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Old 03-05-2019, 05:13 PM   #898
Brian Swartz
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Join Date: May 2006
World Team Cup, Group 4, Round 2
Sri Lanka(3rd) vs. Sweden(4th)

Before Russia threw a wrench into things, one would have thought this would be the pair who would tussle for the group's top spot. An unceremonious loss in doubles put us down 2-1 with Sushant Chiba grabbing the only win. Chiba had a second 4-set victory in as many weeks over Ali Solberg to level the tie, and then a stunning turn of events as Amrik Kasaravalli upset 19th-ranked Jorgen Henriksson, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 to give Sri Lanka an unlikely and much-needed 3-2 win!

I thought we'd be facing Thailand in the final group round to avoid going back to the relegation playoff. We still rank behind Sweden on tiebreakers despite having beaten them though. If they defeat Russia, we could still find ourselves not getting through even if we beat Thailand. They have two Top-30 players so they are no pushovers, and yet are likely to find themselves in the relegation playoff.

Basically, Group 4 is just plain stupid.

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