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World Team Cup Level 1 Group 2: Third Round
Sri Lanka vs. Mexico, Clay
Monday: A. Mehul d. J. Gabriel, 6-0, 6-2, 6-3
Tuesday: G. Girsh d. G. Craighead, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
Wednesday: J. Gabriel/L. Micquel d. G. Girsh/A. Mehul, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1
Thursday: A. Mehul d. G. Craighead, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1
Friday: G. Girsh d. J. Gabriel, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(4)
Sri Lanka defeats Mexico, 4-1!
Not a lot of drama this week as all of the rubbers were determined in straight sets and all of the matches looked decisive pretty early. Mexico has a very good doubles team(15th and 16th in the world) but their singles tandem is simply not top-level quality. As expected, Sri Lanka avoids a playoff and is now done with the WTC competition until next year. A better draw is hoped for, but just as importantly is continued improvement, esp. from Girsh who hopefully will be a lot more of a threat to the top players by the time 2042 rolls around.
For the moment Sri Lanka is up two more spots to 22nd overall. We will still probably be the lowest-ranked nation in the top tier next year, but the gap continues to narrow. Mehul will be off to Monte Carlo after a week off as the clay season gets started.
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