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ITF launch Junior Masters in 2015
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Not exactly news, having been announced 2 weeks ago, but I didn't post it then because of the welter of Easter tournaments taking place. From next year the ITF start an 8 person Masters event in China for the top juniors. It's an idea being tried increasingly at different levels, not always succeeding...
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Boys & Girls: 31° Torneo Internazionale U18 - Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy, clay - Grade 2 (Week 18)
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The main event for British juniors in week 18 is this tournament in Italy Boys R1 (L64) (7) Rhett Purcell (GBR) bye Aswin Lizen (GBR) v (WC) Giorgio De Rossi (ITA) Girls R1 (L32) Anna Brogan (GBR) v Silvia Chinellato (ITA) (4) Freya Christie (GBR) v (WC) Tatiana Pieri (ITA) (7) Maia Lumsden (GBR) v (WC)...
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Girls: Nike Junior International Nottingham (week 1), hard - Grade 4 (Week 16)
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http://www.lta.org.uk/NewWebsite/LTA/Documents/Fans%20News%20and%20Major%20Events/Results/2014/Nike%20Junior%20International%20Nottingham/Girls%2018U%20Single...
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Boys: Nike Junior International Nottingham (week 2), hard - Grade 4 (Week 17)
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Week 1 winner Jamie Malik is the top seed . All the top 8 seeds are British including Luke Simeone at 8, who takes on young Jack Molloy, who had an excellent run in week 1. The draw is on the ITF site but not the LTA site at present
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Girls: Nike Junior International Nottingham (week 2), hard - Grade 4 (Week 17)
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Neither week 1 finalist is present for a weaker second week of competition. Eden Richardson is top seeded followed by the Antonova twins. Draw is on the ITF site
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Boys: ITF Junior Tunisia, hard - Grade 5 (Week 17)
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There was no real luck in the singles here (although quite a few GB players) but congrats to Christopher Reynolds who won the doubles title with Turkish partner: FinalCan OZTUZUN (TUR) / Christopher REYNOLDS (GBR) [1] 6-1 6-1 Mohamed OUALHA (TUN) / Matteo TINELLI (ITA) [2]
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Boys: Alex Podolsky ITF Junior, Israel, hard - Grade 4 (Week 17)
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Finn Bass is flying the flag out in Israel: R1: Finn BASS (GBR) 6-1 6-2 Tomer SHILO (ISR) R2: Finn BASS (GBR) 3-6 6-4 6-4 Edan BAKSHI (ISR) QF: Finn BASS (GBR) 6-3 7-5 Emil SAVELJEV (ISR) SF: Finn BASS (GBR) v Constantin BITTOUN KOUZMINE (FRA) [2] And Finn is into the doubles final...
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Girls: The 36th Slovakia Cup, clay - Grade 2 (Week 17)
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Emily Arbuthnott has moved from Italy to Slovakia, and is seeded to meet top seed Kristina Schmiedlova in the quarters R1 (L64) (5) Emily Arbuthnott (GBR) bye
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Boys & Girls: 19ème Open International Junior de Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France, clay - Grade 1 (Week 17)
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Rhett Purcell returns to action after his stunning G1 final last time whilst Maia Lumsden will look to continue her winning run, having taken a South African G2 title last tournament. Boys R1 (L64) (15) Rhett Purcell (GBR) bye Joel Cannell (GBR) v (Q) Jules Okala (FRA) Girls R1 (L64) Mirabelle Njoze (...
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Boys & Girls: Kenana Cup, Bulgaria, clay - Grade 3 (Week 17)
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Unlucky draws for Dan Little and Seff Hassan against the two finalists in the Bulgarian G2 last week Boys R1 (L32) (1) Nicolae Frunza (ROU) v Daniel Little (GBR) Jay Clarke (GBR) v Efekan Bulbul (TUR) Youssef Hassan (GBR) v (3) Bogdan Ionut Apostol (ROU) Girls R1 (L32) Georgina Axon (GBR) v (WC) Viktor...
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Boys: Nike Junior International Nottingham (week 1), hard - Grade 4 (Week 16)
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As usual Nottingham hosts a couple of G4s over Easter. The top 14 seeds are all British, with Lewis Roskilly and Ben Stride at 1 and 2, plus Max Stewart at 8 and Isaac Stoute at 12 amongst others. A key round 1 clash is between tenth seed Jonathan Gray and Max's '99 World Junior Tennis compatriot Finn Bass....
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Boys & Girls: Open Istres Ouest Provence, France, clay - Grade 2 (Week 16)
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Luke Bambridge was a winner here two years ago. Izzy Wallace draws the winner of the first French G2 Lucie Wargnier Boys R1 (L32) Joel Cannell (GBR) v (Q) Denys Klok (UKR) Girls R1 (L32) Beatrice Lombardo (ITA) v Lana Rush (GBR) (3) Isabelle Wallace (GBR) v Lucie Wargnier (FRA) (5) Gabriella Taylor (GB...
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Boys & Girls: 39th City of Florence, Italy, clay - Grade 2 (Week 16)
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Emily Arbuthnott and Aswin Lizen are both seeded here. Unfortunately Aswin is seeded to meet the top seed, who has reached the semis or better in his last 4 G2/G1 events, in round 3 Boys R1 (L64) (15) Aswin Lizen (GBR) bye Federico Bonacia (ITA) v Andrew Watson (GBR) Girls R1 (L32) (5) Emily Arbuthnott (...
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Boys & Girls: Plovdiv Cup, Bulgaria, clay - Grade 2 (Week 16)
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We have 4 boys here and Georgie Axon should be in the girls event Boys R1 (L32) Oleg Prihodko (UKR) v Jay Clarke (GBR) (4) Ondrej Krstev (CZE) v Daniel Little (GBR) (WC) Assen Dimitrov (BUL) v Shamael Chaudhry (GBR) Youssef Hassan (GBR) v Joel Popov (FIN)
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Boys: Barbados Junior International, Barbados: hard, outdoor - Grade 4 (Week 16)
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Congratulations to doubles champions, Charlie and Calum Final : Calum MACGEOCH (GBR) / Charlie RIDOUT (GBR) def Jorge ORTEGON (MEX) / Jesus Santiago SUAREZ RIVAS (MEX) [2] 4-6 6-4 [10-3]
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Boys: International Junior Championship, Cairo, Egypt: clay, outdoor - Grade 4 (Week 16)
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Into the semis goes Sebastien with a particularly good win in the first round: R1: Sebastien BUTLER (GBR) 7-5 6-4 Nabil FOUAD (EGY) [3] R2: Sebastien BUTLER (GBR) 6-2 6-4 Aly ZAGHLOUL (EGY) QF : Sebastien BUTLER (GBR) 6-0 7-6(5) Youssef SHERIF (EGY) SF: Sebastien BUTLER (GBR) ...
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Boys & Girls: San Michel International Junior Tournament, Malta, hard - Grade 5 (Week 15)
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The second week in Malta is proving more productive than the first, with 4 semifinalists including a guaranteed finalist Boys R1 (L64) Uladzimir Dorash (BLR) d. (LL) Josh Pistorius (GBR) 6-3 6-3 (LL) James Mitchell (GBR) d. Valentin Vanta (ROU) 6-4 6-3 (LL) James Davis (GBR) d. (WC) Raphael Sammut (...
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Boys & Girls: ITF Junior Cap d'Ail, France, clay - Grade 2 (Week 15)
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The first of the French spring series which sporadically brings British success, has seen an opening day win for Joel Cannell Boys R1 (L32) Joel Cannell (GBR) d. (WC) Constant de la Bassetiere (FRA) 7-6(5) 6-2 R2 (7) Xander Veys (BEL) v Joel Cannell (GBR) Girls R1 (L32) Theo Gravouil (FRA) v Anastasia...
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Girls: Trofeo Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, Clay - Grade 1 (Week 15)
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Izzy Wallace and Emily Arbuthnott are top 8 seeds here, but to reach the quarters will have to overcome the two players who defeated Izzy in the two Spanish G2s. Izzy faces the daunting prospect of a rematch with Paula Badosa Gibert, who is ranked inside the top 500 WTA with a very good win percentage R1 (...
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Boys: Trofeo Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, Clay - Grade 1 (Week 15)
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A tough prospect for Aswin Lizen to continue last week's encouraging run. First up is a strong top 100 local player with the winner taking on the second seed, ranked just outside 500 ATP R1 (L64) Dmitry Mnushkin (RUS) v Youssef Hassan (GBR) (Q) Gonzalo Morell Raschiatore (AUS) v Christopher Reynolds...
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Boys & Girls: VIII ITF Junior Benicarlo, Spain, clay - Grade 2 (Week 14)
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Second G2 for Izzy, but she is in a tough quarter, featuring last week's conqueror Seone Mendez. First up is another strong 14 year old Boys R1 (L32) Christopher Reynolds (GBR) v Sam Taylor (SWE) Aswin Lizen (GBR) v Mateusz Terczynski (POL) Girls R1 (L32) Sofya Zhuk (RUS) v (2) Isabelle Wallace (GBR)
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Boys: Malta Under 18 World Ranking Tournament, hard - Grade 4 (Week 14)
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As usual at this time of year there is a large party of Brits in malta R1 (L64) Piers Foley (GBR) v Christos Antonopoulos (GRE) (10) Matteo Tinelli (ITA) v (Q) Luke Hammond (GBR) Giovanni Fonio (ITA) v (8) Jack MacFarlane (GBR) (WC) Mark Schranz (MLT) v (15) Jonathan Gray (GBR) Valentin Vanta (ROU) v Jos...
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Boys & Girls: Babolat Cup, Turkey, hard, outdoor - Grade 4 (Week 14)
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Alexis Canter is the only player left in but a lot of GB representation: Boys: R1: Mason RECCI (GBR) [1] 6-0 6-2 Syrry Can KORKMAZ (TUR) Cem HIZLIALP (TUR) 6-2 6-2 Mohamed ABDEL-AZIZ (GBR) Louis WESSELS (GER) [9] 6-3 6-1 Will DAVIES (GBR) Alexis CANTER (GBR) [4] 7-6(6) 6-2 ...
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Girls: Panama Bowl, clay - Grade 4 (Week 14)
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Anna Brogan finishes her run of Central American tournaments on clay as top seed R1 (L32) (1) Anna Brogan (GBR) v Amanda Meyer (USA) (8) Emily Appleton (GBR) v (SE) Alexia Coutino Castillo (MEX)
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Boys: Astana Capital Cup, Kazakhstan, hard - Grade 3 (Week 14)
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Shamael Chaudhry didn't have much joy in Uzbekistan (a G3 last week as well as the G2 we covered) but he is doing better in Kazakhstan R1 (L32) (2) Shamael Chaudhry (GBR) d. (WC) Gleb Karbolin (KAZ) 6-3 6-3 R2 (2) Shamael Chaudhry (GBR) d. Saida'lo Saidkarimov (UZB) 6-2 7-5 QF (2) Shamael Chaudhry (GBR)...
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