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June
Both of my top players decided to take in a 500 event on the grass as a warm-up to Wimbledon. The fields were pretty strong there with some late entrants. Prakash Mooljee was the #2 seed in Halle, but lost a not-that-surprising result to Dircx in the SF, 6-4, 6-4. Much more surprising was Sigmund Kronecker beating Fangio on the other side, then going on to win the title. Ritwik Dudwadkar played in the other event, Queen's Club, and had competitive matches throughout. In the quarters, Hsuang-tsung Teng stretched him to three sets, Zarco gave him a close two in the SF, and then in the title match it was a real epic against Johnny Browne. Dudwadkar came out it with a very satisfying 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4 win, edging the American to get his second 500-level title. This gives a chance at moving into the #4 position if he can do well enough at Wimbledon, as he's just a bit behind Dircx in the rankings ...
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