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Boys & Girls: J1 Plovdiv, Bulgaria, clay (Week 42)
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Jack Pinnington Jones has a tough draw against the top seed Dali Blanch (brother of US pro Ulises) . The girls event is a day behind, with Millie Bissett and Eva Shaw possibly in the main draw. Kylie Bilchev lost in qualifying, which remarkably includes JWR 3 Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva Boys R1 (L32...
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Other events - week 42
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There's a bit contingent in Cyprus, J5, this week. Half played their R1 matches today, half tomorrow. In the girls, wins so far for Lara Bakhaya, with BeatriceCampomori and Lucy Weber still to play. In the boys, wins for Derin Acaroglu, with David Middleton, Ralph Bartlett and Kim Sikka still to pl...
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Boys: J3 Istanbul, Turkey, indoor hard (Week 42)
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We have a group of boys out in Istanbul for three consecutive Grade 3 events R1 (L32) Ekansh Kumar (USA) v (5) Derrick Chen (WC) Kerem Ozlale (TUR) v Patrick Brady Mattias Southcombe v (Q) Emir Sutekin (TUR) Erik Arutiunian (BLR) v (2) William Nolan
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Boys & Girls: J4 Overath, Germany, hard - indoor (Week 42)
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The GB group have stayed on for the second week here, no surprisingly. So far: Wins for Giacomo Revelli, Joel Pierleoni and Matt Rutter Still to play are: Luca Pow, Given Roach, Imogen Hadda, Sofia Johnson, Talia Neilson Gatenby and Hannah Smith -- Edited by Coup Droit on Monday 19th of October 2020...
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Other events - week 41
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In Portugal, J5: Charlie Penman and Emma Cohen both got wins in R1. But Sashi Kempster, Tabitha Holmes, Mason Dace and Max Graham lost In the doubles, Tabitha+ will play Sashi+ in the QF, so a GB girl in the SF at any rate. In Italy, J5, Roan Jones lost in R1 but got a win in dubs
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Boys & Girls: J4 Overath, Germany, hard - indoor (Week 41)
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We have a big contingent here this week, especially with some of our younger players, and it's a J4, so thought I'd put it in a separate thread. With MD play kicking off tomorrow, in the boys, we have Matt Rutter, Joel Pierleoni, Mattias Southcombe and Harry Lazell. In the girls, Talia Neilson Gatenby h...
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Boys & Girls: J3 Lousada, Portugal, clay (Week 40)
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After last week's success here is the second Grade 3 event in Lousada. Sashi Kempster, Mila Burek and Isabella Nunez are also in final qualifying Boys R1 (L32) (1) Jack Pinnington Jones v Henrique Rocha (POR) (WC) Jaime Faria (POR) v Derrick Chen Constantinos Koshis (CYP) v (4) Lui Maxted (WC) Pedro L...
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Other events - week 40
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Latvia, J5: Fabio Nestola has won two rounds and is into the QFs Will Jansen won R1 but lost in R2 Hugo Coquelin lost in R1 Slovenia, J4: Giacomo Revelli won his R1 match Montenegro, J5: Mason Dace lost in R1, as did Vlada Kozak France, J5: Erin Howe and Gigi Hays both lost in R1 We also have players in Tu...
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Boys & Girls: J3 Lousada, Portugal, clay (Week 39)
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There are two weeks of grade three events in Lousada, attracting a strong British entry Boys R1 (L32) (1) Jack Pinnington Jones v (WC) Vasco Leote Prada (POR) (Q) Diogo Morais (POR) v Derrick Chen (Q) Martinho Goncalves (POR) v Giacomo Revelli Tiago Pereira (POR) v (4) Lui Maxted William Nolan v Henri...
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Other events - week 39
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Latvia, J5: Fabio Nestola got a win in R1 Montenegro, J4 Louie Fletcher and Mason Dance are in the MD Other events MDs start tomorrow.
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Boys: J2 Oradea, Romania, clay (Week 39)
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Luka Petrovic continues to play tournaments in Eastern Europe and will hope to pass round 2 for the first time since lockdown R1 (L32) (3) Luka Petrovic v (WC) Mihai Viorel Lungu (ROU)
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Girls: J3 Hannover, Germany, clay (Week 39)
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Prior to lockdown Eva Shaw was progressing steadily in junior ITFs and had won her first 25K match. She plays her first ITF since then. Henry Searle lost in qualifying. R1 (L32) (LL) Sonya Zhiyenbayeva (GER) v Kylie Bilchev (4) Nicole Rivkin (GER) v Ranah Akua Stoiber (5) Eva Shaw v Amelie-Christin J...
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Other events - week 38
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In Albania, J5: Roy Keegan and Louie Fletcher both got R1 wins. Nick Philibert lost, but it was to the 3rd seed, very close score (7-6(4), 7-5) and Nick is only a 2005-er so a good show. In Germany, J4, Ranah Stoiber won her R1 match. Luca Pow lost in R1. Will Nolan, a wildcard, came through qualis and is n...
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Other events - week 37
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In Montenegro, J4, Louie Fletcher got a R win. But Max Castle and SergeiVukasinovic lost. In Albania, J5, Roy Keegan won two matches and is into th QFs, but Nick Philibert lost to the top seed in R2. Alex Michael and Isabella Townsend lost in R1. In Bosnia, J4, young Vlada Kozak won her R1 match. In...
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Boys & Girls: J3 Bruchköbel, Germant, clay (Week 37)
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This is the highest grade event this week, with Kylie Bilchev and Kristina Paskauskas playing their first event since the resumption. Will Nolan lost narrowly to a seeded Belgian last week in the quarters, while Jack PJ won his battle. The losing players from those encounters face off tomorrow Boy...
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Boys & Girls: J2 Plzen, Czech Republic, clay (Week 36)
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A similar field for the second Czech Grade 2 event Boys R1 (L32) Alexandr Koliev (CZE) v (7) Jack Pinnington Jones (WC) Hynek Barton (CZE) v William Nolan Girls R1 (L32) (6) Amelia Bissett v (WC) Tereza Valentova (CZE)
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Other events - week 36
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In Riga, J4, Louie Fletcher got a win today. In Barcelona, J4, Tommy Harrison also won his R1 match In Montenegro, J5, Sergei Vukasinovic won his R1 match too, but Maxwell Castle lost. In Romania, J5, Sarah Tatu won. In Porto, J5, there were wins for Phoenix Weir and Sashi Kempster. Daniela Kotara lo...
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Boys: J1 Pancevo, Serbia, clay (Week 36)
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The first Grade 1 event since the resumption, albeit with Grade 3 points. Ali Habib unfortunately retired from his second qualifying match R1 (L32) (5) Luka Petrovic v (WC) Romeo Hadzimehmedovic (SRB)
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Boys: J2 Bytom, Poland, clay (Week 36)
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Matthew Rutter has moved away from the British bloc in Larnaca, where he reached the doubles final last week, to take part in this Polish Grade 2 R1 (L32) (WC) Martyn Pawielski (POL) v Matthew Rutter
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Other Events - Week 35
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Over the years there has been a smattering of British winners of the Aphrodite Cup in Cyprus (such as Alexis Canter and Jasmine Amber Asghar), and there has been a large contingent of Brits there this week trying to follow suit. We have reached finals day with a couple of Brits left in: J4 Larnaca, Cypr...
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Boys: J2 Novi Sad, Serbia, clay (Week 35)
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Normally this would be a Grade 2 event, but this year (in common with all other Grade 2 and Grade 1 events) it will only offer Grade 3 ranking points. Luka Petrovic is close to the ITF top 100 and is seeded 4 R1 (L32) (4) Luka Petrovic v (WC) Uros Delic (SRB) Ali Habib v (3) Igo Kudriashov (RUS)
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Boys & Girls: J2 Rakovnik, Czech Republic, clay (Week 35)
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Finally after 25 weeks we have ITF Junior events However to take account of those who are unable/unwilling to travel, apart from the Roland Garros Grand Slam (scheduled for October) a maximum of Grade 3 points will be available and rankings will be over a 2 year period (see this ITF news release for th...
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LTA Youth National Series, U10/U11/U12/U14/U16/U18 (Weeks 32 - 34)
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Nice to be able to report on events with week numbers again after 22 weeks without! The LTA is organising 3 weeks of competition in various age groups at five venues, but with the under 16 and under 18 aimed at top juniors being played in Nottingham. The under 18 winners gain wild cards into the followin...
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Route map for junior ITF / Tennis Europe
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Yesterday Tennis Europe and the ITF released statements revealing a route map at last for the return of competitive junior events. Tennis Europe has the more detailed statement - planning to start from August 31 with lower grade events, but no Grade 1 or Super Category for the time being and no unde...
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Corona virus and the lta
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I know this forum is based more around international tennis tournaments, but whats everybodys thoughts on the uk situation? Obviously we are coming up to the weekend and I guess there are over 200 events uk wide happening. Do you think the lta should act and cancel all events?
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