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Challenger Wrap-Up
Nasir Chittoor continued his run of Challenger successes, winning singles titles in CH3 Montevideo and CH3 Cancun heading into the 'offseason'. In Montevideo he defeated Boltanski again, this time in the semis, and teamed with Satyagit Guha for the doubles title. It was a tense one, with super tiebreaks required for the last two matches including a 10-8 nailbiter in the final, but they ultimately pulled through.
The final week with Cancun, both players didn't have the form remaining for a dual set so instead of playing doubles, Guha split off for an FT2 adventure in Ecuador. He reached the final there, but came up short against another fatigued player, Esteban Claveria(ESP, #230). Was a close match though going the distance, and doing that well against one of the better futures players shows that Guha is ready to push upwards to that echelon. The previous week he qualified in Montevideo, but another rough draw had him exiting to Chittoor in the second round.
A quality finish overall for both players. The goal of this last push was to improve rankings and therefore quality of practice partners over the break, and that was achieved.
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