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Boys & Girls: 1st Qatar ITF Junior Open, Qatar, hard - Grade 4 (Week 12)
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We have a large number of young Brits inscribed for the main draw here (including the mysterious young Najia) In the qualis, there's Paul Jubb, fresh from his recent first trip abroad with the LTA to Scandinavia, where he made the final in Norway, before losing to Jack Draper. QR1: Paul JUBB (GBR) [3...
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Boys: 27th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup (I) ITF Junior Tennis Championship, Malaysia -Grade 1 - (Week 12)
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Three of our top boys have made the trip over to Malaysia for the grade 1. All three have byes into the last 32 - Finn Bass, Alexis Canter and Alistair Gray -- Edited by paulisi on Monday 21st of March 2016 01:53:04 PM
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Boys & Girls: San Michel International Tournament, Malta, hard - Grade 5 (Week 12)
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This week it's a G5 in Malta. Boys Q: QR1: Sebastian TONG (GBR) 6-3 6-3 Justs JAKOVLEVS (LAT) QR2: Cian MAGUIRE (IRL) [2] 7-6(3) 4-3 Retired Sebastian TONG (GBR) QR2: Moritz THIEM (AUT) 6-3 6-4 Freddie GRANT (GBR) [11] Girls Q: QR1: Tiegan AITKEN (GBR) 6-4 6-2 Caragh COUR...
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Boys & Girls: 20th Namangan ITF Juniors, Uzbekistan, hard - Grade 3 (Week 12)
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The second Uzbek tournament ratchets down to a G3, with all 4 boys semifinalists from last week (including Alastair Gray and Finn Bass) leaving. In the girls event Georgie Axon looks for her first win of the year, but probably faces the strongest of the three Russian opponents Boys R1 (L32) James Davi...
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Boys: Newport Beach Bowl, USA, hard - Grade 4 (Week 12)
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Luke Hammond and Matt Story are over in the USA for this grade 4 - Luke is top seed.
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Boys & Girls: X ITF Junior Grip2 Tennis Academy, Spain, clay - Grade 2 (Week 12)
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An outdoor clay G2 for our Spanish-based and clay-loving players: Boys R1: (1) Ryan Storrie v (q) Jan Pallares Monreal (ESP) Max Stewart v (q) Daniil Klimov (GER) (5) Ewan Moore v (LL) Georgii Kravchenko (UKR) Girls R1: Eliz Maloney v Andrea Garcia Fernandez (ESP) Fran Jones v (5) Nina Kruijer (NED...
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Other events - week 11 and 12
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At the G4 Puerto Rico last week, young George Davis won his R1 match before losing to the 11th seed (no points though as it was a 64-draw). This week, Julian Robinson is playing in Barbados (G4) and Caroline Maria King is playing the G5 in Paraguay.
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Girls: 41st City of Florence, Italy, clay - Grade 2 (Week 12)
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Ema Lazic plays for the first time since the Australian Open R1 (L32) Nika Kozar (SLO) v (7) Ema Lazic
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Boys & Girls: ITF High Coast Kramfors Junior Challenge, Sweden, hard - Grade 4 (Week 11)
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Nell Miller is going for her second Swedish ITF title, while Jack Draper could also claim consecutive Scandinavian ITF titles Boys R1 (L32) Emile Hudd v (8) Valdemar Holm (SWE) Kenzo Koistila Larsson (SWE) v (3) Jack Draper Girls R1 (L32) Nell Miller v (WC) Nelly Brannholm (SWE)
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Girls: Campeonato Internacional Juvenil de Tenis de Porto Alegre, Brazil, clay - Grade A (Week 11)
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The final tournament of the COSAT circuit is a Grade A attracting the strongest field of the circuit. If Emily Appleton wins her round 1 match tomorrow she will probably face 8th seed Berfu Cengiz, who is ranked inside the top 600 WTA. Kelly Araujo lost in qualifying R1 (L64) Jimena Rodriguez-Benito (...
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Boys & Girls: Malta ITF U18 World Ranking Tournament, Malta, hard - Grade 4 (Week 11)
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As usual there are a large number of Brits in Malta. In the first round, the Spanish-based lads came through. Unfortunately, nearly all the girls lost :( Boys: Alexander Carlos PARKER (GBR) [6] 6-1 7-5 Alessio AMADEI (ITA) Ryan GASKIN (GBR) [11] 6-3 6-2 Loris POURROY (FRA) Girls: Axan...
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Boys: 36th Tashkent ITF Juniors, Uzbekistan, hard - Grade 2 (Week 11)
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As a novelty there are as many British boys as from the home nation here in Tashkent R1 (L32) (Q) Matthew Summers v (Q) Aliaksandr Liaonenka (BLR) (4) Alastair Gray v Kristjan Tamm (EST) Nikshep Ballikere Ravikumar (IND) v Ben Draper (6) Finn Bass v (Q) Evgeny Danilov (KAZ) Jack Molloy v (3) Robert Vrze...
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Girls: 36th Tashkent ITF Juniors, Uzbekistan, hard - Grade 2 (Week 11)
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Jodie Burrage and Georgie Axon are both seeded in this G2 R1 (L32) (Q) Anna Kubareva (BLR) v (7) Jodie Anna Burrage Eden Richardson v Valeriya Deminova (RUS) (6) Georgina Axon v Eva Alexandrova (BLR)
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Boys & Girls: ITF High Coast Junior World Ranking Tournament, Sweden, hard - Grade 4 (Week 10)
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Gemma Heath is second seed here, hoping to go one better than last week in Norway Boys R1 (L32) Anton Ornberg (SWE) v Emile Hudd (4) Patrick Kristensen (DEN) v Julian Robinson Yevgen Sirous (UKR) v (3) Adam Jones Girls R1 (L32) (Q) Hanna Schmidt Axelsson (SWE) v Nell Miller (Q) Veronika Pepelyaeva (RUS...
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Girls: 46th Banana Bowl , Brazil, clay - Grade 1 (Week 10)
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Ali and Fran have gone back, so just Emily left Emily gets a qualifier with little pedigree in round one with the Argentine second seed the likely 2nd Round match. Emily lost to her in three sets in the grade 2 in Agentina
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Boys & Girls: 32. Perin Memorial , Croatia, clay - Grade 1 (Week 10)
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Fran Jones skips continents for another G1, and draws a local wildcard. She joins 3 boys, all with reasonable but testing draws on paper. Boys R1 (L64) (10) Ryan James Storrie v Alexandru Vasile Manole (ROU) Max Stewart v Tomas Liska (SVK) (15) Ewan Moore v August Holmgren (DEN) Girls R1 (L64) Frances...
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Boys & Girls: ITF U18 Empire Cup, Slovakia - hard (indoor) - Grade 4 (Week 10)
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Robert Leck has come nicely through qualis and won a MD round. Jake Hersey has a BYE in R1. Maria Budin should be in the MD girls. BOYS: Qr1: Robert LECK (GBR) [q7] 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2 Dominik JEDLICKA (CZE) Fqr: Robert LECK (GBR) [q7] 6-1 6-4 Fabian MAROZSAN (HUN) [q4] R1: Robert LECK (GBR) ...
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Boys: 53rd Brunei ITF Junior Circuit, Brunei - hard - Grade 4 (Week 10)
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Aaron (born 2000) has made it through qualis, in just his second ever junior event (I think). QR1: Aaron HEPBURN (GBR) 6-1 6-1 Kunaal NAMASHIVAYA (IND) FQR: Aaron HEPBURN (GBR) 7-5 6-3 Yugo HOMMA (JPN) He's drawn an unseeded, unranked player in the main draw, the very last on the main dr...
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Girls: 36th Asuncion Bowl , Paraguay, clay - Grade 1 (Week 9)
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The COSAT circuit climaxes with 2 G1s and a GA. Unusually this G1 is just a 32 draw, increasing the points for a R1 win. Fran Jones appears to have the toughest assignment against a player who reached a G1 semi in her last tournament. R1 (L32) Francesca Jones v Ellie Douglas (USA) Emily Appleton v (Q) Lea M...
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Boys & Girls: ITF Gjovik Porsche Open, Norway, hard - Grade 4 (Week 9)
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A change in personnel in Norway for their second G4, hoping to emulate Jack Draper's success in Oslo. Ryan Gaskin beat Max Benaim's first round opponent last week. Boys R1 (L32) Simen Sunde Bratholm v (6) Max Benaim Girls R1 (L32) Ida Ferding (SWE) v (5) Gemma Heath
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Boys: LTAT ITF Junior, Thailand, hard - Grade 1 (Week 9)
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Thailand is the next country on Alexis Canter's 2016 global tour, joined by Finn Bass and Alastair Gray, who are all seeded. Alexis could make the top 50 if he reaches the quarters, which he is seeded to do. R1 (L64) (11) Finn Bass bye (6) Alexis Canter bye (10) Alastair Gray bye
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Boys & Girls: NWU Pukke, South Africa, hard - Grade 5 (Week 9)
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R1 Boys: (q) George LOFFHAGEN (GBR) 2001 6-1 6-0 Pierre MALAN (RSA) R1 Girls Olivia ELLIOTT (GBR) [7] 2001 6-1 7-5 Carmen FICHARDT (RSA) Dan Vishnick and Matt Beecher also played in qualifying.
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Boys: ITF Oslo Open, Norway, hard - Grade 4 (Week 8)
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Most of the boys in Copenhagen have decamped to Oslo for another G4 R1 (L32) (WC) Oscar Jahren (NOR) v (Q) Paul Jubb Ryan Gaskin v (6) Patrick Kristensen (DEN) (5) Jacob Eskeland (NOR) v Anton Matusevich Jack Draper v (WC) Herman H Jentoft (NOR) (7) Jeremy Gschwendtner v Markus Nordby (NOR)
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Girls: Siauliai Open, Lithuania, hard - Grade 2 (Week 8)
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Two Brits searching for points in a fairly weak field for a G2 (top seed ranked outside 100) R1 (L32) Jennifer Timotin (IRL) v (6) Jodie Anna Burrage Weronika Jasmina Forys (POL) v (3) Georgina Axon
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Other events - week 8
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There's a G5 in South Africa this week: In the boys, we got two through to the FQR:George LOFFHAGEN (GBR) [3] 6-2 6-3 Charl MORGAN (RSA) [6]Grant MORTON (RSA) 7-5 6-3 Matthew BEECHER (GBR) Today, in R1: Jordan SAUER (RSA) 6-4 6-4 George LOFFHAGEN (GBR) In the girls, however: R1: O...
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