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Brian Swartz · 08-05-2023, 06:54 PM

Australian Open 106

Luck of the draw was not in Girish Raychaudhari's favor, as he played 6th-ranked Davide de Laurentis in the first round. A respectable 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 scoreline showed he's no longer a pushover for all but the very best players, but also that he's not quite there yet. Aparna Chandrasekharan played a floater similarly-ranked but slightly superior to himself, losing in four sets which was a very reasonable result. Renke Von dem Knesebeck drew a qualifier, smashed him, then won the first set against (11) Jason Abercrombie before losing in four sets. Had he been able to pull the upset there, he likely would have made the fourth round. Knesebeck just got a better draw than our players did here, and it shows that this group of players is getting close ... but not quite there yet.

There were a couple of big third-round exits; (8) Chris King continues to drastically underachieve, and (5) Jochen Weigle suffered his earliest loss in nearly a decade. It looks like the end is perhaps coming for him at long last. Replacing them in the quarterfinals were Americans Rory Buckman and Kelvin Pinder .. Pinder knocked out (10) Mark Want in the fourth round. Buckman is ranked 9th and Pinder was featured in our list of players knocking on the door of the Top 10, so both made a lot of sense.

Then we reverted to form. Pinder lost to Faille in three sets, Buckman did the same to Schleicher. An all-Spanish quarterfinal saw Goya Banqueria bounced, and the only match in the round to go further than the minimum was a four-set all-German one, with de Laurentis losing out to Przalowik as usual. Jan Schleicher won a set in a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Faille ... he's definitely becoming more of a threat ... while Przalowik was sent out in a competitive three by Ene Caballero. The final was a worthy match; 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. It may have taken a while, but the result was the same as Slam results always are these days: Ben Faille adds another trophy to his case. He's won 6 in a row here, but 5 in a row everywhere else so ... yeah.

08-05-2023, 06:54 PM	#1449
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Australian Open 106 Luck of the draw was not in Girish Raychaudhari's favor, as he played 6th-ranked Davide de Laurentis in the first round. A respectable 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 scoreline showed he's no longer a pushover for all but the very best players, but also that he's not quite there yet. Aparna Chandrasekharan played a floater similarly-ranked but slightly superior to himself, losing in four sets which was a very reasonable result. Renke Von dem Knesebeck drew a qualifier, smashed him, then won the first set against (11) Jason Abercrombie before losing in four sets. Had he been able to pull the upset there, he likely would have made the fourth round. Knesebeck just got a better draw than our players did here, and it shows that this group of players is getting close ... but not quite there yet. There were a couple of big third-round exits; (8) Chris King continues to drastically underachieve, and (5) Jochen Weigle suffered his earliest loss in nearly a decade. It looks like the end is perhaps coming for him at long last. Replacing them in the quarterfinals were Americans Rory Buckman and Kelvin Pinder .. Pinder knocked out (10) Mark Want in the fourth round. Buckman is ranked 9th and Pinder was featured in our list of players knocking on the door of the Top 10, so both made a lot of sense. Then we reverted to form. Pinder lost to Faille in three sets, Buckman did the same to Schleicher. An all-Spanish quarterfinal saw Goya Banqueria bounced, and the only match in the round to go further than the minimum was a four-set all-German one, with de Laurentis losing out to Przalowik as usual. Jan Schleicher won a set in a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Faille ... he's definitely becoming more of a threat ... while Przalowik was sent out in a competitive three by Ene Caballero. The final was a worthy match; 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. It may have taken a while, but the result was the same as Slam results always are these days: Ben Faille adds another trophy to his case. He's won 6 in a row here, but 5 in a row everywhere else so ... yeah.