Well done Todd Reid

[clokeysneighbour]

For match details GO HERE :-

http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/scores/stats/day9/0094ms.html

[Donny]

Hey, Clokeys. Thanks for the link but it's a good idea to make a comment as well so readers know what the article is about.
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Reid wins a thriller - Fox


AN ill and cramping Todd Reid secured the most courageous victory of his young career by downing Armenian Sargis Sargsian in five sets to reach the third round at the Australian Open today.

Immediately after breaking the Armenian to lead 6-5 in the fourth set, the Australian teenager vomited three times on court.

He then dropped his serve and lost the ensuing tiebreaker to send the match into a deciding fifth set.

By that time, the 30-year-old Sargsian was also struggling noticeably as the match went into a fourth hour.

Both players dropped their opening two service games of the final set, but the 19-year-old Reid was able to tough it out and win 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-7 (8-6) 6-4.

Sargsian's best result at the Australian Open was beating Mark Philippoussis to advance to the fourth round last year.

It was the first time Reid had ever played a five-set match.

He came into the Open in good form having reached the quarter-finals at the lead-up events in Adelaide and Sydney.

And having won the first two sets against Sargsian and gone up a break in the third, he seemed likely to cruise to a straight-sets victory today.

But the iron-willed Armenian had other ideas.

Reid cramped repeatedly in the final two sets, while Sargsian also looked spent in a dramatic deciding set when he was forced to hit a swag of half-paced serves.

Reid is likely to play No.3 seed Roger Federer of Switzerland in the third round.

[clokeysneighbour]

er i did make a comment - it was WELL DONE TODD REID!!!

If people want to click on the link to see what if was about then surely then its up to them!!!

[Donny]

There's no need for agro.

Not everyone knows who Todd Reid is so a simple line from you would've determined whether readers were interested in going to the link or not.

[zoia]

you would have to be stupid if u dont know who he is honestly. What a great tennis player he is, great fight back to win

[Joel]

Oh well, let's not worry too much. Well done Todd!

[Donny]

Paul, he is ranked #148. He's nowhere near a great player yet but a very promising youngster.

Would you care to name the other 147 for some of the more stupid readers of this forum ?

[London Dave]

So who is he then?

[Yobbo^LuKa]

Good on him! To beat illness and cramp! A champ in the making here!

[MargOZ]

What a little Aussie battler! As a young guy he's obviously still got plenty of learning to do and experience to gain but if his heart is as big as what it appears then he'll go a long way - both with his tennis and his popularity!

Marg

[Blanch]

He looks to have made the transition from juniors to seniors. Don't underestimate this step because it's huge. The challenge now is to keep going....not here at the aussie open (although that would be great) but to repeat this form overseas.

Great stuff Reidy!