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Thu 05 May 2010In-form Niland braced for major test
TENNIS:THE RANKINGS today are unimportant. Conor Niland, who seeks to become the first Irish player in the modern age to qualify for the main draw at Roland Garros, has already beaten Britain’s Alex Bogdanovic, who was ranked higher.
Today’s German opponent Julian Reister, placed several rungs above Niland, will hardly give the Irishman a second thought as he presses on to meet one of his professional ambitions, which is to play in the main draw of a Grand Slam. Three wins in this qualifying event would secure that for Niland.
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