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Tue 07 Jul 2010Morrissey not shy of the big stage
TENNIS IRISH OPEN:DUBLIN TEENAGER John Morrissey announced his arrival on the senior stage in a big way by recording a shock victory in the first round of the Green Property Irish Men’s Open, at the Fitzwilliam Club, yesterday.
Morrissey, who had previously taken part in only two adult world ranking events, headed into his match against Georgia’s Lazare Kukhalashvili as a rank outsider, with his Dublin-based opponent possessing a world ranking of 1,235.
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