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DavidC · DavidC

Channel 4 are showing a documentary called "Trophy Kids" this Thursday at 9pm. One of the four youngsters featured is 12-year old Eden Silva, one of our top juniors in that age range. However the previews I have read make it clear where the emphasis of the programme will be: "This Cutt...

DavidC · DavidC

Hannah James has moved up to 45 in the rankings and has avoided a third potential quarter-final with Timea Babos, but unfortunately lands up in the same quarter as her doubles partner, and Thailand G1 winner, Maryna Zanevska instead. Hannah Martin-Merchant and Francesca Stephenson lost in qualif...

DavidC · DavidC

Natalie Beazant is the only British player in this Grade A event, and has better luck with her first-round draw than last week, having been paired with the lowest ranked direct entrant. If successful a tough task awaits in round 2 against the second seed or a girl who defeated Steph a few weeks ago. R1 (L...

DavidC · DavidC

Ben Davis has returned after physio to join the group out here for the third Asian Grade 1 and has successfully negotiated qualifying to make the main draw. Ahmed El Menshawy has the misfortune to be paired with the Sarawak winner. R1 (L64) Laurent-Olivier Daxhelet (BEL) vs Ahmed El Menshawy (GBR) A...

seagull · seagull

As you may know my son has been playing in mini red events (8 and under) for the last year and really enjoying it. There are usually around 40 events around the county and for each one you attend and play at you gain points which go onto a leaderboard (Matthew is currently 6th for the Winter). LTA just relea...

wolf · wolf

R1 Damian GRYZELKO (GBR) defeated Pierre COMPEYRON (GUD) 6-1 6-0 John-Randolph THORNTON (GBR) (3) BYE Eimon HEYWOOD (GBR) defeated Christophe OFFRANC (GUD) 5-7 6-4 6-3 R2 Melik FELER (FRA) defeated Damian GRYZELKO (GBR) 6-3 6-1 Mathias BOURGUE (FRA) defeated John-Randolph THORNTON (GBR) (3) 6...

DavidC · DavidC

In the second Asian Grade 1 for the boys Ahmed El Menshawy is up against the player who beat Dave Thomson last week, whilst Dave himself may well have to play last week's beaten finalist John Morrissey (Ireland) in round 2. (9) David Thomson (GBR) BYE Sudanwa Sitaram (IND) Vs Ahmed El Menshawy (GBR) Chr...

DavidC · DavidC

Hannah James has been joined in the main draw by another Hannah, 16&under Grand Prix champion Hannah Martin-Merchant, but Francesca Stephenson lost in qualifying. Hannah M-M has been rewarded with a draw against a fellow qualifier, whilst Hannah J is likely to face familiar opposition - Mai G...

DavidC · DavidC

Bollettieri student Natalie Beazant is our only girl here for the Banana Bowl and the Grade A Copa Gerdau. Paul Brown was on the entry list for the Boys, but wasn't in the qualifying tournament. Unfortunately Natalie has a very tough draw against the world number 30. R1 (L64) (4,Q) Valeria Solovieva (...

DavidC · DavidC

Hannah James is seeded for the first of a series of Asian Grade 1s, and was joined in the main draw by qualifier Francesca Stephenson. 16 & Under Grand Prix winner Hannah Martin-Merchant was also here in qualifying, but unfortunately retired against Francesca's opponent. However she is down fo...

DavidC · DavidC

Stephanie Cornish is just a few points away from the top 50, but will find it difficult to get them here, as she is likely to have to get past the Venezuelan girl who beat her easily last week, in order to boost her points tally. R1 Andrea Gamiz (VEN) v Catalina Pella (ARG) (7) Stephanie Cornish (GBR) v BYE

DavidC · DavidC

This is the last tournament of the South American series for our quintet. Being a Grade 1 the field is stronger than before, and only James Marsalek was a direct entry. However 3 of the other 4 came through qualifying, with Nick Jones coming back from a first-set bagel to defeat one of the Argentina Cup s...

DavidC · DavidC

George Morgan appears to be the main hope within a British quintet in Kramfors (1) Tobias Blomgren (SWE) v Adam Thornton-Brown (GBR) (Q) Ted Nilsson (SWE) v Christopher Helliar (GBR) Tom Allan (GBR) v Morgan Johansson (SWE) George Morgan (GBR) v (Q) Gustav Kallen (SWE) Christopher Simpson (GBR) v (...

DavidC · DavidC

A large contingent of our top Boys have entered a series of Grade 1s in Asia. Ben Davis lost in qualifying, but there are six in the main draw. R1 (L64) Jordan McCulloch (GBR) d. (Q) Jeroen Benard (NED) 6-3 6-4 (7) David Thomson (GBR) BYE (15) Ahmed El Menshawy (GBR) BYE (9) Alastair Barnes (GBR) BYE (Q) Nu...

DavidC · DavidC

The second week of tournaments in Kramfors has brought a surprise (to me anyway) British finalist, after Jessica Ren's success last week. This week's event is played on indoor clay, rather than the indoor hard courts used for the High Coast Challenge and Christopher Helliar has reached his first fi...

DavidC · DavidC

Singles R1 (L32) (3) Stephanie Cornish (GBR) v (WC) Camila Acuna (PAR) If Steph has another good week then she could move into the top 50. The competition in the South American tournaments strengthens each week, as the climactic Grade A (Copa Gerdau in Brazil) approaches, but Steph has a friendly sta...

DavidC · DavidC

Singles R1 (L32) (1) Hiroyasu Ehara (JPN) v Lewis Burton (GBR) Genia Gamazov (ISR) v (Q) Jack Carpenter (GBR) James Marsalek (GBR) v (WC) Martin Cuevas (URU) Francisco Aparicio (ARG) v Ashley Hewitt (GBR) Nick Jones (GBR) v (2) Andrea Collarini (ARG) Another poor draw for the boys, with opponents in...

DavidC · DavidC

There is a welcome return here for Amy Askew, playing her first tournament since October. (4) Jessica Ren (GBR) vs. Anetta Munosova (SWE) (6) Ebba Unden (SWE) vs. Amy Askew (GBR) (2) Nicola George (GBR) vs. Marija Milutinovic (SWE)

DavidC · DavidC

During the winter Grand Prix tournaments have been held for our juniors in 5 different agebands, culminating in a series of Masters events at the National Tennis Centre during January and February. The first of these this weekend is the 18 and under Masters, which includes the Thomson twins, Olive...

DavidC · DavidC

This week's tournament on the Latin American circuit is a 48 draw, so our sextet avoid having to play top seeds in the first round like last week. However it is a strong field for a Grade 2 event, with the top 4 seeds all ranked inside the top 30 R1 James MARSALEK (GBR) Vs Sergiu MARGARIT (ROU) Jack CARPENTE...

DavidC · DavidC

Round 1 (L64) (2) Stephanie Cornish BYE Steph has moved into the top 60, but is defending semi-final points from last year. Her Dutch doubles partner from last week is in the top half, so she has a tougher looking route to the final.

DavidC · DavidC

There's a strong British contingent here, including George Morgan, who was unbeaten in the Lancashire side which won the Junior County Cup Group 1 at the weekend, and Richard Gabb, coming through qualifying yet again. R1 (L32) Tom Farquharson (GBR) v Yannis Baltogiannis (BEL) (Q) Joshua Gledden (...

DavidC · DavidC

Last year Laura Robson, Jessica Ren and Joanna Henderson steered GBR to the 14 & U finals for only the second time in the tournament's 28 year history. This year's team trying to reach the final 8 (in 2 weeks time) are: Katy Dunne Beth Askew Pippa Horn Their opening match on Friday is against S...

DavidC · DavidC

Richard Gabb has been very busy of late. Since wrapping up the second of his two titles in Copenhagen on Saturday morning he has had to play 3 rounds of qualifying here, in order to join a large British contingent in the main draw. The draw has done us few favours, with 6 out of 8 drawing seeds. R1 (L32) Chri...

DavidC · DavidC

The TE Winter Cup is a team competition split into 2 categories (14 & U, 16 & U), with a similar division for the Girls. The format is teams of 3 playing 2 singles and 1 doubles on a knock-out basis. There are roughly 32 countries participating in each category, partitioned initially into sets o...

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	Channel 4 documentary: "Trophy Kids" (Preview) Channel 4 are showing a documentary called "Trophy Kids" this Thursday at 9pm. One of the four youngsters featured is 12-year old Eden Silva, one of our top juniors in that age range. However the previews I have read make it clear where the emphasis of the programme will be: "This Cutt...	DavidC	5	5308	Mar 28, 2009 by steven
	Girls: International Juniors Championships, Philippines - Grade 1 (Week 12) (Preview) Hannah James has moved up to 45 in the rankings and has avoided a third potential quarter-final with Timea Babos, but unfortunately lands up in the same quarter as her doubles partner, and Thailand G1 winner, Maryna Zanevska instead. Hannah Martin-Merchant and Francesca Stephenson lost in qualif...	DavidC	6	893	Mar 27, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: Copa Gerdau, Porto Alegre, Brazil: Grade A (Week 12) (Preview) Natalie Beazant is the only British player in this Grade A event, and has better luck with her first-round draw than last week, having been paired with the lowest ranked direct entrant. If successful a tough task awaits in round 2 against the second seed or a girl who defeated Steph a few weeks ago. R1 (L...	DavidC	3	1259	Mar 26, 2009 by Mervatron
	Boys: International Juniors Championships, Philippines - Grade 1 (Week 12) (Preview) Ben Davis has returned after physio to join the group out here for the third Asian Grade 1 and has successfully negotiated qualifying to make the main draw. Ahmed El Menshawy has the misfortune to be paired with the Sarawak winner. R1 (L64) Laurent-Olivier Daxhelet (BEL) vs Ahmed El Menshawy (GBR) A...	DavidC	4	658	Mar 26, 2009 by Fitzy 4 top 100
	More genius work from the LTA! (Preview) As you may know my son has been playing in mini red events (8 and under) for the last year and really enjoying it. There are usually around 40 events around the county and for each one you attend and play at you gain points which go onto a leaderboard (Matthew is currently 6th for the Winter). LTA just relea...	seagull	4	874	Mar 24, 2009 by steven
	Boys: Grand Prix du Conseil General, Guadeloupe - Grade 5 (Week 11) (Preview) R1 Damian GRYZELKO (GBR) defeated Pierre COMPEYRON (GUD) 6-1 6-0 John-Randolph THORNTON (GBR) (3) BYE Eimon HEYWOOD (GBR) defeated Christophe OFFRANC (GUD) 5-7 6-4 6-3 R2 Melik FELER (FRA) defeated Damian GRYZELKO (GBR) 6-3 6-1 Mathias BOURGUE (FRA) defeated John-Randolph THORNTON (GBR) (3) 6...	wolf	7	1314	Mar 22, 2009 by DavidC
	Boys: 13th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup, Malaysia - Grade 1 (Week 11) (Preview) In the second Asian Grade 1 for the boys Ahmed El Menshawy is up against the player who beat Dave Thomson last week, whilst Dave himself may well have to play last week's beaten finalist John Morrissey (Ireland) in round 2. (9) David Thomson (GBR) BYE Sudanwa Sitaram (IND) Vs Ahmed El Menshawy (GBR) Chr...	DavidC	7	1069	Mar 22, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: 13th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup, Malaysia - Grade 1 (Week 11) (Preview) Hannah James has been joined in the main draw by another Hannah, 16&under Grand Prix champion Hannah Martin-Merchant, but Francesca Stephenson lost in qualifying. Hannah M-M has been rewarded with a draw against a fellow qualifier, whilst Hannah J is likely to face familiar opposition - Mai G...	DavidC	11	1337	Mar 22, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: Banana Bowl, Brazil - Grade 1 (Week 11) (Preview) Bollettieri student Natalie Beazant is our only girl here for the Banana Bowl and the Grade A Copa Gerdau. Paul Brown was on the entry list for the Boys, but wasn't in the qualifying tournament. Unfortunately Natalie has a very tough draw against the world number 30. R1 (L64) (4,Q) Valeria Solovieva (...	DavidC	1	647	Mar 17, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: ITF/LTAT Junior Championships,Thailand - Grade 1 (Week 10) (Preview) Hannah James is seeded for the first of a series of Asian Grade 1s, and was joined in the main draw by qualifier Francesca Stephenson. 16 & Under Grand Prix winner Hannah Martin-Merchant was also here in qualifying, but unfortunately retired against Francesca's opponent. However she is down fo...	DavidC	11	1730	Mar 15, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: Asuncion Bowl, Paraguay - Grade 1 (Week 10) (Preview) Stephanie Cornish is just a few points away from the top 50, but will find it difficult to get them here, as she is likely to have to get past the Venezuelan girl who beat her easily last week, in order to boost her points tally. R1 Andrea Gamiz (VEN) v Catalina Pella (ARG) (7) Stephanie Cornish (GBR) v BYE	DavidC	5	865	Mar 13, 2009 by Drew
	Boys: Asuncion Bowl, Paraguay - Grade 1 (Week 10) (Preview) This is the last tournament of the South American series for our quintet. Being a Grade 1 the field is stronger than before, and only James Marsalek was a direct entry. However 3 of the other 4 came through qualifying, with Nick Jones coming back from a first-set bagel to defeat one of the Argentina Cup s...	DavidC	6	1018	Mar 13, 2009 by Drew
	Boys: ITF High Coast Junior World Ranking Tournament, Sweden - Grade 3 (Week 9) (Preview) George Morgan appears to be the main hope within a British quintet in Kramfors (1) Tobias Blomgren (SWE) v Adam Thornton-Brown (GBR) (Q) Ted Nilsson (SWE) v Christopher Helliar (GBR) Tom Allan (GBR) v Morgan Johansson (SWE) George Morgan (GBR) v (Q) Gustav Kallen (SWE) Christopher Simpson (GBR) v (...	DavidC	7	916	Mar 13, 2009 by john
	Boys: ITF/LTAT Junior Championships,Thailand - Grade 1 (Week 10) (Preview) A large contingent of our top Boys have entered a series of Grade 1s in Asia. Ben Davis lost in qualifying, but there are six in the main draw. R1 (L64) Jordan McCulloch (GBR) d. (Q) Jeroen Benard (NED) 6-3 6-4 (7) David Thomson (GBR) BYE (15) Ahmed El Menshawy (GBR) BYE (9) Alastair Barnes (GBR) BYE (Q) Nu...	DavidC	3	801	Mar 13, 2009 by DavidC
	Boys: Kramfors Junior Challenge, Sweden - Grade 4 (Week 10) (Preview) The second week of tournaments in Kramfors has brought a surprise (to me anyway) British finalist, after Jessica Ren's success last week. This week's event is played on indoor clay, rather than the indoor hard courts used for the High Coast Challenge and Christopher Helliar has reached his first fi...	DavidC	1	673	Mar 13, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: Uruguay Bowl, Montevideo - Grade 2 (Week 9) (Preview) Singles R1 (L32) (3) Stephanie Cornish (GBR) v (WC) Camila Acuna (PAR) If Steph has another good week then she could move into the top 50. The competition in the South American tournaments strengthens each week, as the climactic Grade A (Copa Gerdau in Brazil) approaches, but Steph has a friendly sta...	DavidC	4	872	Mar 8, 2009 by DavidC
	Boys: Uruguay Bowl, Montevideo - Grade 2 (Week 9) (Preview) Singles R1 (L32) (1) Hiroyasu Ehara (JPN) v Lewis Burton (GBR) Genia Gamazov (ISR) v (Q) Jack Carpenter (GBR) James Marsalek (GBR) v (WC) Martin Cuevas (URU) Francisco Aparicio (ARG) v Ashley Hewitt (GBR) Nick Jones (GBR) v (2) Andrea Collarini (ARG) Another poor draw for the boys, with opponents in...	DavidC	4	881	Mar 8, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: ITF High Coast Junior World Ranking Tournament, Sweden - Grade 3 (Week 9) (Preview) There is a welcome return here for Amy Askew, playing her first tournament since October. (4) Jessica Ren (GBR) vs. Anetta Munosova (SWE) (6) Ebba Unden (SWE) vs. Amy Askew (GBR) (2) Nicola George (GBR) vs. Marija Milutinovic (SWE)	DavidC	11	1240	Mar 8, 2009 by goldfish
	LTA Winter Grand Prix Masters - Roehampton (Preview) During the winter Grand Prix tournaments have been held for our juniors in 5 different agebands, culminating in a series of Masters events at the National Tennis Centre during January and February. The first of these this weekend is the 18 and under Masters, which includes the Thomson twins, Olive...	DavidC	14	3442	Mar 7, 2009 by love the game
	Boys: 30th Argentina Cup, Mar del Plata - Grade 2 (Week 8) (Preview) This week's tournament on the Latin American circuit is a 48 draw, so our sextet avoid having to play top seeds in the first round like last week. However it is a strong field for a Grade 2 event, with the top 4 seeds all ranked inside the top 30 R1 James MARSALEK (GBR) Vs Sergiu MARGARIT (ROU) Jack CARPENTE...	DavidC	7	1164	Mar 1, 2009 by Mervatron
	Girls: 30th Argentina Cup, Mar del Plata - Grade 2 (Week 8) (Preview) Round 1 (L64) (2) Stephanie Cornish BYE Steph has moved into the top 60, but is defending semi-final points from last year. Her Dutch doubles partner from last week is in the top half, so she has a tougher looking route to the final.	DavidC	7	952	Mar 1, 2009 by DavidC
	Boys: Bavarian Junor Championships, Nurnberg, Germany - Grade 4 (Week 8) (Preview) There's a strong British contingent here, including George Morgan, who was unbeaten in the Lancashire side which won the Junior County Cup Group 1 at the weekend, and Richard Gabb, coming through qualifying yet again. R1 (L32) Tom Farquharson (GBR) v Yannis Baltogiannis (BEL) (Q) Joshua Gledden (...	DavidC	6	1024	Feb 27, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: Tennis Europe Winter Cup (U14 & U16) ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Last year Laura Robson, Jessica Ren and Joanna Henderson steered GBR to the 14 & U finals for only the second time in the tournament's 28 year history. This year's team trying to reach the final 8 (in 2 weeks time) are: Katy Dunne Beth Askew Pippa Horn Their opening match on Friday is against S...	DavidC	17	2235	Feb 23, 2009 by Mervatron
	Boys: ITF 4 Ultimum Almere, Netherlands - Grade 4 (Week 7) (Preview) Richard Gabb has been very busy of late. Since wrapping up the second of his two titles in Copenhagen on Saturday morning he has had to play 3 rounds of qualifying here, in order to join a large British contingent in the main draw. The draw has done us few favours, with 6 out of 8 drawing seeds. R1 (L32) Chri...	DavidC	7	984	Feb 23, 2009 by tennisfan84
	Boys: Tennis Europe Winter Cup (U14 & U16) (Preview) The TE Winter Cup is a team competition split into 2 categories (14 & U, 16 & U), with a similar division for the Girls. The format is teams of 3 playing 2 singles and 1 doubles on a knock-out basis. There are roughly 32 countries participating in each category, partitioned initially into sets o...	DavidC	12	1484	Feb 22, 2009 by DavidC
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