocked out this Wednesday in the second round of the tournament in Auckland, New Zealand by world No. 67 Frenchman Richard Gasquet.
Caught again in this round as a “lucky loser” after losing in qualifying to North American Christopher Eubanks, the number one Portuguese lost 7-6 (7-2) and 6-2 to Gasque in one hour and 34 minutes. .
Joao Souza is now heading to the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season, in Melbourne where he will compete in singles pictures with Nuno Borges and doubles pictures with Francisco Cabral.
Source: Observador
