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July
The only event on the schedule the next couple weeks was the Washington 500. Prakash Mooljee was seeded fourth here, and hoping for a deep run to replace his Olympics total from last year and continue to move up. After a bye, he lost only two games against a qualifier, and then played ninth-seed Tioslav Srbulovic in the third round. It was an evenly played match, but Mooljee was beaten 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-5. Srbulovic is also on the rise, a hardcourt specialist who is an excellent athlete, and playing in front of his home crowd. All those are fine excuses and Mooljee has no reason to panic, but it was just an extension of the disappointments this year. Once again, he was slightly the better player but went just 2 of 14 on break chances(Srbulovic was 4 of 8). And that was the match. Again. The American made it to the final before losing to Kinczllers, and I expect he'll make a significant charge with a lot of home crowds and favorable surfaces coming up.
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