Judd Trump whitewashes David Grace after slow start to reach round two at Welsh Open

Judd Trump overcame a slow start to whitewash David Grace at the Welsh Open and reach the second round in Llandudno. The opening two frames could have gone either way, but Trump won them both and went on to win the next two frames. He will play Louis Heathcote in the last 64 on Wednesday.

Ad “It was an interesting game,” Trump said in the Eurosport studio. “It was quite scrappy, the table was a little bit heavy. Welsh Open‘That’s astonishing!’ – Trump plays brilliant positional shots and steals second frame from GraceAN HOUR AGO “I felt good when I was in amongst the balls, there was a lot of good safety out there.

Dave potted a couple of good shots to get in amongst them. “I didn’t feel like I did that much wrong. It was just one of those games where the balls go a little bit scrappy and you have just got to be patient.

“In the end, a good clearance in one of the frames so overall happy with that.” A scrappy first frame came down to the colours with Trump 52-48 up. Grace put Trump in a snooker, which the Masters champion missed first time before leaving a long yellow. Grace missed it by a long way but then fluked the yellow, though was not on the green.

Trump then laid a snooker on his opponent, which Grace got out of but left a medium-distance green. It went in and Trump went on to take the 39-minute frame. The cagey play continued early in the second frame, before Grace got in and had a big chance to make a frame-winning break.