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Boys & Girls: Viccourt Cup, Ukraine, indoor hard - Grade 2 (Week 4)
(Preview)
There is a glut of high grade events coinciding with the Australian Open, and there is a sizeable group of Brits here hoping to take advantage of a weaker than usual draw for a G2 Boys R1 (L32) Jack Pinnington Jones v (8) Timo Legout (FRA) (4) Oscar Weightman v Filip Krolo (GER) Leo Borg (SWE) v Peter Alam (...
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DavidC
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1537
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Boys & Girls: Copa Barranquilla, Colombia, hard - Grade 1 (Week 4)
(Preview)
A chance for Blu Baker to build on last week's fine run to a G1 semi. Matilda Mutavdzic is likely to meet her nemesis from Costa Rica in round 2 if she progresses today Boys R1 (L64) Alfredo Casso (USA) v (5) Blu Baker George Davis v (WC) Esteban Lopez (COL) Girls R1 (L64) (Q) Juliana Munhoz (BRA) v Matilda M...
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DavidC
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Other events - week 4
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Israel, G4: R1 BOYS:Daniel WEBB (GBR) 6-4 6-4 Eduardo COHEN (ISR) [5] NZ, G4: R1 GIRLS:Jade OTWAY (NZL) [15] 6-1 7-5 Kiana MOKHTARI (GBR) Belgium, G5: R1 GIRLS:Jessica DHOME-CASANOVA (GBR) [5] 7-5 6-3 Lea MOUTON (BEL) R1 BOYS:Olivier ROJAS (BEL) [1] 6-1 6...
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Coup Droit
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Boys & Girls: ITF Junior FTT 1, Tunisia, hard - Grade 2 (Week 4)
(Preview)
Three Brits here, with two seeded, but Marni Banks cops the top seed Boys R1 (L32) Joseph White v (Q) Max Westphal (FRA) (7) Felix Gill v Jerome Kym (SUI) Girls R1 (L32) (1) Melania Delai (ITA) v Amarni Banks
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DavidC
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1555
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Girls: DKS ITF Juniors, India, clay - Grade 2 (Week 4)
(Preview)
Holly Fischer stays on for the final Indian G2, which moves to clay. Last week's winner Federica Sacco is in the opposite half of the draw to Holly. R1 (L32) (Q) Shuoran Wang (CHN) v (6) Holly Fischer
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DavidC
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2
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965
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Boys & Girls: 55th Coffee Bowl, Costa Rica, hard - Grade 1 (Week 3)
(Preview)
Three Brits here for a G1, all playing Americans, and the seeded Blu Baker has notched up a win in one of the early matches Boys R1 (L64) (4) Blu Baker d. Spencer Whitaker (USA) 3-6 6-1 6-0 Derrick Chen v Alexander Bernard (USA) Girls R1 (L64) (4) Savannah Broadus (USA) v Matilda Mutzvdzic
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DavidC
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1797
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Other events - week 3
(Preview)
Excellent win for young Joel over the second see: UAE, G4: R1 BOYS:William NOLAN (GBR) 6-1 6-0 Veselin KISELKOV (BUL)Arthur FERY (GBR) [7] 6-2 2-6 6-2 Dmitry BEZBORODOV (KAZ)Joel PIERLEONI (GBR) 7-6(3) 6-4 Sina MOGHIMI (IRI) [2] R1 GIRLS:Lea MAGUN (SUI) [3] ...
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Boys: RPM Junior Open, Czech Republic, indoor carpet - Grade 1 (Week 3)
(Preview)
Sam Bossem comes smoothly through qualifying to make 3 Brits here R1 (L48) (16) Oscar Weightman bye (WC) Michal Kracman (CZE) v (Q) Sam Bossem Felix Gill v Fausto Tabacco (ITA)
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DavidC
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1618
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Boys & Girls: Bolton Junior International, indoor acrylic - U14 Category 1 (Week 3)
(Preview)
The traditional warm-up for Les Petits As has started, and a handful of Brits have survived the first two rounds. In the boys last 16 we have Fabio Nestola, seeded 8, Henry Searle (14) and Luca Pow (2). In the girls we have wildcard Hannah Read, who ousted the 4th seed today and Talia Neilson Gatenby. Li...
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DavidC
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1166
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Boys & Girls: AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International, Australia, hard - Grade 1 (Weeks 2/3)
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(Preview)
Qualifying has begun for the Australian Open warm-up event. Jacob Fearnley, Harry Wendelken, Emma Raducanu, Destinee Martins and Victoria Allen should be in the main draw from Friday. Mixed results for our two in qualifying Boys QR1 (q12) Connor Thomson d. Javier Cueto Ramos (ESP) 6-4 6-3 (WC) Phi...
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DavidC
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4267
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Girls: India ITF Juniors - 2, hard - Grade 2 (Week 3)
(Preview)
The Indian series ramps up to a G2 with Holly Fischer unseeded. However her seeded round 1 opponent lost heavily to one of Holly's victims last week. Holly doesn't play until Tuesday R1 (L32) Holly Fischer v (7) Melissa Boyden (NED)
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DavidC
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Girls: India ITF Junior 1, hard - Grade 3 (Week 2)
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(Preview)
Last year winning Indian G3 and G2 events in January kickstarted Emma Raducanu's year. This time Holly Fischer goes down the same route, playing her first match since Wimbledon qualifying R1 (L32) Priyanshi Bhandari (IND) v (6) Holly Fischer
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DavidC
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2523
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Other events - week 2
(Preview)
In UAE, G4: BOYS R1:William NOLAN (GBR) 6-1 6-2 Oliver SAARINEN (FIN)Joel PIERLEONI (GBR) 6-3 6-3 Yerassyl MURAT (KAZ) [5]Arthur FERY (GBR) [7] 6-0 6-3 Vansh BHAGTANI (IND) Also, Ben Heynold is the 3rd seed in Germany, G5.
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Coup Droit
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Boys: The 26th Slovak Junior Indoor, hard - Grade 2 (Week 2)
(Preview)
Oscar Weightman tackles this G2 event R1 (L32) Oscar Weightman v Vitek Horak (CZE)
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DavidC
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1124
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Boys: SALK Open, Sweden, indoor hard - Grade 3 (Week 1)
(Preview)
Harry Wendelken has dropped down to a G3 to begin his year, before heading to Australia, and joins a big contingent of Brits here R1 (L32) (1) Harry Wendelken v (WC) Karl Fredrik Utheim (SWE) (Q) Finn Murgett v (8) Roni Mikael Hietaranta (FIN) (4) Benedikt Emesz (AUT) v Alexander Maggs Peter Alam v (5) C...
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DavidC
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1449
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Boys & Girls: 3C Payment Junior ITF 2019, Belgium - Grade 5 (Week 1)
(Preview)
A nice lot of juniors here this week. BOYS R1:Ali HABIB (GBR) 6-4 3-6 6-2 Guillaume JACOB (BEL)Theo ORTIS (FRA) 6-1 6-4 Ronan SAHNI (GBR) Thomas Smart is also in as a LL. GIRLS R1:Kylie BILCHEV (GBR) [1] 7-6(5) 6-3 Vanja GUDELJ (NED)Andrea PINEDA (GBR) 6-2 6-...
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Boys: Orange Bowl, USA, clay - Grade A (Week 49)
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(Preview)
The main draw for the Orange Bowl should be out later today, featuring Anton Matusevich, Harry Wendelken, Jacob Fearnley and James Story. Live scoring etc is available at http://orangebowltennis.smtinternetservices.com/
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DavidC
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3393
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Boys & Girls: 57th Junior Orange Bowl, USA - U12/U14 (Week 50-51)
(Preview)
The main draw of the junior Orange Bowl has just begun, with 2 wins and 2 losses for our contingent Boys U12 (L128) Danny Yassine (CAN) d. Zach Stephens 6-3 6-4 Dilhan Wasantha d. (LL) Asnor Ismoilov (USA) 6-2 6-3 Jay Johnson-Hauldren v (2) Alexander Razeghi (USA) U14 (L128) (Q) Wil Jenkins d. Andrew Sa...
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DavidC
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1365
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Boys & Girls: ITF Paradis Open, Bergen, Norway - hard (indoor) - Grade 5 (Week 49)
(Preview)
We've got a big contingent in Norway this week: Boys: R1:Peter ALAM (GBR) [8] 6-2 7-6(4) Sebastian ABBOUD (SWE)Arthur FERY (GBR) [7] 6-4 6-1 Alex GANCHEV (BUL) Girls: R1:Jasmine CONWAY (GBR) [3] 6-1 6-1 Saga BERGGREN (SWE)Hannah SMITH (GBR) 6-2 6-4 Ann...
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2018 rankings
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(Preview)
I know there are a lot of point on offer for grade 1 and Orange Bowl to come, but if you take out the 99'ers from the current rankings, this is where the GB players currently in the top 500 would be ranked at the start of Jan. 30 LOFFHAGEN, George 35 MCHUGH, Aidan 81 DRAPER, Jack 89 MATUSEVICH, Anton 90 HUDD, E...
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Other events - week 49
(Preview)
Slovenia, G4: R1 (L48) Boys: Finn MURGETT (GBR) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3 Mate CSERESZNYES (HUN)Felix GILL (GBR) [2] BYE R2: Finn MURGETT (GBR) 6-3 7-5 Nemanja MALESEVIC (BIH) [11]Felix GILL (GBR) [2] 6-2 6-3 Jaroslav SMEDEK (CZE) R3 (L16):Felix GILL (GBR) [2] ...
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Boys & Girls: MSLTA - ITF Junior Tennis Championship, India, hard - Grade 3 (Week 49)
(Preview)
The final week of ITF Junior tournaments this year includes this G3 with Erin Richardson looking to go one better than last week, joined by Matilda Mutavdzic Boys R1 (L32) Jack Pinnington Jones v (Q) Kartik Saxena (IND) Girls R1 (L32) (3) Matilda Mutavdzic v Nikita Vishwase (IND) (WC) Bhakti Shah (IN...
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DavidC
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6
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1396
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Other events - week 48
(Preview)
India, G4: Girls R1:Erin RICHARDSON (GBR) [2] 6-2 6-1 Prinkle SINGH (IND) Boys R1:Jack PINNINGTON JONES (GBR) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 Shashikant RAJPUT (IND) Israel, G3: Boys R1:Nikita VOLONSKI (AUS) 6-2 6-2 Oscar WEIGHTMAN (GBR) Kenya, G5: Girls R1 (L48):Ananya VAR...
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Boys: Eddie Herr International Junior Championship, USA, clay - Grade 1 (Week 48)
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(Preview)
There has been an absence of Brits in the Mexican events during the season ending North American swing, but we have 4 boys accepted for the main draw of the prestigious Eddie Herr and Orange Bowl to follow: Anton Matusevich, Jacob Fearnley, Harry Wendelken and James Story. Qualifying has started w...
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3152
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Girls: Wirral Junior International, Liverpool (Week 2), indoor hard - Grade 5 (Week 47)
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(Preview)
The second week of the girls event here saw Tiana Fox scalp the top seed Charlotte Russell today. Here are the results from the top half of the draw, with most of the bottom half scheduled late today R1 (L32)Tiana FOX (GBR) 6-3 6-4 Charlotte RUSSELL (GBR) [1]Natalya OGUNWALE (GBR) 6-2 6-1 ...
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