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Somebody snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. AGAIN. I'll give you three guesses who, but you'll only need one.
At the World Tour Finals in San Jose, California, USA, where they would never hold an indoor tennis tournament except under pain of death, this happened. Sushant Chiba got that win he didn't expect right away in the opener, defeating world no. 2 Meikeljohn 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6(5). Had his chances to blow it, but didn't. Made up for it by losing to Perez 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3) in the next match, and then straight-setted by Molyneaux. So once again he loses out in the round-robin. This group also featured a cross-table with two BMs. There are two jokes there.
In any case, the two Irish twits, Perez, and Molyneaux are your semifinalists. My math says Perez needs to beat Hart - GL with that - in his matchup to get into the year-end Top 4. Otherwhise he'll still be behind Solberg. 4-7 could still finish in multiple orders, 1-3 is going to be Hart/Meikeljohn/Molyneaux barring something weird, and Chiba at 8 is set in stone.
Sushant Chiba: The Lost Year
Let's play 'what in the name of the bouncy yellow ball just happened'. Win-loss records since he went full-time pro:
'58: 58-15
'59: 59-19
'60: 62-23
'61: 72-15
'62: 75-14
'63: 67-16
'64: 77-18
'65: 46-22
The year after his best year, he has his worst. By, like a mile. He didn't just lose a step, he took a freaking header off a cliff, accelerating himself into the ground with a jetpack. This difference is almost completely not to be found in his ratings. He just sucked.
Ahh well.
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