Stircrazy wrote:

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SF:  (6) Mateus Alves (BRA) WR 505 (= CH) vs (SE) Alastair Gray WR 1013

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 Alves (age 20, junior CH 29) got knocked out last week in R1 - but it was against the interloper, Salton, who made the finals. 

(Ryan P also beat him a few months ago but he's on a roll - mind you, he also lost to Giles Hussey back in June, 5-7, in the third)

Great to see Ali's run continue.

And frankly, whether it's him or Dan C who made them retire from the doubles yesterday, it's probably a good idea.... 

JonH comes home wrote:

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Julian lost his doubles

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Julian and his partner!  For the record:

SF:  (4) Markos Kalovelonis & Michail Pervolarakis (GRE/GRE) CR 806 (422+384) defeated Vasilios Caripi (RSA) & Julian Cash CR 1493 (727+766) by 3-6 6-3 [10-5] 

SF:  (SE) Alastair Gray WR 1013 defeated (6) Mateus Alves (BRA) WR 505 by 6-4 3-6 6-2   

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Final:  (SE) Alastair Gray WR 1013 vs (4) Michail Pervolarakis (GRE) WR 481 (CH = 409 in February last year)

Just loving this run from Alastair.

Great when someone you follow just gets it all together.

Pervolarakis (that's a name you don't want to shorten) doesn't seem to have a very good result sheet either.

Allez, Ali !

Although I hope he skips doubles

Ali lost the first, and won the second.

All very close...