Ziga Vuksinic vs Žiga Kranjc

So much for a rivalry. Ziga Vuksinic walked in with the head-to-head level at 1-1 and walked out with 2-6, 3-6 stapled to his forehead. Žiga Kranjc snapped the deadlock and now owns the series 2-1, cruising through their first meeting of the season like the loser forgot to bring a racket. Vuksinic's serve looked like an apology and his footwork like he was wading through mud. Žiga Kranjc climbs to 37 points, second only to eternal rival Jan Hocevar (39), with Patricia Vehovec breathing down his neck at 36. Vuksinic stays fifth at 31, dreaming of a top-four he keeps sabotaging himself. Beat Hocevar next, Žiga, or the rivalry stays a fantasy.