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Right food for a junior player is healthy food
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There is a proverb A man is what he eats. Success in tennis also depends on what a player eats. I very often see in tournaments the same picture: during a break between matches, players eat junk food, like fast food and processed food, as well as drink soft beverages full of sugar. It is very rare to see a k...
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Girls: X Internacional Junior Pilar De La Horadada, Spain - Grade 2 (Week 16)
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Katy Dunne returns to junior action, and has a favourable first round draw R1 (L32) Beth Askew (GBR) v (7) Valeria Patiuk (ISR) Katy Dunne (GBR) v (LL) Laura Gibanel Velasco (ESP)
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DavidC
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4
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822
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Boys & Girls: 20th International Junior Tournament Citta' Di Prato - Grade 2 (Week 19)
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Georgina Sellyn is a late withdrawal from the second Italian Grade 2 Boys R1 (L64) (WC) Jacopo Stefanini (ITA) v Joshua Sapwell (GBR) Tom Hiill (GBR) v (WC) Fabio Mercuri (ITA) (Q) Leonardo Biffi (ITA) v Joshua Page (GBR) Jonny O'Mara (GBR) v (LL) Daniele Capecchi (ITA) (10) Evan Hoyt (GBR) Bye Filipp...
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DavidC
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11
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1560
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Boys: 29th International Tournament of Salsomaggiore, Italy - Grade 2 (Week 18)
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Some of our best 95/96s are in Italy, with Evan Hoyt getting a chance to recover from his Spanish exploits, courtesy of a first round bye R1 (L64) (14) Evan Hoyt (GBR) Bye Sergis Kyratzis (CYP) v Jonny O'Mara (GBR) Mazen Osama (EGY) v Tom Hill (GBR) Joshua Sapwell (GBR) v Edward Nguyen (CAN) Peter Ashley...
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DavidC
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11
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1213
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Boys: 36th Sibiu-Medias Sen Junior ITF Tournament, Romania - Grade 2 (Week 18)
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Billy Harris has stayed in Eastern Europe for a weak Grade 2, and been rewarded with a section including a qualifier, wildcard and lucky loser R1 9L32) (Q) Bogdan Ursu (ROU) v (7) Billy Harris (GBR)
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DavidC
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3
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681
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Girls: 29th International Tournament of Salsomaggiore, Italy - Grade 2 (Week 18)
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Georgina Sellyn has come over to Europe for some Italian clay court events, presumably hoping to get into Roland Garros qualifying. She has the luck of the draw seemingly with a wildcard, qualifier and lucky loser in her section R1 (L32) (LL) Georgia Brescia (ITA) v (6) Georgina Sellyn (GBR) Giorgia...
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DavidC
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617
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Boys: Donetsk City Cup, Ukraine - Grade 3 (Week 17)
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Venturing far afield this week are Alex Sendegeya and Lewis Roskilly, and they are rewarded with decent first round draws. R1 (L32) Q/LL v Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) (WC) Andriy Lytvynyuk (UKR) v Lewis Roskilly (GBR)
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DavidC
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786
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Boys & Girls: 17ème Open International Junior de Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France - Grade 1 (Week 17)
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The run of high grade French junior events finishes as usual with this Grade 1. Luke Bambridge goes for a second major title in a row, but against a slightly stronger field than last week. If successful he would keep the title in Britain - Liam Broady winning here last year. Eleanor Dean is the only othe...
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DavidC
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2364
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Boys: Kenana Cup, Bulgaria - Grade 3 (Week 17)
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Four Brits have stayed for the second Bulgarian Grade 3 R1 (L32) Robbie Ridout (GBR) v (WC) Jordan Dinevski (BUL) Mikhail Khmiadashvili (GEO) v (6) Christopher Pearce (GBR) Billy Harris (GBR) v (Q) Gabriel Donev (BUL) Samm Butler (GBR) v Sam De Paepe (BEL)
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DavidC
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784
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Boys: Campeonato International Junior de Tenis de la Comunidad Valenciana, Spain - Grade 2 (Week 17)
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The last of the Spanish Grade 2s returns to clay, with Evan Hoyt joining three of last week's contingent R1 (L32) Myles Orton (GBR) v Alexander Vasilenko (RUS) Q/LL v Tom Hill (GBR) Joshua Page (GBR) v (3) Eduard Esteve Lobato (ESP) (8) Evan Hoyt (GBR) v Clement Geens (BEL)
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DavidC
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911
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Boys & Girls: Open d'Istres Ouest Provence, France - Grade 2 (Week 16)
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The second big French clay court event attracts Luke Bambridge and Eleanor Dean, both in need of points to make the cut for the French Open. Boys R1 (L32) Joshua Sapwell (GBR) v Sonder Friis Soendergaard (DEN) (Q) Marc Monier (FRA) v (4) Luke Bambridge (GBR) Thomas Colautti (GBR) v Alexander Lebedyn (...
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DavidC
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1451
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Girls: AEGON Junior International Nottingham (wk 2) - Grade 4 (week 16)
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http://www.lta.org.uk/NewWebsite/LTA/Documents/Fans%20News%20and%20Major%20Events/Results/2012/AEGON-Junior-Inte...
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DavidC
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1163
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Boys: AEGON Junior International Nottingham (wk 2) - Grade 4 (week 16)
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http://www.lta.org.uk/NewWebsite/LTA/Documents/Fans%20News%...
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DavidC
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918
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Boys: Plovdiv Cup, Bulgaria - Grade 3 (Week 16)
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Six Brits have made the trip to Eastern Europe, with a couple seeded R1 (L32) James Elliott (GBR) v Markus Kerner (EST) Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) v Julian Zlobinsky (USA) Sam De Paepe (BEL) v (6) Christopher Pearce (GBR) (8) Billy Harris (GBR) v Milen Ianakiev (GER) Mikheil Khmidiashvili (GEO) v Sam...
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DavidC
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776
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Boys: X Internacional Junior Pilar De La Horadada, Spain - Grade 2 (Week 16)
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The second week of Spanish Grade 2s is unusually on hard courts, attracting a large British contingent. With the obvious exception of Myles they are fortunate to have drawn 6 of the lowest ranked opponents R1 (L32) (1) Frederico Ferreira Silva (POR) v Myles Orton (GBR) (Q) Jaume Pla Malfeito (ESP) v (...
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DavidC
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725
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Girls: The 34th PROFSTAV Slovakia cup - Grade 2 (Week 16)
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Pippa Horn is trying her luck in Eastern Europe again, hoping for more joy than in Moldova, where she lost her opener to a local wildcard R1 (L64) (15) Pippa Horn (GBR) Bye
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Girls: AEGON Junior International Nottingham wk 1 - Grade 4 (Week 15)
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http://www.lta.org.uk/NewWebsite/LTA/Documents/Fans%20News%20and%20Major%20Events/Results/2012/AEGON-Junior-Internat...
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Boys & Girls: Open Junior du Conseil General, Guadeloupe - Grade 4 (Week 15)
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Sanchez-Casal Academy pupil Aswin Lizen makes his first ITF semi Boys R1 (L32) Aswin Lizen (GBR) d. (3) Neven Krivokuca (CRO) 3-6 6-2 6-3 R2 Aswin Lizen (GBR) d. (WC) Thibault Cancel (FRA) 6-2 3-6 6-3 QF Aswin Lizen (GBR) d. (7) Christopher Grant (USA) 6-1 6-4 SF Aswin Lizen (GBR) v (Q) Sunay Bhat (USA) G...
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DavidC
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579
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Boys: AEGON Junior International Nottingham wk 1 - Grade 4 (Week 15)
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http://www.lta.org.uk/NewWebsite/LTA/Documents/Fans%20News%20and%20Majo...
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865
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Boys: VI ITF Junior Benicarlo, Spain - Grade 2 (Week 15)
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There are 5 Brits here, including Sam Hutt as 8th seed. The draw hasn't been kind to the others, with three up against top 100 seeds. Incidentally there is also a strong Grade 2 event in France, where Joshua Sapwell made his first appearance in a Junior event for 6 months. He creditably won a couple of ma...
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617
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Girls: VI ITF Junior Benicarlo, Spain - Grade 2 (Week 15)
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Harriet Dart makes another of her occasional appearances in junior tournaments, and the draw is not kind to her or Pippa Horn R1 (L32) (3) Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) v Harriet Dart (GBR) (5) Viktoriya Lushkova (UKR) v Pippa Horn (GBR)
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Boys & Girls: International Spring Championship, USA - Grade 1 (Week 14)
(Preview)
Tom Colautti and Eden Silva will be looking to improve on last week's results, and can't complain about their first round draws. Boys R1 (L64) (Q) Henry Craig (USA) v (15) Thomas Colautti (GBR) Girls R1 (L64) (WC) Elizabeth Anita Alexandria Profit (USA) v Eden Silva (GBR)
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869
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Girls: Malta ITF U/18 World Ranking Tournament - Grade 4 (Week 14)
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An extremely large British contingent includes our 3 top 1997s R1 (L64) (WC) Teodora Adina Ardeleanu (ROU) v (14) Anna Brogan (GBR) Matilde Fernandes (POR) v (5/Q) Alannah Griffin (GBR) (WC) Emily Arbuthnott (GBR) v Raluca Georgiana Serban (ROU) Shannon Newnes (GBR) v (16) Antonina Lysakova (RUS...
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1349
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Boys: 37th City of Florence, Italy - Grade 2 (Week 14)
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This long-established tournament traditionally attracts a high-powered field for a Grade 2, and this year is no exception. The boys will all have to beat strong seeds to win any points. R1 (L64) (Q) Patrizio Panicucci (ITA) v Evan Hoyt (GBR) Billy Harris (GBR) v (WC) Jacopo Rossi (ITA) (WC) Antonio M...
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Boys: Malta ITF U/18 World Ranking Tournament - Grade 4 (Week 14)
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It's the Easter holidays, and as usual there is a good sprinkling of Brits in Malta, though no well-known players in the Boys draw R1 (L64) (WC) Tom Watkinson (GBR) v Marco Di Prima (ITA) (Q) Adam Kulich (SVK) v Ben Stride (GBR) Youssef Hassan (GBR) v Vladimir Filip (ROU) (16) Jorge Martinez Martinez (E...
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