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Boys: Donetsk City Cup, Ukraine, indoor hard - Grade 2 (Week 4)
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Oscar Weightman plays his first G2 main draw, with a good opportunity to win a match R1 (L32) Daniil Khitrou (BLR) v Oscar Weightman
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1085
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Boys & Girls: ITF East African Junior Circuit, Kenya - clay - Grade 4 (Week 4)
(Preview)
Large contingent of Brits here, including some completely new names to me. Big shout out to young Ananya, born Dec. 2003, who got her first junior ranking points today, in her first competition, and with a double bagel, no less  Girls R1 (L32) Elisa VAN MEETEREN (GBR) 6-2 6-7(6) 6-1 Fait...
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Boys: Copa Barranquilla Capital de Vida - Claro, Colombia, clay - Grade 1 (Week 4)
(Preview)
George Davis came through qualifying in impressive style, handing out 4 breadsticks in his two matches, and faces a fellow qualifier R1 (L64) (Q) Phillip Jordan (USA) v (Q) George Davis
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1063
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Other events - week 3
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UAE, G4: R1: Connor THOMSON (GBR) [8] 6-2 6-4 Karol PALUCH (POL) Austria, G4: R1: Luc HOEIJMANS (SUI) 6-3 4-6 6-3 Benjamin HEYNOLD (GBR) [9]
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Boys & Girls: Bolton Junior International, indoor acrylic - U14 Category 1 (Week 3)
(Preview)
As usual we host a Category 1 under 14 event in the week before Les Petits As. Unusually we have the top seed in the girls event (Matilda Mutavdzic currently 6th in the Tennis Europe rankings). Matilda and the other two British seeds (Andrea Pineda and Patrick Brady, who has oscillated between represe...
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2088
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Boys: 54th Coffee Bowl (Copa Del Cafe), Costa Rica, hard - Grade 1 (Week 3)
(Preview)
George Davis tries his luck at a G1. He has struggled since moving up from G4s last summer, but has a reasonable round 1 draw. However if successful he will probably face the top seed next. R1 (L64) George Davis v (Q) Leighton Allen (USA)
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1215
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Boys: RPM Junior Open, Czech Republic, indoor carpet - Grade 1 (week 3)
(Preview)
Three of our boys are in the Czech Republic trying to take advantage of a weakish G1 R1 (L48) (4) Anton Matusevich bye Federico Arnaboldi (ITA) v James Story Ewen Lumsden v Michal Mikula (POL)
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9
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1773
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Boys & Girls: AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International, Australia, hard - Grade 1 (Week 3)
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(Preview)
Fran Jones is the one Brit who would have made the Australian Open main draw who is missing from the group down under. Qualifying has started with Emile Hudd making it through to the final round, but Blu Baker missing out. Aidan Mchugh, George Loffhagen, Jack Draper, Ali Collins and Gemma Heath should...
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Girls: Delhi ITF Juniors, India, hard - Grade 2 (Week 2)
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A similar field for the second Indian tournament of the year, ramped up to a G2 R1 (L32) (7) Emma Raducanu v Muskan Gupta (IND)
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Other events - week 2
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I don't know where Salmon is but, in his fishiness, he should welcome the appearance onto the stage of young Felix Gill, who has gone from unranked to beating the second seed of a G4 easily, in a short period of time, and with great fishy credentials. (I think I saw Felix as part of an LTA training group rec...
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Boys & Girls: EuroElite ITF Junior Malmö Open, Sweden, hard - Grade 4 (Week 2)
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(Preview)
Although several of the Brits have gone home after week 1, Harry Wendelken is among those who have stayed, looking to open the year with two titles. The girls' draw is not up yet, so the matches are from the oop and not in draw order Boys R1 (L48) (1) Harry Wendelken bye Toby Samuel v (WC) Hannes Tylehed (SW...
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Boys & Girls: The 25th Slovak Junior Indoor, hard - Grade 2 (Week 2)
(Preview)
Two Brits compete in the traditional first high grade European event Boys R1 (L48) Q/LL v Rahul Dhokia Girls R1 (L32) Victoria Allen v Nina Olyanovskaya (RUS)
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Boys & Girls: ITF SALK Open, Sweden hard - Grade 4 (Week 1)
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Late start due to new year - Qualifying starts tomorrow. I know Mel South has gone out with Millie and Morgan. Esther, Erin, Maria Budin and Holly Staff are also entered in the girls. Harry Wendelken, Rahul Dhokia, Peter Alam and Ying Hou entered in the boys.
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Girls: Chandigarh ITF Juniors, India hard - Grade 3 (Week 1)
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Nice to see Emma Raducanu back - not played ITFs since Junior Wimbledon... R32: Emma Raducanu(6) v Prinkle Singh (Ind)
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Junior rankings
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I have just looked through the latest junior rankings for the boys and it doesn't look like great reading. Most of the boys are due to drop out and there isn't many kncking on the door to replace them. Only Julian and Alex really knocking on the door.Anyone else we should keep an eye out for? 33NORRIE, Ca...
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Boys & Girls: 56th Junior Orange Bowl, USA - U12/U14 (Week 50/51)
(Preview)
The last major junior event of 2017 is the prestigious Junior Orange Bowl, with Andy Murray a previous winner (under 12). Unfortunately one of our top hopes Jack Pinnington Jones, who retired at the Eddie Herr, has withdrawn. William Nolan draws Bjorn Borg's son Leo. The main draw starts on Wednesd...
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Boys & Girls: Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship , USA, clay - Grade A (Week 49)
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(Preview)
The last week of ITF Junior action is headlined by the Orange Bowl. The main draw, out later today, should feature George Loffhagen, Aidan McHugh, Anton Matusevich, Jack Draper, Emile Hudd, Ali Collins and Gemma Heath. George Davis and Mitchell Johnson lost in qualifying. Round 1 starts tomorrow...
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Boys & Girls: ITF Paradis, Norway, hard - Grade 5 (Week 49)
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(Preview)
The final ITF Junior event of the year to start is in Norway, with Matilda Mutavdzic given a wildcard after reaching the final last week. She faces strong competition, not least from the arrival of Esther Adeshina and Erin Richardson, as well as the Danish top seed, who has already won a G3 and reached t...
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Boys: Delhi ITF Juniors, India, hard - Grade 4 (Week 48)
(Preview)
R1 (L32): Jacob FEARNLEY (GBR) [7] 6-4 6-0 Rithvik Choudary BOLLIPALLI (IND) (q) Felix GILL (GBR) 6-4 6-2 Lohithaksha BATHRINATH (IND) James STORY (GBR) [6] 6-4 3-6 6-2 Madhwin KAMATH (IND) Rishabh SHARDA (IND) [3] 6-3 6-3 Finn MURGETT (GBR) R2 (L16): Jacob FEARNLEY (...
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Other events - Week 49
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It seems to me that whenever there's a low grade event in France, quite a lot of our players take part, are often seeded - and they usually end up getting completely taken apart. Unfortunately, this week's event only confirmed my theory: Open Sainte Gregoire, France - hard (indoor) - Grade 5 R1 Girls:...
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Boys: MSLTA - Gadre Seafoods ITF Junior Championship, india, hard - Grade 3 (Week 49)
(Preview)
James Story goes for a third successive ITF singles title R1 (L32) Finn Murgett v Siddharth Thakran (IND) (Q) Felix Gill v (WC) Aman K Patel (IND) (8) James Story v (WC) Prasanna Pravin Bagade (IND) Jacob Fearnley v (2) Megh Bhargav Patel (IND)
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Boys & Girls: ProAktiv eiendomsmegling, Norway - hard (indoor) - Grade 5 (Week 48)
(Preview)
Four out of four for GB in Stavanger: R1 (L32): Girls Arabella MOEN (GBR) 6-1 6-2 Mille ELSBORG (DEN) Matilda MUTAVDZIC (GBR) 6-0 2-0 Retired Mathilde TRANBERG (DEN) Boys: (q) James MACKINLAY (GBR) 6-3 7-6(8) Iiro VASA (FIN) [6] Rahul DHOKIA (GBR) [5] 6-3 6-3 Julius ADOM...
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Boys & Girls: Eddie Herr ITF, USA, clay - Grade 1 (Week 48)
(Preview)
Anton Matusevich and Ali Collins are added to the British entry from last week. Ali faces the 14 year old Danish girl who recently reached a $15K final, and won another the following week. Boys R1 (L64) (Q/LL) v Anton Matusevich (WC) Ronan Jachuck (USA) v (15) George Loffhagen (8) Tomas Machac v Jack Dr...
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Changes to ITF junior circuit - 2018
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from ITF website The ITF Board of Directors has approved the recommendations of the Junior Circuit Committee to make rules changes in relation to on-court coaching and the service let, as well as adjust the Junior Circuit ranking points system. Selected Junior Circuit rule changes for 2018 The ful...
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Other events - week 48
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Young Millie Bissett couldn't follow up on her great run in Liverpool last week. Croatia, G4: R1: Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE) [4] 6-4 6-3 Amelia BISSETT (GBR) Kenya, G5: R1 (L48): Russell HENDERSON (GBR) [11] BYE Luka PETROVIC (GBR) 6-0 6-1 KENNEDY MUSEMBI (KEN) R2 (L32): Russell...
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