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Boys & Girls: 2017 Canadian U18 World Ranking Event, hard - Grade 2 (Week 38)
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After winning his last event Blu Baker steps up to a G2 for the first time. He plays an American who also won his last lower grade event. Maria Budin has drawn a short straw, pitched against second seed Dalayna Hewitt, who has beaten top 20 players in her last two tournaments - only stopped in the US Open by...
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Other events - weeks 36 and 37
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Cyprus, G4: R1 (L32) Boys: Ying HOU (GBR) 6-4 6-3 Stefanos SAVVA (CYP) Girls: Anastasia ZOLOTAREVA def. Olivia ELLIOTT 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4 Switzerland, G5: R1 (L48) Derrick CHEN (GBR) [13] BYE Sergiu CELEBIDACHI (GER) 6-7(8) 6-2 7-6(3) Vincent CHEN (GBR) Yarin AE...
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Girls: 3rd Torneo Internazionale Junior "Citta' Di Palermo" , Italy, clay - Grade 3 (Week 37)
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After a successful 2 weeks in Serbia, Anna Loughlan moves to Italy and is seeded in the highest grade event of the week. Her opponent beat a top 30 ranked player at the GA Italian Open R1 (L32) Martina Biagianti (ITA) v (8) Anna Loughlan
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Boys & Girls: 2017 US Open Juniors - Grade A (Week 36)
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The draw for qualifying takes place later today, with qualifying matches (starting tomorrow) usually viewable via the US Open website scoreboard. Aidan McHugh and Emily Appleton are direct acceptances, with Barnaby Smith also possibly getting in if there have been late withdrawals. If not he jo...
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Girls: Smash Academy 2 ITF, Egypt, clay - Grade 2 (Week 36)
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Gemma Heath had a successful week in doubles in the first of the Egyptian G2s, and will be hoping to replicate that in singles this week. The girl who beat her last week, and the eventual winner, are both in the opposite half of the draw R1 (L32) (1) Gemma Heath v Sathwika Sama (IND)
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Girls: 19th Serbia Junior Open Novi Sad, clay - Grade 2 (Week 36)
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Anna Loughlan is ploughing a lone furrow here R1 (L32) Anna Loughlan v (Q) Lelyzaveta Skorokhodova (UKR)
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Boys & Girls: Thun Czech Junior Open, clay - Grade 2 (Week 36)
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Anton has company this week, including Katherine Barnes, who has qualified in style in her first tournament above G4 level. Ewen Lumsden may have to tackle the impressive European under 14 champion from Denmark in round 2 Boys R1 (L48) Jiri Lehecka (CZE) v Bradley Buckland (9) Ewen Lumsden bye (7) An...
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Other events - week 35
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Not a lot of good news here so far but for the record: Panama, G5: R1: Sara Isabel SNYDER (PUR) 7-5 6-0 Jessica DHOME-CASANOVA (GBR) Switzerland, G5: R1: Leandra VERNOCCHI (SUI) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 (Q) Harriet EYLES (GBR) Lithuania, G5: R1: Oliver SAARINEN (FIN) 3-6 7-5 6-2 Peter AL...
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Boys: Budapest Fund Man Junior Open, Hungary, clay - Grade 2 (Week 35)
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Anton Matusevich continues his post-Wimbledon return here, and looks to have a good opening draw R1 (L32) Daniel Khin (HUN) v (4) Anton Matusevich
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Girls: Al-Solaimaneyah Juniors, Egypt - clay - Grade 2 (Week 35)
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We've only got one player. But she is the top seed and you can't really put a Grade 2 in an 'others' thread.... R1: (1) Gemma Heath (GBR) v (wc) Fatima Elashram (EGY)
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Boys: Les Internationaux de Tennis Junior Banque Nationale du Canada, hard - Grade 1 (Week 35)
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A late withdrawal by Emily Appleton leaves just British boys in the traditional warm-up for the US Open, won by Andy Murray in 2003 and Marcus Willis in 2008. George's R1 opponent trounced Aidan in the German G1 semifinals during the summer. R1 (L48) Igor Gimenez (BRA) v Barnaby Smith (Q) Drew Baird (...
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Boys & Girls: Herodotou U18, Cyprus - hard - Grade 4 (Week 35)
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In the boys, we have Ying Hou, Julian Lewis and Christian Mills who has made it through qualis. In the girls, there is Elisa van Meeteren, Olivia Elliott, Lilly Mould and Charlotte Navin-Weinstein.
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Boys & Girls: Pancevo International, Serbia, clay - Grade 2 (Week 35)
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It is a week with 3 G2s and a G1, so opportunities for lower ranked players, like our three here, to get into main draws and make progress. Boys R1 (L32) (WC) Kristijan Juhas (SRB) v Jake Hersey Harry Wendelken v (WC) Mateja Janicijevic (SRB) Girls R1 (L32) Anna Loughlan v Darja Semenstaja (LAT)
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Boys & Girls: Dijon Lac Kir Juniors, France - clay - Grade 5 (Week 35)
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Love the title of this one - sounds like an apéro-picnic ! Very french.... (There are several events that could come under the 'others' title, really, but then it gets a bit too long and unwieldy, so I've done this one separately) In the boys we have (2) Tom Thelwall-Jones and (7) David Quayle. In the gir...
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Girls: Nike Junior Nationals 2017 (U12/U14/U16/U18) - Week 34
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http://lta.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draws.aspx?id=2E8C85B0-AFFB-4353-A1F1-F73BEAEB278F
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Other events - week 34
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Latvia, G4: R1 (L32): Peter ALAM (GBR) 6-4 6-2 Janis AUSLANDS (LAT) Sebastian GRUNDTVIG (DEN) 6-1 7-5 George DAVIS (GBR) [2] France, G4: R1 (L32): David QUAYLE (GBR) 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) Clement CHAUVIN (FRA) Loris POURROY (FRA) 6-2 6-1 Tom THELWALL JONES (GBR) [6] Ying Hou wi...
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Boys & Girls: Prince George’s County International Hard Court Junior Tennis Championships, USA, hard - Grade 1 (Week 34)
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Five of our seven main draw and qualifying acceptances for the US Open start their preparations here and have reasonable first tound draws (Barnaby Smith joins them in Canada, and Katie Swan in New York). Emily's opponent has lost to a number of Brits, including Emily, over the last year Boys R1 (L64)...
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Boys: Nike Junior Nationals 2017 (U12/U14/U16/U18) - Week 34
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http://lta.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draws.aspx?id=2E8C85B0-AFFB-4353-A1F1-F73BEAEB278F
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Boys & Girls: Budaors Cup , Hungary, clay - Grade 2 (Week 34)
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Anton Matusevich plays his first tournament since retiring at Wimbledon. Esther Adeshina faces a tough draw against the third seed, who has reached the final of her last 2 (G3) tournaments. Nell Miller lost in qualifying. Boys R1 (L32) (WC) Mate Voros (HUN) v (7) Anton Matusevich Girls R1 (L32) Esth...
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Other events - week 33
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Lebanon, G5: R1 Girls: Charlotte NAVIN-WEINSTEIN (GBR) [7] 6-1 6-0 Gaelle BOU ABDO (LBN) R1 Boys: Peter ALAM (GBR) [6] 4-6 7-5 6-1 Aly SHOKEIR (EGY) Macedonia, G5: Arran Trainor, Matt Beecher, Derrick Chen and Sam Bossem are all in the MD Mexico, G4: Blu Baker is in the MD Slovenia, G4...
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Boys & Girls: Juniors Open Maasiek, Belgium - clay - Grade 4 (Week 33)
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Girls R1 (L48) Tiegan AITKEN (GBR) [9] BYE Lillian MOULD (GBR) 7-5 6-1 Ling WAGEMANS (BEL) Lucie RABIOT (BEL) 6-4 7-5 Elisa VAN MEETEREN (GBR) Indianna SPINK (GBR) [13] BYE Erika BATISTA DODRIDGE (GBR) [11] BYE Boys R1 (L48) Benjamin HEYNOLD (GBR) [16] BYE (q) An...
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Boys & Girls: Vila do Conde Junior Cup, Portugal - carpet - Grade 5 (Week 33)
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Girls: FQR: Veronika HUGHES (GBR) 6-3 5-7 6-4 Oryna STOLIARCHUK (UKR) Angela DIEZ PLAGARO (ESP) 6-1 6-0 Liliana PATTERSON (GBR) Boys: Russell Henderson came through qualis and is also in the main draw and plays his R1 match tomorrow. FQR: Russell HENDERSON (GBR) [2] 6-4 6-1 Se...
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Boys & Girls: ITF 18 &U South Central Circuit Leg 3, Zimbabwe, hard - Grade 3 (Week 33)
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Two years ago Luke Hammond won back to back titles in Zimbabwe, and Emile Hudd has the chance to emulate this in the highest grade tournament of week 33 Boys R1 (L32) (1) Emile Hudd v Victor Putter (RSA) Zyaan Ahmed v (2) Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda (ZIM) Girls R1 (L32) (Q) Anna Gross (AUT) v (8) MJ Changwer...
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Boys - 2017 European Summer Cups (U12/U14/U16/U18)
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The Summer Cup season started yesterday with qualifying for the under 14 finals (which act as a qualifier for the world juniors). Our team of Joel Pierleoni, Jack Pinnington Jones and Harry Lazell defeated Norway yesterday, but lost agonisingly today to Sweden. Joel lost the number 2 singles befo...
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Boys & Girls: ITF South Central Circuit Leg 2, Zimbabwe - hard - Grade 4 (Week 32)
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And now for leg two: GIRLS R1 (L32): Destinee MARTINS (GBR) [4] 6-1 6-1 Cara O'FLAHERTY (RSA) Sharannya GAWARE (IND) 6-3 6-0 (q) Monica RAVIRAJ (GBR) Vicki Allen and MJ are also in the main draw and will play tomorrow. As will Zyaan Ahmed and Emile Hudd
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