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By Simon Daish Leading the Under-19 Girls’ Team draw, Russia bypassed the Round of 16 through the benefit of seeding, but its journey was short-lived. Claiming an early lead against ninth seed China thanks to Elizabet Abraamian’s comeback win over Chen Yi (2-11, 5-11, 13-11, 11-9, 12-10), Russia’s fortunes took a turn for the worst […]

By Simon Daish The unanticipated Round of 32 departure for top-ranked Payas Jain blew the title contest wide open, and amongst a star-studded field, it was Quek who capitalised. Brushing aside Luxembourg’s Mael Van Dessel (11-4, 14-12, 11-9) and India’s Himnakulhpuingheta Jeho (12-10, 11-5, 11-4), Quek then added Australia’s Finn Luu to his list of […]

By Simon Daish Dreaming big, Belik’s first objective was to make his way through the Under-17 Boys’ Singles quarter-finals. Taking on Carlos Fernandez of Peru, Belik rose to the occasion to beat the Latin American across four games (11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9). One victory in the bag, Belik earnt his second of the day in […]

By Simon Daish Problems began to arise for Jain in his second group fixture against Colombia’s Alex Federico Otalvaro Garcia, who narrowly lost out to the top-ranked competitor in five games (12-14, 11-13, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8). Jain was stretched the full distance again in the Round of 32, with Australia’s Finn Luu putting up a […]

By Simon Daish Patrick Skarsholm enjoyed an impressive start to the Under-19 Boys’ Singles knock-out rounds, accounting for Under-17 champion Nicholas Lum of Australia in the Round of 16 (11-9, 13-15, 11-9, 13-11). Brimming with confidence, the 18-year-old Dane took his game up another level as he dispatched Croatia’s Rino Vidan (11-8, 11-9, 11-7) and […]

By Simon Daish A leading figure in the Under-17 race, Remi Chambet-Weil accomplished his first of many goals in Lignano, with the Dutch player successfully topping his group. Opening his account with a four-game victory over Austria’s Mark Juhasz (8-11, 11-3, 11-2, 11-7), Chambet-Weil followed up by beating Spain’s Hugo Urquizar (11-9, 11-8, 11-7) to […]

By Simon Daish Returning to the table at the last 16 hurdle of the Under-19 Girls’ Singles, Elena Zaharia blew a heavy sigh of relief after holding off Russia’s Arina Slautina in a dramatic knock-out round opener (11-9, 9-11, 5-11, 11-5, 11-7). Not an ideal start, but Zaharia’s confidence only grew as the day progressed. […]

By Simon Daish Placed in group two out of eight, Arlia’s first target was to secure a ticket to the knock-out stages of the Under-19 Girls’ Singles, and she flew out of the starting blocks with a stunning result. World ranked 86th in the age bracket, Arlia produced an astonishing display to stun world number […]

By Simon Daish 18-year-old Alexis Lebrun secured his passage to the Round of 16 following a runner-up finish in group one, chalking up convincing victories over Poland’s Maksymilian Miastowski (11-7, 11-4, 11-7) and Czech Republic’s Adam Stalzer (11-4, 11-9, 11-6). Felix Lebrun, 15, was even more impressive as he rose above Russia’s Sergey Ryzhov (10-12, […]

By Simon Daish The highest-ranked competitor in the Under 17 Girls’ Singles draw, Yashaswini Deepak Ghorpade survived a tense opening to her campaign as she held off a brave challenge from fellow compatriot Pritha Priya Vartikar (11-3, 8-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-7). From that moment on, Ghorpade didn’t drop another game! Topping her group with victory […]