Sorensen joins Niland in final round

Tennis : Louk Sorensen joined Conor Niland in the final round of qualifying for the US Open this afternoon after a win over …

Tennis: Louk Sorensen joined Conor Niland in the final round of qualifying for the US Open this afternoon after a win over Gastao Elias from Argentina in his postponed second round match.

The 6-4 6-1 win means Sorensen will now face Austria’s Martin Fischer, ranked 258th in the world, at around 11pm this evening for a place in the US Open.

By that time he might not be the only Irishman in the competition.

Niland last night beat Taipei’s Tsung-Hua Yang in straight sets and this afternoon faces Matwe Middelkoop of the Netherlands in the final round.

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The Dutchman is rated below Yang (223rd) but has aleady beaten Italy's Matteo Viola (178th) in two sets.