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Brian Swartz · 03-22-2017, 03:33 PM

April

I've fallen a bit behind here, so I'll try to get things caught up.

World Team Cup

The third round matchup with the Czech Republic was crucial; the winner moves on the quarterfinals, loser is eliminated. Tomas Niklas beat Girsh in straight sets on Monday, but that was the only bright spot they'd have. Prakash Mooljee had no major difficulties in either of his matchups, Mehul/Ujjaval were not threatened in a 3-set doubles win, and Girish Girsh even got a victory himself in a dead rubber on the final day, outlasting Jurco 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1. All together a 4-1 victory, and it may have been a bumpier road but the bottom line is we're through to the knockout rounds.

We've got Germany on clay in the quarterfinals, and are on the opposite side of the draw from the US so we won't meet them again until the finals if we both get there(probable). Germany has two mid-20s players; they're a solid nation and ranked 4th but we should be able to take them. Probably another 4-1 count.

Monte Carlo Masters

A couple weeks later, the top warmup for the clay season commenced. Most of the top players including Mooljee bypassed it, but Kaspar entered at the last minute. Andres Guardado(12) of Mexico was the only seed to drop out in the first round. Shreya Ujjaval was the top Sri Lanka entry; he eliminated Anil Mehul easily in the second round, making it to the quarters where Kaspar beat him in straight sets.

Form held for the most part, but there was a quite interesting quarterfinal match between two surprises: (11) Jake Jolland and (15) Guus Dirickx. Jolland won in a third-set tiebreaker, joining the top three seeds in the semifinals. That round went quickly, with Kaspar beating Luc Janin and Gillo Fangio taking out Jolland. Mateo Kaspar converted five of six break points to eliminate any chance of an upset, beating Fangio 7-5, 6-2 for the title. Another nice feather in his cap, but Fangio rises to 3rd also as the two of them keep pushing forward.

As for my players, Prakash Mooljee took a full four weeks off after the WTC to train. Anil Mehul had a solid QF showing in the Monte Carlo doubles to show for his efforts. Ritwik Dudwadkar needed the time off, while Sushant Chiba played two events. In La Plata he made the semis in doubles but was stopped early in singles again. Two weeks later in Bals, Romania, he took advantage of a weaker field to win the singles title, his first juniors crown, and a doubles runner-up finish. This moved him to about the mid-800s in terms of his ranking, and allowed him a few weeks off for training.

Next Up

The Rome & Madrid Masters as the clay season hits its stride.

03-22-2017, 03:33 PM	#591
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	April I've fallen a bit behind here, so I'll try to get things caught up. World Team Cup The third round matchup with the Czech Republic was crucial; the winner moves on the quarterfinals, loser is eliminated. Tomas Niklas beat Girsh in straight sets on Monday, but that was the only bright spot they'd have. Prakash Mooljee had no major difficulties in either of his matchups, Mehul/Ujjaval were not threatened in a 3-set doubles win, and Girish Girsh even got a victory himself in a dead rubber on the final day, outlasting Jurco 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1. All together a 4-1 victory, and it may have been a bumpier road but the bottom line is we're through to the knockout rounds. We've got Germany on clay in the quarterfinals, and are on the opposite side of the draw from the US so we won't meet them again until the finals if we both get there(probable). Germany has two mid-20s players; they're a solid nation and ranked 4th but we should be able to take them. Probably another 4-1 count. Monte Carlo Masters A couple weeks later, the top warmup for the clay season commenced. Most of the top players including Mooljee bypassed it, but Kaspar entered at the last minute. Andres Guardado(12) of Mexico was the only seed to drop out in the first round. Shreya Ujjaval was the top Sri Lanka entry; he eliminated Anil Mehul easily in the second round, making it to the quarters where Kaspar beat him in straight sets. Form held for the most part, but there was a quite interesting quarterfinal match between two surprises: (11) Jake Jolland and (15) Guus Dirickx. Jolland won in a third-set tiebreaker, joining the top three seeds in the semifinals. That round went quickly, with Kaspar beating Luc Janin and Gillo Fangio taking out Jolland. Mateo Kaspar converted five of six break points to eliminate any chance of an upset, beating Fangio 7-5, 6-2 for the title. Another nice feather in his cap, but Fangio rises to 3rd also as the two of them keep pushing forward. As for my players, Prakash Mooljee took a full four weeks off after the WTC to train. Anil Mehul had a solid QF showing in the Monte Carlo doubles to show for his efforts. Ritwik Dudwadkar needed the time off, while Sushant Chiba played two events. In La Plata he made the semis in doubles but was stopped early in singles again. Two weeks later in Bals, Romania, he took advantage of a weaker field to win the singles title, his first juniors crown, and a doubles runner-up finish. This moved him to about the mid-800s in terms of his ranking, and allowed him a few weeks off for training. Next Up The Rome & Madrid Masters as the clay season hits its stride. Last edited by Brian Swartz : 03-22-2017 at 03:34 PM.