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Brian Swartz · 07-05-2015, 01:02 PM

April - May 2039

The first half of the clay season is in the books and the Madrid/Rome Masters are upon us, signifying the beginning of the ramp-up heading into Roland Garros.

Anil Mehul ended up skipping Monte Carlo, which was eventually won by Benda as he beat Elder in the semis and then Alastra in the finals, both in three sets. That trio looks set to be the top powers on clay once again. Mehul entered Barcelona as a 6-seed the following week, losing in the third round in three to no. 36 Cestmir Marcek, the kind of specialist who is only a threat to him on the dirt.

Girish Girsh spent the whole time training, a nearly two-month stretch as he's just outside of the Top 200, around 210-220 most weeks, and he's reached the point where the practice matchups are good enough that I think it's best for him to go back to a minimal tournament schedule. At this point mid-level Challengers(Tier 2) are his sweet spot, but the challenger events are sparse enough that he'll take what he can get. There's a couple of Tier 2s on hardcourt in a couple of weeks so that'll be his next foray.

Prakash Mooljee did not have to qualify for his fifth junior event which was just last week, and compounded that milestone by surprisingly winning the title as the 4-seed! This has propelled him to 746th in the junior rankings, good enough that I'll need to move him into the Tier 4 events now which have the standard 32-draw; the Tier 5's he's been playing have one less round, a 16-draw. I looked into the possibility of amateur events, but even the first-round losers in qualifying are generally far more advanced in their training. He probably won't be ready for those until he is 16 or 17, a couple of years from now if not longer. Going up to the Tier-4s is a modest jump, but the next step to the Tier-3s is much more difficult so he'll probably be staying at this level for a while. He's also reached the point where he has a basic grasp of the fundamentals involved in the different types of rallies that can come up, and will begin to take on developing some semblance of a serve now, the most difficult and important single shot in tennis.

07-05-2015, 01:02 PM	#57
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	April - May 2039 The first half of the clay season is in the books and the Madrid/Rome Masters are upon us, signifying the beginning of the ramp-up heading into Roland Garros. Anil Mehul ended up skipping Monte Carlo, which was eventually won by Benda as he beat Elder in the semis and then Alastra in the finals, both in three sets. That trio looks set to be the top powers on clay once again. Mehul entered Barcelona as a 6-seed the following week, losing in the third round in three to no. 36 Cestmir Marcek, the kind of specialist who is only a threat to him on the dirt. Girish Girsh spent the whole time training, a nearly two-month stretch as he's just outside of the Top 200, around 210-220 most weeks, and he's reached the point where the practice matchups are good enough that I think it's best for him to go back to a minimal tournament schedule. At this point mid-level Challengers(Tier 2) are his sweet spot, but the challenger events are sparse enough that he'll take what he can get. There's a couple of Tier 2s on hardcourt in a couple of weeks so that'll be his next foray. Prakash Mooljee did not have to qualify for his fifth junior event which was just last week, and compounded that milestone by surprisingly winning the title as the 4-seed! This has propelled him to 746th in the junior rankings, good enough that I'll need to move him into the Tier 4 events now which have the standard 32-draw; the Tier 5's he's been playing have one less round, a 16-draw. I looked into the possibility of amateur events, but even the first-round losers in qualifying are generally far more advanced in their training. He probably won't be ready for those until he is 16 or 17, a couple of years from now if not longer. Going up to the Tier-4s is a modest jump, but the next step to the Tier-3s is much more difficult so he'll probably be staying at this level for a while. He's also reached the point where he has a basic grasp of the fundamentals involved in the different types of rallies that can come up, and will begin to take on developing some semblance of a serve now, the most difficult and important single shot in tennis.