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Boys: SFAX ITF Juniors, Tunisia - Grade 2 (Week 5)
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Tom Farquharson, Chris Simpson and Liam Broady are tackling two Grade 2s in Tunisia, looking for points to help them qualify for direct acceptance to Grand Slams. Chris's opponent lost to Ashley last match. R1 (L32) Christopher Simpson v (7) Yaraslau Shyla (BLR) Jakhongir Jalalov (UZB) v (4) To...
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Girls: SFAX ITF Juniors, Tunisia - Grade 2 (Week 5)
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Lucy Brown was the second highest ranked acceptance here, but is only seeded 7 primarily because of high ranking wildcards and qualifiers. Alex Walker plays her first junior event since August R1 (L32) Alexandra Walker (GBR) v Amy Bowtell (IRL) (7) Lucy Brown (GBR) v (Q) Dide Beijer (NED)
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Girls: 2010 Australian Open Junior Championships
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Laura Robson's attempt to go one better than last year's final starts with an easy-looking draw against an Aussie wildcard. However, as Phil notes in the preview thread, her potential second round match against rising Russian star, and Mouratoglou Academy colleague, Yulia Putintseva is a real to...
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Les Petits As 2010, Tarbes, France
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The main draws of the prestigious under 14 tournament start on Monday with a clutch of British players involved (plus 3 more in final qualifying), but only two (Shakeel Manji and Eleanor Dean) earning seedings. It is an event which Andy Murray won, whilst in 2008 Liam Broady and Laura Robson were fin...
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Boys & Girls: Swiss Junior Trophy - Grade 4 (Week 4)
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Under 18 Winter Grand Prix Champion Toby Martin has made a disappointing start to his 2010 ITF campaign, but Manisha Foster is showing signs of regaining the form that saw her become one of the highest ranked 1993 girls in 2008. She missed most of the first half of 2009, and struggled for the rest of the y...
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Girls: Eddie Herr International Junior Championships, USA - U12/14/16 (Week 48)
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The under 12s begin today featuring National champion Lana Rush. Katy Dunne leads the British challenge in the under 14s, whilst our only under 16 entrant Georgina Sellyn has reached final qualifying. U12 R1 Ifeoma Kuchler (GBR) v Madison Prelle (CAN) Mia Smith (GBR) v Kirsten Prelle (CAN) Varvara...
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Girls: Nicolas Machivello "Copa Graiman", Ecuador - Grade 2 (Week 4)
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The Latin American circuit enters a month of Grade 2s, with correspondingly weaker fields. Natalie Beazant has entered this one and Peru, and should be a top 4 seed in both. If she can reach her seeded position both weeks that would be enough to propel her into the top 100. Further progress here is unlik...
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Boys: 2010 Australian Open Junior Championships
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All three of our entrants have to start against low seeds, which makes for a tough start, but may be the best time to play them in order to progress deeper in the draw. Oliver Golding came out on top in 3 sets against his Japanese opponent on clay last June, so should be confident of a rankings upset. Jack sh...
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Girls: Country Club Barranquilla Open, Colombia - Grade 1 (Week 3)
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Natalie Beazant begins a series of events on her favourite clay surface, after a disappointing run on hardcourts at the back end of 2009. Should she reach the quarter-finals here she will probably meet An-Sophie Mestach, a highly-rated Belgian who may well challenge for the junior number 1 spot by t...
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Boys: Czech International Junior Indoors - Grade 1 (Week 3)
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The second major Eastern European tournament has provided British joy in the past. Dan Evans was a finalist in 2007 whilst Dan Smethurst went one better in 2008, catapulting both into the top 100. George Morgan and James Marsalek augment the Slovak field after their encouraging performances in th...
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Boys & Girls: 2010 Australian Open preview
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It looks as if the LTA has decided to send a large group of boys to the Australian Open this year, with 3 direct entries, and 2 others with an outside chance of getting in. All the boys are also down for the Grade 1 in Traralgon during the previous week. Boys Main Draw 25 Jack Carpenter 26 Oliver Golding 43 T...
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BBC Young Sports Personality
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/8342437.stm-- Edited by DavidC on Saturday 14th of November...
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Tennis Europe Under 14, Bolton - Category 1 (Week 3)
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This Tennis Europe event attracts a top field preparing for the prestigious Les Petits As. Last year Evan Hoyt was a finalist and Katy Dunne a semi-finalist. This year success has been limited in the singles, with the honourable exception of Alex Sendegeya who, though unseeded, has made an impres...
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Boys: Slovak Junior Indoors - Grade 2 (Week 2)
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A strong contingent is in Eastern Europe for this event followed by a Grade 1 tournament in the Czech Republic which has provided British success in the past. Liam Broady has a tough opener against a player who beat him in straights last autumn. R1 (L64) Lewis Burton (GBR) v Aleksandre Kondulukov (RUS...
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Boys: Loy Yang Traralgon International, Australia - Grade 1 (Week 3)
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R1 (L64) Jack Carpenter v Jaden Grinter (NZL) (15) Oliver Golding v (q) Darren K. Polkinghorne (AUS) Tom Allen v (16) Micke Kontinen (FIN) edit: Kontinen's nationality added along with country of tournament -- Edited by DavidC on Thursday 14th of January 2010 07:42:02 PM -- Edited by DavidC on Frid...
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Girls: Magnolia Cup, Poland - Grade 4 (Week 2)
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13 year-old Eden Silva was featured in a controversial Channel 4 documentary about talented sporting kids (and their parents) last year. She retained her place on the Team Aegon programme despite struggling to make an impression on the Tennis Europe circuit (though she missed several months for s...
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Boys & Girls: Coffee Bowl, Costa Rica - Grade 1 (Week 1)
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The Casablanca sextet have moved, with the exception of Oliver Golding, to Costa Rica. Lucy Brown's couple of wins in Mexico have taken her just inside the top 100, and she has a good opening draw here (that's as far as I can see as the host website has mangled the drawsheets), but Jennifer Ren has drawn a...
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Boys: Salk Open, Sweden - Grade 4 (Weeks 0/1)
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Stefan Sterland-Markovic opens his 2010 campaign later today in the familiar position of being number 1 seed in a low grade tournament, and will hope to go one better than Oliver Golding's final last year. R1 (1) Stefan Sterland-Markovic (GBR) v Oskar Wikberg (SWE) Nima Madani (SWE) v Joe Rogers (G...
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Boys: International Casablanca Junior Cup, MEX, GA (Week 0)
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For the first event of the 2010 season Oliver Golding is seeded to reach the quarters in a Grade A event, but has a potential banana skin in round 1 playing against an American who qualified for the orange Bowl, beating Andrew Bettles en route. Andrew and George Morgan have opted out leaving Robert Cart...
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Girls: International Casablanca Junior Cup, MEX, GA (Week 0)
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(16) Lucy Brown (GBR) vs. (LL) Maria Jose Cardona (COL) Maria Elise Casares (ECU) vs. Jennifer Ren (GBR) (10) Jessica Ren (GBR) vs. Ana Sofia Sanchez (MEX) Joanna Henderson (GBR) vs. Kerrie Cartwright (BAH) And we're away again Jo could run into the highly rated Sachia Vickery if she wins. -- Edited b...
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Girls: Junior Orange Bowl, USA - U14/U12 (Weeks 50-51)
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Katy Dunne is aiming to go one step further than at the Eddie Herr and become the first British winner of the under 14s here (Jessica Ren was a winner in the under 12s in 2006). The main draw starts on Thursday U14 R1 (L128) (17) Katie Boulter v Skye Hopper (AUS) (17) Alice Keddie v Sitilia Rencheli (MDA) Ha...
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Boys: Junior Orange Bowl, USA - U14/U12 (Weeks 50-51)
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Luke Bambridge leads the British hopefuls trying to emulate George Morgan and Jamie Delgado (winners in 2007 and 1991 respectively). The main draw starts tomorrow, and we also have one or two players left in qualifying, though Alex Sendegeya was an early casualty in the 256 (!) strong qualifying dr...
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Boys: Prince Cup, Miami, USA: Grade 4 (Week 50)
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The final ITF junior event of the 2009 season includes Nick Jones and Alex Wilton, who have stayed in Florida after unsuccessfully trying to qualify for the Orange Bowl. Unfortunately Nick has been drawn against the USTA under 16 champion (defeating Jack Sock in the final). The Prince Cup also inclu...
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Boys: Dunlop Orange Bowl, Miami, USA: Grade A (Week 49)
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The final Grade A event of the year gets under way today for most of our entrants who have to negotiate qualifying (3 rounds). Jack Carpenter, Oliver Golding and Tom Allen are direct entrants. QR1 (1) James Marsalek v Alexander Igoshin (RUS) (9) Robin Olin (SWE) v Andrew Bettles Nick Jones v (11) Anto...
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Girls: Dunlop Orange Bowl, Miami, USA: Grade A (Week 49)
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Heather Watson should be the third seed behind Mladenovic and Babos here, with top 5 end of year placings up for grabs. Seven girls are trying to join her in the main draw, with Jessica Ren probably having the best opportunity given the draw. Our other seeds Elisha Gabb and Natalie Beazant will probabl...
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