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Boys & Girls: Australian Open 2022 (Weeks 3/4)
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Matt Rankin appears to have grabbed the last main draw place in the Australian Open as both the Traralgon boys finals involve players not requiring Special Exempts . Ranah Stoiber is also a main draw acceptance, but Louis Bowden and Patrick Brady will need to negotiate qualifying, starting tonigh...
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Other events, 2022 - week 4
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South Africa, J5: Tom Aston, Tom Chapman and Anjali Kotecha all lost in R1 However, the two Toms got a win in the R1 dubs, as did Anjali+ Slovenia, J5: Vlada Kozak won her R1 match, in singles and doubles Kenya, J4: After R1 BYES, R2 wins for Serena Manca and Jade Cole. Also a win in doubles (although no...
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Boys & Girls: J3 Glasgow, UK - indoor, hard (Week 3)
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There's a big J3 in Glasgow this week (qualis start tomorrow) Big points on offer GIRLS Rather disappointingly, there are seven (!) byes in the first round of girls qualis - are there really not enough players who want to play good competitive tennis in their own country? Not even give it a whirl??? Han...
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Other events, 2022 - week 3
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Not the best start in Dubai, J4: Fabio Nestola and Ruby Cooling both lost their R1 matches Flora Johnson and Imogen Haddad still to play In USA, J5, Athina Schlepphorst is in R1
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Boys: J1 Barranquilla, Colombia, hard (Week 3)
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Will Jansen moves on from Costa Rica to Colombia, and is joined by Wil Jenkins, who negotiated qualifying R1 (L48) (Q) Wil Jenkins v (Q) Nishesh Baravareddy (USA) (15) William Jansen bye
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Boys: J2 Kolkata, India, hard (Week 3)
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Zach Stephens plays his first Grade 2 event and draws a wildcard, albeit one who is higher ranked thanks to reaching a Grade 3 final a couple of weeks ago R1 (L32) (WC) Daksh Ashok Agarwal (IND) v Zach Stephens
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Boys & Girls: J1 Traralgon, Australia, hard (Weeks 2/3)
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Qualifying gets underway tonight for the Grade 1 warm-up event to the Australian Open. Patrick Brady is in qualifying with Matt Rankin, Louis Bowden and Ranah Stoiber expected in the main draw. Matt's campaign has been highlighted by his local paper QR1 (q3) Patrick Brady v Christopher Sousou (A...
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2021 rankings
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Boys 04/01/21 Top 200ITF RANKINGPLAYER NAMEYEAR OF BIRTHNATIONEVENTS PLAYEDPOINTSHEAD TO HEAD6+21JackPinnington Jones2003 Great Britain291029HEAD 2 HEAD43+76LuiMaxted2003 Great Britain38467.75HEAD 2 HEAD64+97WilliamNolan2003 Great Britain60352HEAD 2 HEAD94+134DerrickCh...
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Boys: J1 San Jose, Costa Rica, hard (Week 2)
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Will Jansen is the first Brit to take part in a Grade 1 event this year - but his involvement in the singles is a brief one. R1 (L32) Preston Stearns (USA) d. William Jansen 6-2 6-2
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Boys & Girls: J4 Fujairah, UAE - Hard (Week 2) 2022
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In the boys, we have Freddie Ridout (top seed), Roy Keegan and Fabio Nestola (7th seed) In the girls, there's Flora Johnson (2007) (second seed), Imogen Haddad and Ruby Cooling (2007)
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Other events, 2022 - week 1
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Not a great start in Belgium, J4, as Oliver Hague (seeded 6), Kyran Magimay and Serena Manca all lose in R1.
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Girls: U12/U14 Junior Orange Bowl (Week 50)
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The 2021 Junior Orange Bowl begins tomorrow, with national champions Hollie Smart and Hannah Klugman included (the latter drawn against another Brit, as draws here are not done to keep players from the same nation apart, as with the ITF U12 R1 (L128) Londyn McCord (USA) v Martha Ground Emma Shepard (...
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Boys: U12/U14 Junior Orange Bowl (Week 50)
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The last time this tournament was held (2019) Ben Gusic Wan was a winner in the under 12s. There is a large British contingent here for that event, while Maximilan Carrier is the most well-known Brit in the under 14s (there may be other US based Brits in the draw - the draw sheet just gives place of reside...
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Girls: JA Plantation, USA, clay (Week 49)
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The last Grade A event of the year is the famous Orange Bowl. There is an under 16 event (no Brits) and under 18 with Ranah Stoiber and Eva Shaw on the main draw acceptance list. Will Nolan pulled out of qualifying, leaving just Jaquelyn Ogunwale, but she has upset a seed to reach final qualifying this a...
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Boys & Girls: J3 Loughborough, United Kingdom - Hard, indoor (Week 49)
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https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/j3-loughborough/gbr/2021/j-g3-gbr-01a-2021...
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Other events, 2021 - week 49
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After his good run last week, Patrick Brady is playing the second J3 in Latvia, both singles and doubles Costa Rica, J5: Wil Jenkins won his R1 As did Allegra K Davies (age 14) Qatar, J4: Ellie Blackford is here again, and has a BYE in r1 -- Edited by Coup Droit on Wednesday 8th of December 2021 08:23:...
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Boys & Girls: J1 Bradenton, USA, clay (Week 48)
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Just 2 Brits here for the main Eddie Herr event and Ranah Stoiber has already lost. There are also under 16 / under 14 / under 12 events, and I noticed a couple of Brits in the under 12s - one being Megan Knight who was name checked as one to watch in the Nationals thread. Both Megan and Denzell Darkey have exi...
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Other events, 2021 - week 48
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Latvia, J3: Three wins, for Phoenix Weir, Patrick Brady (top seed), and Kyle Hughes in a mammoth game, 7-5 in the third, over the 7th seed. However, Will Jansen (seeded 4) lost. France, J3: R1 win for Luca Pow and Talia N Gatenby Also still to play are: Huge Coquelin, Nick Philibert, Louis Bowden &...
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Other events, 2021 - week 47
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Turkey, J3: Will Jansen is 3rd seed here Bahrain, J5: Issah Ali lost in R1 Norway, J5: Kyran Maggimay and James Ashworth are in R1 As are Isabella Gibson and Ashira Murray Finland, J5: Viktor Frydrych is here As are Tia BonitaJakupovic-Kljako and Amelie Brooks
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Boys: J2 Kiryat Shmona, Israel, hard (Week 47)
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After success in the Grade 3 event in Israel last week Matt Rankin and Louis Bowden turn their attention to a weak Grade 2 R1 (L32) Ivan Sodan (CRO) v (6) Matthew Rankin Roy Keegan v Guillaume Jacob (BEL) Louis Bowden v Diogo Morais (POR)
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Other events, 2021 - week 46
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Israel, J3: Matt Rankin and Louis Bowden both won their R1 matches (in singles and dubs) UAE, J4: Freddie Ridout (seeded 5) lost in R1 But Zach Stephens beat the 3rd seed, & 4 Guatemala, J4: Wil Jenkins (seeded 5) lost in R1 Jaquelyn Ogunwale is in the girls R1 Korea, J4: Connor Hegarty lost in R...
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Boys & Girls: J4 Liverpool (Northern Vision Liverpool International), United Kingdom - Hard, indoor (Week 46)
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There were proper qualis for this event (unlike last week's J5) In the BOYS, Kyle McKay, Gregor Webster, Luca Bluett and a Swedish lad qualified. Monday's points of interest: Ben Gusic Wan lost easily today to a player ranked about 3000. The other top U14, Joseph Mazzingham, also lost. Both Bl...
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Boys: J2 Sousse, Tunisia, hard (Week 46)
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Patrick Brady tackles another tournament in Africa, following the Cape Town Grade A, and has sneaked through his final qualifier courtesy of a match tiebreak. He meets a wildcard, who has been ranked inside 150 R1 (L32) (Q) Patrick Brady v (WC) Youssef Labene (TUN)
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Boys & Girls: J5 Liverpool (Northern Vision Liverpool International), United Kingdom - Hard, indoor (Week 45)
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https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/j5-liverpool/gbr/2021/j-g5-gbr-07a-2021/draws-and-results/
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Other events, 2021 - week 45
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Cyprus, J3: Matt Rankin and Phoenix Weir are both going well, having won two matches each and are into the QFs. (Phoenix took out the 4th seed on the way) In the doubles, Matt+ beat Phoneix+ in R1 In the girls, Kristina Paskauskas won her R1 match too in singles, but lost her dubs. Zimbabwe, J3: Roy Keeg...
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