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Boys: 16th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup (II) - ITF World Junior Tennis Championships - Grade 3 (Week 42)
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Evan & Co have been joined by a couple more Brits for the second Malaysian tournament, which is a competitor for longest title in the Junior Circuit R1 (L64) (15) Joshua Page (GBR) Bye Jonathan Cornish (GBR) v (Q) Yu-Cheng Wang (TPE) (Q) Colin Wei Ming Wong (MAS) v Christian Throm-Jones(GBR) Evan...
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Boys: 3rd Ipoh Malaysia ITF Junior G4 Championships - Grade 4 (Week 41)
(Preview)
Evan Hoyt returns to action after contributing well to the Junior Davis Cup team, and immediately makes a mark by emphatically eliminating a seed R1 (L32) Jorge Wilton (GBR) d. (Q) Josua Ginting (INA) 6-4 6-3 Evan Hoyt (GBR) d. (8) Bobur Kamiljanov (UZB) 6-2 6-1 (6) Zhuo Zhang (CHN) d. Christian Throm...
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Boys & Girls: ITF/CAT North Africa Circuit, Libya - Grade 5 (Week 41)
(Preview)
A British invasion of Tripoli may not have scared Colonel Gaddafi, but they've certainly taken over the boys events here Boys R1 (L32) (Q) David Fox (GBR) d. Vladislav Kosalapov (BLR) 6-3 6-4 (LL) Toby Mitchell (GBR) d. (3) Sherif Abohabaga (EGY) 6-2 6-4 (8) David Hodgetts (GBR) d. Abderahman Djella...
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Girls: 3rd Ipoh Malaysia ITF Junior G4 Championships - Grade 4 (Week 41)
(Preview)
A top 1996 quartet is out in Malaysia for a Grade 4 followed by a Grade 3 R1 (L32) Katie Boulter (GBR) d. (Q) Abhinaya S.G. (IND) 6-2 6-1 (4) Sowjanya Bavisetti (IND) d. (Q) Alannah Griffin (GBR) 4-6 6-2 6-2 Grace Dixon (GBR) d. Lyn Yee Choo (MAS) 6-3 6-2 Marie Benoit (BEL) d. Harriet Dart (GBR) 6-2 6-4 R2 (1)...
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Boys & Girls: U18 ITF World Ranking Event 2, Canada - Grade 4 (Week 41)
(Preview)
Week 41 has an array of Grade 4s and 5s with a number of low-profile Brits competing in isolation scattered across the globe. The two events with strongest British presence are here, with Clay Crawford as top seed, and in Malaysia, which starts on Wednesday Boys R1 (L64) (1) Clay Crawford (GBR) Bye Gir...
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Boys: 2010 Tennis Europe Junior Masters - 14 & under (Week 40)
(Preview)
The end of year Masters event for Tennis Europe under 14 and under 16s takes place this Friday to Sunday in Naples, Italy. Evan Hoyt qualified for the under 16s but opted not to compete. In contrast Peter Ashley just missed out on automatic qualification, but gets in to the under 14s because of a couple o...
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Boys: ITF CAT North African Circuit II, Egypt - Grade 5 (Week 40)
(Preview)
Jathan Malik stayed on in Egypt after the two high grade tournaments and is just one match away from his second Grade 5 title in the last two months R1 (L32) (7) Jathan Malik (GBR) d. (WC) Mazen Osama (EGY) 6-4 3-6 6-0 Benjamin Davies (GBR) d. Youssef Galal (EGY) 6-4 6-3 R2 (7) Jathan Malik (GBR) d. (LL) Mar...
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Boys: Wichita Falls ITF, USA - Grade 4 (Week 40)
(Preview)
Alexander Sendegeya has followed his breakthrough week in singles in Waco with his first doubles final R1 (L64) Harrison Adams (USA) d. Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) 6-7(6) 7-5 7-6(5) Henry Moore (GBR) d. William Albanese (USA) 6-3 6-4 R2 (4) Alex Fennell (USA) d. Henry Moore (GBR) 6-0 6-0 Doubles Fina...
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Girls: ITF Junior Tournament Israel - Grade 3 (Week 40)
(Preview)
Katy Dunne plays her first tournament since winning the under 16 nationals, and has a favourable looking quarter of the draw to negotiate. Katy is one of a substantial group of British girls down for the Grade A Osaka Mayor's Cup followed by a Grade 2 event in Thailand later this month R1 (L32) (4) Katy D...
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Boys & Girls: U18 Canadian World Ranking Event - Grade 3 (Week 40)
(Preview)
The top junior events this week are Grade 3s, and in the second one two of our North American based players, Scot Georgina Sellyn and our third ranked 1995 boy (behind Kyle and Luke) Clay Crawford, take part Boys R1 (L32) Clay Crawford (GBR) v Damien David (CAN) Girls R1 (L32) Kristina Sanjevic (CAN) v G...
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Junior Davis Cup Finals - San Luis Potosi, Mexico (Week 39)
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(Preview)
The Junior Davis Cup Finals start tomorrow with the draw being made live on http://www.lalomacd.com.mx/ at 11pm BST tonight. The same website promises live streaming from 2 show courts daily. The British team nominated is as expected Luke Bambridge, Kyle Edmund and Evan Hoyt - the only one not to h...
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Boys: ITF Waco, USA - Grade 5 (Week 39)
(Preview)
14 year old Bollettieri student Alex Sendegeya has won his first ITF singles match here, and is now on a roll R1 (L64) (12) Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) d. Omar Naguib (USA) 6-2 6-4 R2 (12) Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) d. Alex Parker (USA) 6-3 6-1 R3 (12) Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) d. Josh Hagar Hagar (USA) 6-...
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Boys & Girls: Smash International Junior Championships, Egypt - Grade 2 (Week 39)
(Preview)
The second Egypt Grade 2 has a stronger entry field, with all 3 of the boys (Toby Martin, Sid Hazarika and Jathan Malik) forced to enter qualifying without success. Jessica Ren and Laura Deigman have to face the two girls who contested the first Grade 2 final, Jess having been hammered by her opponent l...
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Boys & Girls: Perin Memorial, Croatia - Grade 1 (Week 38)
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Liam Broady is seeded to reach the quarter-finals, and that is the minimum requirement to defend his points from last year Boys R1 (L64) (6) Liam Broady (GBR) Bye Girls R1 (L64) (8) Lucy Brown (GBR) Bye
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Boys: Egypt 3 ITF Junior Tournament - Grade 2 (Week 38)
(Preview)
Toby Martin and Sid Hazarika will be hoping to pick up good points here, but will face strong seeds if successful in their opening matches R1 (L64) (Q) Georges Wakim (EGY) v Sid Hazarika (GBR) (Q) Jathan Malik (GBR) v (WC) Seif Alaa (EGY) Toby Martin (GBR) v Rishabdev Raman (IND)
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Girls: Egypt 3 ITF Junior Tournament - Grade 2 (Week 38)
(Preview)
There's an opportunity for big points this week in Egypt, as it hosts a Grade 2 event with just 2 top 100 players, one of them being Jessica Ren R1 (L64) (11) Laura Deigman (GBR) Bye (LL) Nour Azzouz (EGY) v Emma Devine (GBR) Abbi Melrose (GBR) v Marina Albert (EGY) (2) Jessica Ren (GBR) Bye
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Boys & Girls: 12th Serbia Junior Open Novi Sad - Grade 2 (Week 37)
(Preview)
Liam Broady will be looking to improve substantially on his recent singles form here. Natalie Beazant will need one of her best ever wins to reach round 2, as she faces the world no.58 Boys R1 (L32) (Q) Marko Terpavac (SRB) v (2) Liam Broady (GBR) Girls R1 (L32) (WC) Laura Gulbe (LAT) v (6) Jessica Ren (GB...
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Boys & Girls: Zentiva Czech Junior Open - Grade 2 (Week 36)
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Luke Bambridge and Kyle Edmund play in the second European Grade 2 this week, before preparing for the Junior Davis Cup. Kyle looks to have a straightforward draw, but Luke's opponent is trickier, though Luke beat him in straights over the summer Boys R1 (L64) (WC) Filip Sebesta (CZE) v Kyle Edmund (G...
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Boys & Girls: ITF 18 & Under Juniors Circuit, Togo - Grade 4 (Week 36)
(Preview)
The ITF finally managed to put up some results from last week's tournament in West Africa today, and Laura Deigman picked up another title there Laura commented to the LTA: "It has been a strange tournament as the first few days it rained heavily on and off and there were no courts to practise on, b...
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Boys: US Open Juniors - Grade A (Week 36)
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(Preview)
Oliver Golding just missed out on a seeding as one of the wildcards went to a higher ranked American, Mitchell Frank, who he will probably play in round 2. Before that he has the opportunity for revenge against the Spaniard who knocked him out of the European Junior Championships. That was on clay tho...
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Girls: US Open Juniors - Grade A (Week 36)
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(Preview)
Laura Robson is the sole British entrant with a top 8 seeding courtesy of her senior ranking. She is seeded to play An-Sophie Mestach in the 3rd round, just as at Wimbledon, with top seed Daria Gavrilova also in her quarter Second eighth: (11) An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) v (Q) Robin Anderson (USA) Miho Kow...
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Boys & Girls: Pancevo International, Serbia - Grade 2 (Week 36)
(Preview)
After Wimbledon Liam Broady said that he would probably miss the US Open to develop his game on clay. True to his word, after tackling Futures events in Belgium he is top seed in the first of a group of Grade 1/2 European events this month. Jessica Ren is seeded in the girls event, but Fran Stephenson was a...
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Boys & Girls: Aphrodite Cup, Cyprus - Grade 4 (Week 36)
(Preview)
Last year we had winners in both singles events here. Boys R1 (L32) (4) Sam Hutt (GBR) v Dekel Bar (ISR) (6) Joshua Page (GBR) v Fred Simonsson (SWE) Girls R1 (L32) Kyria Dunford (GBR) v (WC) Maria Siopacha (CYP) Harriet Dart (GBR) v (6) Joanna-Nena Savva (CYP) (WC) Andrea Tsaggaridou (CYP) v Grace Dixo...
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Boys: Talentum Cup, Hungary - Grade 5 (Week 35)
(Preview)
Toby Martin and Sid Hazarika stayed in Hungary after last week's Grade 3, and Toby has progressed to the semi-finals as seeded R1 (L32) (3) Toby Martin (GBR) d. (WC) Andre Biro (HUN) 6-4 6-0 (5) Sid Hazarika (GBR) d. (Q) Denis Kapric (GER) 2-6 6-1 6-4 R2 (3) Toby Martin (GBR) d. Gergely Madaraxz (HUN) 3-6...
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US Open Juniors preview
(Preview)
Entry lists are out, and all but Heather (unsurprisingly) of those ranked high enough for direct entry are in. Liam appears to have opted for the European clay court tournaments in September in preference to the US Open, as he indicated he might in a post-Wimbledon interview Boys MD 22 Oliver Golding...
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