Both the Ren sisters are seeded here, and the Boys' draw includes John-Randolph Thornton, who played in the overlapping Casablanca Cup earlier in the week, joined here by Elliot Barnwell and qualifier Oliver Golding.
Boys Singles R1
Nima MADANI (SWE) Vs Elliot BARNELL (GBR) John-Randolph THORNTON (GBR) Vs (Q) Stefan LINDMARK (SWE) (Q) Oliver GOLDING (GBR) Vs (2) Piotr GADOMSKI (POL)
Girls Singles R1
Louise BRUNSKOG (SWE) vs (7) Jessica REN (GBR) Gabriella BOBOC (SWE) vs (2) Jennifer REN (GBR)
Is it like a grandslam week where people who have been knocked out can play challengers in week 2?
It's a good question. According to the regulations
"41. One tournament per week
Players may not compete in more than one tournament per week. "
However if you look at the calendar for junior events you will see all sorts of starting and finishing dates (5-11, 7-11, 9-14 and 12-17 Jan for example) so overlap of tournament main draws is common at this time of year, and I guess that these two tournaments could be considered as belonging to different weeks
If he is within the rules, John-Randolph has not benefited, but Oliver claims a good scalp:
Boys Singles R1
Elliot BARNWELL (GBR) d. Nima MADANI (SWE) 3-6 6-0 6-0 (Q) Stefan LINDMARK (SWE) d. John-Randolph THORNTON (GBR) 6-2 6-3 (Q) Oliver GOLDING (GBR) d. (2) Piotr GADOMSKI (POL) 2-6 6-2 6-3
Boys Singles R2
Elliot BARNWELL (GBR) v (6) Rune WINKLER (DEN) (WC) Robin OLIN (SWE) v (Q) Oliver GOLDING (GBR)
Girls Singles R1
(7) Jessica REN (GBR) d. (LL) Hanna EINARSSON (SWE) 6-0 6-2 (2) Jennifer REN (GBR) d. Gabriella BOBOC (SWE) 4-6 6-2 6-3
Girls Singles R2
Anette MUNOZOVA (SWE) v (7) Jessica REN (GBR) Rajna JANKOVIC (SRB) v (2) Jennifer REN (GBR)
I;m taking that they are playing doubles with each other?
Anything less than a title is not worht much for Jennifer as that would only see her just break the top 200. She needs to move onto grade 2's and higher. Wonder if they'll play that grade 2 and 1 in eastern europe thats normally in janurary.
I;m taking that they are playing doubles with each other?
Anything less than a title is not worht much for Jennifer as that would only see her just break the top 200. She needs to move onto grade 2's and higher. Wonder if they'll play that grade 2 and 1 in eastern europe thats normally in janurary.
Yes, they are playing doubles with each other (3rd seeds). Jennifer needs to reach the final, for the tournament to add to her 'top 6' points, so it is a strange choice. Neither are playing the Grade 2 (Slovak Rep). Jennifer is down on the lists for the 2 British 10K events this month, but I have not seen Jessica down on any lists.
Boys Singles R2
(6) Rune WINKLER (DEN) d. Elliot BARNWELL (GBR) 4-6 6-3 6-0 (Q) Oliver GOLDING (GBR) d. (WC) Robin OLIN (SWE) 6-0 6-4