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Brian Swartz · 09-06-2019, 12:50 AM

Cincinatti

Guha/Chiba narrowly qualified this time, and then narrowly lost their first-round match, 12-10 in the super TB. Hart/Hughes went out in round two, with #1s Galvan/Aguilar surviving a pair to close super TBs to eventually win the title. The overall doubles scene remains an entertaining crapshoot.

Nicolas Perez was back at the peak of his powers this week, smashing all resistance without the loss of a set. More than that, he did not lose more than five games in any of his last three matches, concluding with a 6-1, 6-4 elimination of Il-Sung Jung, who apparently decided this was one of his handful of tournaments each year to actually show up in. The world no. 1's stranglehold on the sport continues to grow with his 12th Masters trophy. Barry Molyneaux was a stunner as a semifinalist despite the venue, with Lucas Perez putting in a strong showing as the other one.

The quarterfinals were quite amusing. Here's the scorelines for them to show the pattern:

** N. Perez d. Chisulo Mpakati, 6-1, 6-1. The enigmatic Mpakati has … well he hasn't been playing his best lately.
** B. Molyneaux d. Ross Vicars 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3.
** L. Perez d. Harald Wentz, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(6)
** I. Jung d. Tobias Velilla, 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-4

#2, #3, and #5 all lost at this stage. The last three matches including Vicars could clearly have gone either way … but uhm not the first one. Wentz's hold on the #2 spot is very tenuous heading to the USO.

Third-round action saw Amrik Kasaravalli come up just short against Velilla … he's right there as a threat, but so far only a threat. #4 Calisto Aviles losing to Vicars was not a huge surprise given how well the young American feeds off the crowd, and Molyneaux eliminated 7th-seeded Haas in another long third-set TB. Odimos Csollang, who 'lost the tie' for the 16th seed still made it to this stage (l. N. Perez), Helmut Edlund went out to Mpakati and Clavet Moniotte to L. Perez.

Edlund had an impressive three-set win over Mike Rhodes the round before, where Sushant Chiba was beaten by Csollang in two tiebreaks. John Hart had the misfortune of running into N. Perez, [b]Algot Hakanson[b/] was stopped by Jung, and Willy Weigl made Kasaravalli think about it in the second set but was ultimately defeated. Seamus Hughes was the only first-round loser … to Hart, 7-6(11), 6-7(4), 7-6(5). That would have been a heck of a match to watch on the outer courts.

Elsewhere …

Leaving CH1 San Marino to Joao Narciso … who lost a close one to Angloma in the final as it turned out … Nasir Chittoor headed off to CH2 Samarkand. He had a bit of drama in the final there as well. Three times in as many months he's matched up with Manuel Iruso, all of them in challenger finals. There's a significant gap in ability between the two, yet all three matches have gone the distance, all of them won by Chittoor. I don't know why they've been that competitive though it's nice for xp; particularly strange is that while Nasir has lost a set each time, the final stanzas have been dominant; 6-1, 6-1, and 6-0. So where's that in the early going of these matches? It's just weird. Also, we should recognize Lubos Rucklov snagging his first challenger hardware in CH3 Brasilia.

Coming Up …

The final Slam event of the year in Flushing Meadows. Who can cram themselves into the seeded positions of the draw there, and which version of Nicolas Perez shows up? Can Molyneaux and Vicars reprise their strong showings from Cincinatti? Will Wentz even be able to hold onto the #2? Lots of storylines going on there. .

09-06-2019, 12:50 AM	#1176
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Cincinatti Guha/Chiba narrowly qualified this time, and then narrowly lost their first-round match, 12-10 in the super TB. Hart/Hughes went out in round two, with #1s Galvan/Aguilar surviving a pair to close super TBs to eventually win the title. The overall doubles scene remains an entertaining crapshoot. Nicolas Perez was back at the peak of his powers this week, smashing all resistance without the loss of a set. More than that, he did not lose more than five games in any of his last three matches, concluding with a 6-1, 6-4 elimination of Il-Sung Jung, who apparently decided this was one of his handful of tournaments each year to actually show up in. The world no. 1's stranglehold on the sport continues to grow with his 12th Masters trophy. Barry Molyneaux was a stunner as a semifinalist despite the venue, with Lucas Perez putting in a strong showing as the other one. The quarterfinals were quite amusing. Here's the scorelines for them to show the pattern: N. Perez d. Chisulo Mpakati, 6-1, 6-1. The enigmatic Mpakati has … well he hasn't been playing his best lately. B. Molyneaux d. Ross Vicars 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3. L. Perez d. Harald Wentz, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(6) I. Jung d. Tobias Velilla, 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-4 #2, #3, and #5 all lost at this stage. The last three matches including Vicars could clearly have gone either way … but uhm not the first one. Wentz's hold on the #2 spot is very tenuous heading to the USO. Third-round action saw Amrik Kasaravalli come up just short against Velilla … he's right there as a threat, but so far only a threat. #4 Calisto Aviles losing to Vicars was not a huge surprise given how well the young American feeds off the crowd, and Molyneaux eliminated 7th-seeded Haas in another long third-set TB. Odimos Csollang, who 'lost the tie' for the 16th seed still made it to this stage (l. N. Perez), Helmut Edlund went out to Mpakati and Clavet Moniotte to L. Perez. Edlund had an impressive three-set win over Mike Rhodes the round before, where Sushant Chiba was beaten by Csollang in two tiebreaks. John Hart had the misfortune of running into N. Perez, [b]Algot Hakanson[b/] was stopped by Jung, and Willy Weigl made Kasaravalli think about it in the second set but was ultimately defeated. Seamus Hughes was the only first-round loser … to Hart, 7-6(11), 6-7(4), 7-6(5). That would have been a heck of a match to watch on the outer courts. Elsewhere … Leaving CH1 San Marino to Joao Narciso … who lost a close one to Angloma in the final as it turned out … Nasir Chittoor headed off to CH2 Samarkand. He had a bit of drama in the final there as well. Three times in as many months he's matched up with Manuel Iruso, all of them in challenger finals. There's a significant gap in ability between the two, yet all three matches have gone the distance, all of them won by Chittoor. I don't know why they've been that competitive though it's nice for xp; particularly strange is that while Nasir has lost a set each time, the final stanzas have been dominant; 6-1, 6-1, and 6-0. So where's that in the early going of these matches? It's just weird. Also, we should recognize Lubos Rucklov snagging his first challenger hardware in CH3 Brasilia. Coming Up … The final Slam event of the year in Flushing Meadows. Who can cram themselves into the seeded positions of the draw there, and which version of Nicolas Perez shows up? Can Molyneaux and Vicars reprise their strong showings from Cincinatti? Will Wentz even be able to hold onto the #2? Lots of storylines going on there. . Last edited by Brian Swartz : 09-06-2019 at 12:52 AM.