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Peter Luczak has had a good start to the year beating Thomas Berdych in Sydney and almost taking a set from |
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Rafael Nadal in Melbourne. |
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He has a powerful forehand and attacking style of play but unlike most Australians however he is a clay-court |
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specialist and had no trouble beating the tough clay-courter Potito Starace in round 1. |
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He won three challenger titles on clay last year. |
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Marrero is a clay-court specialist who's had limited success in his career. He won challenger title last year but |
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generally had unimpressive results. |
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He doesn't have a strong serve or powerful shot and therefore Luczak is likely to dominate the rallies. |
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This tournament is at a fairly high altitude of over 500 meters so the more attacking style of Luczak is likely to be |
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more successful. |
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Marrero struggled through qualifying and also came through a tough 3-setter against a player ranked 257 in R1. |
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These results give no indication that he can win today. Luczak will be very confident of success. |
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