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Junior Rankings - Grade events
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OK. This is a rare foray for me into the Junior section as I don't really start to follow players until they start to hit the futures circuit. But having played tennis in La Manga this week and come a cross some talented GB juniors who were talking about their ranking and the level of events that they had p...
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STICKY:
Forum Code of Conduct
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Code of Conduct can be found HERE
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Juniors playing professional senior tennis
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With Jack Draper 16 (JCH 38) playing in Egypt and Jake Hersey 17 (JCH 143) both playing this week and Emma Radacanu 15 (JCH 45) doing so well last week, there seemed some value in a pooled thread just to bring things together. There is quite a deep cohort of juniors moving into transition. Such a thread m...
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Other events, 2021 - week 47
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Turkey, J3: Will Jansen is 3rd seed here Bahrain, J5: Issah Ali lost in R1 Norway, J5: Kyran Maggimay and James Ashworth are in R1 As are Isabella Gibson and Ashira Murray Finland, J5: Viktor Frydrych is here As are Tia BonitaJakupovic-Kljako and Amelie Brooks
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Boys: J2 Kiryat Shmona, Israel, hard (Week 47)
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After success in the Grade 3 event in Israel last week Matt Rankin and Louis Bowden turn their attention to a weak Grade 2 R1 (L32) Ivan Sodan (CRO) v (6) Matthew Rankin Roy Keegan v Guillaume Jacob (BEL) Louis Bowden v Diogo Morais (POR)
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2021 rankings
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Boys 04/01/21 Top 200ITF RANKINGPLAYER NAMEYEAR OF BIRTHNATIONEVENTS PLAYEDPOINTSHEAD TO HEAD6+21JackPinnington Jones2003 Great Britain291029HEAD 2 HEAD43+76LuiMaxted2003 Great Britain38467.75HEAD 2 HEAD64+97WilliamNolan2003 Great Britain60352HEAD 2 HEAD94+134DerrickCh...
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Other events, 2021 - week 46
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Israel, J3: Matt Rankin and Louis Bowden both won their R1 matches (in singles and dubs) UAE, J4: Freddie Ridout (seeded 5) lost in R1 But Zach Stephens beat the 3rd seed, & 4 Guatemala, J4: Wil Jenkins (seeded 5) lost in R1 Jaquelyn Ogunwale is in the girls R1 Korea, J4: Connor Hegarty lost in R...
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Boys & Girls: J4 Liverpool (Northern Vision Liverpool International), United Kingdom - Hard, indoor (Week 46)
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There were proper qualis for this event (unlike last week's J5) In the BOYS, Kyle McKay, Gregor Webster, Luca Bluett and a Swedish lad qualified. Monday's points of interest: Ben Gusic Wan lost easily today to a player ranked about 3000. The other top U14, Joseph Mazzingham, also lost. Both Bl...
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Boys: J2 Sousse, Tunisia, hard (Week 46)
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Patrick Brady tackles another tournament in Africa, following the Cape Town Grade A, and has sneaked through his final qualifier courtesy of a match tiebreak. He meets a wildcard, who has been ranked inside 150 R1 (L32) (Q) Patrick Brady v (WC) Youssef Labene (TUN)
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Boys & Girls: J5 Liverpool (Northern Vision Liverpool International), United Kingdom - Hard, indoor (Week 45)
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https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/j5-liverpool/gbr/2021/j-g5-gbr-07a-2021/draws-and-results/
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Other events, 2021 - week 45
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Cyprus, J3: Matt Rankin and Phoenix Weir are both going well, having won two matches each and are into the QFs. (Phoenix took out the 4th seed on the way) In the doubles, Matt+ beat Phoneix+ in R1 In the girls, Kristina Paskauskas won her R1 match too in singles, but lost her dubs. Zimbabwe, J3: Roy Keeg...
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Boys & Girls: J4 Tampere, Finland - Hard, indoor (Week 44)
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The Finn Tour continues Boys: R1 wins for Viktor Frydrych (who came through qualis), Oliver Hague & Sam Reeve. Freddy Blaydes lost out though. Girls: A full house with R1 wins for Ella McDonald, Millie Skelton, Hannah Read and Vlada Kozak
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Other events, 2021 - week 44
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USA, J4: Jaquelyn Ogunwale got a win in R1 but then lost to the top seed. Lost in R1 of dubs. Kenya, J4: Freddie Ridout had a BYE then won his next match. Finbar McGarvey lost. Got pipped in the dubs too. Zimbabwe, J4: R1 wins for Roy Keegan and Will Jansen. In the girls, Brooke Black lost but Lucy Webber...
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Other events, 2021 - week 43
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Zimbabwe, J4: R1 wins for Roy Keegan and Will Jansen, and in the dubs they're into the QFs. And R1 wins for Lucy Webber and Brooke Black (a new name to me) - age 13 - big congrats - her first event. And, together, they won their R1 dubs match too. Kenya, J4: R1 loss for Finbar McGarvey. But Freddie Ridout had...
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Boys & Girls: J4 Vierumaki, Finland - Hard, indoor (Week 43)
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The week 2 event in Finland is a J4 (as opposed to last week's J5) We've got the same group, plus more In the boys' main draw, we have: Oliver Hague; Hugo Coquelin; Viktor Frydrych (q); Freddy Blaydes; Samuel Reeve In the girls' main draw, there's: Millie Skelton; Giulia Lesa; Issey Purser; Isabelle...
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Boys: JA Cape Town, South Africa, hard (Week 43)
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Patrick Brady has sailed through qualifying without dropping a set to reach his first Grade A main draw outside the UK, the second occurrence of the Cape Town event. Unfortunately he has drawn the number 2 seed (the player he beat in qualifying also got in and drew the number 1 seed). However Peter Pr...
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GB talent at U12 and U14
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Quick question for those in the know. I've not had much chance to watch ITF junior and TE comps for a couple of years, but I'm hoping to see the J5 and TE comp at Liverpool in a couple of weeks. With little happening on the National team comps, I've got limited knowledge on who to look our for. Viktor Friedri...
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Other events, 2021 - week 42
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The girls in Togo have picked up where they left off last week, with R1 wins for both Jade (0 & 1) and Flora (0 & 0). And a win for the pair of them in the dubs (0 & 0) So that's GBR 36, Togo 1 AND this week it's a J4, instead of a J5, so it's even better In France, J5, Georgine Hays lost in R1 to the 5t...
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Boys & Girls: J1 Sanxenxo, Spain, hard (Week 42)
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After last week's Grade 2 we move up to a Grade 1, so only Ranah Stoiber is a direct entry. Contrasting fortunes for our girls and boys. Mingge Xu, Sarah Tatu and Talia Neilson-Gatenby all made it through qualifying (Sarah nicking her final qualifier 12-10 in the match tiebreak). In the boys Henry Se...
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Boys & Girls: J5 Nastola, Finland - Hard, indoor (Week 42)
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We have a large contingent in Finland this week so worthy of their own thread. AND they all won their first rounds - a full house That's R1 wins for: Viktor Frydrych, Freddie Blaydes, Oliver Hague and Tom Aston Isabelle Lacy, Amelie Brooks and Guilia Lesa
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Other events, 2021 - week 41
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Croatia, J4: R1 wins for Kyle Hughes (and Phoenix Weir, with a BYE) Togo J5: Jade Cole won her R1 match; Flora Johnson yet to play. They are playing dubs together, and won R1 there too Georgina Hays is in the France, J5 again. Viktor Frydrych has come through qualis once more, in the J4 in Sweden. Jays...
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Boys & Girls: J5 Vale do Lobo, Portugal - Hard (Week 41)
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Boys: R1 wins for: Henry Jefferson & Mason Dace Still to play are Tobey Lock, (q) Enrico Franchi & Charlie Robertson George Russell and Brooklyn Bamburac lost Girls: R1 wins for: Hannah Read, Aryana Bartlett, Ella McDonald & Francesca Davis Still to play are Charlotte Johns, Isabel...
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Boys: J2 Istanbul, Turkey, indoor hard (Week 41)
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Matt Rankin came away with a trophy (doubles) in his last tournament and will be hoping to add to his collection of titles, all secured so far at lower grade events. Patrick Brady is a wildcard addition to the draw. He was on the initial acceptance list, but is shown as a withdrawal, so perhaps there was s...
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Boys & Girls: J2 Vigo, Spain, hard (Week 41)
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Good success in qualifying here, with four Brits coming through to join Louis Bowden and Ranah Stoiber in the main draw Boys R1 (L32) (Q) Diogo Morais (POR) v (Q) Luca Pow Louis Bowden v (2) Vilius Gaubas (LTU) Girls R1 (L32) (Q) Mingge Xu v Karolina Kozakova (SUI) Sonya Macavei (USA) v (Q) Talia Neilso...
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Other events, 2021 - week 40
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Montenegro, J5: Vlada Kozak won her R1 match. France, J5: Georgina Hays beat the 7th seed in R1 (The young Scarlette Hetherington, born 2008, who's made quite a few waves, is also playing - she plays for France but has strong UK connections) Jayson Mbogyro is playing in Dom. Rep., J4 Allegra K Davie...
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