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January
World Team Cup, Round 1
We started out against Italy, with Gillo Fangio the center of attention. He certainly got his money's worth out of things. We didn't lose a set against anyone else, guaranteeing the victory. Fangio lost to Dudwadkar in five sets, and beat Mooljee in another rubber that went the distance. Ultimately a solid 4-1 win on the clay to start things off.
Sushant Chiba looked to boost his points total in Prejov(tier 1), and while he lost quickly in doubles, the singles was more of a test. The final against top-seeded Willy Bochette(FRA), then ranked 4th, went to 6-4, 7-5 but Chiba got the victory.
Ritwik Dudwadkar and Prakash Mooljee both had a warm-up event as well(250s). Mooljee, playing in Auckland, was the #1 seed and had a test QF over Besson before losing to Hsuang-tsung Teng in the semifinals, 6-4, 6-4. Dudwadkar did no better, going out in Sydney SFs to Andres Guardado by the same score. A disappointing start for those two: hopefully Australia will be better. Mehul didn't need any more matches it was decided.
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