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Wimbledon juniors started the same way, but ended differently. Lucio Herena has been playing singles and doubles for all the big events, and that finally caught up to him. And us. 2-seeds Frera/Hishikawa beat us 6-4, 6-4 in the doubles final. I was hoping for a clean sweep of the year's junior Slams on that side, but it was not to be.
In singles, it was a reasonably favorable draw and no tough opposition until the semifinals. Bryan Andersen was fresher and figured to be a slight favorite because of it, but it appears that Prisha saved the fight he didn't use at RG for this match. A 7-5, 6-3 win got him to the final ... where Fehrang Forrughi beat him for the third straight time, 6-4, 6-3.
This leaves Forrughi as the clear #1 now, Andersen a distant second, Herena close behind, and Prakash Prisha in a comfortable fourth and within striking distance of those two players. No big deal if it doesn't happen, but finished second would be nice. For now, there's over two months off before the US Open and no major junior events for the interim. Form narrowly cracked the 30 ceiling here, so lots of training to come.
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