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Brian Swartz · 05-10-2019, 03:20 PM

Madrid

It might have been premature to put Nicolas Perez's move upward on hold. The Argentine phenom bashed his way past the main in front of him, Meikeljohn, in the semis and then edged Hart in another classic between them in the final, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(5). Neither player did well at all on their break chances - in actuality it shouldn't have had to come down a tiebreaker as Perez firmly controlled the match. He's now in clear striking range of #2, though he's not quite there yet. Second Masters Shield of his career, with many more to come.

Harald Wentz continued his charge as the other semifinalist, easily dismissing Sushant Chiba in the third round, sandwiched around closer straight-set successes against Molyneaux in the second and Stachovsky in the quarters. Chisulo Mpakati and Il-Sung Jung both made the last eight as well. The Mpkati/Jung/Wentz trio now ranks 18th-20th, and it won't take much more of this for them to move up a tier.

Amrik Kasaravalli got a bit of a breakthrough to keep himself inside the Top32 bubble. A 6-3, 7-6(5) victory over the fatigued and overplayed Mike Rhodes in round two earned him a dismissal by Meikeljohn in the third, but also got him another solid 90-point effort to stay afloat.

So now we'll do it all over again in Rome, where Meikeljohn hopes to get some breathing room - last year he was out in R3 while Perez made the final. If Nicolas can repeat his title in Madrid though, he could very will still snag the #2 spot. As for me, my younger guys will be back in action on the futures circuit, while Chiba tries to continue his decent play and Kasaravalli struggles for whatever he can get.

05-10-2019, 03:20 PM	#995
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Madrid It might have been premature to put Nicolas Perez's move upward on hold. The Argentine phenom bashed his way past the main in front of him, Meikeljohn, in the semis and then edged Hart in another classic between them in the final, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(5). Neither player did well at all on their break chances - in actuality it shouldn't have had to come down a tiebreaker as Perez firmly controlled the match. He's now in clear striking range of #2, though he's not quite there yet. Second Masters Shield of his career, with many more to come. Harald Wentz continued his charge as the other semifinalist, easily dismissing Sushant Chiba in the third round, sandwiched around closer straight-set successes against Molyneaux in the second and Stachovsky in the quarters. Chisulo Mpakati and Il-Sung Jung both made the last eight as well. The Mpkati/Jung/Wentz trio now ranks 18th-20th, and it won't take much more of this for them to move up a tier. Amrik Kasaravalli got a bit of a breakthrough to keep himself inside the Top32 bubble. A 6-3, 7-6(5) victory over the fatigued and overplayed Mike Rhodes in round two earned him a dismissal by Meikeljohn in the third, but also got him another solid 90-point effort to stay afloat. So now we'll do it all over again in Rome, where Meikeljohn hopes to get some breathing room - last year he was out in R3 while Perez made the final. If Nicolas can repeat his title in Madrid though, he could very will still snag the #2 spot. As for me, my younger guys will be back in action on the futures circuit, while Chiba tries to continue his decent play and Kasaravalli struggles for whatever he can get. Last edited by Brian Swartz : 05-10-2019 at 03:20 PM.