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May
The week after Monte Carlo there were a couple of events for my players. First up, Anil Mehul was in action at the Bucharest 500. He played much better this week after the MC debacle, cruising to the final where he controlled the match against ninth-ranked Thiago Herrera. The scoreline was 7-6(2), 7-6(3), but only that close due to Mehul blowing 8 of 9 break opportunities. This sets him up reasonably for the rest of the clay season, and gives him a little more breathing room in the rankings ahead of Girsh.
Also in action was Prakash Mooljee who can't quite seem to escape challengers completely. At a tier-2 event in Leon, Mexico(hardcourt), he expected Blagota Cojanovic to be the only real competition. Even that didn't pan out, as Mooljee handed him a pair of breadsticks in the final. This moves him up to 31st, equaling his career high.
Coming Up ...
The Madrid Masters is next week, Rome the week after that. Mooljee will be off both weeks for training but the other three will be active. Girsh, presently almost 1700 pts. back of Mehul in the rankings, will be looking to get close enough to give himself a chance at overtaking him when Roland Garros and Wimbledon roll around.
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