Jamaican Tennis Star Faces Second Round Challenge Today

September 3, 2010

CaribWorldNews, FLUSHING, NY, Fri. Sept. 3, 2010: Jamaica`s Dustin Brown is set to play his second match in the 2010 U.S. Open today.

Brown, 25, who made history Wednesday by becoming the first ever Jamaican to win his first round men`s singles match at the Open, will face Andy Murray at 11 this morning at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, NY.

Brown beat Ruben Hidalgo of Spain Wednesday in three straight sets: 6-4, 7-6, 7-5 to advance.

Born in Germany, 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.