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Well done! Present isn't that bad either. Unfortunately Kansal and his peak endurance of a whole 1.4 is not going to do much in the long term.
2045 Wimbledon
Opening Rounds
Another good draw for Shreya Ujjaval, who blanked a british wild-card, then met up with 29-seed Stefan Baune of Germany. He started off poorly but finished well in a wildly swerving match on the best surface for both players, outlasting Baune for the best win of his career to date, 1-6, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-1! In a credible showing, he ended his run in the third round for the third time in his Slam portfolio but the first time here, falling to Caratti in four sets.
Meanwhile, Girish Girsh had his first bit of trouble with Jens Petersen in the second round but moved on in four. Smitala became the first top seed to bow out early as he lost in five to Vito Bonamoni. The third round brought a number of epic five-set battles, but Thiago Herrera was the only real upset as the 7-seed was taken out by Davide Poilblan.
The fourth round brought the first real marquee matchup of hopefuls with Antonin Iglar surviving the loss of an epic 30-point second-set tiebreak to knock out Elias Trulsen in four sets. A disappointingly early exit for Trulsen, who could have beaten a lot of players at this stage, but he's still working his way up to get more favorable draws. Girsh moved through having done much better after the second round, and Anil Mehul had his first real fight in a tough four-setter that was close the whole way against Agustin Herrera. The quarterfinal field featured the top six seeds, along with the two young Frenchmen, Poilblan and Bourdet.
Elsewhere ..
Prakash Mooljee was seeded #2 at Marburg(tier 2), where he was looking to defend last year's title. The top seed was worn-out Swede Gerard Benneton, and Mooljee cruised through with no real difficulty at all, crushing Gael Monfils 6-1, 6-2 in the final to maintain his standing.
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