Well Monte Carlo isn't going away, but it still will help him a bit
. I could have played it that way, but I just don't see the utility in it. Move up a bit with challenger results … but then you can't play them anymore and ultimately to make any significant progress it's all going to be about getting some upsets somewhere, whether it's the big events or 250s/500s, he's just got to beat higher-ranked players and there's no real way around that.