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Sam Groth has had a lot of ups and downs the past few months. Starting with a neck injury in Vancouver, Groth dropped both his opening in matches at the US Open.

The highlight for Groth in New York may have been attending the Citi Taste of Tennis event and hanging with Advantage Omar's Omar Benson Miller.

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Still determined to return to the Top 100, the Australian grinds on at the ATP Challenger level in the United States.