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American Mmoh in dreamland after lucky break

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MELBOURNE : American Michael Mmoh is afraid he will wake up and realise his run to the Australian Open third round was just a dream.Two days ago the 25-year-old American was watching an NFL game on TV in his hotel and ready to head to the airport after losing in qualifying and having what he considered 'zero' chance of playing in the first round.But fate stepped in and injuries to other players meant the world's 109th ranked player got a late call-up and on Thursday he followed up a win against French qualifier Laurent Lokoli by knocking out Germany's 12th seed Alexander Zverev."I don't know if I'm going to finally wake up or something.

It just doesn't seem real," Mmoh, who has never previously surpassed the second round at a Grand Slam, told reporters."The past 48 hours has been a complete whirlwind from going from being ready to go back home, booking a flight, packing my bags.

I was supposed to leave yesterday."Now I'm here, and I just had the best win of my career. It just doesn't seem real."Asked how events had transpired in his favour, Mmoh explained: "I was talking to my fiancee, you know, she was like, why don't you fly out tonight?"I was in the middle of watching the Bucs and Cowboys.

I was fully locked in on that game."Then all of a sudden I got a call from the ATP guy. I have never answered a phone call so fast in my life.

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