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Boys & Girls: ITF Oslo Open, Norway, Hard - Grade 4 (Week 8)
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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 (...
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Other events - week 8
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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) ...
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Boys & Girls: 2017 Tennis Europe Winter Cups (U12/U14/U16)
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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...
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Boys & Girls - Yonex ITF, Hamburg - hard - Grade 4 (Week 6)
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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...
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Boys: Yeltsin Cup, Russia, hard - Grade 1 (Week 8)
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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
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Boys & Girls: ITF 4 In-doorn, Netherlands, hard - Grade 4 (Week 7)
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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...
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Boys & Girls: Magnolia Cup, Poland - hard (indoor) - Grade 4 (Week 7)
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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)...
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Other events - week 7
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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...
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Boys & Girls: Copenhagen Winter Cup, Denmark, hard - Grade 4 (Week 7)
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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...
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Boys & Girls: GD Tennis Cup, Turkey - clay - Grade 5 (Week 7)
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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
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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...
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Boys & Girls: Moldova Open, hard - Grade 2 (Week 6)
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We have a quintet of players in Moldova, with Emile Hudd drawing a top 100 ranked Dutch boy, who won his last G2 Boys R1 (L32) (Q) Dan Alexandru Topescu (ROU) v (5) Jack Molloy Emile Hudd v (3) Ryan Nijboer (NED) Daniel Michalski (POL) v Jake Hersey Girls R1 (L32) Anna Loughlan v (7) Weronika Falkowska (PO...
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Boys & Girls: 9th Kenyan Int. Junior Championships - clay - Grade 5 (Week 6)
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George Loffhagen is going for the triple..... Aleks drew last week's title winner, which was bad luck. But some good results from the others, especially young Scarlett. Boys: R1 (L48) George LOFFHAGEN (GBR) [1] BYE Harry THURSFIELD (GBR) 6-4 6-0 Jason ESPITALIER NOEL (MRI) Euan LYNES...
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Boys & Girls: Les Petits As, France, hard - U14 Category 1 (Week 4)
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The main draw of this prestigious under 14 event starts tomorrow, with live scores and live streaming from 3 courts - links from http://www.lespetitsas.com/live/ There are three British boys in the main draw, but Louis Davey has drawn the top seed and TE1. Two girls made it direct, and Amelia Bisset...
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Girls: 47th Banana Bowl, Brazil, clay - Grade 1 (Week 6)
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Emily Appleton strengthens the field here, with Fran Jones the next highest ranked at 40 (overtaking the number 2 seed today). Fran is in a tough quarter though with the girl who beat her last week as the first seed she is scheduled to meet, and the eventual winner also in the section. R1 (L64) (1) Emily A...
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Boys & Girls: 6th Nairobi Int., Kenya - clay - Grade 4 (Week 5)
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Looking to do a repeat of last week's stranglehold on both girls' and boys' titles, the GB contingent are out in full again. In qualis, Harry Thursfield failed to get through. In the boys' main draw, and playing today, there's Euan Lynes and Joseph White. With Byes through to R2, there's George Loffha...
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Girls: 37th Asuncion Bowl, Paraguay, clay - Grade 1 (Week 5)
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Usually the COSAT Circuit climaxes in March but this year there is a reduced schedule of just G1 events leading up to the GA in Brazil, so there are just 3 events left starting with this G1. Fran Jones faces a familiar opponent in round1, who she beat last week R1 (L64) (6) Francesca Jones v Paula Baranano...
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Boys & Girls: ITF Junior FTT, Tunisia, hard - Grade 2 (Week 5)
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Finn Bass is the top seed for the second Tunisian G2. Nell Miller has a kinder draw than last week Boys R1 (L32) (1) Finn Bass v (Q) Leopold Zima (GER) Girls R1 (L32) (WC) Mayssa Tebourbi (TUN) v Nell Miller
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Boys & Girls: Swiss Junior Trophy - carpet (indoor) - Grade 4 (Week 5)
(Preview)
The Spanish-based Brits are here, namely Ryan Gaskin and Alex Parker. In the girls, youngsters Holly Staff and Indy Spink are carrying British hopes. For 'family followers', Brian Bencic, the younger brother of Belinda Bencic, is also playing.
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Boys & Girls: East African U18, Kenya - clay - Grade 4 (Week 4)
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A big contingent of young British players here this week: BOYS R1 (L48) Harry THURSFIELD (GBR) 6-0 6-0 Mwendwa MUTUKU (KEN) George LOFFHAGEN (GBR) [3] BYE Joseph WHITE (GBR) 6-2 6-1 VEER DEVANG SHAH (IND) Matthew BEECHER (GBR) [10] BYE Lukas STRIFFLER (SUI) 6-4 7-6(1) ...
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Boys & Girls: Australian Open, hard - Grade A (Weeks 3/4)
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Although the main draw only starts on Saturday qualifying has already started. Most of our contingent (Jodie Burrage, Emily Appleton, Finn Bass, Max Stewart, Jack Molloy and Barnaby Smith) are safely in the main draw, but one of the Aussies claimed a Special Exempt through her efforts at the Traral...
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Other events - week 4
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In the G4 in New Zealand, young Kiana Mokhtari (born 2002), playing her first ITF junior event, came through qualis, and won her first main draw match: R1 (L64): Kiana MOKHTARI (GBR) 7-5 4-6 6-3 Kirijana PETRESKI (AUS) R2 (L32): Natasha RUSSELL (AUS) 6-0 6-1 Kiana MOKHTARI (GBR) In the...
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Girls: Mundial Juvenil de Tenis, Ecuador, clay - Grade 1 (Week 4)
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Fran Jones is seeded 5 (one up from last week) in her second South American tournament. If seedings hold she will meet the Colombian winner in the quarter-finals R1 (L64) (5) Francesca Jones bye
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Girls: ITF Junior Tunisia 1, clay - Grade 2 (Week 4)
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Nell Miller is the only Brit here and has drawn a seed R1 (L32) Nell Miller v (6) Diae El Jardi (MAR)
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Boys & Girls: Copa Barranquilla, outdoor clay - Grade 1 (Week 3)
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Just to note (as per Steven's tweet) that Francesca Jones is progressing nicely here - now in the QFs. R1: (6) Francesca Jones (JR 80) - BYE R2: (6) Francesca Jones (JR 80) d Moyuka UCHIJIMA (JPN) 6-3 6-4 R3: (6) Francesca Jones (JR 80) d (10)Anhzelika ISAEVA (RUS) 6-3 6-0 QF: (6) Francesca Jones (JR 8...
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