Jamaica`s Tennis Star Out Of U.S. Open
September 6, 2010
CaribWorldNews, FLUSHING, NY, Fri. Sept. 3, 2010, 6 p.m.: Jamaica`s tennis star, Dustin Brown, is now sadly out of the U.S. Open.
Despite a winning start to his entry at the tourney and Jamaican support in the stands today, Brown was beaten by Andy Murray of Great Britain, 7-5,6-3,6-0.
Still by winning on Wednesday, Brown became the first Jamaican to win a match at the Open in 40 years. He`s also the first Jamaican to crack the world`s top 100.
Brown was born in Germany but moved with his family to his father`s native Jamaica when he was 12. The 6-foot-5 stands out on the court as he has long dreadlocks and wears fluorescent shoelaces. Brown beat Ruben Hidalgo of Spain Wednesday in three straight sets: 6-4, 7-6, 7-5 to advance to today`s match.
Brown is ranked 113th in the world while Hidalgo is ranked 91. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 98, on July 26, 2010 and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 120, on June 7, 2010.
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