James McGee knocked out of Australian Open qualifying

Castleknock's James McGee was sent crashing out of Australian Open qualifying in the second round by native Dane Propoggia at Melbourne Park.

Fresh off the back of a surprise win over Slovakia's Norbert Gombos, the 12th seed in the draw, 27-year-old McGee went down 6-3 6-4 to Propoggia despite being clear favourite going into the match.

Despite being ranked 99 places above his opponent, who was in the qualifying draw by virtue of a wildcard, McGee missed a number of opportunities to break and was beaten in an hour and 15 minutes.