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Brian Swartz · 01-02-2018, 07:30 AM

I've finally managed to consistently flood the thread enough to be almost caught up; only a month behind now and I should get even with the progress of the tour right about at the end of the year.

October

Anil Mehul and Sushant Chiba both had the next couple of weeks off. Ritwik Dudwadkar returned to the Swiss Indoors(500), where he had lost a tight final to Teng last year. This time, a close semifinal against Panter went his way, and then he crushed arrogant interloper Karl Kaspar 6-1, 6-0 to claim the title. It's his first professional indoor championship. A smallish one, but he'll take it. Prakash Mooljee lost in the semis of the Kremlin Cup(250) to Matteo Zimolo in a third-set tiebreak, then in the Vienna(500) final to Hsuang-tsung Teng, 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(7). Very close to winning both, but he couldn't quite get there.

Heading into Paris, the final spot in the WTF is still up for grabs:

** Nikitin -- 3230
** Chinaglia -- 3170
** Fangio -- 3120

You'd think Nikitin has the edge here, but he's been afflicted by the ranking bug and is about 200 points lower than he should be. Also, his manager appears to be AWOL; he hasn't practiced at all or appeared in anything other than big events in the two months since the US Open. We may be witnessing a sad, premature ending to his(and Jolland's) careers.

01-02-2018, 07:30 AM	#749
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	I've finally managed to consistently flood the thread enough to be almost caught up; only a month behind now and I should get even with the progress of the tour right about at the end of the year. October Anil Mehul and Sushant Chiba both had the next couple of weeks off. Ritwik Dudwadkar returned to the Swiss Indoors(500), where he had lost a tight final to Teng last year. This time, a close semifinal against Panter went his way, and then he crushed arrogant interloper Karl Kaspar 6-1, 6-0 to claim the title. It's his first professional indoor championship. A smallish one, but he'll take it. Prakash Mooljee lost in the semis of the Kremlin Cup(250) to Matteo Zimolo in a third-set tiebreak, then in the Vienna(500) final to Hsuang-tsung Teng, 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(7). Very close to winning both, but he couldn't quite get there. Heading into Paris, the final spot in the WTF is still up for grabs: Nikitin -- 3230 Chinaglia -- 3170 ** Fangio -- 3120 You'd think Nikitin has the edge here, but he's been afflicted by the ranking bug and is about 200 points lower than he should be. Also, his manager appears to be AWOL; he hasn't practiced at all or appeared in anything other than big events in the two months since the US Open. We may be witnessing a sad, premature ending to his(and Jolland's) careers. Last edited by Brian Swartz : 01-02-2018 at 07:31 AM.