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Brian Swartz · 07-12-2017, 06:15 PM

2053 Wimbledon

A pretty straightforward tournament for Mehul/Kroese, the defending champions here. They didn't lose a set en route to the final. There it was Aspelin/Cordasic, the usual suspects. A crushing 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 loss resulted, hardly the competitive battle expected. The 2-seeds had narrowly survived their semi in five, but this was a different story. At least for the moment, the order switches at the top and we're down to the #2 spot.

Shyam Senepathy had a very easy first-round win, then got as close as he has to another victory in a long time. (18)Juan de los Santos stopped him, but had to work for a 7-5, 7-6(4), 7-5 decision. Ritwik Dudwadkar was seeded 17th ... just one spot below a more favorable draw. Panter and Boller, a couple of the lower seeds, were knocked out in the first round. Two more joined in the second, but none of significance. In the third there was one minor upset, if you can call it that: Ruben Piazzola knocked out Espinoza in four sets. Dudwadkar had a chance to eliminate Martin Zarco again, but lost 6-4, 6-3, 7-5. I thought it would be a closer match, but he clearly didn't have the confidence or whatever it was today; 0-for-5 on break chances.

A lot of competitive but unsurprising results in the fourth round; four-set matches were very common to see. Guardado pushed Sigmund Kronecker the distance and had a chance to win in a close fourth-set tiebreak, but couldn't finish. Zarco and Luc Janin also went five, with the Spaniard prevailing. Milos Schmucker pulled off the only upset, eliminating Borja in a straight-set match. Prakash Mooljee had his first bit of trouble, but ended Piazzola's push here in four.

Seven of the top eight into the quarterfinals, and it would get even more boring as all of the top four won. Only Johnny Browne even had to really work for it, surviving another epic by Kronecker in a TB-riddled 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 6-3 count. The semis were closer, but also pretty predictable. Gillo Fangio took a set, then surrendered to Kaspar in four. Browne lost to Mooljee by the same margin. Mateo Kaspar claims another title here, having lost a couple sets but never really pushed. In the final, Mooljee went meekly except for the second set, 6-1, 7-6(3), 6-3. The 8th Slam for Kaspar ties him for 6th all-time; Mooljee and Mehul share that number with him, for the moment.

07-12-2017, 06:15 PM	#642
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	2053 Wimbledon A pretty straightforward tournament for Mehul/Kroese, the defending champions here. They didn't lose a set en route to the final. There it was Aspelin/Cordasic, the usual suspects. A crushing 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 loss resulted, hardly the competitive battle expected. The 2-seeds had narrowly survived their semi in five, but this was a different story. At least for the moment, the order switches at the top and we're down to the #2 spot. Shyam Senepathy had a very easy first-round win, then got as close as he has to another victory in a long time. (18)Juan de los Santos stopped him, but had to work for a 7-5, 7-6(4), 7-5 decision. Ritwik Dudwadkar was seeded 17th ... just one spot below a more favorable draw. Panter and Boller, a couple of the lower seeds, were knocked out in the first round. Two more joined in the second, but none of significance. In the third there was one minor upset, if you can call it that: Ruben Piazzola knocked out Espinoza in four sets. Dudwadkar had a chance to eliminate Martin Zarco again, but lost 6-4, 6-3, 7-5. I thought it would be a closer match, but he clearly didn't have the confidence or whatever it was today; 0-for-5 on break chances. A lot of competitive but unsurprising results in the fourth round; four-set matches were very common to see. Guardado pushed Sigmund Kronecker the distance and had a chance to win in a close fourth-set tiebreak, but couldn't finish. Zarco and Luc Janin also went five, with the Spaniard prevailing. Milos Schmucker pulled off the only upset, eliminating Borja in a straight-set match. Prakash Mooljee had his first bit of trouble, but ended Piazzola's push here in four. Seven of the top eight into the quarterfinals, and it would get even more boring as all of the top four won. Only Johnny Browne even had to really work for it, surviving another epic by Kronecker in a TB-riddled 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 6-3 count. The semis were closer, but also pretty predictable. Gillo Fangio took a set, then surrendered to Kaspar in four. Browne lost to Mooljee by the same margin. Mateo Kaspar claims another title here, having lost a couple sets but never really pushed. In the final, Mooljee went meekly except for the second set, 6-1, 7-6(3), 6-3. The 8th Slam for Kaspar ties him for 6th all-time; Mooljee and Mehul share that number with him, for the moment.