Reynolds, Watt beaten, Kiwis ready for AO
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The New Zealnad pair of Finn Reynolds and James Watt have come extremely close to reaching the semfinals at the ASB Classic.
In a day held over as a result of rain they were beaten by American Robert Galloway and Austrian Alexander Erler 2-6, 6-3, 15-13 in a super tie break.
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They still look to be on target to gain an entry into the doubles at the Australian Open, but need another one or two more withdrawals to reach their first Slam draw.
Meanwhile Lulu Sun will begin her Australian Open campaign against Czech qualifier Linda Fruhvirtova at Melbourne Park.
Twenty-four-year-old Sun comes into the tournament after recovering from an injury, this year to her wrist which forced her to pull out of last week’s ASB Classic in Auckland.
Sun’s first round opponent Linda Fruhvirtova, 20, has had a tough path to the tournament’s main draw having won her three qualifying rounds in tight three-set battles.
Fruhvirtova has a current WTA world ranking of 132.
Kiwi doubles player Erin Routliffe, returns to Melbourne with a new long-term partner, Asia Muhammad of the United States.
Routliffe's new partnership is reasonably new and had a first round loss 12-10 third set super tiebreak.
They also played in Adelaide this week, winning their first round in straight sets before losing in three sets in the quarter finals.
