Boys & Girls: J2 Tunis, Tunisia, hard (Week 5)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Boys & Girls: J2 Tunis, Tunisia, hard (Week 5)

DavidC · Tennis legend

100% success ensuring the advertised clash takes place

Boys R1 (L32)

Felix Gill d. Piotr Pawlak (POL) 5-7 6-3 6-3
Joseph White d. (WC) Mohamed Ali Abibsi (ALG) 6-1 6-1

R2

Felix Gill v (WC) Zakaria Ben Brahim (TUN)
Joseph White v (2) Jaime Caldes (ESP)

Girls R1 (L32)

Amarni Banks d. Marketa Panackova (CZE) 6-4 6-2

R2

(1) Valentina Ryser (SUI) v Amarni Banks

DavidC · Tennis legend

An abbreviated day's play saw Felix win a first set bagel while Joseph lost his opener 7-5

DavidC · Tennis legend

Brilliant win for Marni - probably a career best in ranking (her opponent is top 50). She is joined by Felix, who has to negotiate a quarter-final against a recent G2 finalist

R2

Felix Gill d. (WC) Zakaria Ben Brahim (TUN) 6-0 6-4
(2) Jaime Caldes (ESP) d. Joseph White 7-5 6-4

QF

Mario Gonzalez Fernandez (ESP) v Felix Gill

Girls R2

Amarni Banks d. (1) Valentina Ryser (SUI) 6-2 6-4

QF

Amarni Banks v Anna Arkadianou (GRE)

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Good going Amarni

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Go, Marni !

Indy and I are big fans of hers (well, sort of) after she ran Emma Rad SO close in a match about 3 years ago, losing 4-6 in the third.

Yes, I know, it's rather flimsy basis for fan-ship (and a long time ago, with very young players) but, hey, there are worse things to base it on.....

indiana · Tennis legend

Go, Marni !

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Go, Marni !

And she did ! biggrin

And Felix too....

Boys QF

Felix Gill def. Mario Gonzalez Fernandez (ESP) 6-4 6-1

Girls QF

Amarni Banks def. Anna Arkadianou (GRE) 6-2 6-4

Boys doubles FINAL:

Alejandro GARCIA (ESP) / Mario MANSILLA DIEZ (ESP) 6-4 6-3 Martin BREYSACH (FRA) / Felix GILL (GBR) [2]

DavidC · Tennis legend

Felix plays another Spaniard, who benefited from an early retirement in his match, while Marni plays the one remaining girls seed, who wins a high percentage of her matches. They play semis and finals tomorrow, because of rain earlier in the week. And there is further good news to report, as the ITF has reversed the doubles final result

Boys SF

Felix Gill v Alejandro Garcia (ESP)

Doubles F

(2) Breysach/Gill (FRA/GBR) d. Garcia/Mansilla Diez (ESP) 6-4 6-3

Girls SF

Amarni Banks v (4) Selena Janicijevic (FRA)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Great stuff about the reversed result

DavidC · Tennis legend

Marni made it to her first G2 final but couldn't challenge an opponent who cruised through the whole tournament

Boys SF

Alejandro Garcia (ESP) d. Felix Gill 6-4 6-2

Girls SF

Amarni Banks d. (4) Selena Janicijevic (FRA) 6-1 6-1

F

Aubane Droguet (FRA) d. Amarni Banks 6-1 6-0

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well done, Marni. A G2 final. That's smashed her previous best counter.

Aubane is only 16 but made the finals of a 15k a few months ago and is well known in France. (Her brother, Titouan, is one to watch too). Selena J is also a good national player.