Liverpool Junior International G5 - Week 7

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Liverpool Junior International G5 - Week 7

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Unlike the girls, all our boys who qualified are 16 or 17 which is not quite do interesting really, at J5 level:

FQR Boys:

Our qualifiers are:

Zak Radziwillowicz
Scott Hillerby
Cameron Fryer
Italian boy

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

My new little hope, Henry Searle, has just crashed out, in R1 of a J5 :::(((

What can you do..... the lad should have been playing Glasgow - he'd probably have won there

However, I've taken the other side of paulisi's prediction of the Romanian girl to bear Brooke.

So, I'm either going to redeem myself or go down blazing !

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Thrilled that Daniela Piani (age 14), a little fave, has beaten the second seed in the girls though.

Especially as our own top seed has gone out (Abby Kelliher, age 14), losing easily.

So we've lost our top seeds in both boys and girls..... :(

paulisi · Tennis legend

At this point, the most important part is getting players an ITF ranking, so they get into competition.
Especially 2008 girls and the older boys.
I see Cameron Fryer just missed out. He is highly regarded at Stirling.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes, crucial to get a ranking for the less favoured ones.

Not really a problem for the LTA elite as they will get wildcards and arrangements with other federations etc.

Hannah Klugman, for instance, won't care in the slightest about if she gets a junior ranking this month, or in six months time, her team will be looking big picture.

Great to know that Cameron is well thought of.

But he is 16. It's pretty old to be playing J5s.

I note that joe Mazingham (who beat him) now plays Ben, in a repeat of our U14 nationals.

Also, spare a thought for the poor Italian federation who came with three boys - all of whom lost in R1 :(

paulisi · Tennis legend

Sophia K - one of the good 2008 group, gets a Main Draw win over a seed

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Paulisi spot on - the Romanian girl beat Brooke hands down

I'm going to stick with the Glasgow 25ks from now on - good job you can't put 10ps on juniors or I'd be broke this week

The romanian better not go and beat my little fave, Daniela though, or I won't be happy.....

Isabelle Briton is another 13 year-old, with wildcard, who did well, and got her first MD win today (as well as Sophia K)

the one Italian girl in the draw also lost so that makes a complete bust for the Italian federation visit

Sarah Copley (age 14) has been doing quietly rather well recently.

Well done to Ava for putting out the 6th seed

And 14 year-old Mia who beat the 4th seed.

We've got some interesting players through to R2, in both girls and boys (Max Carrier deserves a mention)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Not surprised by Popescu. She gets everything back in court and forces mistakes. You need to be aggressive and consistent to beat her.
Quite happy some of the UK wildcards and qualifiers got through.
Bit disappointing that Anders used his influence to get wildcard and qwc for Norwegians.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Not surprised by Popescu. She gets everything back in court and forces mistakes. You need to be aggressive and consistent to beat her.
Quite happy some of the UK wildcards and qualifiers got through.
Bit disappointing that Anders used his influence to get wildcard and qwc for Norwegians.

Yes. I agree. As before, a couple of quali draw places seems reasonable, possibly. But I'd like to know why the Norwegian girls deserve MD places, given we had none in the previous Norwegian event a few weeks ago.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Best new is that my little fave Daniela (age 14) thrashed paulisi's 'pesky' Romanian (age 17) - she's had a decent event - she had her moment yesterday against poor Brooke - time for all good things to come to an end!

Daniela will now play Given Roach (who only just beat youngster, Isabelle Britton)

Lovely win by Sarah Copley (age 14), whom I follow, to beat the RSA girl who beat our top seed.

Ava Williamson lost 8-6 in a third-set TB, which is a killer, Her victor plays Sarah in the top QF.

Jaquelyn O beat young Mika and will now play Mia Wainwright (age 14) in that QF

Young Sophia K lost 5-7 in third

Her victor will play Maria Ustic (Age 14), who won 8-6 in her third-set TB (there must have been some dramas there today)

Good showing by all the 13 year-olds. And some decent 14 year-olds left in.

paulisi · Tennis legend

All GB last 8 in the boys, with 6 seeds.
Ben Gusic Wan and Fabio still going.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

In the boys, hats off to Zak Radziwillowicz, who qualified, and has now beaten the lad who took out our top seed.

So that QF is: Zak v Henry Jefferson (who beat young Arthur Attrill, but close score)

And - even better - it's now an all-GB affair all the way down !!!

Roy Keegan v Charlie Robertson is the next one

Luke Hooper v Ben Gusic Wan (age 14) who won in three sets of Joe M (age 14)

Fabio Nestola v Ben Hudson

paulisi · Tennis legend

The girls quarter finals are completed and the semi finals are as follow:

Sarah Copley v Mia Wainwright
Given Roach v Josephine Kunz (Switzerland)

Charlie Robertson and Ben Hudson are in the boy's semi final. Two results to be published.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Very pleased for the two 14 year-olds.

Mia was a little unlucky in the J3 at Glasgow when she lost easily in R1 to the player who then made the finals. (I'm also not a great fan of Jaquelyn Ogunwale's tennis, so not surprised Mia beat her).

And great for Sarah who had ZERO singles ITF points before this event. An amazing week for her.

Given, at 16, has had a really thin last 12 months, in terms of competition, especially for someone at the academy. So good to get a run.

The big stand-out though, is Ben Hudson - to put out the second seed (Nestola) 6-2 6-1 is really making a big statement