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Brian Swartz · 07-02-2017, 04:12 PM

Miami Masters

Mehul/Kroese really hit their stride here and were never really challenged, snagging a second straight Masters. Surprise finalists Alberti/Boccasino practically were a walkover, 6-3, 6-1 in the title match. Good month here for the doubles results.

Still no Ujjaval on the singles side. Shyam Senepathy got through a first-round encounter again, and then took a whole three games from Mooljee. A second straight early loss for young Austrian hopeful (23)Benno Duhr has him declining a bit. The US contingent didn't start as strong this week, for whatever reason. Ritwik Dudwadkar had an easy win and then a first-ever introduction to what historically great tennis looks like. Kaspar beat him 6-4, 6-1, a rather predictable outcome. He didn't get any breaks with the seeding here or in IW, but that's not his fault. Ukrainian Alexey Nikitin, who we've featured as an up-and-comer, made the third round and took a set from Jolland before losing. Not bad for a guy celebrating his 21st birthday. Borja had a couple close calls early, but kept on moving.

Tomas Niklas made another good run, and almost took out Fangio before losing in a fourth-round deciding tiebreak. A rough first set against Andres Guardado put Mooljee in a bind, but he finished 6-2, 6-1 to take care of business. Janin struggled but advanced also. Oh, how a week or two can change things. The quarterfinals featured the Top 8 seeds. Nobody left early. Bad luck for Guus Dircx, who loses again in a one-sided defeat to Kaspar. Zarco lost quickly to Gillo Fangio, Luc Janin pushed Mooljee to a second straight third set before quickly fading, and in a real epic Ariel Borja surprised Browne this time around, 7-6(4), 5-7, 7-6(4). In three-set matches that's just about as good as it gets.

Mateo Kaspar handled Fangio for 8th straight time in the first semi, 6-2, 6-4. Prakash Mooljee and Borja played a tight second match. Prakash was the more consistent player but only 2 of 10 on break points, and loses a close one. Ariel Borja was run over in the final by Kaspar, who remains unbeaten this year.

07-02-2017, 04:12 PM	#636
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Miami Masters Mehul/Kroese really hit their stride here and were never really challenged, snagging a second straight Masters. Surprise finalists Alberti/Boccasino practically were a walkover, 6-3, 6-1 in the title match. Good month here for the doubles results. Still no Ujjaval on the singles side. Shyam Senepathy got through a first-round encounter again, and then took a whole three games from Mooljee. A second straight early loss for young Austrian hopeful (23)Benno Duhr has him declining a bit. The US contingent didn't start as strong this week, for whatever reason. Ritwik Dudwadkar had an easy win and then a first-ever introduction to what historically great tennis looks like. Kaspar beat him 6-4, 6-1, a rather predictable outcome. He didn't get any breaks with the seeding here or in IW, but that's not his fault. Ukrainian Alexey Nikitin, who we've featured as an up-and-comer, made the third round and took a set from Jolland before losing. Not bad for a guy celebrating his 21st birthday. Borja had a couple close calls early, but kept on moving. Tomas Niklas made another good run, and almost took out Fangio before losing in a fourth-round deciding tiebreak. A rough first set against Andres Guardado put Mooljee in a bind, but he finished 6-2, 6-1 to take care of business. Janin struggled but advanced also. Oh, how a week or two can change things. The quarterfinals featured the Top 8 seeds. Nobody left early. Bad luck for Guus Dircx, who loses again in a one-sided defeat to Kaspar. Zarco lost quickly to Gillo Fangio, Luc Janin pushed Mooljee to a second straight third set before quickly fading, and in a real epic Ariel Borja surprised Browne this time around, 7-6(4), 5-7, 7-6(4). In three-set matches that's just about as good as it gets. Mateo Kaspar handled Fangio for 8th straight time in the first semi, 6-2, 6-4. Prakash Mooljee and Borja played a tight second match. Prakash was the more consistent player but only 2 of 10 on break points, and loses a close one. Ariel Borja was run over in the final by Kaspar, who remains unbeaten this year.