Boys & Girls: Les Petits As U14 super category, France, indoor hard (Week 4)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Boys & Girls: Les Petits As U14 super category, France, indoor hard (Week 4)

steven · Tennis legend

Georgiana lost 1&0

I think Hannah is the only other Brit due to play singles today, the boys are just due to play their doubles match.

paulisi · Tennis legend

I'm hoping Hannah enters one of the ITF junior events at Liverpool as I'd like to see what all the fuss is about in person. Entries out tomorrow

Last big name to make ITF debut at Liverpool was Emma Raducanu who won it.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

My goodness, Hannah has shot up

It's hardly the first time but it always makes me smile when you see a teenager who's just grown a whole head in height.

Sometimes it can make them very klutzy - all legs, and arms, and no idea quite where their bodies are.

We also used to measure their feet - you always look at height but foot size is important for an elite youngster too - they grow in spurts too - and sometimes coaches have been known to be be shouting at kids to do their micro-steps etc, and get in the right position, and you point out to them that the kid's feet have grown two whole sizes in a couple of months and it's not surprising they they're tripping over all the time.

However, Hannah seems OK at the moment, although possibly a little less gainly than before, growing into herself....

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Hannah showed no mercy with last year's US U12 champion (born same year as Hannah, I think)

6-2 6-0

DavidC · Tennis legend

Hannah's 2009 rival Ksenia Efremova also cruised through. This time the earliest they could meet is the final. Both boys play tomorrow on streamed courts (Mark 4th on 1 and Liam 4th on 2)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes, I noted dear ol' Ksenia's result - bet mum's happy

But early days....

I will definitely try and watch some of Mark Ceban's match today - he made the QFs of the U12 Orange Bowl, before losing to the eventual winner a month ago. Have been wanting to see him play a bit.

However, he's Y1 here, I think, (like Hannah, who played up in the Orange Bowl). Don't know much about his French opponent but will try and look him up.....

CaptainH · Improver

Yes Ceban is another 2009 born, though 6ft plus already. Should be a good match

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

CaptainH wrote:
Yes Ceban is another 2009 born, though 6ft plus already. Should be a good match

Goodness, he is SO tall for a 12-13 year-old - I never knew it was possible to BE that tall at that age smile

He's just won a tight first set (8-6 in the TB) against a far more 'normal' player

It's very difficult, I find, to evaluate players like Mark.

It's obvious they have a great advantage on their serve, and reach.

And that they are - by contrast - less dynamic and bouncy.

It all depends really whether he carries on, or stops growing and all the other kids catch up.

But it's nice to see a tall lad - I've sometimes commented that we seem to have a pretty short batch of lads (Arthur, Felix, even Jack, Aidan, Ryan S, Liam, and even Jay is only barely 6 ft, and Paul and Ryan P about the same?)

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Tuesday 25th of January 2022 01:58:44 PM

CaptainH · Improver

Literally head and shoulders above most of the 2009 players does look very solid from the back of the court. As you say will be interesting to see how he develops. Part of the Bromley RPDC and coached my Matt Smith (our last GB winner here).

-- Edited by CaptainH on Tuesday 25th of January 2022 02:27:42 PM

DavidC · Tennis legend

CaptainH wrote:
Literally head and shoulders above most of the 2009 players does look very solid from the back of the court. As you say will be interesting to see how he develops. Part of the Bromley RPDC and coached my Matt Smith (our last GB winner here).

-- Edited by CaptainH on Tuesday 25th of January 2022 02:27:42 PM

Matt is our only winner here (a few finalists, such as Liam Broady, Laura Robson and Andy Murray), and I notice that he has been promoting the video of his final 9against Mario Ancic, who went on to be a top tenner, on YouTube

DavidC · Tennis legend

Mark went on to cruise the second set with a bagel, but his next seeded opponent inflicted two in his match

Boys R1 (L64)

(Q) Mark Ceban d. Lenny Couturier (FRA) 7-6(6) 6-0
Keaton Hance (USA) d. (Q) Liam Channon 6-4 6-2

R2

(12) Valentin Gonzalez-Galino (ESP) v (Q) Mark Ceban

Girls R2

(15) Marta Mariia Makarova (RUS) v (WC) Hannah Klugman

DavidC · Tennis legend

Hannah is third on Centre tomorrow returning later for doubles. Mark is second on an unstreamed court

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I noticed that Hannah won her doubles today, playing with Scarlette Hetherington, the 'French' girl with English parents.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Just Hannah making it through to round 3, where she takes on another 2009 wildcard, who ousted the 4th seed today

Boys R2

(12) Valentin Gonzalez-Galino (ESP) d. (Q) Mark Ceban 6-4 6-2

Girls R2

(WC) Hannah Klugman d. (15) Marta Mariia Makarova (RUS) 6-4 6-3

R3

(WC) Sofia Kryvoruchko (UKR) v (WC) Hannah Klugman