Katie withdrew after the draw was made (the #9 seed is in the spot). Probably best to take a week off after struggling in her last match. R1:- Naiktha Bains (GBR) WR435 [4] v Qualifier R1:- Brooke Black (GBR) WR759 v Erika Sema (JPN) WR589 [8]
Andy Murray's management company have added Jack to their books I didn't realise Paul Jubb and Harriet were also signed up as well as Aidan and Katie S.
There doesn't appear to be a thread for Jack Draper so here's one for people to contribute to. I will start by pointing out that Jack has made the shortlist for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year
Announced commitments (either official or reliable unofficial sources) 2025/26 Charlie Swain - South Carolina Ferran Redza - UC Santa Clara Matt Upton - Montana Daniel Franco-Key - UNC Asheville Zechariah Hamrouni - Old Dominion Harry Abel - UNC Wilmington Ryan Parkins - Bellarmine Nicholas Fi...
L16: (1) Alexander Merino & Christoph Negritu (PER/GER) CR 290 (160+139) vs Giles Hussey & Pedro Vives (ESP) CR 1028 (491+537) L16: (WC) Anas Bennour dit Sahli & Alaa Trifi (TUN/TUN) CR 2582 (1309+1273) vs (4) Scott Duncan & James Mackinlay CR 523 (308+215)
It's that time when all the 'old' juniors drop out and we get our first full list of rankings 2007-born players are the oldest allowed in 2025 juniors Three top-20 girls is not much different from last year; but we now have 7 in the top-100, which is very healthy. 2025 6th Jan 2025 - The Top 500 GIRLS 5...
Graves Grade 2 Men's winner: Joseph Newman-Billington (defeating Albert Calin) Women's winner: Sophia Christodoulou (defeating Lara Savic) Marcus Walters was top seed in the men but gave a walkover in the semis Summer Yardley was top seed, and Tegan Bush seeded #2, but both lost before reac...
The topic of those in and around the top 500 has resurfaced again after a while, so I thought I would reintroduce a dedicated thread. There are 13 men currently in the men's top 500 - Gabb should appear in next week's list. Nearest candidates are Rice, Salisbury, Marsalek, Farquharson, Glasspool, Ba...
Mika is a late 2008-born player. Plays lots of sports. Has only releatively recently decided to specialise in tennis. Tall-ish, athletic girl. A slightly 'deliberate' sort of style. But it's obviously developing. Coached by Lewandowski (and maybe others) - and hence an LTA favourite. She re...
Mimi Xu is (with Hep) the other extremely promising prospect we have amongst our young female players. She also is born 2007. Comes from Swansea. And has been a top LTA prospect for several years. I was very impressed when I saw her in the U18 nationals. The thing that stands out is her physique - she is...
Hannah is the talk of young tennis, worldwide. She's only 12. Born 2009. She's a tall-ish girl, with a super serve, especially given her age, moves well, very lucid, turns defence into attack very effectively. Her match in Les Petits As (the top world event for U14s) against the other 2009-born sta...
