30th August - Build Up comes to an End
Greg's build up to the US open came to an end last night as he lost in two straight sets to the reigning champion at Flushing Meadow - Patrick Rafter. Greg can now concentrate on the real thing and defending some points against Wayne Ferreira.
29th August - Greg makes easy progress
Greg found last night's Quarter Final against Daniel Vacek easy work, beating him im just under an hour in two straight sets. As if Greg needed any further reminding of the forthcoming US open and his performance last year, he will walk on court tonight in the Semi to face his conquerer last year - Patrick Rafter.
28th August - Greg books date with Daniel
Greg beat Meligeni the other night to secure a match with Daniel Vacek in the next round. The greatest excitement in the match was Greg's shoe falling apart during the second set tiebreak.
26th August - Tough First Round Draw for Greg
Greg has been handed a tough first round draw for next week's US Open - he plays Wayne Ferreira of South Africa. In the second round the winner will play Sargis Sargsian or Bohdan Ulihrach.
25th August - Greg wins his 1st Round
Greg beat Magnus Norman in straight sets last night to reach the second round of
this weeks tournement in Long Island, New York. This is the last week of preparation
before the US open. In the next round he plays Fernando Melignini.
22nd August - Greg crashes to Corretja
Greg lost in straight sets last night to the Spaniard Alex Corretja. Although disappointing we should take pleasure in how well he performed over the course of his comeback tournament. At the end of the day he has played three matches in preparation for the US open. A similar performance next week would mean he had caught up well on lost time.
21st August - Through to Quarters
Greg sailed through to the quarter finals of the championships last night with a convincing straight sets win over Spaniard Clavet. He plays Corretja in the next round tonight.
20th August - Greg Cruises
Greg returned from injury to record an impressive two sets victory over the swede Magnus Larsson. Starting slowly he gradually grew in confidence to win in 69 minutes, hitting 14 aces on the way. Well done Greg...
17th August - Greg Gambles
Greg is gambling on his fitness to prevent a rankings slide. With points to defend at the forthcoming US open he has decided to put match practice ahead of full fitness by playing this weeks RCA championships. He plays Magnus Larsson in the first round. See the rankings page for the news of how he fared when todays lists were published.
13th August - New coach for new start
Greg has appointed the Swede Sven Groeneveld as his new coach, previous master of Pierce and Stich. Greg hopes to return to tournament play next week.