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Boys & Girls: Eddie Herr ITF, USA, clay - Grade 1 (Week 48)
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Anton Matusevich and Ali Collins are added to the British entry from last week. Ali faces the 14 year old Danish girl who recently reached a $15K final, and won another the following week. Boys R1 (L64) (Q/LL) v Anton Matusevich (WC) Ronan Jachuck (USA) v (15) George Loffhagen (8) Tomas Machac v Jack Dr...
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Changes to ITF junior circuit - 2018
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from ITF website The ITF Board of Directors has approved the recommendations of the Junior Circuit Committee to make rules changes in relation to on-court coaching and the service let, as well as adjust the Junior Circuit ranking points system. Selected Junior Circuit rule changes for 2018 The ful...
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Other events - week 48
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Young Millie Bissett couldn't follow up on her great run in Liverpool last week. Croatia, G4: R1: Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE) [4] 6-4 6-3 Amelia BISSETT (GBR) Kenya, G5: R1 (L48): Russell HENDERSON (GBR) [11] BYE Luka PETROVIC (GBR) 6-0 6-1 KENNEDY MUSEMBI (KEN) R2 (L32): Russell...
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Boys: Eddie Herr ITF (U14) - Week 48
(Preview)
There is a good group of our top under 14s here. In addition there were a couple of boys in the under 12s who lost today in round 1, and some girls who lost in qualification for the under 14s/12s. R1 (L64) (6) Jack Pinnington Jones d. Orhan Umur (TUR) 6-4 6-3 (3) Aidan Mayo (USA) d. William Nolan 6-3 6-3 (7) Jo...
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Boys & Girls: XXXI Yucatan Cup, Mexico, clay - Grade 1 (Week 47)
(Preview)
The British contingent has been in Mexico has been strengthened this week, with the addition of Aidan McHugh, George Loffhagen, Jack Draper and Gemma Heath. The girls top seed Maria Lourdes Carle is currently on the live stream ( http://copayucatan.com.mx/partidos-en-vivo/ ) and Emile Hudd's m...
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Boys: ITF East Africa Junior Circuit, Kenya - clay - Grade 5 (Week 47)
(Preview)
Young Luka (age 14 and unranked) is bombing along, having taken out the second seed, ranked 681. Russell (just turned 16) is keeping him good company. And the two together are cutting a swathe through the doubles too. R1 (L48): Russell HENDERSON (GBR) [5] BYE Luka PETROVIC (GBR) 6-0 6-1 ...
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Boys & Girls: Nike Junior international Liverpool, Grade 5 (Week 47)
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The last of the GB junior tournaments is upon us and it is back on the Wirral again. This tournament has brought to prominence some high profile juniors who have won this event - Jodie Burrage, Emma Raducanu, Aidan McHugh etc TE has just finished this week and was dominated by foreigners, but the best Br...
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Holly Fischer and Emma Raducanu
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Unless i'm mistaken. Neither has played any junior event since Wimbledon and I'm not sure if they've played any senior events. Any news about where they are?
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Boys: Marshall Open in Honour of Dudi Sela, Israel, hard - Grade 3 (Week 47)
(Preview)
Second week in Israel for Tad Maclean, who is up first tomorrow. Hopefully his opponent isn't as fast out of the blocks as his name would suggest. R1 (L32) Gianmarco Ferrari (ITA) v Tad Maclean
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Junior Tennis in London
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A friend of mine is a teacher in London (Enfield/Braintree area) and he has a new pupil who is 14 and a national age group champion in Romania. The family are wondering what opportunities there are in the area. I asked delicately how much money the family has, and it seems that they have some, but not unli...
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Boys: HAP International Junior Tournament, Israel, hard - Grade 2 (Week 46)
(Preview)
Tad Maclean is on a winning streak in juniors, having won his last tournament in Dundalk during the summer (and picked up his first ATP point since then), and has come through qualifying here. R1 (Q) Tad Maclean v (WC) Alexander Gaponenko (ISR)
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Boys & Girls: Abierto Juvenil Mexicano, clay - Grade A (Week 46)
(Preview)
http://www.tennisticker.de/mex/sb.html?tournid=3360
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Other events - week 45
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UAE, G4: R1: Zyaan AHMED (GBR) [2] 6-0 6-0 Erkin TOOTOONCHI MOGHADAM (IRI) Connor THOMSON (GBR) 6-2 6-2 Sina MOGHIMI (IRI) [8] Sara EL GHAZOULY (EGY) [7] 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 (q) Eleanor BAGLOW (GBR) Canada, G5: R1 (L64): Mitchell JOHNSON (GBR) 4-6 6-3 6-3 Brandon PONOMAREW (...
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Girls: Nature Elements Luxembourg Indoor Junior Open, hard - Grade 5 (Week 45)
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No British involvement as far as I am aware in the G2 events this week, but amongst the G4/5s we have young starlet Matilda Mutavdzic playing her second ITF event, having won her first one in September. Although she is playing a seed, her opponent doesn't appear to have a particularly strong record thi...
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Boys & Girls: Int. Junior St. Cyprien, France - hard (indoor) - Grade 3 (Week 44)
(Preview)
R1 Girls: Destinee MARTINS (GBR) [4] 6-1 6-1 Oceane BABEL (FRA) Victoria ALLEN (GBR) [8] 6-1 6-2 Chloe CIROTTE (FRA) Jade BORNAY (FRA) 6-2 6-4 Tiegan AITKEN (GBR) R1 Boys: Arthur CAZAUX (FRA) [6] 6-1 6-1 Tom THELWALL JONES (GBR)
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Boys & Girls: TATS Open, Finland, hard - Grade 4 (Week 44)
(Preview)
Finnish G4s have proved a happy hunting ground for Brits of late. Amelia Bissett did the double last week, while Anton Matusevich won this tournament last year. There is a strong British field, including Millie B and Harry Wendelken, looking for further success. Six of the seven have drawn home play...
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Other events - week 44
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UAE, G5: R1: Elinor BEAZLEY (GBR) 6-0 6-1 Arshiya SRIVASTAVA (IND) Eleanor BAGLOW (GBR) 6-1 6-2 Bea Francesca ACENA (PHI) Caleb RALSTON (IRL) 6-7(4) 6-2 6-0 (q) Joe LEATHER (GBR) USA, G4: R1 (L64): Josh WILSON (GBR) [4] 6-0 2-1 Retired Jc RODDICK (USA) Belgium, G4: R1 (...
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Girls: Raquette D'Or, Morocco, clay - Grade 3 (Week 43)
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Blu Baker's early exit from Uruguay leaves this as the highest grade tournament with residual British singles interest. Erin and Esther won their opening doubles today. R1 (L32) (4) Esther Adeshina v Ruxandra Schech (GER) Tiegan Aitken v Hind Abdelouahid (USA) (Q) Clarine Lerby (NED) v Erin Richa...
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Boys: Inka Bowl, Peru, clay - Grade 2 (Week 44)
(Preview)
Blu Baker is seeded again, looking for his first G2 win on clay R1 (L48) (9) Blu Baker bye
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Boys & Girls: Vierumaki Dunlop Junior Cup, Finland - hard (indoor) - Grade 4 (Week 43)
(Preview)
With special congrats to young Millie B (born 2003) for taking out the 5th seed: R1 (L32) Girls: Morgan CROSS (GBR) [8] 6-2 6-2 Ann Maria MUULI (EST) Sasha HILL (GBR) [4] 6-4 6-4 Fanny TORN (FIN) Amelia BISSETT (GBR) (born 2003, JWR 633) 6-2 6-1 Alisa BUDANOVA (RUS) [6] JWR 488 Boys...
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Boys & Girls: 9th ITF Junior Championships, Bahrain - hard - Grade 5 (Week 43)
(Preview)
A good day in Bahrain: Girls, R1 (L32): Elinor BEAZLEY (GBR) 6-3 6-0 Sagarika Ramesh SONNI (IND) Eloise SARATY (GBR) [7] 6-1 6-3 Aleina Elizabeth ALEX (IND) Charlotte NAVIN-WEINSTEIN (GBR) [3] 6-0 6-0 Maya BSEISU (BRN) Annali OLIVELLE (GBR) [6] 6-0 6-0 Sophie DE BOER (BR...
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Boys: Uruguay Bowl, clay - Grade 2 (Week 43)
(Preview)
Blu Baker is our sole representative again, and faced a familiar opponent in round 1. The American retired from their contest at the Canadian G2 last month after Blu had won a marathon tiebreak first set. However Eliot exacted revenge today leaving Blu with just the doubles, where he partners a Peruv...
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Other events - week 42
(Preview)
An interesting little new player to note, Ali Habib (born 2002), has come through qualis, and R1, in Kuwait, barely losing a game and beating the top Q seed: Boys: QR1: Ali HABIB (GBR) 6-1 6-0 Hussain Han Kuw SHAMS (KUW) QR2: Ali HABIB (GBR) 6-0 6-2 Andreas TZELIS (GRE) [1] FQR: Ali HABIB (G...
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Boys & Girls: 16º Torneo Internacional Junior de Sanxenxo - Fuente Liviana, Spain, hard - Grade 2 (Week 42)
(Preview)
The second Spanish G2 has a similar British entry to last week, with Anton Matusevich, Ewen Lumsden, Ali Collins, Gemma Heath, Anna Loughlan and Destinee Martins expected in the main draw. Qualifying started today and jake Hersey, james Story plus Jacob Fearnley have reached final qualifying. C...
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Girls: Riad 21, Morocco - clay - Grade 4 (Week 42)
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R1 (L32): Tiegan AITKEN (GBR) 6-3 6-4 Sara RAKIM (MAR) Esther ADESHINA (GBR) [2] 6-1 6-0 Mouna IDLKADI (MAR) Ferdaous BAHRI (TUN) 4-6 6-4 7-5 Erin RICHARDSON (GBR) [6] Zara LENNON (MRI) [5] 7-6(4) 6-4 Aleksandra TOPALOVIC (GBR)
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