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Canada
Not a great deal worth mentioning from the opening rounds; the top 8 players all made the quarterfinals here. It was rough in some cases, including a third-set tiebreaker separating Dudwadkar from Hugo Cordova. In the QFs, Stuart Pargeter lost to M. Kaspar, and Karl Kaspar was a surprising upset victim to Mackenzie … after having bageled the American in the first set. A stunning collapse there. Then another upset, as Ritwik Dudwadkar lost a close straight-sets affair to Chiba, his first defeat in seven matches between them. Sbai stopped Gilberto Chinaglia to wrap things up.
Gregory Mackenzie was easily dispatched by Kaspar in the semis, but the other favorite Hamal Sbai didn't fare as well. Sushant Chiba controlled the action and saved the only break chance against his serve in a 6-3, 6-4 win to make the final. He couldn't complete the run though, with Mateo Kaspar taking a 6-2, 7-6(5) title. 61 Masters Shields.
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