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Boys: 13th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup, Malaysia - Grade 1 (Week 11)
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In the second Asian Grade 1 for the boys Ahmed El Menshawy is up against the player who beat Dave Thomson last week, whilst Dave himself may well have to play last week's beaten finalist John Morrissey (Ireland) in round 2. (9) David Thomson (GBR) BYE Sudanwa Sitaram (IND) Vs Ahmed El Menshawy (GBR) Chr...
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Girls: 13th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup, Malaysia - Grade 1 (Week 11)
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Hannah James has been joined in the main draw by another Hannah, 16&under Grand Prix champion Hannah Martin-Merchant, but Francesca Stephenson lost in qualifying. Hannah M-M has been rewarded with a draw against a fellow qualifier, whilst Hannah J is likely to face familiar opposition - Mai G...
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Girls: Banana Bowl, Brazil - Grade 1 (Week 11)
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Bollettieri student Natalie Beazant is our only girl here for the Banana Bowl and the Grade A Copa Gerdau. Paul Brown was on the entry list for the Boys, but wasn't in the qualifying tournament. Unfortunately Natalie has a very tough draw against the world number 30. R1 (L64) (4,Q) Valeria Solovieva (...
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Girls: ITF/LTAT Junior Championships,Thailand - Grade 1 (Week 10)
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Hannah James is seeded for the first of a series of Asian Grade 1s, and was joined in the main draw by qualifier Francesca Stephenson. 16 & Under Grand Prix winner Hannah Martin-Merchant was also here in qualifying, but unfortunately retired against Francesca's opponent. However she is down fo...
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Girls: Asuncion Bowl, Paraguay - Grade 1 (Week 10)
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Stephanie Cornish is just a few points away from the top 50, but will find it difficult to get them here, as she is likely to have to get past the Venezuelan girl who beat her easily last week, in order to boost her points tally. R1 Andrea Gamiz (VEN) v Catalina Pella (ARG) (7) Stephanie Cornish (GBR) v BYE
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Boys: Asuncion Bowl, Paraguay - Grade 1 (Week 10)
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This is the last tournament of the South American series for our quintet. Being a Grade 1 the field is stronger than before, and only James Marsalek was a direct entry. However 3 of the other 4 came through qualifying, with Nick Jones coming back from a first-set bagel to defeat one of the Argentina Cup s...
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Boys: ITF High Coast Junior World Ranking Tournament, Sweden - Grade 3 (Week 9)
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George Morgan appears to be the main hope within a British quintet in Kramfors (1) Tobias Blomgren (SWE) v Adam Thornton-Brown (GBR) (Q) Ted Nilsson (SWE) v Christopher Helliar (GBR) Tom Allan (GBR) v Morgan Johansson (SWE) George Morgan (GBR) v (Q) Gustav Kallen (SWE) Christopher Simpson (GBR) v (...
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Boys: ITF/LTAT Junior Championships,Thailand - Grade 1 (Week 10)
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A large contingent of our top Boys have entered a series of Grade 1s in Asia. Ben Davis lost in qualifying, but there are six in the main draw. R1 (L64) Jordan McCulloch (GBR) d. (Q) Jeroen Benard (NED) 6-3 6-4 (7) David Thomson (GBR) BYE (15) Ahmed El Menshawy (GBR) BYE (9) Alastair Barnes (GBR) BYE (Q) Nu...
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Boys: Kramfors Junior Challenge, Sweden - Grade 4 (Week 10)
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The second week of tournaments in Kramfors has brought a surprise (to me anyway) British finalist, after Jessica Ren's success last week. This week's event is played on indoor clay, rather than the indoor hard courts used for the High Coast Challenge and Christopher Helliar has reached his first fi...
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Girls: Uruguay Bowl, Montevideo - Grade 2 (Week 9)
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Singles R1 (L32) (3) Stephanie Cornish (GBR) v (WC) Camila Acuna (PAR) If Steph has another good week then she could move into the top 50. The competition in the South American tournaments strengthens each week, as the climactic Grade A (Copa Gerdau in Brazil) approaches, but Steph has a friendly sta...
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Boys: Uruguay Bowl, Montevideo - Grade 2 (Week 9)
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Singles R1 (L32) (1) Hiroyasu Ehara (JPN) v Lewis Burton (GBR) Genia Gamazov (ISR) v (Q) Jack Carpenter (GBR) James Marsalek (GBR) v (WC) Martin Cuevas (URU) Francisco Aparicio (ARG) v Ashley Hewitt (GBR) Nick Jones (GBR) v (2) Andrea Collarini (ARG) Another poor draw for the boys, with opponents in...
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Girls: ITF High Coast Junior World Ranking Tournament, Sweden - Grade 3 (Week 9)
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There is a welcome return here for Amy Askew, playing her first tournament since October. (4) Jessica Ren (GBR) vs. Anetta Munosova (SWE) (6) Ebba Unden (SWE) vs. Amy Askew (GBR) (2) Nicola George (GBR) vs. Marija Milutinovic (SWE)
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LTA Winter Grand Prix Masters - Roehampton
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During the winter Grand Prix tournaments have been held for our juniors in 5 different agebands, culminating in a series of Masters events at the National Tennis Centre during January and February. The first of these this weekend is the 18 and under Masters, which includes the Thomson twins, Olive...
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Boys: 30th Argentina Cup, Mar del Plata - Grade 2 (Week 8)
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This week's tournament on the Latin American circuit is a 48 draw, so our sextet avoid having to play top seeds in the first round like last week. However it is a strong field for a Grade 2 event, with the top 4 seeds all ranked inside the top 30 R1 James MARSALEK (GBR) Vs Sergiu MARGARIT (ROU) Jack CARPENTE...
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Girls: 30th Argentina Cup, Mar del Plata - Grade 2 (Week 8)
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Round 1 (L64) (2) Stephanie Cornish BYE Steph has moved into the top 60, but is defending semi-final points from last year. Her Dutch doubles partner from last week is in the top half, so she has a tougher looking route to the final.
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Boys: Bavarian Junor Championships, Nurnberg, Germany - Grade 4 (Week 8)
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There's a strong British contingent here, including George Morgan, who was unbeaten in the Lancashire side which won the Junior County Cup Group 1 at the weekend, and Richard Gabb, coming through qualifying yet again. R1 (L32) Tom Farquharson (GBR) v Yannis Baltogiannis (BEL) (Q) Joshua Gledden (...
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Girls: Tennis Europe Winter Cup (U14 & U16)
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Last year Laura Robson, Jessica Ren and Joanna Henderson steered GBR to the 14 & U finals for only the second time in the tournament's 28 year history. This year's team trying to reach the final 8 (in 2 weeks time) are:
Katy Dunne
Beth Askew
Pippa Horn
Their opening match on Friday is against S...
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Boys: ITF 4 Ultimum Almere, Netherlands - Grade 4 (Week 7)
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Richard Gabb has been very busy of late. Since wrapping up the second of his two titles in Copenhagen on Saturday morning he has had to play 3 rounds of qualifying here, in order to join a large British contingent in the main draw. The draw has done us few favours, with 6 out of 8 drawing seeds. R1 (L32) Chri...
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Boys: Tennis Europe Winter Cup (U14 & U16)
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The TE Winter Cup is a team competition split into 2 categories (14 & U, 16 & U), with a similar division for the Girls. The format is teams of 3 playing 2 singles and 1 doubles on a knock-out basis. There are roughly 32 countries participating in each category, partitioned initially into sets o...
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Girls: Copa Milo - Chile Deportes, Santiago - Grade 2 (Week 7)
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Stephanie Cornish plays her first tournament of the year here. R1 (L64) (2) Stephanie Cornish (GBR) v BYE
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Boys & Girls: Bangladesh International Junior Championships - Grade 3 (Week 7)
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The Thomson twins have the chance to complete a hat-trick of doubles titles in Bangladesh. David is confirmed as the top British boy in the current ITF rankings (83) and starts off here in style. Boys Singles R1 (L64) Yen-Ju HO (TPE) defeated Adam THORNTON-BROWN (GBR) 7-6(3) 6-1 (4) Jordan MCCULLOCH...
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Boys: Copa Milo - Chile Deportes, Santiago - Grade 2 (Week 7)
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There's a strong group of 1992 boys joining Paul Brown here, but Ashley Hewitt and Paul have to overcome two of the top seeds to reach round 2. Paul's opponent won one of the recent Grade 2s in Ecuador. R1 (L64) (1) Hiroyasu Ehara (JPN) v Ashley Hewitt (GBR) (11) James Marsalek (GBR) v (WC) Francisco Gidi...
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Girls: ITF 4 Ultimum Almere, Netherlands - Grade 4 (Week 7)
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Joanna Henderson plays her first tournament of the year here: R1 (L32) (WC) Tessa Breve (NED) v Joanna Henderson (GBR) (5) Paula De Man (NED) v Nicole Peterson (GBR)
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Boys & Girls: Rajshahi International Junior Championships, Bangladesh - Grade 3 (Week 6)
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This is the second of the three tournaments in Bangladesh for the British quintet, with the higher grade attracting slightly stronger fields than last week Boys Singles R1 (L64) (6) Jordan MCCULLOCH (GBR) Bye Sen LI (CHN) defeated Adam THORNTON-BROWN (GBR) 6-2 7-5 (13) Mathew THOMSON (GBR) Bye (...
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Boys: ITF Junior Cup, Copenhagen - Grade 4 (Week 6)
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European Grade 4s have been a happy hunting ground so far this year, and there is a strong British contingent here, including 4 seeds plus Liam Broady playing his first ITF event of the year. (1) Rune Winkler (DEN) v David Watson (GBR) Gustav Kallen (SWE) v (7) Christopher Simpson (GBR) (3) Tom Farquha...
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