There is a series of top tournaments this month in North Africa with British interest. Isaac Stoute plays against a boy who received considerable media interest at Wimbledon as the first player from Burundi ever to play there (and win a round) Alicia Barnett survived a gruelling qualifying tournament - beating Bye and Bye (they just needed to eliminate one player)
Boys R1 (L32)
Edward Nguyen (CAN) v Alexander Sendegeya (GBR)
(LL) Isaac Stoute (GBR) v (6) Hassan Ndayishimiye (BDI)
(8) Trey Strobel (USA) v Joshua Ward-Hibbert (GBR)
All the 6 Brits playing today were lower ranked than their opponents but 2 (Josh and Georgina) pulled off upsets
Boys R1 (L32)
Edward Nguyen (CAN) d. Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) 7-5 6-4 (6) Hassan Ndayishimiye (BDI) d. (LL) Isaac Stoute (GBR) 6-1 6-1 Joshua Ward-Hibbert (GBR) d. (8) Trey Strobel (USA) 6-4 6-3 Antonio Mastrelia (ITA) d. Tom Hill (GBR) 6-4 6-3
Girls R1 (L32)
Lynn Kiro (RSA) d. (Q) Alicia Barnett (GBR) 7-5 6-4 Laura Deigman (GBR) v (Q) Meriam Rhallab (MAR) Georgina Sellyn (GBR) d. Victoria Rodriguez (MEX) 6-3 7-6(4)
(they just needed to eliminate one player)
