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Girls: Enka ITF Junior, Turkey - Grade 4 (Week 19)
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Most of the girls playing last week's tournament have remained, but there was a disappointing defeat for Katy Dunne in qualifying: R1 (L64) (11) Caitlin Paige Hindmarsh (GBR) BYE Andreea Ursachi (ROU) defeated Verena Jane Scott (GBR) 7-5 6-0 (8) Elliesa Ball (GBR) BYE Jazzamay Drew (GBR) defeate...
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Girls: "Citta' Di Santa Croce", Italy - Grade 1 (week 19)
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Heather Watson returns to Junior action for the first time since the Australian Open as top seed. The tournament is a very good one to win, as it offers a wildcard to a 50K event for the winner. Last year Johanna Konta defeated Laura Robson in the final, and went on to win a match in the 50K as well. Accordin...
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Boys: "Citta' Di Santa Croce", Italy - Grade 1 (week 19)
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It's last chance saloon for any direct acceptances for Wimbledon, with Dave Thomson and Ahmed El Menshawy requiring semi-finals here probably, which is a big ask. However Ahmed's first opponent, though highly ranked, does not have much of a track record on clay. R1 (L64) David Thomson (GBR) Vs (6) N...
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Boys: Nazmi Bari Cup, Turkey - Grade 5 (Week 18)
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George Morgan looks to follow up his Nottingham title here, as the second seed: R1 (L64) (1) Omar Elkheshen (EGY) Vs Jordan Bull (GBR) Alem Tleshov (KAZ) Vs (?) Michael Watkins (GBR) (?) Eamon Soulsby (GBR) Vs Levan Mamtadzhi (RUS) Tom Gutteridge (GBR) Vs (?) Ahmed Triki (TUN) (?) James Ireland (GBR...
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Girls: Nazmi Bari Cup, Turkey - Grade 5 (Week 18)
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Nottingham semifinalists Katy Dunne and Caitlin Hindmarsh look to make further progress up the junior rankings here. R1 (L64) Jazzamay Drew (GBR) Vs Sultan Gonen (TUR) Nazil Ander (TUR) Vs Katy Dunne (GBR) Mina Saygi (TUR) Vs (?) Francesca Stephenson (GBR) Mariliis Pilve (EST) Vs Abbi Melrose (GB...
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Boys: 17th International Junior Tournament Citta' Di Prato - Grade 2 (Week 18)
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This is the second of four tournaments in Italy, culminating in a Grade A event. This week sees Ahmed El Menshawy and Dave Thomson looking to progress towards direct acceptance for Wimbledon. The two players who accounted for them last week (Picco and Shyla) are seeded in Ahmed's quarter R1 (L64) (3...
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Boys: 32rd Sibiu-Sen Junior ITF Tournament, Romania - Grade 3 (Week 18)
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Matt Thomson is again the top seed in an Eastern European Grade 3 event: R1 (L32) (1) Mathew Thomson (GBR) v (Q) Lucas Szewczyk (FRA) (8) Adam Thornton-Brown (GBR) v Sergiu Rogoveanu (ROU)
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Boys & Girls : Alex Podolsky ITF Junior Tournament, Israel - Grade 4 (Week 17)
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R32 : James Ireland def. Anton Rabinov 1-6 7-5 6-2 R16 : James Ireland v Daniel Tyntaryov (3) -- Edited by DavidC on Wednesday 29th of April 2009 10:18:48 PM
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Boys: Donetsk Cup, Ukraine - Grade 3 (Week 17)
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Matt Thomson has opted for a different series of tournaments to his twin Dave, starting here, where he is top seed. Apart from one US wildcard everyone else here is Eastern European. R1 (1) Mathew Thomson (GBR) v (LL) Danylo Psarov (UKR)
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Boys: 26th International Tournament of Salsomaggiore, Italy - Grade 2 (Week 17)
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After a feast of junior tennis over the Easter period there are very few British players in action this week (though several are playing in the combined $10K events at Bournemouth). This tournament offers the last opportunity for a Brit to gain direct entry to Roland Garros, though Ahmed El Menshawy...
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Boys: AEGON Nottingham Junior ITF Wk 2 - Grade 4 (Week 16)
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The second week of Grade 4s sees George Morgan go for back-to-back titles, and the first seed he is scheduled to meet is the Irish boy (Ciaran Fitzgerald) who he beat so convincingly last week. Fitzgerald's first match is against ITF debutant Luke Bambridge, one of our leading 1995s, who came through...
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Girls: AEGON Nottingham Junior ITF Wk 2 - Grade 4 (Week 16)
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The second Nottingham tournament sees our leading 1995 girl, Katy Dunne, make her ITF debut. Alex Walker is the third seed, playing her first tournament for 2 months. Unfortunately 2 of our best hopes for a good run here, Daneika Borthwick and Joanna Henderson, are scheduled to meet in round 3. Here i...
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Boys: VIII Campeonatos Internacionales Junior de Tenis de la Comunidad Valenciana, Spain - Grade 2 (Week 16)
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There's a strong British presence here, but Ben Davis has really drawn the short straw. Top seed David Souto is ranked in the top 10, having won two Grade 1s, a Grade 2 and last week's Spanish Grade 3 this year, for a 24-1 W-L record R1 (L32) (1) David Souto (VEN) v Ben Davis (GBR) (3) Alastair Barnes (GBR) v...
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Girls: VIII Campeonatos Internacionales Junior de Tenis de la Comunidad Valenciana, Spain - Grade 2 (Week 16)
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Jennifer Ren was scheduled to make her comeback here, but unfortunately is a late withdrawal, but Jessica Ren has joined three of the girls who played the Spanish Grade 3 last week. Elisha Gabb needs a big week to avoid a big drop in ranking, as she was a semi-finalist here last year. R1 (L32) Joanna Horn...
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Girls: Open International Juniors de Beaulieu sur Mer, France - Grade 1 (Week 16)
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There were originally 4 Brits scheduled here, but Laura Robson and Jack Carpenter withdrew with injuries and James Marsalek lost in qualifying. Hence Stephanie Cornish is the only singles representative, and she is scheduled for a rematch in round 3 with the Russian who beat her last week. R1 (L64)...
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Girls: AEGON Nottingam Junior ITF Wk 1 - Grade 4 (Week 15)
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Sam Vickers has taken a wildcard here to play her first junior tournament of the year, after reaching the final of the British Tour event last week. She is seeded 2, and unfortunately most of the strongest Brits are in her quarter of the draw. Here is the draw updated with round 1 results. Sam plays 14 y...
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Boys: AEGON Nottingham Junior ITF Wk 1 - Grade 4 (Week 15)
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This 64 draw event is dominated by Brits, with Alex Golding and James Turbervill as top seeds and George Morgan plus Liam Broady amongst the unseeded players hoping to make their mark. The draw is here (updated with today's first-round results): http://www.lta.org.uk/Global/Downloads/Resul...
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Girls: VII Open ITF Junior Pilar De La Horadada, Spain - Grade 3 (Week 15)
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Plenty of British interest in the third of the Spanish junior events: R1 (L32) Aimee Gibson (GBR) v (wc) Alicia Perez-Gonzalez (ESP) Joanna Horne (GBR) v (Q) Anastasia Vovk (RUS) (4) Lucy Brown (GBR) v Barbara Luz (POR) (3) Elisha Gabb (GBR) v Vanda Lukacs (HUN) (8) Sian Bayliss (GBR) v (Q) Charlene Se...
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Boys: VII Open ITF Junior Pilar De La Horadada, Spain - Grade 3 (Week 15)
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Tom Allen has the chance to extend his fine run in Spain, whilst Oliver Golding returns to junior action after a spell of British Tour events and qualifiers for Futures/Challengers. Oliver won his last junior tournament back in January. R1 (L32) (SE) Maciej Smola (POL) v Ben Davis (GBR) (WC) Kirill D...
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Boys & Girls: Istres International Junior Tournament, France - Grade 2 (Week 15)
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The second Grade 2 in France sees a strong field in the Boys with cut around 140 forcing Jack Carpenter, James Marsalek, Ashley Hewitt and Richard Gabb into the qualifying tournament. James came through that smoothly, but Ashley lost in the second round, whilst Jack unfortunately had to retire in hi...
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Alex Sendegeya
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Boys & Girls: GD Tennis Cup, Turkey - Grade 5 (Week 14)
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Now that the ITF have got round to updating results from last week we discover two titles here, making 5 for the week. Boys Singles SF Alexander Wilton (GBR) defeated (7) Juraj Masar (SVK) 6-1 6-1 Final Alexander Wilton (GBR) defeated Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) 7-6(4) 6-4 Alex also reached the final of a G...
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Girls: Morocco International Junior Championships - Grade 2 (Week 14)
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Casablanca hosts the last of the junior tournaments to start this week, seeing the return to junior action of Jessica Ren after her title in Sweden. Lucy Brown and Laura Deigman took advantage of friendly draws against local players. Jess is similarly favoured, but Joanna Horne has drawn one of the s...
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Boys: Cap D'Ail ITF Junior Open, France - Grade 2 (Week 14)
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It's a return to action for most of the 1992 boys who were on the recent trip to South America. Richard Gabb was also in qualifying, but lost his third match. Nick Jones has to take on last month's Banana Bowl finalist. R1 (L32) Benjamin Cselenko (FRA) v James Marsalek (GBR) (WC) Cedrick Commin (FRA) v (Q...
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Boys & Girls: ITF Junior Ribarroja del Turia, Spain - Grade 4 (Week 14)
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The second week of Spanish Grade 4s hasn't been fruitful for Liam Broady, but Tom Allen will try to continue his impressive run. Boys R1 Maciej Smola (POL) defeated (LL) Liam Broady (GBR) 6-2 6-4 Marc Giner (ESP) Vs (8) Christopher Helliar (GBR) (Q) Taro Daniel (JPN) Vs Tom Allen (GBR) (6) Alexander Va...
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