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Brian Swartz · 11-30-2015, 08:12 PM

Indian Wells Masters

Girsh was just high enough to have a bye as the 15th seed. He blasted through his first opponent and then fairly impressively dispatched Marcelo Herrera, who nearly beat him a month ago in the WTC, in straight sets. Following that was No. 7 Pierce Gaskell in the fourth round. Gaskell has really improved himself this year and looks to be continuing to rise. Girsh had a chance here but was a big underdog. Gaskell won it, but he was a given a fight, 7-6(5), 6-3. Girsh played well enough to give himself a chance, and really had a solid bounce-back tournament here even if he still didn't manage to pull off an upset.

Mehul had a good draw, but it almost all came undone for him in the fourth round as well. Matched up with 25th-seed Radek Smitala(USA), who should have been an easy win for him, he managed to escape only by the narrowest of margins in a tough final-set tiebreak. The final count was 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(7), with Smitala blasting 17 aces and while Mehul was a bit better, it could have gone either way.

It was a wake-up call, and one that was heeded. Gaskell fell routinely in the next round, setting up a match with Benda that was not as close as the two-set tiebreak victory which resulted. And so Mehul made it to his first final here, naturally meeting Iglar once again. This time was a bit closer than in Australia, but once again the Czech was a couple steps ahead and took his 11th Masters Shield, 7-6(4), 6-4.

Edit: It's worth noting here I think that Anil Mehul went over the 10 million mark in career earnings with his runner-up placement.

All in all a good tournament, and more ground gained on the German no. 2. That near-disaster against Smitala was the key moment; it was a letdown, and one that very nearly cost him.

Prakash Mooljee was in Copa Gerdau('A') and once again had the misfortune to meet the top seed in the third round. The top-ranked junior player in the world, Croatia's Sava Cirakovic, dismissed him 6-1, 6-2, and that was that. It is a couple months now for him before the next A-tier tournament, the Italian Open at the end of May.

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11-30-2015, 08:12 PM	#199
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Indian Wells Masters Girsh was just high enough to have a bye as the 15th seed. He blasted through his first opponent and then fairly impressively dispatched Marcelo Herrera, who nearly beat him a month ago in the WTC, in straight sets. Following that was No. 7 Pierce Gaskell in the fourth round. Gaskell has really improved himself this year and looks to be continuing to rise. Girsh had a chance here but was a big underdog. Gaskell won it, but he was a given a fight, 7-6(5), 6-3. Girsh played well enough to give himself a chance, and really had a solid bounce-back tournament here even if he still didn't manage to pull off an upset. Mehul had a good draw, but it almost all came undone for him in the fourth round as well. Matched up with 25th-seed Radek Smitala(USA), who should have been an easy win for him, he managed to escape only by the narrowest of margins in a tough final-set tiebreak. The final count was 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(7), with Smitala blasting 17 aces and while Mehul was a bit better, it could have gone either way. It was a wake-up call, and one that was heeded. Gaskell fell routinely in the next round, setting up a match with Benda that was not as close as the two-set tiebreak victory which resulted. And so Mehul made it to his first final here, naturally meeting Iglar once again. This time was a bit closer than in Australia, but once again the Czech was a couple steps ahead and took his 11th Masters Shield, 7-6(4), 6-4. Edit: It's worth noting here I think that Anil Mehul went over the 10 million mark in career earnings with his runner-up placement. All in all a good tournament, and more ground gained on the German no. 2. That near-disaster against Smitala was the key moment; it was a letdown, and one that very nearly cost him. Prakash Mooljee was in Copa Gerdau('A') and once again had the misfortune to meet the top seed in the third round. The top-ranked junior player in the world, Croatia's Sava Cirakovic, dismissed him 6-1, 6-2, and that was that. It is a couple months now for him before the next A-tier tournament, the Italian Open at the end of May. Coming Up Miami next week will conclude the year's fist quarter. Last edited by Brian Swartz : 11-30-2015 at 08:17 PM.