Tennis36 wrote:

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none of the brit boys are playing doubles for some reason, all won apart from sam, time for edmund to take a stranglehold on the junior game me thinks!

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 Jordan & Sam are the 4th seeds. I'm surprised that Evan, Josh and Luke are not playing doubles though. A good performance in doubles here, easier than in the 2 US tourneys, might clinch Aus Open places for Luke and Josh, while Evan has scope to gain a lot of points because he hasn't repeated his under 16 team doubles performances consistently in ITF events.

A good if anticipated win for Evan - Sam had a tough match-up against a strong qualifier.

Boys R1 (L64)

Jordan Angus (GBR) d. (Q) Karim Arem (USA) 6-3 6-3

(12) Luke Bambridge (GBR) d. James Junior Storme (BEL) 5-7 6-2 6-2

(11) Josh Ward-Hibbert (GBR) d. (Q) Josh Hagar Hagar (USA) 3-6 6-3 6-1

Evan Hoyt (GBR) d. (9) Daniel Santos (PER) 7-5 6-0

(Q) Roy Lederman (USA) d. (14) Sam Hutt (GBR) 5-7 6-3 6-0

(2) Kyle Edmund (GBR) d. Edgar Lopez (MEX) 6-0 6-4

R2

Jordan Angus (GBR) v Brayden Schnur (CAN)

(12) Luke Bambridge (GBR) v (Q) JC Aragone (USA)

(11) Josh Ward-Hibbert (GBR) v Fedor Andrienko (RUS)

Mateo Nicolas Martinez (ARG) v Evan Hoyt (GBR)

Hugo Di Feo (CAN) v (2) Kyle Edmund (GBR)

 

 Girls R1 (L64)

(7) Christina Makarova (USA) d. Georgina Sellyn (GBR) 6-4 6-2

A disappointing second round as the two who would have gained points by winning (Evan and Luke) both lost to lower ranked opponents. Imperious form from Kyle though against an opponent who took a set off him in the Junior Davis Cup. Jordan and Josh will be hard pushed to get the win they need for big points, playing against the familiar top seed and a strong 1996 boy who has already won a Grade 2 and is second to Quinzi for his year in the ITF rankings.

R2

Jordan Angus (GBR) d. Brayden Schnur (CAN) 6-3 6-3
(Q) JC Aragone (USA) d. (12) Luke Bambridge (GBR) 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3
(11) Josh Ward-Hibbert (GBR) d. Fedor Andrienko (RUS) 6-4 6-2
Mateo Nicolas Martinez (ARG) d. Evan Hoyt (GBR) 6-4 6-4
(2) Kyle Edmund (GBR) d. Hugo Di Feo (CAN) 6-0 6-1

R3

(1) Dominic Thiem (AUT) v Jordan Angus (GBR)
(11) Josh Ward-Hibbert (GBR) v (7) Borna Coric (CRO)
(15) Laslo Djere (SRB) v (2) Kyle Edmund (GBR)

Excellent win for Josh. Both he and Kyle play American qualifiers today. Josh plays a former Orange Bowl under 14 finalist, but I know little about Kyle's opponent.

R3

(1) Dominic Thiem (AUT) d. Jordan Angus (GBR) 6-4 6-0
(11) Joshua Ward-Hibbert (GBR) d. (7) Borna Coric (CRO) 6-1 6-3
(2) Kyle Edmund (GBR) d. (15) Laslo Djere (SRB) 7-5 6-3

QF

(Q) Mackenzie McDonald v (11) Joshua Ward-Hibbert (GBR)
(Q) Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (USA) v (2) Kyle Edmund (GBR)

We had two quarter-finalists last year too - Kyle (again) and George Morgan, who lost to eventual winner (and this year's top seed) Dominic Thiem.

The last British boy to reach the 18U semis here was Miles Kasiri in 2003 - the other losing semi-finalist that year (and the only one who really made it in seniors) being Juan Martín del Potro.

The last British girl to reach the 18U semis was the now unranked (in WTA terms) Jessica Ren in 2009, while Heather Watson actually won the event in 2008.

Chance for Kyle to avenge Evan's defeat this evening and reach his first singles final of 2011

QF

(Q) Mackenzie McDonald d. (11) Joshua Ward-Hibbert (GBR) 6-3 7-5
(2) Kyle Edmund (GBR) d. (Q) Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (USA) 6-4 6-3

SF

Mateo Nicolas Martinez (ARG) v (2) Kyle Edmund (GBR)

The pair played in the first round of the French with Thiem winning in straight sets. Although he is the defending champion here, as mentioned by Steven (and also at the Eddie Herr), I'm surprised that he's come back so late in his junior career after making rapid steps in the Pro game during the last few weeks. After ending Thomas Muster's illustrious career in Vienna he backed it up by reaching a Futures final in Turkey.