Mackin just taken the first set against Bogomolov JR. Other British hope is Marray playing Prpic of Sweden (tomorrow i think)

Big Mack actually beat the top seed Sanguinetti to get this far, and is looking good against Bogomolov. Of course, should he reach the 1st round proper, he'd best off bring a plate and some cutlery onto court with him instead of a racket, so he can feast on the inevitable bagels and breadsticks, but it'd be a creditable achievement nonetheless.

roflmao having 2 Brits in the Oz main draw (excluding Tim and Greg) justifies the lta top brass wages so i bet they're creaming their pants at the prospect of a bit of good press

Yeh, I'm sure we'll hear all the usual nonsense about 'clear progress' should either player get to the main draw, only for the LTA to look rather stupid when they lose in straight sets to a part time Fijian porn star.

Having said that, Josh Goodall made it to the first round of the US Open and performed rather laudably against Mathieu, so I guess there is progress, albeit minimal.

well hes 5-1 up in the second so one more game will do it

6-3 6-1 great result :D

Marray is also through in straights. 2 lads then into final round, but all the girls have been knocked out :(

Looks like Mackin is the only British qualifier and he's drawn Lappentti in the first round. :unsure: