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World Team Cup, Round 3
L4, G3, Sri Lanka vs. Iran, Hard
- A. Chandrasekharan d. A. Amir, 6-2, 6-1, 6-0
- S. Srivastava d. H. Alam, 6-0, 7-6(7), 6-2
- S. Srivastava/M. Datar d. A. Amir/H. Alam, 6-0, 6-1, 6-2
- A. Chandrasekharan d. H. Alam, 6-2, 6-0, 6-1
- S. Srivastava d. A. Amir, 7-6(3), 7-5, 6-3
Sri Lanka defeats Iran, 5-0!!
I expected to win, but I didn't expect ... this. Didn't lose a set, and Srivastava was the only one who had any trouble. It was so one-sided that our experience gain from the matches was terrible. We finish Group 3 undefeated and will face Kazachstan in the quarterfinals. Win there, and we make the promotion playoff!
I think our odds are quite good. The only player they have who is a threat is Serikbek Boyev, who is 34 and will be 35 by the time this matchup arrives in the fall. He topped out at around 40th in both singles and doubles, so Boyev was once very good, but at his age he's close to an even match for our players. We'll be getting better over the next few months, and he will regress, and we only need one win in his three rubbers to beat them.
Until then, it's back to the normal grind of the tour as the pros head to the clay.
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