In a slim week for junior tournaments the one which has a group of Brits is in Cairo - the second week of tournaments there following a Grade 5 last week, where quarter-finals were the best achieved.
Boys R1 (L32)
James Ireland (GBR) defeated Ali Dawoody (EGY) 6-4 3-6 6-3 Joshua Page (GBR) defeated (5) Omar Elkheshen (EGY) 6-4 6-2 Robert Carter (GBR) defeated Claude Benz (SUI) 6-4 1-6 6-4
R2
(1) Slim Hamza (TUN) v James Ireland (GBR) Joshua Page (GBR) v Moez Chargui (TUN) Abhishek S.V. (IND) v Robert Carter (GBR)
Girls R1
Alice Hopkins (GBR) defeated Sara Sherif (EGY) 6-2 6-3 (7) Mora Eshak (EGY) defeated Emelia Box (GBR) 6-3 6-3 Mayar Sherif (EGY) defeated Ekta Sharma (GBR) 6-1 6-1 Manisha Foster (GBR) defeated Sarah Bahaa (EGY) 6-1 6-4
R2
Alice Hopkins (GBR) v (8) Viktoria Sizintseva (RUS) (6) Sharon Sanchana Paul (IND) v Manisha Foster (GBR)
Robert Carter is the only British 1993 boy ranked inside the top 500 apart from the big three on Davis Cup duty, and he maintains interest here with a comprehensive win
Boys R2
(1) Slim Hamza (TUN) d. James Ireland (GBR) 6-4 6-1 Moez Chargui (TUN) d. Joshua Page (GBR) 7-5 6-3 Robert Carter (GBR) d. Abhishek S.V. (IND) 6-2 6-0
QF
Robert Carter (GBR) v (2) Ahmed Triki (TUN)
Girls R2
(8) Viktoria Sizintseva (RUS) d. Alice Hopkins (GBR) 4-6 6-4 6-4 Manisha Foster (GBR) d. (6) Sharon Sanchana Paul (IND) 6-2 7-6(1)
QF
Manisha Foster (GBR) v Barbara Luz (POR)
Manisha hardly played in the first half of the year (injury presumably) after winning the AEGON 18&under Winter Masters She beat Daneika Borthwick in the Nationals and looks to be coming back to her early season form.
