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DavidC · Tennis legend

Boys & Girls: 2026 French Open, clay (Week 22)

DavidC · Tennis legend

It didn't get any better for Rhys:

Boys R1 (L64)

Kanta Watanabe (JPN) d. (Q) Rhys Lawlor (GBR) 5-7 6-2 6-2

DavidC · Tennis legend

Babfive wrote:
Dani lost 7-6(3) 4-6 3-6

which was closer than the main draw top seed Ksenia Efremova (Aus Open champion), who has just lost 3-6 3-6 to Dotsenko

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

DavidC wrote:
Babfive wrote:
Dani lost 7-6(3) 4-6 3-6
which was closer than the main draw top seed Ksenia Efremova (Aus Open champion), who has just lost 3-6 3-6 to Dotsenko

Yes. That's a real killer blow for the French

And, as you say, a boost for Dani

Ksenia was completely outplayed by Dotsenko whereas (without seeing the match) Dani obviously ran her very close

DavidC · Tennis legend

Mark could only convert 1 out of 8 breakpoints by comparison to his opponent's 3/5 - leaving just Hollie in singles

Boys R1 (L64)

(8) Zangar Nurlanuly (KAZ) d. Mark Ceban (GBR) 6-3 6-4

DavidC · Tennis legend

Disappointingly British interest in singles ends on day 1

Girl R1 (L64)

Luna Maria Cinalli (ARG) d. Hollie Smart (GBR) 6-4 6-4

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Hollie wasn't too bad - it was just all a little approximative, lack of rigour

DavidC · Tennis legend

No joy today either

Boys Doubles R1 (L32)

Pantaratorn/Paparkar (THA/IND) d. Ceban/Filaretov (GBR/***) 7-6(7) 6-2

DavidC · Tennis legend

All down to Hollie (currently 4-5) to prevent a complete whitewash

Boys Doubles R1 (L32)

Ciurnelli/Sloboda (ITA/SVK) d. Antonius/Lawlor (USA/GBR) 4-6 7-6(6) [10-8]

DavidC · Tennis legend

Finally we get a win smile

Girls Doubles R1 (L32)

Nilsson/Smart (SWE/GBR) d. Makarova/Tupitsyna (***/***) 7-6(2) 7-6(8)

R2

Nilsson/Smart (SWE/GBR) v (2) Esquiva Banuls / Leme Da Silva (ESP/BRA)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Hollie+ were behind in both sets, but forced tiebreaks, winning one, and then running away with the match tiebeak

R2

Nilsson/Smart (SWE/GBR) d. (2) Esquiva Banuls / Leme Da Silva (ESP/BRA) 7-6(2) 6-7 (4) [10-4]

QF

Cinalli/Lee (ARG/KOR) v Nilsson/Smart (SWE/GBR)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

That was a fun match

Well, unless you were supporting the 2nd seeds, that is

JonH · Tennis legend

Good luck to Hollie and partner in the GD QF today - they are 4th match on Court 6 so probably early evening?

DavidC · Tennis legend

End of British involvement in the main junior events (though Matt Knoessen is through to the boys wheelchair final - see the thread under General tennis discussion)

Girls QF

Cinalli/Lee (ARG/KOR) d. Nilsson/Smart (SWE/GBR) 6-3 6-2

JonH · Tennis legend

DavidC wrote:
End of British involvement in the main junior events (though Matt Knoessen is through to the boys wheelchair final - see the thread under General tennis discussion)...

https://britishtennis.activeboard.com/t72412104/itf-wheelchair-tennis-tour-2026/?page=12