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Rd1:

D Evans [GB] v A Tikhonov [Rus][5] [junior ranking: 249]

M Willis [GB] v V Pinko [Lith][8] [junior ranking: 389]

J Richardson [GB][q] v H Sillanpaa [Fin][WC]

N Pauffley [GB][q] v E Donskoy [Rus][2] [junior ranking: 117]


Tough draws for all the players with the exception of Richardson. I reckon Evans has a chance against the 5th seed, although he's outranked by over 150 places, I'd say that his actual playing strength corresponds to a junior ranking in the low 200s. Tikhonov has won two G5s and a G4 this year, all on clay. Last week he made the quarters of the Nokia junior Cup before losing to Heliovaara.

Given Willis' form last week, he has to be a big favourite to upset Pinko. At the moment he's playing like a top 100 player.

Donskoy has won a grade 2 and a grade 4 this year but he's in poor form at the moment, losing in rd2 of the Nokia Cup last week to Karatchenia in 3 sets. Pauffley has an outside chance



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Draw:

http://www.tampereentennisseura.fi/mp/db/file_library/x/IMG/12961/file/TaTSOpen2006BoysMDS.pdf

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Great news !!!

Dan Evans beat the 5th seed 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 , Marcus Willis beat the 8th seed 7-5, 7-5.

James Richardson struggled at first dropping the first set but came back strongly to beat the Finnish wildcard 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Neil Pauffley lost 6-4, 6-2 to the 2nd seed





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Unfortunately Dan lost 6-3, 6-3 to a Belarussian lucky loser ranked 708 in juniors, in rd2. Maybe he ran out of steam after two superb wins and a great effort in rd1.

James Richardson lost 6-3, 6-4 to the Swedish 7th seed Anton Andersson

However, Marcus Willis continued his superb winning streak, beating Latvia's Ricards Opmanis [ranked 471] 6-2, 6-2.

Marcus plays 3rd seeded Russian Sergey Belov [ranked 197] in the quarters. It's a tough one but if Marcus produces the form which saw him upset Heliovaara last week, he has a chance.

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Belov bt Willis 7-6[3], 6-3

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Willis won the doubles title though!






5-7 7-6(2) 6-3

 VOVK (RUS) / WILLIS (GBR)


It was a three set win over ANDERSSON (SWE) / KONTINEN (FIN)




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Should break into the top 300 after this tournament!

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That's a great result That's why he wasn't in Redbridge qualies.

For anyone who doesn't know, junior rankings are different to senior ones. Doubles results count equally with singles ones to give a combined ranking which is the important one.



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Willis' ranking will go up to around 272.

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Maybe that will mean he breaks the top 20 on Akhenaten's prestigious list of the world's top U16s ?

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Maybe!

He has been brilliant in the last few months. The LTA should increase the number of Futures so that the young guns get more wild cards.

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