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Old 12-16-2015, 11:21 AM   #209
Brian Swartz
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I'm a bit behind here again, so time to spam the thread the next couple of days ...

June

Aka the two weeks between the summer slams. Everyone was off for the first week. In the second, Girsh was the third seed at the UNICEF Open(250). He nearly met with disaster like he did last year in the first round, falling a set behind to Frenchman Patric Clerq before rallying to win in three. From there he gradually looked a little better each round before meeting top-seeded Andres Blanco in the final. In a rematch of their French Open classic just three weeks earlier, and just their second overall meeting, Blanco won 7-5, 6-4 in a match that wasn't really that close. Such is the way of grass-court tennis when break chances are often rare. Overall a solid week for him, but it almost ended quickly and badly.

Prakash Mooljee was in action as the 8th-seed at the junior Wimbledon; several of the players ranked ahead of him chose not to participate, more than usual, giving him a better position in the draw. He made smooth progress to the quarterfinals, where he lost to Jurco once again. Doubles went better as it has lately, with a run to the semis. Having played three big events in the past few weeks, Mooljee will now take almost two full months off to train.
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