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Girls: 47th Banana Bowl, Brazil, clay - Grade 1 (Week 6)
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Emily Appleton strengthens the field here, with Fran Jones the next highest ranked at 40 (overtaking the number 2 seed today). Fran is in a tough quarter though with the girl who beat her last week as the first seed she is scheduled to meet, and the eventual winner also in the section. R1 (L64) (1) Emily A...
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Boys & Girls: 6th Nairobi Int., Kenya - clay - Grade 4 (Week 5)
(Preview)
Looking to do a repeat of last week's stranglehold on both girls' and boys' titles, the GB contingent are out in full again. In qualis, Harry Thursfield failed to get through. In the boys' main draw, and playing today, there's Euan Lynes and Joseph White. With Byes through to R2, there's George Loffha...
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Girls: 37th Asuncion Bowl, Paraguay, clay - Grade 1 (Week 5)
(Preview)
Usually the COSAT Circuit climaxes in March but this year there is a reduced schedule of just G1 events leading up to the GA in Brazil, so there are just 3 events left starting with this G1. Fran Jones faces a familiar opponent in round1, who she beat last week R1 (L64) (6) Francesca Jones v Paula Baranano...
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Boys & Girls: ITF Junior FTT, Tunisia, hard - Grade 2 (Week 5)
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Finn Bass is the top seed for the second Tunisian G2. Nell Miller has a kinder draw than last week Boys R1 (L32) (1) Finn Bass v (Q) Leopold Zima (GER) Girls R1 (L32) (WC) Mayssa Tebourbi (TUN) v Nell Miller
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Boys & Girls: Swiss Junior Trophy - carpet (indoor) - Grade 4 (Week 5)
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The Spanish-based Brits are here, namely Ryan Gaskin and Alex Parker. In the girls, youngsters Holly Staff and Indy Spink are carrying British hopes. For 'family followers', Brian Bencic, the younger brother of Belinda Bencic, is also playing.
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Boys & Girls: East African U18, Kenya - clay - Grade 4 (Week 4)
(Preview)
A big contingent of young British players here this week: BOYS R1 (L48) Harry THURSFIELD (GBR) 6-0 6-0 Mwendwa MUTUKU (KEN) George LOFFHAGEN (GBR) [3] BYE Joseph WHITE (GBR) 6-2 6-1 VEER DEVANG SHAH (IND) Matthew BEECHER (GBR) [10] BYE Lukas STRIFFLER (SUI) 6-4 7-6(1) ...
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Boys & Girls: Australian Open, hard - Grade A (Weeks 3/4)
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Although the main draw only starts on Saturday qualifying has already started. Most of our contingent (Jodie Burrage, Emily Appleton, Finn Bass, Max Stewart, Jack Molloy and Barnaby Smith) are safely in the main draw, but one of the Aussies claimed a Special Exempt through her efforts at the Traral...
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Other events - week 4
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In the G4 in New Zealand, young Kiana Mokhtari (born 2002), playing her first ITF junior event, came through qualis, and won her first main draw match: R1 (L64): Kiana MOKHTARI (GBR) 7-5 4-6 6-3 Kirijana PETRESKI (AUS) R2 (L32): Natasha RUSSELL (AUS) 6-0 6-1 Kiana MOKHTARI (GBR) In the...
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Girls: Mundial Juvenil de Tenis, Ecuador, clay - Grade 1 (Week 4)
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Fran Jones is seeded 5 (one up from last week) in her second South American tournament. If seedings hold she will meet the Colombian winner in the quarter-finals R1 (L64) (5) Francesca Jones bye
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Girls: ITF Junior Tunisia 1, clay - Grade 2 (Week 4)
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Nell Miller is the only Brit here and has drawn a seed R1 (L32) Nell Miller v (6) Diae El Jardi (MAR)
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Boys & Girls: Copa Barranquilla, outdoor clay - Grade 1 (Week 3)
(Preview)
Just to note (as per Steven's tweet) that Francesca Jones is progressing nicely here - now in the QFs. R1: (6) Francesca Jones (JR 80) - BYE R2: (6) Francesca Jones (JR 80) d Moyuka UCHIJIMA (JPN) 6-3 6-4 R3: (6) Francesca Jones (JR 80) d (10)Anhzelika ISAEVA (RUS) 6-3 6-0 QF: (6) Francesca Jones (JR 8...
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Boys & Girls: Austria, Kurz Junior Classic, carpet - Grade 4 (week 3)
(Preview)
A lot of our younger players are in Austria this week. Results so far: Girls: R1 (L48) Holly STAFF (GBR) 7-5 6-1 Vanessa GOLDERER (AUT) Indianna SPINK (GBR) 6-3 6-0 Sarah POSPISCHILL (AUT) Boys R1 (L64) Callum FINDLAY (GBR) 6-2 1-6 6-3 Lukas NEUMAYER (AUT) (q) Edward PUDNEY (GBR...
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Boys & Girls: Nike Junior International Bolton Teen Tennis - U14 Category 1 (Week 3)
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This is traditionally one of the strongest under 14 events, leading up to Les Petits As. This year we have a number of highly seeded players, including Derrick Chen (top seed in the boys and currently ranked 5 in Tennis Europe) and Louis Davey (sixth seed. but only a 2004). On the girls side Kylie Bilche...
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Boys & Girls: AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International, Australia, hard - Grade 1 (Week 3)
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The traditional warm-up for the Australian open features all our Grand Slam entrants. Barnaby Smith has a tough draw against one of the three Canadians in the junior top 6 Boys R1 (L64) (Q/LL) v Max Stewart (10) Toru Horie (JPN) v Finn Bass Siddhant Banthia (IND) v Jack Molloy Barnaby Smith v (2) Benjam...
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Boys: RPM Junior Open, Czech Republic, carpet - Grade 1 (Week 3)
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A quartet of Brits tackle this G1 event, which is considerably weaker than the one in Australia, though it does have a strong top seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (JWR10/ATP859) R1 (L64) (WC) Jiri Lehecka (CZE) v Hamish Stewart Evzen Holis (CZE) v Emile Hudd (6) Aidan McHugh bye Albert Sprlak Puk (CZ...
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Boys & Girls: Sweden, EuroElite ITF Junior Malmo Open, hard - Grade 4 (week 2)
(Preview)
BOYS R1: James STORY (GBR) 6-4 7-6(4) Arvid HJALTE (SWE) Simon YITBAREK (SWE) 7-5 2-6 6-2 Samuel POINTON (GBR) GIRLS R1: Morgan CROSS (GBR) 6-4 6-1 Olivia GRAM (DEN) Alexandra VIKTOROVITCH (SWE) [2] 7-5 3-6 6-2 Holly STAFF (GBR)
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Boys & Girls: India ITF Juniors 2, hard - Grade 2 (Week 2)
(Preview)
The second Indian tournament ups to a G2 with similar field, though Freddie Grant has left. Gemma Heath gets the chance to avenge her defeat last week. Any further wins for Jack Draper will strengthen his chance of ending the week in the top 100 Boys R1 (L32) (3) Jack Draper v (Q) Yugal Bansal (IND) Girls...
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Boys: The 24th Slovak Junior Indoor, hard - Grade 2 (Week 2)
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Probably a short thread as our one representative is already out of the singles. R1 (L64) Marceau Courtalon (FRA) d. Joshua Rose 6-3 6-4
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Girls: 53rd Coffee Bowl (Copa Del Cafe), Costa Rica, hard - Grade 1 (Week 1)
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The first G1 tournament of the year offers a chance for Emily Appleton to win her first title at this level - and she started with an easy win today. Holly Fischer is also in the draw, with a winnable round 1 but the tough prospect of top seed Ellie Douglas in round 2 R1 (L64) Jada Robinson (USA) v Holly Fisch...
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Boys & Girls: India ITF Junior-1, hard - Grade 3 (Week 1)
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And so we start another year - or at least a quartet of Brits do - with a G3 followed by a G2 in India. Three of the four are favoured by drawing local wildcards Boys R1 (L32) (3) Jack Draper v Kabir Manrai (IND) Freddie Grant v (WC) Tarush Bagai (IND) Girls R1 (L32) (WC) Prinkle Singh (IND) v (7) Esther Adeshi...
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Other events - week 1
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In Sweden, British youngsters are taking part in a G4, and starting with an excellent win for young Harry W (born Dec. 2001): BOYS R1: Will DAVIES (GBR) [5] 6-4 4-6 6-2 Jesper KLOV NILSSON (SWE) Harry WENDELKEN (GBR) 6-0 6-2 Kenzo KOISTILA LARSSON (SWE) [6] Alexandr BINDA (RUS) 6-4 6-...
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Other events - week 48
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Despite his good run last week to the final (or maybe because of it), Emile Hudd got knocked out in the first round in Croatia: Croatia G4: R1: Andras NECZ (HUN) 6-2 4-6 7-5 Emile HUDD (GBR) Fabian MAROZSAN (HUN) [5] 6-1 6-4 Will DAVIES (GBR) Both are in the doubles (though not playing toget...
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Girls: 55th Junior Orange Bowl, USA - U14/U12 (Week 50/51)
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(Preview)
The Junior Orange Bowl main draws start tomorrow. Holly Fischer is seeded 2 behind her ITF rival Noa Krznaric in the under 14s, while Kylie Bilchev and Emma Raducanu are seeded to meet in the last 16 (unlike Junior ITF events players from the same country are not put in separate sections of the draw). Un...
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Boys: 55th Junior Orange Bowl, USA - U14/U12 (Week 50/51)
(Preview)
The boys under 14 draw for the Orange Bowl is at 192 the largest of all the Orange Bowl draws, and therefore has 32 seeds - Barney Fitzpatrick and Benjamin Heynold being two of sixteen 17th seeds U14 R1 (L192) Max Basing v Q/LL (17) Barney FitzPatrick bye (17) Benjamin Heynold bye Peter Alam v Pelayo Garc...
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Boys: Metropolia Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship, USA, clay - Under 16 (Week 49)
(Preview)
Our under 16 contingent transition from hard to clay for the Orange Bowl - the under 14s and under 12s have the Junior Orange Bowl in a week's time. Jake's opponent is from Aruba, in case you like me didn't recognise the abbreviation. Live scores are at http://orangebowltennis.smt.com/ R1 (L64) Harr...
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