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Brian Swartz · 10-22-2022, 07:11 PM

Year 100 Olympics

As is usually the case, there's nobody around who won a medal last time. Renke Cananis lost in the bronze-medal match, and nobody else got that far. Two top players didn't participate, which can be a good idea to maintain form. For Ben Faille it's logical even though it would be nice to have him. For Jochen Weigle it makes no sense, because he's not going to consistently go deep enough in the big hardcourt events to be worried about his form.

Anyway, 7 of the top 8 into the quarterfinals, plus Matias Aldecoa, Spaniard ranked 24th. He knocked out Ale Ballok to book his spot. If you're wondering about Urazov, well ... he didn't show up either. Goya Banqueria lost to Bardales in the third round.

Aldecoa lost to Cananis 7-5, 6-2 in the first quarterfinal; Raul Ramirez gave Xanthos a tough fight but ultimately lost in two sets as well. Eddy Copperfield barely survived Alketas Albanos in the previous round, and then got thumped by Polychroniadis. And Solitris Papadias provided surprisingly little resistance to Bardales.

Top four into the semis; top two seeds won in straight sets. Lie to me and tell me you're surprised. Closest was Themis Xanthos pushing Cananis to 6-4, 7-6 (6|). Xanthos would go on to easily defeat Toni Bardales and claim the bronze. Meanwhile in their 48th meeting, Leon Polychroniadis defeated Cananis 6-2, 7-6(11), 6-3 to take the gold. Even though he's lost the top spot, Polychroniadis has won three of the last four matches between the #1 and #2 ranked players. Just sayin'. He is now just 530 points behind in the current rankings.

Elsewhere ...

Sushant Srivastava won another FT3, this one in Lithuania, but lost in the doubles QF. Girish Raychaudhari took another JG5 in Nueva Leon, as there weren't good JG4 options that week; SF result in doubles was somewhat disappointing.

Time for the second hardcourt season with Canada and Cincinatti Masters coming up.

10-22-2022, 07:11 PM	#1306
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Year 100 Olympics As is usually the case, there's nobody around who won a medal last time. Renke Cananis lost in the bronze-medal match, and nobody else got that far. Two top players didn't participate, which can be a good idea to maintain form. For Ben Faille it's logical even though it would be nice to have him. For Jochen Weigle it makes no sense, because he's not going to consistently go deep enough in the big hardcourt events to be worried about his form. Anyway, 7 of the top 8 into the quarterfinals, plus Matias Aldecoa, Spaniard ranked 24th. He knocked out Ale Ballok to book his spot. If you're wondering about Urazov, well ... he didn't show up either. Goya Banqueria lost to Bardales in the third round. Aldecoa lost to Cananis 7-5, 6-2 in the first quarterfinal; Raul Ramirez gave Xanthos a tough fight but ultimately lost in two sets as well. Eddy Copperfield barely survived Alketas Albanos in the previous round, and then got thumped by Polychroniadis. And Solitris Papadias provided surprisingly little resistance to Bardales. Top four into the semis; top two seeds won in straight sets. Lie to me and tell me you're surprised. Closest was Themis Xanthos pushing Cananis to 6-4, 7-6 (6\|). Xanthos would go on to easily defeat Toni Bardales and claim the bronze. Meanwhile in their 48th meeting, Leon Polychroniadis defeated Cananis 6-2, 7-6(11), 6-3 to take the gold. Even though he's lost the top spot, Polychroniadis has won three of the last four matches between the #1 and #2 ranked players. Just sayin'. He is now just 530 points behind in the current rankings. Elsewhere ... Sushant Srivastava won another FT3, this one in Lithuania, but lost in the doubles QF. Girish Raychaudhari took another JG5 in Nueva Leon, as there weren't good JG4 options that week; SF result in doubles was somewhat disappointing. Time for the second hardcourt season with Canada and Cincinatti Masters coming up.