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Boys: Cap D'Ail, France - Grade 2 (Week 14)
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Most of our top boys are tackling this series of Grade2s/1 in France looking for points to reach the Roland Garros main draw or qualifying. The competition is strong though, with most of the field ranked inside 100. Richard Gabb has to tackle the winner of the Copa Gerdau Grade A R1 (1) Romain Arneodo (F...
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Girls: Cap D'Ail, France - Grade 2 (Week 14)
(Preview)
First of a series of 3 Grade 2s/1s in France with British interest. It's a strong field, and Daneika's opponent has reached a Grade 1 final R1 (L32) Natalie Beazant (GBR) v Daria Salnikova (RUS) (3) Sophia Kovalets (UKR) v Daneika Borthwick (GBR) Lucy Brown (GBR) v (LL) Reka Muller (HUN)
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Boys: USTA International Spring Championships - Grade 1 (Week 14)
(Preview)
British interest here is not likely to last long (in singles at least), but we do have two entrants. If Dan Cochrane manages to get past the 2008 Orange Bowl U14 winner then he will probably be up against the top seed R1 (L64) (WC) John Harrison Richmond (USA) v Daniel Cochrane (GBR) James Ireland (GBR)...
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Boys & Girls: V ITF Junior Ribarroja del Turia, Spain - Grade 3 (Week 14)
(Preview)
Liam Broady returns to junior action here, needing to win the tournament to break into the top 100 for the first time. He didn't have the best start today, losing his doubles. Boys R1 (L32) (16E) Oriol Roca Batalla (ESP) v (2) Liam Broady (GBR) Girls R1 (L32) (7) Heini Salonen (FIN) d. Elliesa Ball (GBR)...
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Boys: City of Florence International Tournament, Italy - Grade 2 (Week 13)
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After struggling on hardcourts and recently pulling out of Futures events Tom Allen returns to action on his favourite surface of clay. He is down to play a series of European junior events, trying to make the cut for Roland Garros. R1 (L64) (5) Tom Allen (GBR) bye
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Girls: Malta U18 ITF - Grade 4 (Week 13)
(Preview)
Katy Dunne plays her first ITF event of the year, but another leading 1995 girl Pippa Horn, failed to negotiate final qualifying. R1 (L64) (Q) Borislava Botusharova (BUL) v (Q) Morven McCulloch (GBR) (12) Katy Dunne (GBR) Bye (Q) Charlotte Phillips (GBR) v (LL) Cyrine Ben Sheikh (TUN) Kyria Dunford...
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Boys & Girls: Dunlop Japan Open - Grade 1 (Week 13)
(Preview)
Jennifer Ren's form in South Africa has given her a top 8 seeding, and hence better chance of picking up the big quarter-final points, in the weakest of the four Asian Grade 1s. James Marsalek just sneaked a low seeding, but will probably have to beat last week's semi-finalist Ben Wagland to reach the q...
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Boys & Girls: AJC Warm Up, Nigeria - Grade 2 (Week 13)
(Preview)
This is something of a rarity - a high grade African junior tournament not in one of the Mediterranean countries or South Africa. The reason appears to be that Nigeria is hosting the African Junior Closed Championships next week (hence the tournament title). A quartet of Brits made it here trying to t...
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Boys: Malta U18 ITF - Grade 4 (Week 13)
(Preview)
As it's the Easter holidays a large British contingent has flown to Malta as a prelude to a couple of Grade 4s in Nottingham R1 (L64) Joshua Page (GBR) v (WC) Oscar Sudzuka (MLT) (WC) Luke Bambridge (GBR) v Balazs Odon Barta (HUN) Sam Hutt (GBR) v (Q) Yanick Ueckert (SUI) (3) Connor Glennon (GBR) Bye Keel...
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Boys & Girls: Trinidad & Tobago ITF International Junior - Grade 4 (Week 12)
(Preview)
There's a substantial group of Brits playing in the Caribbean this week, with a successful start to competition Boys R1 (L64) (LL) Max Peara (GBR) d. (Q) Grayson M Goldin (USA) 6-4 6-3 (9) Clay Crawford (GBR) BYE Henry Moore (GBR) d. Ture Skinner (BAR) 6-4 4-6 6-4 (10) Damian Gryzelko (GBR) BYE R2 (LL) M...
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Boys & Girls: 21st Mitsubishi-Lancer International Juniors, Philippines - Grade 1 (Week 12)
(Preview)
Jennifer Ren has flown over from South Africa and joins Jessica as a low seed. They may have been better off unseeded, as the low seeds have to play the top 4 seeds (if the seedings work out - and they have done more or less in the previous 2 legs of the Asian Grade 1s) in order to reach the quarter finals, the...
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Girls: Uruguay Bowl - Grade 2 (Week 12)
(Preview)
For some reason the Uruguay Bowl was shifted from its normal place in the COSAT cycle to after the Copa Gerdau climax this year. As a result there are few Europeans left around, but Natalie Beazant has the misfortune to land in the same quarter as the best one here - top seed Ulrikke Eikeri from Norway. Sh...
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Boys & Girls: Open Junior du Conseil General, Guadeloupe - Grade 5 (Week 11)
(Preview)
Henry Moore has sculpted his way to a first ITF final with Trinidadian Dawoud Kabli. In the final they meet the two Italians who were great rivals of Luke Bambridge et al in TE14 competitions last year. Boys R1 Calvin Hemery (FRA) d. Henry Moore (GBR) 4-6 6-4 6-3 Doubles Final (3) Kabli (TRI) / Moore (GBR...
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Girls: Copa Gerdau, Brazil - Grade A (Week 11)
(Preview)
The last chance for the girls to earn significant points in South America, and at least they have avoided top 100 players in round 1 R1 (L64) Jessica Pegula (USA) v Lucy Brown (GBR) Daneika Borthwick (GBR) v Denisa Allertova (CZE) Kerrie Cartwright (BAH) v Elisha Gabb (GBR)
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Boys & Girls: South Africa 2 - SATA JNR ITF - Grade 2 (Week 11)
(Preview)
Another good week for Jennifer Ren here would see her enter the top 100 for the first time. She shouldn't be troubled until the quarter-finals. Boys R1 (L32) (WC) Matthew Rossouw (RSA) v (6) Christopher Simpson (GBR) Girls R1 (L32) Francesca Stephenson (GBR) v (7) Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) Joanna H...
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Boys: ITF U18 Empire Cup, Slovak Republic - Grade 4 (Week 11)
(Preview)
Luke Bambridge plays his first ITF tournament of the year, thanks to a wildcard for qualifying, and he has negotiated that and the first round of the main draw R1 (L64) (Q) Luke Bambridge (GBR) d. Martin Lacko (SVK) 6-3 6-1 (9) James Ireland (GBR) Bye R2 (Q) Luke Bambridge (GBR) v (5) Pedja Krstin (SRB) S...
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Boys: Copa Gerdau, Brazil - Grade A (Week 11)
(Preview)
Jack Carpenter's chances of making an impact in the third Grade A event of the year have been dealt a blow by drawing the top seed and Australian Open champion Tiago Fernandes. George Morgan's draw (for the opening 2 rounds at least) is more favourable. R1 (L64) (1) Tiago Fernandes (BRA) v Jack Carpent...
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Girls: Sweden Kromfors Junior Challenge - Grade 4 (Week 11)
(Preview)
Clay. One GBR entry. LTA u18 #2 and (rah!) Sussex u18 #1, Abbi Melrose. Singles R1 - Abbi Melrose GBR 569 bt Hanna Elving SWE UNR (WC) 6-2 6-2 R2 - Abbi Melrose GBR 569 v Rebecca Poikajarvi 271 (5) Doubles R1 - Melrose GBR/Skymberg SWE v Celik SWE/Njuki SWE (1) -- Edited by RedCabbage on Tuesday 16th of M...
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Boys & Girls: 15th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup - ITF World Junior Tennis Championships - Grade 1 (Week 11)
(Preview)
One of the competitors for longest (and most pretentious) titled junior tournaments sees both our girls do battle with finalists from last week's Grade 4 event in Brunei. If successful they both have tough assignments in round 2 against the top seed (Khromacheva) and number 3 seed (Saisai Zheng) Bo...
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Boys & Girls: Costa Rica Bowl - Grade 3 (Week 10)
(Preview)
Natalie Beazant made her first appearance since retiring in Ecuador, having been offered a wildcard. Although failing to progress in singles she has reached the doubles final, but Damian Gryzelko was unable to match his recent doubles title. Boys R1 Stefano Napolitano (ITA) d. Damian Gryzelko (G...
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Boys & Girls: ITF High Coast Junior, Sweden - Grade 3 (Week 10)
(Preview)
Last year Jessica Ren came away with the trophy here, and Alex Walker is hoping to replicate the feat this year. She has started well, by taking out an in-form seed. Her second opponent won the Copenhagen Grade 4 tournament recently. Boys R1 (L32) (4) Viktor Stjern (SWE) d. Christopher Helliar (GBR)...
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Boys: Banana Bowl, Brazil - Grade 1 (Week 10)
(Preview)
Jack Carpenter and Ashley Hewitt have augmented the British presence here. Jack takes a hit this week, with points from a Grade 1 QF dropping off. To replace them he will probably need to beat world number 3 and Australian Open champion Tiago Fernandes. Ashley has to tackle the winner of last week's As...
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Boys & Girls: South Africa 1 - RVTA NWU JUNIOR ITF - Grade 2 (Week 10)
(Preview)
The first of two fairly weak Grade 2s in South Africa sees Jennifer Ren make a stopover between South American and Asian tournaments. Fran Stephenson has drawn the short straw of the top seed. Boys R1 (L32) (6) Christopher Simpson (GBR) v Sebastian Richter (GER) Girls R1 (L32) (1) Ilinca Stoica (ROU)...
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Girls: ITF/LTAT Junior Championships, Thailand - Grade 1 (Week 10)
(Preview)
Last year there was a strong British party for a quartet of Asian Grade 1 events. This time just Jessica Ren and Manisha Foster, who negotiated qualifying, are here for the first of these. Jennifer Ren should be completing a four continent schedule within 2 months by joining Jess later on, whilst Jame...
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Girls: Banana Bowl, Brazil - Grade 1 (Week 10)
(Preview)
A problem with Elisha Gabb's entry for this tournament meant that she had to go into qualifying, and lost in the final round, so will have to hope for a Lucky Loser spot. The draw doesn't give me much optimism of British involvement beyond the first round. Lucy plays the world number 8 whilst Daneika onl...
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