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Brian Swartz · 12-17-2017, 02:11 PM

Miami

Anil Mehul got through a round; and then got double-bageled by #1s Aspelin/Cordasic. I remember the days when we were able to give them a run for their money. Past tense. Shyam Senepathy didn't do badly, beating a qualifier before losing to Jolland 6-4, 6-2.

(28) Ariel Borja over Cirakovic was one of the most entertaining early-round matches, a pair of has-beens going at it but it was still good viewing. Hugo Cordova struck again, taking out (30)Matteo Zimmolo 4-6, 7-6(8), 6-3. Gotta figure the crowd was the deciding factor there. (11)Milos Schmucker went down to a qualifier, and Janin(26th) exited as well. Schmucker's really the only big name -- and his name is getting smaller by the week the way he's playing. (15) Gregory Mackenzie, home court and all, was surprised by Mexican (32)Cristian Castegali in the third round. Cordova nearly struck again, but lost a pair of tiebreaks to Kronecker. Mooljee was pushed by (17)Jake Jolland, but survived in three to keep on moving.

There were a couple of interesting matches in the fourth round, but the results were stunningly predictable; all eight favored seeds won, and none lost a set. Zarco had a close one against Stuart Pargeter, Valentin Rosenberg came close against Teng, but in the end it was all of the Top 8 moving on the quarterfinals. Yawn. Ruben Piazzola was thumped 2 & 2 by Kaspar, who keeps on rolling. A modest surprise as Guus Dircx lost 6-3, 6-4 to Fangio, Prakash Mooljee got the first set against Zarco before falling 5-7, 6-1, 6-4, and Hsuang-tsung Teng was easily handled by Dudwadkar.

Another crushing win by Mateo over Gillo Fangio set up another matchup between Martin Zarco and Ritwik Dudwadkar in the second semi. This one wasn't as close as last week; Dudwadkar easily took it in straight-sets to make himself 3-for-3 against the higher-ranked Spaniard this year. He's certainly doing his part to climb the ladder. Mateo Kaspar was less hospitable in a 7-6(6), 6-2 final, but getting there is the trophy at the moment. A good tournament all the way around.

12-17-2017, 02:11 PM	#729
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Miami Anil Mehul got through a round; and then got double-bageled by #1s Aspelin/Cordasic. I remember the days when we were able to give them a run for their money. Past tense. Shyam Senepathy didn't do badly, beating a qualifier before losing to Jolland 6-4, 6-2. (28) Ariel Borja over Cirakovic was one of the most entertaining early-round matches, a pair of has-beens going at it but it was still good viewing. Hugo Cordova struck again, taking out (30)Matteo Zimmolo 4-6, 7-6(8), 6-3. Gotta figure the crowd was the deciding factor there. (11)Milos Schmucker went down to a qualifier, and Janin(26th) exited as well. Schmucker's really the only big name -- and his name is getting smaller by the week the way he's playing. (15) Gregory Mackenzie, home court and all, was surprised by Mexican (32)Cristian Castegali in the third round. Cordova nearly struck again, but lost a pair of tiebreaks to Kronecker. Mooljee was pushed by (17)Jake Jolland, but survived in three to keep on moving. There were a couple of interesting matches in the fourth round, but the results were stunningly predictable; all eight favored seeds won, and none lost a set. Zarco had a close one against Stuart Pargeter, Valentin Rosenberg came close against Teng, but in the end it was all of the Top 8 moving on the quarterfinals. Yawn. Ruben Piazzola was thumped 2 & 2 by Kaspar, who keeps on rolling. A modest surprise as Guus Dircx lost 6-3, 6-4 to Fangio, Prakash Mooljee got the first set against Zarco before falling 5-7, 6-1, 6-4, and Hsuang-tsung Teng was easily handled by Dudwadkar. Another crushing win by Mateo over Gillo Fangio set up another matchup between Martin Zarco and Ritwik Dudwadkar in the second semi. This one wasn't as close as last week; Dudwadkar easily took it in straight-sets to make himself 3-for-3 against the higher-ranked Spaniard this year. He's certainly doing his part to climb the ladder. Mateo Kaspar was less hospitable in a 7-6(6), 6-2 final, but getting there is the trophy at the moment. A good tournament all the way around.