It's easy to see why Omar Jasika has won at the grand slam level, with the Australian teenager flying at the ACT Claycourt International.
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Jasika was a late sign-up in the capital but cruised through his three qualifying matches and is now carving up the field on Canberra's red dirt surface.
The 19-year-old accounted for Lucas Vuradin 6-4 6-3 in the first round before thrashing Alex Bolt 6-0 6-2 on Thursday to book a quarter-final date with Greg Jones.
"I haven't dropped a set all week, it's been good. I like playing here in Canberra, the conditions suit me a lot on clay, plus a bit of altitude, I'm playing some good tennis," Jasika said.
Jasika was in the capital last November for the Canberra International where he lost in the semis against Marc Polmans and is on track for another final four clash against his childhood friend.
"Hard courts are my preferred surface but I'm trying to get better on clay so hopefully I can push deep this week," Jasika said.
Jaskia broke onto the scene in 2014 when became the first player in 28 years to win both the boys' singles and doubles events at the US Open.
As a 17-year-old Jasika rose to world No.256, but has struggled to kick on from there with his current ranking at 252 and a career-high of 249.
"My form has been up and down over the past two years, I haven't been injured but I'm getting mentally stronger and I think this year could be my best yet," Jasika said.
"It just comes down to putting in the hours at training and playing well at the right time, hopefully I can do some damage this year and get out of that 250 mark."
Jasika first entered the public eye with a win at the 2016 Australian Open against then top-50 player Illya Marchenko and is good friends with world No.16 Nick Kyrgios.
"I've been noticed a lot more since that win and a few people say hello on the the street, but it's obviously nothing like Nick gets," Jasika said.
"We're good mates and I'm really happy for him beating [Novak] Djokovic this morning [Thursday], hopefully I'll catch up with him in Europe next month."
After the two ACT Claycourt Internationals, which are played back-to-back, Jasika will leave for Europe and try to qualify for his maiden French Open.
