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U18's County Cup - Group 1 - Blog
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I thought it may be of interest if I blogged a bit from the U18's County Cup group one event which is taking place this weekend at the University of Bath. I was there both today and yesterday so thought I'd give a bit of an incite into the up and coming Briitish tennis stars of tomorrow. To be honest this will...
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Boys & Girls: Kenya International Junior Championship - Grade 5 (Week 7)
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Laura Deigman has won her first ITF singles title, taking advantage of a weak field with only two other players ranked inside 1000. Boys R1 Christian Throm-Jones (GBR) BYE Tommy Bennett (GBR) d. Romain Barbosa (BEL) 6-4 6-2 Kevin Albonetti (ITA) d. Steven Billington (GBR) 6-4 7-5 R2 Guillaume Rause...
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Boys: ITF Junior Cup Copenhagen Indoor, Denmark - Grade 4 (Week 7)
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Connor Glennon looks for his second successive title as the group who did well in Finland are joined by some other 1993 (and one 1992) boys. Connor starts against one of the Danish boys who beat GBR in the Tennis Europe Winter Cup on Sunday. R1 (L32) Oystein Steiro (NOR) v Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) (WC) Hans...
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Boys: Trofeul D Sturdza, Moldova - Grade 3 (Week 7)
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With so many Brits exiting singles today here at least is a tournament where interest is maintained. Moldova's major junior tournament intriguingly promises semi-live scores, but in spirit with life in the country (well described in Playing the Moldovans at Tennis by Tony Hawks - where he takes on...
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Girls: Copa Milo Chile Deportes - Grade 2 (Week 7)
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Last year Steph Cornish reached the final of a weak tournament here. This year's field is considerably stronger, with Jennifer Ren only just grabbing a low seeding. The first seed she is scheduled to meet is top 50 player Katarina Paliivets, though there is a useful Ukrainian blocking her path to tha...
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Girls: ITF Junior Cup Copenhagen Indoor, Denmark - Grade 4 (Week 7)
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AEGON Winter Grand Prix champion Abbi Melrose will be looking to build on her impressive showing in Finland, and is joined by Caitlin Hindmarsh playing her first ITF tournament of the year. R1 (L32) Taro Keens (GBR) v (Q) Donika Bashota (SWE) Sophie Nelson (GBR) v Cecilie Lundgaard Melsted (DEN) (7)...
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Girls: ITF 4 Indoor Almere, Netherlands - Grade 4 (Week 7)
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There's a stunning result here for Scottish qualifier Emma Devine. Emma was based last year at Justine Henin's Sixth Sense Academy in Belgium, along with some input from Judy Murray, but I don't know if she is still there as there was a story about financial problems affecting Emma's family's abilit...
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Boys & Girls: BKSP International Junior Championships, Bangladesh - Grade 4 (Week 7)
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Amy and Beth Askew benefit from wildcards in the first of 3 tournaments in Bangladesh with substantial British interest. 1996 girls Eden Silva makes her second appearance in an ITF event. Boys R1 (L64) (6) James Ireland (GBR) BYE (LL) William Aherne (GBR) v Mufazzal Hossain (BAN) (16) Ashwin Kuppus...
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Girls: Condor de Plata Tournament, Bolivia - Grade 2 (Week 6)
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The Latin American circuit baton has passed from Natalie Beazant (who unfortunately had to pull out of the Peruvian leg, after retiring in the previous week) to Jennifer Ren. The first of her three tournaments is the weakest in the 12 week cycle, and Jen was close to being the top seed here. She is also...
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Boys & Girls: Qatar Junior Open 2 - Grade 5 (Week 7)
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Alex Wilton has the chance of a second successive singles title in the Gulf, and shouldn't be unduly troubled in his opener, but our other boys have all drawn seeds. Boys R1 (L32) (1) Seif Eldin El Sherbini (EGY) v (Q) Tom Gutteridge (GBR) (4) Marc Wakim (EGY) v Joshua Page (GBR) (5) Alexander Wilton (...
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Boys: Monastir ITF Junior Tournament, Tunisia - Grade 2 (Week 6)
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The same 3 boys as last week continue on here. Round 1 BROADY, Liam (GBR) (GBR) V RUMLER, Robert (CZE) 5 FARQUHARSON, Tom (GBR) 8 V SHYLA, Yaraslau (BLR) SIMPSON, Christopher (GBR) V GIACALONE, Omar (ITA) Q Ooh, pretty tough draw for Liam. -- Edited by Maza1987 on Monday 8th of February 2010 09:32:29 PM...
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Boys & Girls: Qatar Junior Open - Grade 5 (Week 6)
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The first of two tournaments in the Gulf has seen Alex Wilton reach the semis as seeded, and there is a guaranteed doubles finalist as Jordan Bull (and partner) faces off against Sam Hutt and Joshua Page in the semis Boys R1 (L32) Sam Hutt (GBR) d. (Q) Pak Long Yeung (HKG) 6-2 7-5 (3) Alexander Wilton (GB...
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Boys & Girls: Oulu eden Open, Finland - Grade 4 (Week 6)
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There has been a fine start for the Brits in Scandinavia, with Daniel Elston toppling the top seed and AEGON Winter Grand Prix winner Abbi Melrose also scalping a seed. Boys R1 (L32) Daniel Elston (GBR) d. (1) Oskar Wikberg (SWE) 6-4 6-3 (7) Joe Mills (GBR) d. Jesper Cederlind (SWE) 6-1 3-6 6-2 Connor Gl...
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Girls: Monastir ITF Junior Tournament, Tunisia - Grade 2 (Week 6)
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Round 1 VAN DER SAR, Sabine (NED) 8 V WALKER, Alexandra (GBR) BROWN, Lucy (GBR) 7 V WCDAGGOU, Sonia (TUN)
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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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