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Looks like under 16 champ , Isaac Sallu, withdrew from the under 18 qualies.

A pretty unpleasant match between Jan Janda and Regan O'Brien yesterday

Jan called a ball out that I saw clearly in

Regan then called a ball out that I'm not sure about but could have been in

Sort of tit for tat ?

An umpire was called - didn't stop the arguments though

On the other hand, I saw some very good and honest calling from some of the other players, like Celine Ricaud, for instance, and others.

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Monday 6th of April 2026 09:50:58 AM

Tennis_fanboy wrote:

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I dont know what match you watched. They argued about the double bouce. Everyball on the line Regan was calling out where I watched few Jan did not call.

Clearly you have some hate for the young lad. If you spoke to other players in his age group you would know he is the most respectful and liked player, never shouts in opponents faces like othes, ofter does not call balls out when they are out.

You are experienced poster, but clearly you have some agenda against him, be mindful players read this forum.

-- Edited by Tennis_fanboy on Monday 6th of April 2026 08:22:34 AM

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 Always nice to have a new person posting 

And with good input - appreciate it - that's what's missing - some background from people who know 

Thanks

And I am very pleased that players read this forum, I know a lot who do, and I never post anything that I wouldn't say to them personally or to their coaches, if asked. 

However, it doesn't change what I saw - and I have no idea why you think I have any hate towards the boy? What on earth are you basing that on? I've barely ever posted about him before. 

I was posting about what I saw yesterday - a ball that clearly hit the side line (IMO), that Jan called out, in the tramlines. Our cameras are really well placed to call that line. 

If you're saying that was a genuine mistake, and not normal, then fine. 

And, indeed, Regan's call afterwards, as I said, could well have been wrong too - the cameras are less well placed for that line so I didn't want to be so clear. 

(There were more arguments than just that double bounce, though - although not necessarily Jan's fault, of course - and the match did degenerate a bit - the umpire was on call for a lot of it - and rightly so)  

So, I take on board that Jan is nomrally very well mannered and sportsmanlike. 

But I take offence at you thinking that I 'hate' any of the players (young or old) - that's plain ridiculous.

There are a couple of players who I think are drama queens, or sulky, or just bad-mannered (all based on watching them). But I absolutely do not 'hate' them. 

Please note that I was in charge of junior tennis in my area of France for a long time. (I'm also a national level umpire). I support young players, and generally am very forgiving of youngsters, in life as well as tennis, far more so than for adults - I think they need a chance to grow out of things (even Roger Federer was a terribly behaved teenager) 

So just because I say something negative, based on what I've seen, doesn't mean I have anything against the player. A negative comment is just as valid as a positive one. But it's just that, a comment, in a moment in time. 

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Monday 6th of April 2026 09:53:21 AM

So young Hermione won and will now be playing older sister, Ophelia

Keeping it in he family .....

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Tennis_fanboy wrote:

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I dont know what match you watched. They argued about the double bouce. Everyball on the line Regan was calling out where I watched few Jan did not call.

Clearly you have some hate for the young lad. If you spoke to other players in his age group you would know he is the most respectful and liked player, never shouts in opponents faces like othes, ofter does not call balls out when they are out.

You are experienced poster, but clearly you have some agenda against him, be mindful players read this forum.

-- Edited by Tennis_fanboy on Monday 6th of April 2026 08:22:34 AM

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 What an extraordinary over-the-top comment!  Coup Droit referred to one point.  He didn't even say it was in, he said he 'saw it as in'.  

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 Referred to one point as "clearly in" and advised Jan to go specsavers ! Which comment is over the top is very debatable. We can discuss further or drop the subject an be more mindful of future comments...

In the girls, we not only have the Korpanec Davies sister battle, but - as Jon pointed out - the Battles of the Brittons too

Isabelle Britton v Dani Britton (no relation)

Quite a few 2011-ers made it through in the girls - Hermione, Grace, Liv - and April as a 2012-er

No real upsets

Will be interesting to see Meg Knight back on the court tomorrow