October 2, 2024

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PICS: “Dreddy” will add spice to Wimbledon main draw

ROEHAMPTON – He’s far too good on grass to have to play the qualifying.

But the rankings dictate otherwise, so Germany’s Dustin Brown got the job done at Roehampton this week.

Brown didn’t lose a set in three matches; on Thursday, he defeated Andrea Arnaboldi of Italy, 7-6, (1), 6-3, 6-4 to make the main draw.

At the French Open, you might recall, Arnaboldi qualified by winning that two-day marathon over Frenchman Pierre-Hughes Herbert, 27-25 in the third set in the longest-ever qualies match in Paris).

Here’s what it looked like:

 

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