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2011 French Open preview
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The entry lists are out for Roland Garros, containing a couple of surprises. In the Boys there are just 2 of the top 40 missing, but one of these is Liam Broady. The bigger surprise is in the girls event, where Laura Robson has used her WTA ranking to enter. Boys MD 4 Oliver Golding 8 George Morgan 33 Kyle...
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Boys: Nazmi Bari Cup, Turkey - Grade 4 (Week 20)
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Last week's 3 semifinalists have all stayed on for the second Turkish Grade 4 R1 (L64) (9) Peter Ashley (GBR) v Altug Celikbilek (TUR) (WC) Niha Navapurkar (GBR) v Sefa Suluoglu (TUR) (6) Yuriy Kryvoy (UKR) v Joshua Sapwell (GBR) (LL) Ata Hergunvarim (TUR) v (2) Clay Crawford (GBR)
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Boys: 52nd Trofeo Bonfiglio, Italy - Grade A (Week 20)
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Luke Bambridge's doubles exploits have earned him a Special Exempt and an opportunity to avenge a defeat a couple of weeks ago against an Italian wildcard. George Morgan has to tackle the 1996 sensation Quinzi whilst Liam tackles a fast rising 1995 boy R1 (L64) (SE) Luke Bambridge (GBR) v (WC) Amerig...
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Girls: Nazmi Bari Cup, Turkey - Grade 4 (Week 20)
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Katie Boulter, Beth Askew and Alannah Griffin look for some Turkish delight in a field led by last week's winner Kathinka von Deichmann of Liechtenstein, who like Joshua Sapwell didn't drop a set in the main draw. R1 (L64) (Q) Vera Aleshcheva (RUS) v (7) Beth Askew (GBR) (13) Alannah Griffin (GBR) v (W...
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1539
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Boys & Girls: 32nd International Spring Bowl, Austria - Grade 2 (Week 20)
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Katy Dunne joins the trio for the second Austrian grade 2, and has a winnable match, but Josh Ward-Hibbert has it all to do again against the boy who was the Tennis Europe U14 number 1 in Liam's year. Boys R1 (L32) (Q) Johannes Schretter (AUT) v Sam Hutt (GBR) (5) Moos Sporken (NED) v Joshua Ward-Hibbert (...
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Girls: 52nd Trofeo Bonfiglio , Italy - Grade A (Week 20)
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Eleanor Dean has struggled to make much impact on the clay court season, but this Grade A may give her an opportunity. She is seeded to qualify and her section, starting with an unranked Italian, doesn't look too daunting. QR1: (2) Eleanor Dean (GBR) v Elena Musso (ITA)
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Boys: Enka Gallipoli Cup, Turkey - Grade 4 (Week 19)
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Both Peter Ashley and Joshua Sapwell have qualified for this, the first of two Turkish Grade 4s, with a lot of difficulty R1 (L32) Mikhail Khmiadashvili (GEO) v (Q) Peter Ashley (GBR) Can Cetinel (TUR) v (4) Clay Crawford (GBR) (Q) Joshua Sapwell (GBR) v (2) Durukan Durmus (TUR)
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Boys: 33rd Torneo Internazionale "Citta' Di Santa Croce" Mauro Sabatini, Italy - Grade 1 (Week 19)
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Our top two ranked 1995s are in the warm-up for next week's Grade A. Both play Italian wildcards in round 1, with Kyle's opponent the stronger of the two, having hammered Jonathan Cornish in a final earlier in the year. If seedings prevail Kyle will meet top seed and world number 2 Hugo Dellien in the qua...
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Girls: Enka Gallipoli Cup, Turkey - Grade 4 (Week 19)
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By contrast to Peter Ashley and Joshua Sapwell, National under 14 champion Alannah Griffin cruised through qualifying, losing just one game. She joins Katie Boulter, impressive in the recent Bournemouth 10K, and Beth Askew in the main draw R1 (L32) Irina Toidze (GEO) v (6) Beth Askew (GBR) Guinaz D...
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Boys & Girls: Plantation ITF, USA - Grade 4 (Week 19)
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A career best win for Alex Sendegeya to start the tournament here - his opponent being ranked just outside the top 100. As it's a 64 draw he'll need another win to score any points though. Boys R1 (L64) Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) d. (1) William Kwok (USA) 6-2 6-4 (Q) James Elliott (GBR) d. Spencer Papa (US...
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Boys & Girls: Panaceo ITF Junior Cup, Austria - Grade 2 (Week 19)
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Both our boys here will be hard pressed to come away with a win. Jessica Ren has a slightly better draw on her return to action following shin splints, but even so her opponent has been a finalist in lower grade events twice this year. Boys R1 (L32) Sam Hutt (GBR) v (6) Maxim Lunkin (RUS) Joshua Ward-Hibb...
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Boys: 35th Sibiu-Sen Junior ITF Tournament, Romania - Grade 3 (Week 18)
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Evan Hoyt finds himself in a very strong quarter here. His opening opponent won a recent grade 3 without dropping a set, and if he avoids being impaled tomorrow then Max De Vroome, who beat him twice in Nottingham en route to both titles, is a likely quarter-final opponent. R1 (L32) Franz Sydow (NED) v (...
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Boys: Daytona Beach ITF, USA - Grade 4 (Week 18)
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A very thin week for Junior events, but here Alex Sendegeya returns to action after his foray into Mens Challengers R1 (L64) (16) Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) v (WC) Daniel Kerznerman (USA)
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Boys & Girls: 28th International Tournament of Salsomaggiore, Italy - Grade 2 (Week 17)
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Luke Bambridge moves over from France to join Evan Hoyt, along with Jonathan Cornish, in a strong Grade 2. To win any points they will need to defeat one of the seeds, all of which are top 100. Evan lost in qualifying, but gets in as a Lucky Loser to face a rematch with last week's nemesis. The girls event i...
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Girls: San Michel International Tournament, Malta - Grade 5 (Week 17)
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There's a fairly strong British contingent in Malta, with Alannah Griffin drawing the short straw of last week's champion R1 (L32) (1) Grace Dixon (GBR) v Kseniia Bekker (RUS) Alannah Griffin (GBR) v (5) Paulina Lewandowska (POL) Anastasia Fedorova (RUS) v (WC) Sabrina Federici (GBR) (LL) Chiara...
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Boys: Malta U18 ITF Junior Tournament - Grade 4 (Week 16)
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Easter holidays usually sees an exodus of oodles of British tennis players to Malta, and this year is no exception. R1 (L64) (1) Joshua Page (GBR) Bye (WC) Joshua Sapwell (GBR) v Alexandros Araouzos (CYP) (16) David Fox (GBR) Bye (12) Isaac Stoute (GBR) Bye Christopher Pearce (GBR) v Philip Gresk (PO...
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Boys: San Michel International Tournament, Malta - Grade 5 (Week 17)
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A much reduced British contingent, including Peter Ashley, tackles the second Maltese tournament. R1 (L32) (1) Clay Crawford (GBR) v (LL) Sergey Dorozhkin (RUS) Isaac Stoute (GBR) v Filipp Smalyanyy (RUS) (7) David Hodgetts (GBR) v (Q) Maximilian Marterer (GER) Sam De Paepe (BEL) v (SE) Peter As...
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Boys & Girls: Open International Juniors de Beaulieu sur Mer, France - Grade 1 (Week 16)
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Our top 94/95s are out in force for the climax on the Riviera, with Kyle Edmund and Luke Bambridge joining Liam and Katy. Appropriately for Easter week Kyle is in a religious section of the draw, with Constantin Christ a possible opponent in round 2, and Gonzalo Lama (who he lost to in Paraguay) the firs...
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Boys & Girls: 36th City of Florence International Tournament, Italy - Grade 2 (Week 16)
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Eleanor Dean should be looking to go deep in a modest field for a Grade 2 Boys R1 (L64) Evan Hoyt (GBR) v Federico Maccari (ITA) Girls R1 (L32) (8) Eleanor Dean (GBR) v (LL) Giulia Guidetti (ITA)
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Girls: Malta U18 ITF Junior Tournament - Grade 4 (Week 16)
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A draw always full of Brits has been aided by the host nation generously awarding 3 wildcards to British players. R1 (L64) (1) Grace Dixon (GBR) Bye (Q) Mariella Blackwell (GBR) v (LL) Anja Luethi (SUI) (Q) Hollie Davies (GBR) v (LL) Natasha Piludu (ITA) Farah Abdelaziz v (Q) Ekaterina Bure (USA) (WC/...
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Boys: Campeonato Int. Junior de Tenis de la Comunidad Valenciana, Spain - Grade 2 (Week 16)
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The second Spanish Grade 2 provides our trio with slightly better draws than last week, though Josh's opponent beat Philip Barlow in Futures qualifying earlier in the month. R1 (L32) Sam Hutt (GBR) v Eduard Esteve Lobato (ESP) (WC) Adam Sanjurjo Hermida (ESP) v Joshua Ward-Hibbert (GBR) (5) Robert...
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Boys: AEGON Junior International Nottingham (week 2) - Grade 4 (Week 15)
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Although Toby Martin and Evan Hoyt are top-seeded for the second week here (draw below), expect strong competition from the non-Brits, especially De Vroome, Completo and last year's Les Petits As winner Halys. Josh Sapwell opens against a familiar opponent, Belgian Clement Geens having beate...
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Girls: AEGON Junior International Nottingham (week 2) - Grade 4 (Week 15)
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Boys & Girls: Open d'Istres Ouest Provence, France - Grade 2 (Week 15)
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Liam Broady makes his first appearance in Junior tournaments this year, and opens against the winner of the Czech Grade 1 in January. Pippa Horn crashed out in qualifying. Boys R1 (L32) Marek Routa (CZE) v (3) Liam Broady (GBR) Girls R1 (L32) Katy Dunne (GBR) v Reka Muller (HUN)
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Boys & Girls: IX Open ITF Junior Pilar De La Horadada, Spain - Grade 2 (Week 15)
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Deja vu for Josh Ward-Hibbert as he draws the Spaniard who comfortably beat him last week. He's joined by Sotogrande Academy compatriot Rob Carter, who has a good draw, and Sam Hutt, who doesn't - going from top seed at Nottingham to playing the top seed here. Boys R1 (L32) (1) Andres Artunedo Martinav...
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