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Sri Lanka Rankings Update
Anil Mehul -- 1st singles(unchanged). Four losses already this year, and Mehul appears set to surrender the top spot to Girsh. He can put a bit of a stay on that transition with a good performance at Monte Carlo in a couple of weeks.
Girish Girsh -- 3rd to 2nd singles. A brilliant 26-1 start for Girsh leaves him just shy of finally taking his turn at #1. In case of being victimized by his own success, he'll skip Monte Carlo where he is the defending champion in order to be properly prepared for the rest of the clay season. This will delay his ascencion, but it's coming -- very possibly by the end of the French Open.
Shreya Ujjaval -- 57th to 33rd singles, 125th to 71st doubles. Ujjaval finally made his breakthrough at Miami, and in incredible, dramatic fashion. He will unadvisedly be playing at Monte Carlo next. He's close to breaking into the big time now, and it'll be interesting to see how he handles it.
Prakash Mooljee -- 44th to 36th singles, 304th to 222nd doubles. The demotion to fourth among Sri Lankan players is assuredly a temporary one. He'll continue to bounce back and forth among a very tightly-packed group of players(there are six players within 75 points of Mooljee). There is no questioning the long-term trend as he continues to rise, but he needs to choose his events well and play to his ability the next couple of times out to ensure a seed at the French Open.
Shyam Senepathy -- 166th to 135th singles. Continued gradual progression. He's good enough to hit the Top 100 soon, but beyond that there are many questions.
Ritwik Dudwadkar -- 209th to 243rd juniors. The usual early-season decline in juniors as the rankings resettle, and he's had some difficulty with fatigue issues in the larger tier-4 events. I think he's close to breaking through that barrier though with continued physical development. Dudwadkar is also just beginning now to emphasize his all-court skill more and more in training, having developed his serve to an acceptable, basic level.
Manager Ranking -- 2nd(unchanged), 39.9k to 41.0k points. About 16k behind oprice, a gap that is regularly shrinking now with his players really starting to fall off.
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