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Boys: Rhodes Cup Junior, Greece - hard - Grade 5 (Week 40)
(Preview)
The same three British lads from last week are still here this week and still starting strong: R1:Peter ALAM (GBR) [3] 6-3 6-0 Anastasios PARISSIS (GRE)Arthur FERY (GBR) [6] 6-2 6-1 Filippos ASTREINIDIS (GRE)Sam BOSSEM (GBR) [2] 6-0 6-0 Fwtios ANASTASIADIS (GRE...
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Coup Droit
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4
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1243
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Boys: Junior Davis Cup finals, Hungary, clay (week 39)
(Preview)
The Junior Davis Cup finals start tomorrow with 16 teams drawn into 4 round robin groups this evening. The British team of Felix Gill, Jack Pinnington Jones and Joel Pierleoni is the first to qualify for the finals since 2011 - the only occasion we have won it. The LTA has a useful background article w...
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DavidC
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13
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1372
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Boys: Cosmote Mytilene Junior Cup, Greece - hard - Grade 5 (Week 39)
(Preview)
R1:Peter ALAM (GBR) [3] 1-6 6-4 6-2 Filippos ASTREINIDIS (GRE)Arthur FERY (GBR) [7] 7-6(5) 6-1 FOTIOS ANDREAS ANTONIADIS (GRE)Sam BOSSEM (GBR) [2] 7-6(3) 6-4 Konstantinos RAPTIS (GRE) Success for all three in the R1 dubs too
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Coup Droit
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4
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856
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Other events - week 39
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Bulgaria, G5: R1: William NOLAN (GBR) (born 2003) 6-1 5-7 6-3 Mihael MIHAYLOV (BUL) R2: William NOLAN (GBR) 6-1 7-6(6) Victor SKLENKA (CZE) Puerto Rico, G5: R1: Wil JENKINS (GBR) (born 2004) 3-6 6-3 1-4 Retired Alan KAM (MEX) [8] R2: Wil JENKINS (GBR) 6-...
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Coup Droit
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1
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773
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Other events - week 38
(Preview)
Puerto Rico, G5: BOYS R1:Charles DOSSETTER (GBR) [15] BYE Matthis ROSS (GBR) [4] BYE R2: Charles DOSSETTER (GBR) [15] 6-1 6-2 Graham HADESMAN (USA)Matthis ROSS (GBR) [4] 6-0 6-0 Francisco Tomas GESCHWIND (ARG) R3:Matthis ROSS (GBR) [4] 6-0 6-0 Ch...
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Coup Droit
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5
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1325
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Boys: U18 Canada World Ranking Event, hard - Grade 2 (Week 38)
(Preview)
Although we only have one player in the week's top grade event, George Davis played this afternoon and made a great start, upsetting a seed with a better record than him in the lower grade events both have played mainly (George has slightly more experience of G2s and above though). R1 (L32) George Davi...
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DavidC
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4
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919
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Other events - week 37
(Preview)
South Africa, G3: R1 Girls: Victoria ALLEN (GBR) [1] 6-0 6-0 Hannah LEVY (RSA) R1 Boys: Benjamin HEYNOLD (GBR) 6-0 6-2 Robbie ARENDS (RSA) Albania, G5: R1 Girls: Jasmine CONWAY (GBR) [2] 6-3 6-0 Stefania MOISIADI (GRE) Pete Alam and Sam Bossem are in the boys' m...
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Coup Droit
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10
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1220
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Other events - week 36
(Preview)
Vicki Allen is top seed in South Africa, G4: R1 Girls: Victoria ALLEN (GBR) [1] 6-0 6-1 Vanessa CHIGARIRO (RSA) R1 Boys: Robbie ARENDS (RSA) [6] 4-6 6-2 6-1 Benjamin HEYNOLD (GBR) Togo, G4: R1 Girls: Priyanshi SHARMA (IND) 6-4 6-3 Boluwatife BAKRE (GBR) Switz...
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Coup Droit
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12
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1267
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Boys: Thun Czech Junior Open, clay - Grade 2 (Week 36)
(Preview)
Derrick Chen tries his hand at a weak G2 against a Czech lad who may have some British ancestry judging by his name (born in Karlsruhe, Germany though - which has US military presence ). Although he has yet to win an ITF match Matthew is currently ranked 4 in the Tennis Europe under 14 rankings R1 (L48) (WC...
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DavidC
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2
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941
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Boys: 20th Serbia Junior Open Novi Sad, Serbia, clay - Grade 2 (Week 36)
(Preview)
Alexander Maggs sneaked in the draw as a 'lucky loser' but to no avail. He is also in the doubles draw, and is through to the quarter-finals with his Australian partner R1 (L32) (WC) Lazar Milicevic (SRB) d. (LL) Alexander Maggs 6-3 6-2
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DavidC
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0
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924
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Boys & Girls: Alfa TI Cup 2 , Hungary, clay - Grade 2 (Week 35)
(Preview)
Down to earth with a bump for James Story in the second Hungarian G2 which started today, but Millie Bissett registered a good win over a seed Boys R1 (L32) (WC) Filip Krolo (GER) d. James Story 6-0 6-1 Chris Rodesch (LUX) d. (Q) Joe Leather 6-1 6-3 Connor Thomson v (2) Simon Anthony Ivanov (BUL) Girls R1...
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DavidC
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4
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1117
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Other events - week 35
(Preview)
France, G5: R1: Arabella MOEN (GBR) 6-2 6-0 Anne-lou CHAMPION (FRA) Antigua & Barbuda, G5: R1 Boys:Monty GRAVENEY (GBR) 6-4 6-4 Nama HEMAN (IND) Ghana, G5: R1 Girls:Naa Anyema MCKORLEY (GHA) 6-3 3-2 Retired Boluwatife BAKRE (GBR) Lithuania, G5: R1 Boys...
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Coup Droit
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1048
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Boys & Girls: Herodotou Academy U18 , Cyprus - hard - Grade 4 (Week 35)
(Preview)
A couple of our best younger girls playing this week so will be interesting. GIRLS R1Jasmine CONWAY (GBR) 6-1 6-0 (wc) Aleksandra GANEVA (BUL)Alicia DUDENEY (GBR) [4] 6-0 6-0 (LL) Tali KRASNOPOLSKI (ISR)Eleni MAKRIDE (CYP) 6-3 6-1 (LL) Anya KOTECHA (GBR) B...
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4
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989
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Boys: Les Internationaux de Tennis Junior Banque Nationale du Canada, hard - Grade 1 (Week 35)
(Preview)
Harry Wendelken comfortably qualified to join Anton Matusevich and Jacob Fearnley in the main draw of the main warm-up event for the US Open. Jacob and Harry could earn themselves a Special Exempt with good performances here, but the field is strong. All three are due on court this afternoon R1 (L64...
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DavidC
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9
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1201
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Boys: Junior Nationals 2018 (U12/U14/U16/U18) - Week 34
(Preview)
http://lta.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=29F61C80-39...
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DavidC
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11
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1757
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Other events - week 34
(Preview)
I have just seen that Arthur Féry (born 2002) seems to have switched nationality and is now playing for GBR?? So says the ITF entry list this week in the French Grade 4 ITF event. Arthur was much touted in France as a 11-13 year-old. His dad is/was President of Lorient FC, his mum is Olivia Gravereaux, ex...
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10
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1270
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Girls: Junior Nationals 2018 (U12/U14/U16/U18) - Week 34
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The nationals start tomorrow in Nottingham and Bournemouth (under 12s) with the most interest being in the under 12s - the only one involving all or nearly all of the top players in the age group. Here 2 of our European Summer Cup bronze medallists (Heohzibah Oluwadare and Sophya Devas) are drawn aga...
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DavidC
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15
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3015
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Boys & Girls: Budaors Cup, Hungary, clay - Grade 2 (Week 34)
(Preview)
The first of two G2s in Hungary with James Story and Connor Thomson. I have edited the title to acknowledge the fact that Marni Banks, Millie Bissett and Morgan Cross were all in qualifying (and Joe Leather, Finn Murgett plus Ben Heynold) - the first two losing in the final round. R1 (L32) James Story v...
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DavidC
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6
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972
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Boys: Prince George's County International Hard Court, USA, hard - Grade 1 (Week 34)
(Preview)
Likely to be a short thread, as our only representative in the week's G1 suffered a heavy defeat in round 1. Blu Baker is also in the doubles draw though R1 (L64) (WC) Keshav Chopra (USA) d. Blu Baker 6-1 6-0
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DavidC
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0
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661
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Other events - week 33
(Preview)
Romania, G5: BOYS R1:William NOLAN (GBR) 6-4 2-6 6-2 Andrei ANDREI (ROU)Antoniu Aurel TAMAS (ROU) 6-3 2-6 6-2 Matthew RUTTER (GBR) [6]Bogdan Andrei MANOLE (ROU) 6-3 6-3 Alexander KNOX JONES (GBR)Mihai URSULEANU (ROU) 6-4 6-4 Ying HOU (GBR) [7] GIRLS...
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Boys & Girls: Juniors Open LTA Maaseik, Belgium - clay - Grade 4 (Week 33)
(Preview)
Lots of GB interest: BOYS: R1 (L48):Harry LAZELL (GBR) 6-0 6-0 Reda SERRAF (MAR)Joel PIERLEONI (GBR) [10] BYE Luka PETROVIC (GBR) [4] BYE Alexander MAGGS (GBR) [3] BYE Benjamin HEYNOLD (GBR) [14] BYE GIRLS: R1 (L48):Annabel DAVIS (GBR) 3-6 6-4 6-1...
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Boys & Girls: MTA Cup, Ukraine - clay - Grade 3 (Week 33)
(Preview)
Felix Gill and Jack Pinnington-Jones, our top two lads taking part in the European U16 championships a couple of weeks back and in the Summer Cup, are now in Ukraine. (I have always had a soft spot for Felix, although Jack P-J gets more attention, which might be appropriate as he is a year younger). Derr...
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Boys & Girls: Jugend Cup Renningen/Rutesheim, Germany, clay - Grade 3 (Week 33)
(Preview)
Harry Wendelken is one of two top 100 ranked boys in this G3 (the top seed is a Chinese boy who retired in a recent home G1 final, thus ending a 21 match unbeaten streak ) Boys R1 (L32) (3) James Story v (Q) Christopher Frantzen (GER) (Q) Benito Sanchez Martinez (GER) v (2) Harry Wendelken Girls R1 (L32) Mor...
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DavidC
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3
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792
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Boys - 2018 European Summer Cups (U12/U14/U16/U18)
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Qualification for the under14 finals (leading to the World Juniors) started today. Despite an opening win by Luca Pow, the team (including Hugo Cochlin and Patrick Brady) lost 2-1 to Slovenia so will not qualify. The other 3 age ranges start later in the month.
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DavidC
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2433
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Girls - 2018 European Summer Cups (U12/U14/U16/U18)
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(Preview)
Our under 14 team (Matilda Mutavdzic, Andrea Pineda and Sofie Johnson) started their quest for a place in the European finals and subsequently the World Juniors with a 3-0 win over Finland, though both Andrea and Matilda were taken to 3 sets. They are only seeded 3 and will have to beat second seeds Bu...
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2426
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