John John Florence and Gabriel Medina raised the stakes for tour leader Matt Wilkinson with commanding Round One performances at Teahupo'o in the Billabong Pro Tahiti, Stop No. 7 of the Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour.
A late-heat exchange saw the Aussie reach the nine-point range and the Brazilian reach for the sky.
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John John Florence and Gabriel Medina raised the stakes for tour leader Matt Wilkinson with commanding Round One performances at Teahupo'o in the Billabong Pro Tahiti, Stop No. 7 of the Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour.
A late-heat exchange saw the Aussie reach the nine-point range and the Brazilian reach for the sky.
Adam Melling's Round Three buzzer-beater clinched him a victory over World No. 2 Sebastian Zietz.
In the tricky Grumari conditions all of the heat winners were looking sure footed.