This G4 is the first of 3 Spanish Junior tournaments (the others being G2s) which have attracted a big British entry. Aidan McHugh is top seed at the Sanchez-Casal Academy
With 7 British boys in the main draw, they've done amazingly well not to be drawn against each other.
That would be true on the Pro Circuit but ITF Junior rules ensure that players from the same country are not drawn against each other unless that can't be avoided (more than 50% of the draw or late drawn Q/LLs)
I see Amarni has the number 4 seed in round 1 Adithya Karunarathne who is ranked about 240.
Obviously it is very early days in terms of establishing the true levels that the 13/14 year olds, superstars apart, play at. Adithya was quickly at a level where she was too good for the local competition in Sri Lanka.
She quickly moved on to play internationally gaining a handsome points hall in grade 5's in Kenya, Tunisia and later testing herself with less success at a higher level in Cyprus and Hungary. How this will compare with Armani who has had to come through qualifying but has high quality domestic competition will be very interesting.
-- Edited by Oakland2002 on Monday 3rd of October 2016 07:31:55 AM
Thanks for the backstory on Amarni's opponent. Amarni was amongst 5 winners, but top seed Aidan was one of the 3 to lose
Boys R1 (L32)
Alejandro Vedri Asensi (ESP) d. (1) Aidan McHugh 7-5 2-6 6-1
Harry Butler d. (WC) Kuzey Cekirge (TUR) 6-3 7-5
(Q) Pedro Vives Marcos (ESP) d. Ryan Gaskin 6-1 6-0
(5) Rafael Izquierdo Luque (ESP) d. Paul Jubb 7-6(3) 6-3
(4) Ewen Lumsden d. Peter August Anker (NOR) 6-4 3-6 6-3
(6) Jake Hersey d. (Q) Pawel Jankowiak (POL) 7-5 6-1
Dominic West d. Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo (ESP) 6-2 6-3
R2
Harry Butler v (8) Carlos Sanchez Jover (ESP)
Bastien Presuhn (GER) v (4) Ewen Lumsden
(6) Jake Hersey v (Q) Jose Antonio Dugo Reyes (ESP)
Dominic West v (2) Carlos Lopez Montagud (ESP)
Girls R1 (L32)
(Q) Amarni Banks d. (4) Adithya Karunaratne (SRI) 6-2 7-5
(8) Carlos Sanchez Jover (ESP) d. Harry Butler 6-0 6-3
(4) Ewen Lumsden d. Bastien Presuhn (GER) 6-0 6-1
(6) Jake Hersey d. (Q) Jose Antonio Dugo Reyes (ESP) 7-5 5-7 6-3
(2) Carlos Lopez Montagud (ESP) d. Dominic West 6-2 1-6 6-1
QF
Filip Cristian Jianu (ROU) v (4) Ewen Lumsden
(6) Jake Hersey v (2) Carlos Lopez Montagud (ESP)