The first of two fairly weak Grade 2s in South Africa sees Jennifer Ren make a stopover between South American and Asian tournaments. Fran Stephenson has drawn the short straw of the top seed.
Boys R1 (L32)
(6) Christopher Simpson (GBR) v Sebastian Richter (GER)
Girls R1 (L32)
(1) Ilinca Stoica (ROU) v Francesca Stephenson (GBR) Jessica Laing (RSA) v Laura Deigman (GBR) (5) Jennifer Ren (GBR) v (Q) Kriszina Kapitany (HUN) Joanna Henderson (GBR) v (WC) Jesse Norah Grace (RSA)
An excellent day with no sets dropped, capped by Fran claiming her first win over a top 100 player
Boys R1 (L32)
(6) Christopher Simpson (GBR) d. Sebastian Richter (GER) 6-3 6-4
R2
(6) Christopher Simpson (GBR) v Adrian Partl (SVK)
Girls R1 (L32)
Francesca Stephenson (GBR) d. (1) Ilinca Stoica (ROU) 7-5 6-4 Laura Deigman (GBR) d. Jessica Laing (RSA) 6-1 6-0 (5) Jennifer Ren (GBR) d. (Q) Kriszina Kapitany (HUN) 6-0 6-0 Joanna Henderson (GBR) v (WC) Jesse Norah Grace (RSA) 6-4 6-3
R2
Francesca Stephenson (GBR) v (WC) Welma Luus (RSA) Laura Deigman (GBR) v Reka Muller (HUN) (5) Jennifer Ren (GBR) v Nicole Hoynaski (AUS) Liat Zimmermann (ISR) v Joanna Henderson (GBR)
Jen continues to hand out the bakery products, but there are disappointing losses for Chris and Jo. Jen should find that star 1996 girl Indy De Vroome provides a much stiffer challenge.
Boys R2
Adrian Partl (SVK) d. (6) Christopher Simpson (GBR) 6-2 6-1
Girls R2
Francesca Stephenson (GBR) d. (WC) Welma Luus (RSA) 6-2 6-4 Reka Muller (HUN) d. Laura Deigman (GBR) 6-4 6-3 (5) Jennifer Ren (GBR) d. Nicole Hoynaski (AUS) 6-1 6-1 Liat Zimmermann (ISR) d. Joanna Henderson (GBR) 6-3 6-0
QF
Francesca Stephenson (GBR) v (LL) Maria Sakkari (GRE) or (6) Katerina Popova (RUS) (5) Jennifer Ren (GBR) v Indy De Vroome (NED)
It proved quite comfortable for Jen, who now faces a South African who has similarly cut a swathe through the bottom half of the draw, dropping only a handful of games
QF
(6) Katerina Popova (RUS) d. Francesca Stephenson (GBR) 6-4 6-3 (5) Jennifer Ren (GBR) d. Indy De Vroome (NED) 6-3 6-1