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Old 12-08-2017, 06:24 PM   #725
Brian Swartz
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Join Date: May 2006
January

WTC, Group Play, First Round

We get the Czech Republic first. Only doubles was close, with Mehul/Suksma earning a 6-3, 6-7(5), 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 win to give us a perfect 5-0 sweep. Didn't look good after the third set, but they turned it around. 12th-ranked Milos Schmucker didn't take a single set from us. Nice showing at the first hurdle.

Anil Mehul entered the tier-1 Sao Paolo challenger a week later, and was bounced in the second round. Sushant Chiba took some time off here, having played in a futures tournament in the final week of last year. Prakash Mooljee was runner-up to Kaspar at the Qatar Open(250), while Ritwik Dudwadkar headed off to Brisbane for his warm-up event. Cristian Castegali took a set in the semifinals, and that ended up being the toughest match; he thumped top-seeded Guus Dircx 6-2, 6-4 in the final, a good start to the year with the title and a message that he intends to push higher this season.
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