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2047 World Team Cup Finals
Sri Lanka vs. Italy, Hardcourt
Monday: A. Mehul d. M. Kinczllers, 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(1), 7-6(5), 10-8
Tuesday: G. Girsh d. T. Alberti, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-4
Wednesday: S. Boccasino/A. El Brazi d. S. Ujjaval/P. Mooljee, 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Thursday: G. Girsh d. M. Kinczllers, 6-0, 7-6(5), 6-4
Friday: A. Mehul d. T. Alberti, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5
Sri Lanka defeats Italy, 4-1!!
We won as expected, but there was no shortage of drama this week and it could have been much closer. The first rubber was a classic case of Mehul flat-out refusing to lose against Mugur Kinczllers. Just a great match and plenty of chances for both players at the end of the final set. He more outlasted the top Italian and world no. 5 than beat him, which is pretty impressive for a guy not far from his 32nd birthday. The doubles went the distance as well, but we ultimately got it done for our third straight world championship.
Italy remains in 7th, while Sri Lanka has opened a solid lead as the clear #1.
Coming Up ...
Next week we'll see who's going up and coming down in the WTC Playoffs, followed by the beginning of the year-end reports/thread spam. 2048 is just around the corner.
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