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Boys & Girls: Austria, Kurz Junior Classic, carpet - Grade 4 (week 3)
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A lot of our younger players are in Austria this week. Results so far: Girls: R1 (L48) Holly STAFF (GBR) 7-5 6-1 Vanessa GOLDERER (AUT) Indianna SPINK (GBR) 6-3 6-0 Sarah POSPISCHILL (AUT) Boys R1 (L64) Callum FINDLAY (GBR) 6-2 1-6 6-3 Lukas NEUMAYER (AUT) (q) Edward PUDNEY (GBR...
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Boys & Girls: Nike Junior International Bolton Teen Tennis - U14 Category 1 (Week 3)
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This is traditionally one of the strongest under 14 events, leading up to Les Petits As. This year we have a number of highly seeded players, including Derrick Chen (top seed in the boys and currently ranked 5 in Tennis Europe) and Louis Davey (sixth seed. but only a 2004). On the girls side Kylie Bilche...
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Boys & Girls: AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International, Australia, hard - Grade 1 (Week 3)
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The traditional warm-up for the Australian open features all our Grand Slam entrants. Barnaby Smith has a tough draw against one of the three Canadians in the junior top 6 Boys R1 (L64) (Q/LL) v Max Stewart (10) Toru Horie (JPN) v Finn Bass Siddhant Banthia (IND) v Jack Molloy Barnaby Smith v (2) Benjam...
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Boys: RPM Junior Open, Czech Republic, carpet - Grade 1 (Week 3)
(Preview)
A quartet of Brits tackle this G1 event, which is considerably weaker than the one in Australia, though it does have a strong top seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (JWR10/ATP859) R1 (L64) (WC) Jiri Lehecka (CZE) v Hamish Stewart Evzen Holis (CZE) v Emile Hudd (6) Aidan McHugh bye Albert Sprlak Puk (CZ...
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Boys & Girls: Sweden, EuroElite ITF Junior Malmo Open, hard - Grade 4 (week 2)
(Preview)
BOYS R1: James STORY (GBR) 6-4 7-6(4) Arvid HJALTE (SWE) Simon YITBAREK (SWE) 7-5 2-6 6-2 Samuel POINTON (GBR) GIRLS R1: Morgan CROSS (GBR) 6-4 6-1 Olivia GRAM (DEN) Alexandra VIKTOROVITCH (SWE) [2] 7-5 3-6 6-2 Holly STAFF (GBR)
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Boys & Girls: India ITF Juniors 2, hard - Grade 2 (Week 2)
(Preview)
The second Indian tournament ups to a G2 with similar field, though Freddie Grant has left. Gemma Heath gets the chance to avenge her defeat last week. Any further wins for Jack Draper will strengthen his chance of ending the week in the top 100 Boys R1 (L32) (3) Jack Draper v (Q) Yugal Bansal (IND) Girls...
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Boys: The 24th Slovak Junior Indoor, hard - Grade 2 (Week 2)
(Preview)
Probably a short thread as our one representative is already out of the singles. R1 (L64) Marceau Courtalon (FRA) d. Joshua Rose 6-3 6-4
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Girls: 53rd Coffee Bowl (Copa Del Cafe), Costa Rica, hard - Grade 1 (Week 1)
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The first G1 tournament of the year offers a chance for Emily Appleton to win her first title at this level - and she started with an easy win today. Holly Fischer is also in the draw, with a winnable round 1 but the tough prospect of top seed Ellie Douglas in round 2 R1 (L64) Jada Robinson (USA) v Holly Fisch...
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Boys & Girls: India ITF Junior-1, hard - Grade 3 (Week 1)
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And so we start another year - or at least a quartet of Brits do - with a G3 followed by a G2 in India. Three of the four are favoured by drawing local wildcards Boys R1 (L32) (3) Jack Draper v Kabir Manrai (IND) Freddie Grant v (WC) Tarush Bagai (IND) Girls R1 (L32) (WC) Prinkle Singh (IND) v (7) Esther Adeshi...
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Other events - week 1
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In Sweden, British youngsters are taking part in a G4, and starting with an excellent win for young Harry W (born Dec. 2001): BOYS R1: Will DAVIES (GBR) [5] 6-4 4-6 6-2 Jesper KLOV NILSSON (SWE) Harry WENDELKEN (GBR) 6-0 6-2 Kenzo KOISTILA LARSSON (SWE) [6] Alexandr BINDA (RUS) 6-4 6-...
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Other events - week 48
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Despite his good run last week to the final (or maybe because of it), Emile Hudd got knocked out in the first round in Croatia: Croatia G4: R1: Andras NECZ (HUN) 6-2 4-6 7-5 Emile HUDD (GBR) Fabian MAROZSAN (HUN) [5] 6-1 6-4 Will DAVIES (GBR) Both are in the doubles (though not playing toget...
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Girls: 55th Junior Orange Bowl, USA - U14/U12 (Week 50/51)
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The Junior Orange Bowl main draws start tomorrow. Holly Fischer is seeded 2 behind her ITF rival Noa Krznaric in the under 14s, while Kylie Bilchev and Emma Raducanu are seeded to meet in the last 16 (unlike Junior ITF events players from the same country are not put in separate sections of the draw). Un...
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Boys: 55th Junior Orange Bowl, USA - U14/U12 (Week 50/51)
(Preview)
The boys under 14 draw for the Orange Bowl is at 192 the largest of all the Orange Bowl draws, and therefore has 32 seeds - Barney Fitzpatrick and Benjamin Heynold being two of sixteen 17th seeds U14 R1 (L192) Max Basing v Q/LL (17) Barney FitzPatrick bye (17) Benjamin Heynold bye Peter Alam v Pelayo Garc...
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Boys: Metropolia Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship, USA, clay - Under 16 (Week 49)
(Preview)
Our under 16 contingent transition from hard to clay for the Orange Bowl - the under 14s and under 12s have the Junior Orange Bowl in a week's time. Jake's opponent is from Aruba, in case you like me didn't recognise the abbreviation. Live scores are at http://orangebowltennis.smt.com/ R1 (L64) Harr...
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Boys & Girls: Metropolia Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship, USA, clay - Grade A (Week 49)
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The climax to the year for top juniors. Max Stewart appears to have the toughest round 1, against a finalist of a G1 in the US this summer. Live scores are available at http://orangebowltennis.smt.com/ Boys R1 (L64) (WC) Tristan McCormick (USA) v Finn Bass Oliver Crawford (USA) v Max Stewart Barnaby...
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Other events - week 49
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I was going to put Norway in a separate thread but they're all dropping like flies Kyle Stocker, Oscar Weightman, Seb Harris and Herbie McKenna Morgan failed to get througj qualis. As did Victoria Subev, Charlotte Russell, Saskia Verkaik and Poppy King. Things didn't get much better: Boys R1: Jes...
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Boys & Girls: ITF East Africa Junior Circuit 3 - Nairobi, Kenya - Clay - Grade 4 (Week 49)
(Preview)
Week 3 in Kenya and this one's a G4. No Kai this week but the others are doing well so far, with Matt Beecher coming through qualifying again (although Charley Gregory and Harry Thursfield didn't) R1 (L48): (q) Matthew BEECHER (GBR) 6-0 4-0 Retired Harris IRFAN-UL-HAQ (PAK) George LOFFHAGEN (...
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Boys & Girls: ITF East Africa Junior Circuit - Nairobi, Kenya - Clay - Grade 5 (Week 47)
(Preview)
Despite problems with weather, Matt Beecher and Kai Maxted came through qualifying, joining George L and Zyaan, and made the most of it: R1 (L48): Matthew BEECHER (GBR) 4-1 4-1 Codie Schalk VAN SCHALKWYK (NAM) Kai MAXTED (GBR) 4-0 4-1 Seyed Mahan MIR MOEZZI (IRI) Zyaan AHMED (GBR) [9] ...
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Boys & Girls: Eddie Herr International Championships, USA, hard - Under 12/14/16 (Week 48)
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The under 18s will have their own thread (no draws shown yet), but draws are up for the lower age groups including a number of Brits. Jake Hersey, Harry Butler and Jack Draper are seeded in the under 16s and Barney FitzPatrick in the under 14s plus Will Jenkins in the under 12s, while on the girls side Kyli...
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Boys & Girls: ITF East Africa Junior Circuit 2 - Nairobi, Kenya - Clay - Grade 5 (Week 48)
(Preview)
In the second event here, Kai Maxted (fresh off his excellent run last week), Matt Beecher and Harry Thursfield all came through qualis. They joined George Loffhagen, Zyaan and Charley Gregory. In the MD: BOYS: R1 (L48): Matthew BEECHER (GBR) 6-3 6-1 Albert NJOGU (KEN) Kai MAXTED (GBR) 6-...
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Boys & Girls: Eddie Herr ITF, USA, clay - Grade 1 (Week 48)
(Preview)
Fairly tough for the 3 boys here. Max Stewart has a reasonable starter but will have to take on the top seed Miomir Kecmanovic if successful, while the other 2 draw seeds. Boys R1 (L64) Max Stewart v (WC) Russell Benkaim (USA) Barnaby Smith v (11) Trent Bryde (USA) (5) Duarte Vale (POR) v Finn Bass Girls R...
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Boys & Girls: XXX Yucatan Cup, Mexico, clay - Grade 1 (Week 47)
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The second of the North American tournaments loses Emily Appleton from last week's entrants. Jodie Burrage appears to have a good draw against a lowly ranked wildcard to get her first win since July. Live scores are promised at http://www.tennisticker.de/mex/mex2579/sb.html but no sign of them...
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Boys: KRKA Open, Slovenia, carpet (indoor) - Grade 4 (Week 47)
(Preview)
Only one entrant but no other events this week (unless I've missed one) so here goes just for Emile: R1 (L32): Emile HUDD (GBR) [8] 6-3 6-2 Nemanja MALESEVIC (BIH) R2 (L16): Emile HUDD (GBR) [8] 6-2 6-2 Riccardo DI NOCERA (ITA) Doubles: R1: Johan GARPERED (SWE) / Emile HUDD (GBR) 6...
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Boys & Girls: Nike Junior International, Liverpool (@Wirral), Hard - Grade 5 (Week 47)
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Qualifying has started and I was down there today at Wirral. I have to say the standard in qualifying is getting higher and higher each year and there was some terrific talent on show. Indianna Spink - just 14, but far too good for the two girls she played against. Big serve, very clean powerful forehand...
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Boys: Marshall Open in honour of Shahar Perkis, Israel, hard - Grade 3 (Week 47)
(Preview)
Just Dominic West left for the final Israeli event, and this time he is seeded R1 (L32) (6) Dominic West v (Q) Iftah Yavetz (ISR)
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