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Boys & Girls: Matan Gafniel Raanana Open, Israel, hard - Grade 2 (Week 45)
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The start of 3 weeks of high grade events in Israel, and Holly Fischer has easily negotiated qualifying (4 bakery product sets) to join Jack Molloy, Dominic West, Megan Davies and Eliz Maloney in the main draw Boys R1 (L64) (5) Jack Molloy bye Dominic West v Gabriel Huber (AUT) Girls R1 (L64) Oona Orpan...
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Boys & Girls: Heiveld Junior Indoor Open, Belgium (carpet indoor) - Grade 4 (Week 44)
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Girls' Qualifying: Indianna SPINK (GBR) [2] BYE Indianna SPINK (GBR) [2] 6-2 6-2 Enise YIGIT (NED) Carmen VAN POELGEEST (NED) 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-2 Indianna SPINK (GBR) [2] Boys' Qualifying Matthis ROSS (GBR) 6-3 6-2 Jan CRAENHALS (BEL) Jesse DEN HARTOG (NED) 5-7 7-6(3...
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Boys: TATS Open, Finland, hard - Grade 4 (Week 44)
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With the home player who trounced the field (including Anton Matusevich) last week unsurprisingly not contesting another G4 Anton is elevated to top seed. Emma Raducanu has not stayed either for the second Finnish G4 R1 (L32) (1) Anton Matusevich v (WC) Hermanni Tiainen (FIN) (4) Marcus Anker Aart...
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Other events - week 44
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In UAE, G5, Millie Bissett came through qualifying: FQR: Amelia BISSETT (GBR) 6-1 6-0 Teodora SABLJAREVIC (SRB) [7] In the MD, she hasn't played yet but 4th seed Olivia Elliott lost out: R1: Aarja CHAKRABORTY (IND) 6-4 3-6 6-4 Olivia ELLIOTT (GBR) [4] Two British lads taking part in t...
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Boys & Girls: Tournoi ITF Junior Circuit Saint-Cyprien, France, hard - Grade 3 (Week 44)
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Ali Collins is the top seed here, but Holly Fischer is a late withdrawal Boys R1 (L32) Arthur Hugounenq (FRA) v Luke Simkiss (7) Emmanuel Coste (FRA) v Joshua Goodger Girls R1 (L32) (1) Ali Collins v Q/LL (3) Loudmilla Bencheikh (FRA) v Anna Loughlan (5) Gemma Heath v Q/LL
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Boys & Girls: Bahrain ITF Junior Championships, hard - Grade 5 (Week 43)
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Lots of GB youngsters in Bahrain this week: R1 (L32): Tom THELWALL JONES (GBR) 6-3 6-1 Dennis MOSES (ZIM) Sebastian TONG (GBR) 6-3 6-0 Saud ALHAQBANI (KSA) Yusuke TAMAKI (JPN) 6-7(1) 6-4 6-3 Oliver MAYO (GBR) Annali OLIVELLE (GBR) 6-1 6-1 Bea Francesca ACENA (PHI) Alexa...
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Up and coming Players
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hi all, I'm new to this forum but I'm so happy to have found it. Bob in Spain suggested I post on the board to get a broader opinion on the following. Who does everyone feel are the up and coming players for the next generation? I look forward to hearing your opinions!! thanks again. tennis
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Girls: Dornbirn Open, Austria, carpet (indoor) - Grade 5 (Week 43)
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Special congrats to Erin, beating the third seed in two sets: R1 (L32): Esther ADESHINA (GBR) [1] 6-1 6-1 Caterina Luisa ROKKE (NOR) Erin RICHARDSON (GBR) 6-3 6-4 Klara SILKA (POL) [3] Marie METTRAUX (SUI) 6-4 6-1 Aleksandra TOPALOVIC (GBR)
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Boys & Girls: Vierumaki Junior Cup, Finland, hard - Grade 4 (Week 43)
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Anton Matusevich is playing a couple of Finnish G4s to try and join 2001 compatriot Jack Draper in the top 200. Emma Raducanu plays only her 4th ITF, having reached the final of the previous 3. Boys R1 (L32) (1) Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) v Freddie Grant (3) Anton Matusevich v Filippo Moroni (ITA) Karim Naji...
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Boys & Girls: Raquette D'Or, Morocco, clay - Grade 3 (Week 43)
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Dominic West looks for his second title in Morocco, with the contingent there reinforced by Jack Molloy, after his G2 semi in Spain Boys R1 (L32) Alexander Carlos Parker v (7) Filip Cristian Jianu (ROU) (4) Jack Molloy v (Q) Sergio Ingles Garre (ESP) Martim Vilela (POR) v Dominic West Ryan Gaskin v Ale...
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Boys: Alfa TI Cup, Hungary, clay (indoor) - Grade 4 (Week 43)
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L32: Andrew ROZANOV (GBR) 6-2 6-4 Jan PLEVA (CZE) L16: Ioan Luca VIDAN (ROU) 6-3 6-4 Andrew ROZANOV (GBR) Doubles QF: Andras NECZ (HUN) / Andrew ROZANOV (GBR) [3] 6-1 6-4 Pavle DROBNJAKOVIC (SRB) / Kristijan JUHAS (SRB)
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Boys & Girls: 15º Torneo Internacional Junior de Sanxenxo - Viajes Interrías, Spain, hard - Grade 2 (Week 42)
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Max Stewart (if recovered), Aidan McHugh, Jack Molloy, Damian Rodriguez, Ewen Lumsden, Jake Hersey, Jack Draper and Ali Collins should be in the main draw for the second Spanish G2 starting tomorrow. Harry Butler has won his opening match in qualifying
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2027
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Boys & Girls: Riad 21, Morocco, clay - Grade 4 (Week 42)
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Dominic West, Ryan Gaskin and Gemma Heath are amongst the seeds here for the first of 2 junior events in Morocco - a Grade 3 follows next week. Tanysha Dissanayake came through qualifying but Eleanor Baglow lost in the final round Boys R1 (L32) Alexander Carlos Parker v (6) Alessandro Ingarao (ITA) (W...
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Boys & Girls: ITF 4 Autumn Almere, Netherlands, indoor hard - Grade 4 (Week 42)
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A large British contingent here, with Will Davies and Emile Hudd likely to be seeded in the boys event. Holly Staff missed out in final qualifying. Girls R1 (L32) (WC) Esmee Van Der Helm (NED) v Victoria Allen (Q) Indianna Spink v (8) Maelys Bougrat (FRA) Perla Nieuwboer (NED) v (7) Anna Loughlan Celin...
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Boys & Girls: Yonex Autumn Cup, Denmark, hard (indoor) - Grade 4 (Week 42)
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Although we only have on girl in the main draw (Lilly Mould, age 14), the boys are very well represented with: Ben Heynold, Cameron Bowie, Andrew Rozanov, Hamish Stewart, Rahul Dhokia, Luke Simkiss and Bradley Buckland all in the main draw. (Jonas Salem and Yemisi Ifederu got knocked out in qualis)
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Girls: Osaka Mayor's Cup - World Super Junior Tennis Championships, Japan, hard - Grade A (Week 42)
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Usually there are a cluster of Brits for this Grade A tournament and subsequent G2 events, but this year there is just Emily Appleton, having used a $10K event in Indonesia as warm-up. Emily is in the same quarter as top seed and Wimbledon champion Anastasia Potapova (who she lost to at Roland Garros),...
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Boys & Girsl: 10th Kuwait ITF junior tournament, Kuwait, hard - Grade 5 (Week 42)
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Zyaan Ahmed is in the main draw. And in the girls, there's Alexandra Hunter as top seed, Donia Abdel-Aziz (3), Charlotte Navinweinstein and Morgan Cross (7).
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Girls: Bahia Juniors Cup, Brazil, clay - Grade 3 (Week 42)
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As we only had two starters here, I'd normally have put it in an 'other' thread. But with so many youngsters playing in the half-term week(s) (or pre-half term week), all the events have their own threads. So here's Brazil on its own. And it warrants one as, being a G3, points are high and young Erika, for...
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Boys & Girls: 5� Torneo Internacional Junior de Pontevedra, Spain, hard - Grade 2 (Week 41)
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7 boys in the main draw here and 7 boys and girls in qualifying, which has most of the seeds inside the top 300, including Jack Draper and Nell Miller. Jack is in a very tough section, with the other seed being Timofey Skatov, the Russian who was top European under 14 last year and who was instrumental in Ru...
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Other events - week 41
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One of our little possible stars of the future is playing the G5 in Turkey this week and started with a win (but gets the second seed next): R1 (L32): M J CHANGWEREZA (GBR) (born 2003) 6-4 6-1 Doga TURKMEN (TUR) Andrew Rozanov is also in the main draw. In Kuwait, G5: R1 (L32): Donia ABDEL-AZIZ (GBR)...
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Other events - week 40
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In Malaysia, G4: R1 (L64): Liu Hui RETALLICK (GBR) (born 2001) 6-0 6-2 Ryutarou OKUMURA (JPN) R1 (L64): Christian Didier CHIN (MAS) [10] 6-1 6-1 Aiman DOYLE (GBR) In Brazil, G4: R1 (L32): Erika BATISTA DODRIDGE (GBR) [8] (born 2001) 6-2 6-3 Isabela OLIVEIRA DE SOUZA (BRA) In the...
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Boys & Girls: Sanchez-Casal Junior Cup, Spain - clay - Grade 4 (Week 40)
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With 7 British boys in the main draw, they've done amazingly well not to be drawn against each other. Aidan McHugh is top seed, Ewen Lumsden is 4th and Jake Hersey 6th. Also playing are Paul Jubb, Ryan Gaskin, Dominic West and Harry Butler. In the girls, young Marni Banks (age 13) has come through quali...
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Girls: 2016 Junior Fed Cup finals, Budapest, Hungary, clay (Week 39)
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The draw for the Junior Fed Cup finals, which start tomorrow, should be out shortly. Fran Jones, Eliz Maloney and Nell Miller were the originally nominated players, so hopefully Fran has recovered from whatever caused her to retire in her last junior match. We will not be seeded. http://www.hunte...
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Girls: Curro Junior ITF Week 2, South Africa, hard - Grade 3 (Week 39)
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The second South African tournament ratchets up to a G3 with a similar field to last week, though a Thai girl has flown in as top seed and is Holly's potential quarter-final opponent. R1 (L32) Megan Lombardi (RSA) v Holly Fischer
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Other events - week 39
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In Brazil, G4, Kelly and Erika lost in R1. But Erika (born Nov. 2001) has made the semis in the doubles: Singles R1: Georgia GULIN (BRA) [4] 6-4 6-4 Erika BATISTA DODRIDGE (GBR) Gabriela AZAMBUJA (BRA) 6-3 6-0 Kelly ARAUJO (GBR) Doubles QF: Erika BATISTA DODRIDGE (GBR) / Rebeca C SILVA...
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