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Madrid Masters
More early losses for some of the lower seeds this time, but all of the key players reached at least the third round. The only big upset, and given where this was played I'm not sure it even is one, was #3 Renke Cananis losing to Goya Banqueria in the third round. Banqueria went on to smash Jochen Weigle before he was sat down by Leon Polychroniadis in the semifinals. The other Spaniards were on the top of the draw, where Ben Faille disposed of them. Bardales in the quarterfinal, Caballero in the semifinal, and the championship match was a one-sided coronation, 6-3, 6-2.
Elsewhere ...
Sushant Srivastava added CH3 Ostrava to his lengthy list of second-round exits, though a semifinal run in doubles was nice. Aparna Chandrasekharan added a third straight futures title, though once again it wasn't easy. I think I'll keep him at the FT3 level for one more event.
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