The under 16 European Junior Championships take place as usual in Moscow. Most participants get first round byes, but three of our four representatives play, with Marcus Walters having the novelty of an opponent from Andorra.
A good scoreline for Max, though the win doesn't count as an upset in my view. Under 16 seedings are weighted towards performance in under 16 events, whereas Max has a superior ITF record (similar for Georgie's win over a seed). Jodie's R3 opponent has won a couple of G2s this year though.
Boys R2
(1) Mate Valkusz (HUN) d. Marcus Walters (GBR) 6-3 6-4
Max Stewart (GBR) d. (8) Piotr Matuszewski (POL) 6-4 6-1
R3
Max Stewart (GBR) v Tomas Liska (SVK)
Girls R2
Jodie Anna Burrage (GBR) d. Julia Soica (FRA) 6-3 6-0
Georgina Axon (GBR) d. (15) Kristina Miletic (SRB) 6-4 7-6(1)
R3
(11) Daria Kruzhkova (RUS) v Jodie Anna Burrage (GBR)
Georgina Axon (GBR) v Paulina Bakaite (LTU)
A strong performance by Max, but next up is one of the second highest ranked '99 in the world - a 14 year old who has an astonishing 38-3 record in ITF events this year, taking him into the top 100
Boys R3
Max Stewart (GBR) d. Tomas Liska (SVK) 6-2 6-0
R4
Max Stewart (GBR) v (11) Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB)
Girls R3
(11) Daria Kruzhkova (RUS) d. Jodie Anna Burrage (GBR) 6-4 7-6(4)
Georgina Axon (GBR) d. Paulina Bakaite (LTU) 6-1 6-1
