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Boys & Girls: 57th Junior Orange Bowl, USA - U12/U14 (Week 50-51)
(Preview)
The main draw of the junior Orange Bowl has just begun, with 2 wins and 2 losses for our contingent Boys U12 (L128) Danny Yassine (CAN) d. Zach Stephens 6-3 6-4 Dilhan Wasantha d. (LL) Asnor Ismoilov (USA) 6-2 6-3 Jay Johnson-Hauldren v (2) Alexander Razeghi (USA) U14 (L128) (Q) Wil Jenkins d. Andrew Sa...
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Boys & Girls: ITF Paradis Open, Bergen, Norway - hard (indoor) - Grade 5 (Week 49)
(Preview)
We've got a big contingent in Norway this week: Boys: R1:Peter ALAM (GBR) [8] 6-2 7-6(4) Sebastian ABBOUD (SWE)Arthur FERY (GBR) [7] 6-4 6-1 Alex GANCHEV (BUL) Girls: R1:Jasmine CONWAY (GBR) [3] 6-1 6-1 Saga BERGGREN (SWE)Hannah SMITH (GBR) 6-2 6-4 Ann...
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2018 rankings
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I know there are a lot of point on offer for grade 1 and Orange Bowl to come, but if you take out the 99'ers from the current rankings, this is where the GB players currently in the top 500 would be ranked at the start of Jan. 30 LOFFHAGEN, George 35 MCHUGH, Aidan 81 DRAPER, Jack 89 MATUSEVICH, Anton 90 HUDD, E...
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Other events - week 49
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Slovenia, G4: R1 (L48) Boys: Finn MURGETT (GBR) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3 Mate CSERESZNYES (HUN)Felix GILL (GBR) [2] BYE R2: Finn MURGETT (GBR) 6-3 7-5 Nemanja MALESEVIC (BIH) [11]Felix GILL (GBR) [2] 6-2 6-3 Jaroslav SMEDEK (CZE) R3 (L16):Felix GILL (GBR) [2] ...
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Boys & Girls: MSLTA - ITF Junior Tennis Championship, India, hard - Grade 3 (Week 49)
(Preview)
The final week of ITF Junior tournaments this year includes this G3 with Erin Richardson looking to go one better than last week, joined by Matilda Mutavdzic Boys R1 (L32) Jack Pinnington Jones v (Q) Kartik Saxena (IND) Girls R1 (L32) (3) Matilda Mutavdzic v Nikita Vishwase (IND) (WC) Bhakti Shah (IN...
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Other events - week 48
(Preview)
India, G4: Girls R1:Erin RICHARDSON (GBR) [2] 6-2 6-1 Prinkle SINGH (IND) Boys R1:Jack PINNINGTON JONES (GBR) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 Shashikant RAJPUT (IND) Israel, G3: Boys R1:Nikita VOLONSKI (AUS) 6-2 6-2 Oscar WEIGHTMAN (GBR) Kenya, G5: Girls R1 (L48):Ananya VAR...
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Boys: Eddie Herr International Junior Championship, USA, clay - Grade 1 (Week 48)
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There has been an absence of Brits in the Mexican events during the season ending North American swing, but we have 4 boys accepted for the main draw of the prestigious Eddie Herr and Orange Bowl to follow: Anton Matusevich, Jacob Fearnley, Harry Wendelken and James Story. Qualifying has started w...
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Girls: Wirral Junior International, Liverpool (Week 2), indoor hard - Grade 5 (Week 47)
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The second week of the girls event here saw Tiana Fox scalp the top seed Charlotte Russell today. Here are the results from the top half of the draw, with most of the bottom half scheduled late today R1 (L32)Tiana FOX (GBR) 6-3 6-4 Charlotte RUSSELL (GBR) [1]Natalya OGUNWALE (GBR) 6-2 6-1 ...
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Boys: Wirral Junior International, Liverpool (Week 2), indoor hard - Grade 5 (Week 47)
(Preview)
The second week of the Liverpool tournament started today, but a G5 rather than G4. Toby Samuel has the opportunity to win back to back titles, and started well R1 (L32)Toby SAMUEL (GBR) [1] 6-3 7-6(3) Joe BRENNAN (GBR)Derin ACAROGLU (GBR) 7-6(3) 6-3 Przemyslaw ZALUBSKI (POL)Herry Q...
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Boys: Marshall Open in Honour of Anna Smashnova, Israel, hard - Grade 2 (Week 47)
(Preview)
Tough draw for Joseph White in the second of the Israeli G2s, having to face the top seed (Blu Baker's doubles partner last week). Victoria Allen was a late withdrawal. Boys R1 (L32) (1) Pavel Shumeiko (UKR) v Joseph White (7) Blu Baker v (WC) Samer Al Tori (ISR)
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Girls: Wirral Junior International Liverpool (Week 1), hard - Grade 4 (Week 46)
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The girls start their campaign here tomorrow, with Amarni Banks and Sonay Kartal as top seeds. There are two wildcards for young Brits (Andrea Pineda/Eva Shaw) but two have gone to Norwegians for some reason. Full draw here
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Boys & Girls: HAP International Junior Tournament, Israel, hard - Grade 2 (Week 46)
(Preview)
This is the first in a sequence of 2 G2s and a G3 in Israel Boys R1 (L48) Jorge Plans (ESP) v Joseph White (Q) Sam Bossem v (WC) Samer Al Tori (ISR) (6) Blu Baker bye Girls R1 (L48) (5) Victoria Allen bye
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Other events - week 45
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USA, G4: R1 BOYS (L64):Matthis ROSS (GBR) [16] 6-3 6-2 Nathan COX (USA)Randy WILSON (USA) 6-2 6-2 Nikita KOLESNIKOV (GBR) Pakistan, G5: R1 BOYS: Ronan SAHNI (GBR) [8] 6-3 6-2 Abdullah ABDULLAH (PAK) R2: Ronan SAHNI (GBR) [8] 6-0 6-0 Waleed ANWAR (P...
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Boys & Girls: Aiya Napa - Protaras Junior Tournament, Cyprus - carpet - Grade 4 (Week 45)
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R1 Girls:Charlotte RUSSELL (GBR) [3] 7-6(3) 6-0 Ekaterina PAVLOVA (RUS)Annali OLIVELLE (GBR) [8] 6-1 6-0 Margarita ELLINA (CYP) R1 Boys:Monty GRAVENEY (GBR) 6-2 6-3 Philippos DIMITRIADIS (GRE)Louis SKUPIEN (GBR) 6-2 2-6 6-2 Volodymyr KURDIUMOV ...
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Boys & Girls: Tournoi International Junior Saint-Cyprien, France, hard - Grade 3 (Week 44)
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Despite there being three Grade 2 events this week (one with Blu Baker) this is the event with the lowest initial acceptance combined cut, and features British top seeds. Live scoring should be available here Boys R1 (L32) (1) James Story v (WC) Clement Deleersnyder (FRA) Toby Samuel v (Q) Timothee...
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Boys & Girls: 1st SHINE Bahrain Super Series - hard - Grade 5 (Week 44)
(Preview)
R1 Girls:Megan DAVIES (GBR) 6-2 6-2 Lea REBREYEND (FRA)Ellie ALDRICH (GBR) 6-2 6-1 Roula ELMALAH (EGY)Hannah SMITH (GBR) 6-0 6-0 Ridah NAYEEMULLAH (BRN)Charlotte RUSSELL (GBR) [1] BYE Anastasiia KOVALEVSKAIA (RUS) Walkover Amy LEATHER ...
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Other events - week 44
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UAE, G5: R1 Boys:Harry LAZELL (GBR) [7] 6-1 6-3 Alexandr KOLIJEV (CZE)William NOLAN (GBR) 6-0 6-2 Hassan BAROUDI (SYR)Corban CROWTHER (NZL) [2] 6-1 7-5 Ali HABIB (GBR) Belgium, G4: R1 (L64) girls & boys:Mimi BLAND (GBR) [15] 6-1 6-4 Leonie SCHUKN...
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Boys: Lee Duk Hee Cup Chuncheon International, Korea, hard - Grade 2 (Week 44)
(Preview)
Blu's final tournament of the Asian swing - he doesn't play until Wednesday R1 (L32) Yunseok Jang (KOR) v Blu Baker
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Boys & Girls: 2018 US Open, hard - Grade A (Week 36)
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(Preview)
The draw for qualifying takes place later today, with Jacob Fearnley and Harry Wendelken (if his retirement in Canada wasn't serious) expected to be in it. Aidan McHugh, Anton Matusevich and Emma Raducanu should be in the main draw, but Jack Draper and George Loffhagen did not enter.
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Other events - week 43
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USA, G4: R1 (L64):Matthis ROSS (GBR) [15] 6-3 6-4 Nadim MOTAGHEDI (USA)Zvonko BENCEDIC (GBR) 6-3 1-0 Retired Matthew THOMSON (USA) R2 (L32):Matthis ROSS (GBR) [15] 2-6 6-2 7-6(2) Hayden POSTIN (USA)Cleeve HARPER (CAN) [2] 6-1 6-2 Zvonko BENCEDIC (G...
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Boys & Girls: 10th Junior Championships, Bahrain - hard - Grade 5 (Week 43)
(Preview)
We have a big contingent here this week and a near perfect record in round one, which is always a nice start. Big congrats, in particular, to young Hannah Smith, born 2004, who has an interesting game and is one to watch: she beat a player 1000 points higher ranked by 1&1. BOYS R1:Haruki OMORI COWIE...
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Boys: Dunlop Srixon Japan Open Junior Tennis Championships, Japan, hard - Grade 2 (Week 43)
(Preview)
Blu Baker has stayed in Japan, and has sneaked into a seeding position. The down side of that is he is bracketed with the top seed (a finalist in the GA event, with a 56-8 W/L record this year), should they win their opening matches R1 (L48) (15) Blu Baker bye
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Boys & Girls: 17ș Torneo Internacional Junior de Sanxenxo, Spain, hard - Grade 2 (Week 42)
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A similar group of Brits to last week, with augmentation in the girls' event. Joe Leather, Felix Gill, Joseph White and Oscar Weightman were again in qualifying, and this time Oscar has reached final qualifying after a good win over the second seed Flavio Cobolli, part of the Italian Junior Davis Cup...
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Other events - week 42
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Two of our 2004 girls in action in G4s: Brazil, G4: R1: Mila BUREK (GBR) 6-0 6-0 Rafaella roman TONELLI (BRA) R2: Lorena MEDEIROS CARDOSO (BRA) [5] 6-7(4) 6-2 6-3 Mila BUREK (GBR) Denmark, G4: R1: Matilda MUTAVDZIC (GBR) [2] BYE R2: Matilda MUTAVDZIC (GBR) [2] ...
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Boys: Osaka Mayor's Cup - World Super Junior Tennis Championships, Japan, hard - Grade A (Week 42)
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Just Blu Baker here for the GA event this year, and he has a tough draw against the US Open quarter-finalist who lost to the winner R1 (L64) (3) Taisei Ichikawa (JPN) v Blu Baker
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