|
|
Boys & Girls: XI ITF Junior GRIP2 Tenis Academy, Benicarlo, clay - Grade 2 (Week 13)
(Preview)
A good few Brits competing in this Grade 2 in Spain. Round 1: Boys (4) Max Stewart v Rafael Izquierdo Luque (ESP) Jack Draper v (8) Louis Dussin (FRA) Hamish Stewart v (WC) Alejandro Garcia (ESP) Jake Hersey v (3) Simon Carr (IRL) Barnaby Smith v Niklas Schell (GER) Anton Matusevich v Daniel Rodrigues...
|
tennischamp
|
14
|
1288
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys & Girls: 2nd Qatar ITF Open, hard - Grade 4 (Week 13)
(Preview)
The second Qatar G4 for Holly Fischer and Harry Wendelken. Holly's first opponent has won a G5 this year in India, but those events tend to be fairly weak Boys R1 (L32) Michele Vianello (ITA) v (4) Harry Wendelken Girls R1 (L32) Tanisha Kashyap (IND) v (5) Holly Fischer (6) Melis Yasar (SWE) v (WC) Jessi...
|
DavidC
|
4
|
929
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys & Girls: 1st Qatar ITF Junior Open, hard - Grade 4 (Week 12)
(Preview)
Not a huge number of Brits but a couple of our major young hopes are playing this week which makes it interesting. In the girls, Holly Fischer (born 2003) is fourth seed. Jessica Dhome-Casanova also has a wildcard. In the boys, Harry Wendelken (born Dec. 2001) is third seed. Zyaan Ahmed has also come...
|
Coup Droit
|
9
|
1203
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys & Girls: IV ITF Junior GRIP2 Tennis Academy Vinaros, Spain, clay - Grade 2 (Week 12)
(
1 2
)
(Preview)
A large British contingent here, including three seeds, boosted by Emma Raducanu and Gemma Heath coming through qualifying. Emma drew a short straw though, playing against a strong local player who won back to back $10K events last year Boys R1 (L32) Daniil Klimov (GER) v (7) Jack Draper (3) Max Stew...
|
DavidC
|
19
|
2930
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys: USTA International Spring Championships, hard - Grade 1 (Week 12)
(Preview)
Dominic West is the only Brit in action in this G1 event, and he has just started - live scores at http://www.tennisticker.de/usa/usta-sb.html R1 (L64) William Woodall (USA) v Dominic West
|
DavidC
|
3
|
674
|
|
|
|
|
|
Girls: 21st Namangan ITF Juniors, uzbekistan, hard - Grade 3 (Week 12)
(Preview)
The second Uzbek event is a G3 with a lower cut-off, allowing Victoria Allen to join Anna Loughlan in the main draw. Victoria didn't have much luck in the draw though, facing a highly rated 14 year old who won the G2 without dropping a set. R1 (L32) Daria Snigur (UKR) v Victoria Allen (WC) Valeriya Voroby...
|
DavidC
|
3
|
770
|
|
|
|
|
|
Girls: 37th Tashkent ITF Juniors, Uzbekistan, hard - Grade 2 (Week 11)
(Preview)
Victoria Allen was top seed in qualifying but failed to progress, leaving Anna Loughlan as the sole Brit in the main draw. R1 (L32) Anna Loughlan v Dariya Detkovskaya (KAZ)
|
DavidC
|
5
|
950
|
|
|
|
|
|
Girls: High Coast Kramfors Junior Challenge, Sweden, hard - Grade 4 (Week 11)
(Preview)
The girls couldn't do worse than last week - and they didn't - three wins: R1: Tiegan AITKEN (GBR) 6-1 6-1 Maren NORDKLEV (NOR) Erika BATISTA DODRIDGE (GBR) 6-7(6) 6-3 6-2 Lissi KUBRE (EST) Indianna SPINK (GBR) 6-3 6-2 Ares TEIXIDO GARCIA (ESP)
|
Coup Droit
|
2
|
674
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys: 29th Sarawak Chief minister's Cup, Malaysia, hard - Grade 1 (Week 11)
(Preview)
We've only got one lad, and he's a wildcard, but you can hardly put a Grade 1 tournament under 'other events' ... ... and he has drawn another wildcard so here's hoping for at least a couple more posts.... R1 (L48): (WC) Liu Hui Retallick (GBR) JWR 1876, JCH 1411 (born 2001) v (WC) Phuong Van Nguyen (VIE...
|
Coup Droit
|
2
|
789
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other events - week 10
(Preview)
Complete and utter washout by the girls in Sweden, G4: R1: Saara ORAV (EST) 7-5 7-5 Tiegan AITKEN (GBR) Benedetta IVALDI (ITA) [3] 6-3 6-2 Erika BATISTA DODRIDGE (GBR) Jacquline NYLANDER ALTELIUS (SWE) 2-6 6-4 6-2 Indianna SPINK (GBR) Diana KHODAN (UKR) / Lisa WANG (SWE) ...
|
Coup Droit
|
4
|
774
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys: Copa El Salvador, Hard - Grade 4 (Week 9) - and other events
(Preview)
As another of our interesting 2001-ers, young George Davies has been going about his business, as usual, in South and Central America, clocking up the points. (There's only him in the event, and can't see any other Brits except those in South Africa, but if any other junior news comes up this week it co...
|
Coup Droit
|
13
|
1139
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys & Girls: Brooklyn Union Axnosis Jnr ITF, South Africa, hard - Grade 3 (Week 9)
(Preview)
This is the highest grade event of the week with British interest, who started today by handing out some bakery products Boys R1 (L48) (8) Freddie Grant bye R2 (8) Freddie Grant v (Q) Christiaan Venter (RSA) Girls R1 (L32) (7) Victoria Allen d. (WC) Maja Gledic (RSA) 6-0 6-0 MJ Changwereza d. Samantha J...
|
DavidC
|
12
|
1007
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys & Girls: Siauliai Open, Lithuania, hard - Grade 2 (Week 8)
(Preview)
3 Brits are seeded here, after Eliz Maloney cruised through qualifying (her acceptance ranking wasn't good enough for main draw entry, but winning the Moldova G2 has boosted her ranking hugely) Boys R1 (L32) Justin Schlageter (GER) v (8) Anton Matusevich (Q) Kirill Yarmoshuk (BLR) v (4) Barnaby Sm...
|
DavidC
|
13
|
2057
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys & Girls: ALK Open, Finland, Hard - Grade 4 (Week 8)
(Preview)
Nice win by young Annali in particular: Boys R1: Ying HOU (GBR) 7-6(3) 6-1 Jonathan ANAS (FIN) Girls R1: Sasha HILL (GBR) [5] 7-5 6-1 Shauna HEFFERNAN (IRL) R1: Annali OLIVELLE (GBR) 6-3 6-4 Katriin SAAR (EST) [7]
|
Coup Droit
|
3
|
920
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys & Girls: ITF Oslo Open, Norway, Hard - Grade 4 (Week 8)
(Preview)
Oslo has been a happy hunting ground for Brits, with Emily Smith, Jodie Burrage and Jack Draper all winners of this tournament in the last 4 years. Emma Raducanu looks for her second title this month. Boys R1 (L32) (4) Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) v Aaron Hepburn Lukas Ridemar (SWE) v (2) Joshua Rose Girls R1 (...
|
DavidC
|
11
|
2231
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other events - week 8
(Preview)
A large assortment of lower ranked tournaments with one or two young British players having a go this week.... In Kazakhstan, G4, Zyaan Ahmed is playing. In the South Africa, G5, two wins for the girls: R1 (L32) M J CHANGWEREZA (GBR) 6-0 5-1 Retired Danica MALAN (RSA) Sasha SOUTHGATE (GBR) ...
|
Coup Droit
|
6
|
933
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys & Girls: 2017 Tennis Europe Winter Cups (U12/U14/U16)
(
1 2
)
(Preview)
The Winter Cup season got off to an inauspicious start from a British perspective as both under 12 teams failed to qualify for their finals. The boys beat Finland 2-1 but then lost 3-0 to Russia whilst the girls lost 2-1 to Switzerland before winning 2 consolation matches. Tomorrow sees the under 14 a...
|
DavidC
|
22
|
4261
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys & Girls - Yonex ITF, Hamburg - hard - Grade 4 (Week 6)
(
1 2
)
(Preview)
Some of our top youngsters in Germany this week: In the girls, Annali Olivelle came through qualis but Emma R is proving stellar, taking out the top seed today in two easy sets: GIRLS: R1 (L48) Emma RADUCANU (GBR) 6-1 6-3 Clarisse BENNOIT (FRA) Annali OLIVELLE (GBR) 6-4 6-2 Alicia MELOS...
|
Coup Droit
|
22
|
2449
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys: Yeltsin Cup, Russia, hard - Grade 1 (Week 8)
(Preview)
Ryan Storrie and Alexis Canter reached the quarter-finals here last year and Max Stewart tries his luck this time. R1 (L64) (9) Max Stewart bye
|
DavidC
|
6
|
933
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys & Girls: ITF 4 In-doorn, Netherlands, hard - Grade 4 (Week 7)
(Preview)
A strong British crop here, particularly on the boys' side. The girls started today with just Sasha Hill progressing. Boys R1 (L32) Daniel De Jonge (NED) v (6) Will Davies (3) Damian Rodriguez v (WC) Gijs Akkermans (NED) Andrew Rozanov v Guy Stokman (NED) (WC) Sidane Pontjodikromo (NED) v (4) Freddi...
|
DavidC
|
11
|
1328
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys & Girls: Magnolia Cup, Poland - hard (indoor) - Grade 4 (Week 7)
(Preview)
Three entrants here, including the number 2 and 3 seeds in the girls. In the boys, Tad came through qualis and then beat some player ranked 1200 places higher: GIRLS: R1 (L32): Maria BUDIN (GBR) [3] 6-2 6-1 Karolina JASKIEWICZ (POL) Megan DAVIES (GBR) [2] 6-1 6-0 Magdalena HEDRZAK (POL)...
|
Coup Droit
|
6
|
1118
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other events - week 7
(Preview)
In South Africa, G5, young Ben Heynold (2002) made it through qualis and: R1 (L48): Benjamin HEYNOLD (GBR) 6-2 6-1 Corne BENEKE (RSA) Tom THELWALL JONES (GBR) [5] BYE R2 (L32) Tom THELWALL JONES (GBR) [5] 6-0 6-0 Andreas SCOTT (RSA) Ben to play... No joy for MJ or Sasha, though, in t...
|
Coup Droit
|
4
|
1122
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys & Girls: Copenhagen Winter Cup, Denmark, hard - Grade 4 (Week 7)
(Preview)
Emma Raducanu goes for a second successive G4 title, but has a tough draw against the top seed, a finalist at last year's week 2 of the Nottingham Open. However the two have experienced opposites in 2017 juniors with Emma having won all her matches and Clara having lost hers (G1/2) Boys R1 (L32) (4) Emil...
|
DavidC
|
11
|
1506
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boys & Girls: GD Tennis Cup, Turkey - clay - Grade 5 (Week 7)
(Preview)
A lot of young Brits here in Turkey this week, including: Finn Murgett (Bronte's brother), Alex Solenenko, Peter Alam and Oscar Weightman, & Eloise Saraty, Bella Moen, Charlotte Navin-Weinstein and Yasmin Capar
|
Coup Droit
|
3
|
1390
|
|
|
|
|
|
Girls: Campeonato Internacional Juvenil de Tenis de Porto Alegre, Brazil, clay - Grade A (Week 7)
(Preview)
Emily Appleton is the only British representative at this Grade A, and has a reasonably friendly round 1 draw (playing tomorrow). Overall the strength of the event has been enhanced by the arrival of two more top ten ranked players, Amanda Anisimova and Amina Anshba R1 (L64) Nathalia Wolf Gasparin...
|
DavidC
|
6
|
1355
|
|
|
