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Paris Masters
If you needed confirmation that the current Top 8 are the correct ones, you got it as all of them made the quarterfinals, shutting out all the dreamers. Sushant Chiba faced Karl K again, and gave him a tough set before folding 7-6(5), 6-1. Stuart Pargeter was dismissed easily by Dudwadkar, Gilberto Chinaglia gave the deposed legend Mateo a battle before passing on 7-5, 6-4, and it was the flip of that score as Sbai eliminated Gregory Mackenzie. All the favorites advance again. ZZZZZZzzzzzzz.
The close to the tournament was quite competitive though. Ritwik Dudwadkar nearly derailed the KK train, 6-4, 7-6(5). Strong showing by him here, even if he did end his run a match before the final. Hamal Sbai took the first set against Mateo Kaspar before falling 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. And then #1 Karl Kaspar stumpled, with 32-year-old Mateo taking his 62nd Masters, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. The gap at the top still increases as Karl was out in the semis here a year ago, but a nice run by the former King who adds yet one more trophy to his records.
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