BARBADOS’ GRAND SLAM dream has now become a major reality.
The King is in at long last.
Bajan ace Darian King saved his best comeback for the biggest moment in Barbadian tennis history, valiantly rallying from a set and a break down to book a historic spot in the main draw of the US Open against fourth seed Alexander Zverev.
Facing certain defeat while trailing 3-6, 3-4 in the final round of qualifying, King pulled off another of his trademark escapes for a momentous 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over former world no. 44 Lukas Lacko at the temporary Louis Armstrong Stadium.
As a result, the resilient 25-year-old baseliner rewrote tennis’ history books by becoming the first player to represent Barbados at the main draw of a Grand Slam, and just the second Bajan to play at this level following Martin Blackman.
Please read the full story in today’s Saturday Sun, or in the eNATION edition.
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