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Jacob Fearnley
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Jake appears not to have a dedicated thread, but given that he won his second ITF title in Esch-sur-Alzette last weekend (his first being in Edgbaston last October, when he had to qualify & went on to beat Kyle in straight sets in the final) (both M25s), I thought he deserved one. He had an SE for the...
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Jack Draper
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There doesn't appear to be a thread for Jack Draper so here's one for people to contribute to. I will start by pointing out that Jack has made the shortlist for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year
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Oliver Bonding
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Oliver appears not yet to have a dedicated thread. I think he deserves one in recognition of the fact that he made what I presume was his debut on the Challenger circuit on Saturday at the tender age of 16 (he turns 17 tomorrow) courtesy of a qWC for the Lexus Trophy 125 event in Ilkley, where he lost in thr...
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Mimi (Mingge) Xu
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Mimi Xu is (with Hep) the other extremely promising prospect we have amongst our young female players. She also is born 2007. Comes from Swansea. And has been a top LTA prospect for several years. I was very impressed when I saw her in the U18 nationals. The thing that stands out is her physique - she is...
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Mark Ceban
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Always a bit random with the youngsters as to whose individual player page will still be up in the mix in five years time, and whose will have sunk without trace, but... Mark Ceban is born 2009, tall and willowy, has just won the U14 Bolton event, and has come on leaps and bounds in the last 12 months, reall...
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Charlie Robertson
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Charlie Robertson, born 2006, has been heavily featured by the Mail over the last couple of days. He has a junior career high ranking of 25 and is currently JWR30. From Forfar, he was at the National Academy in Stirling until it closed this summer. He is now unsupported and seeking funding. The Murrays...
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Oliver Tarvet
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Apologies if there's already a thread for Oliver but I couldn't find one. Anyway I just thought he deserved a shout out for getting to the final of the M15 in San Diego. Good luck in the final Oliver. Hopefully he's going to be another Billy Harris and start moving through the ranks.
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Sonay Kartal
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Well, it's got to be done..... Sonay Kartal, age 19, has just won the ITF 15 title in Turkey, and deserves her own thread. A promising youngster, who played a lot against/with Emma Raducanu as a tiddler and young teenager, she's had a few injuries issues and, for whatever reason, didn't travel abroad...
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Anna Brogan
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I see Anna is playing in this weeks British Tour is this a comeback?
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Joe Salisbury
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Unless I've missed something there's no dedicated thread for Joe. I think this article by Stu Fraser in today's Times makes it worth starting one, as there's...
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Marcus Willis
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http://lobandsmash.com/2015/09/10/marcus-willis-exciting-player-youve-never-heard/
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Ella McDonald
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As she's just won a J1 singles event (and the doubles), which is pretty rare and top level, and taken over the number one slot, Ella MacDonald deserves a thread of her own Born in 2005, Ella is the daughter of ex-pro footballer, Neil MacDonald (Preston, Everton, Newcastle.....) She's been one of the LT...
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Amelia (Millie) Rajecki
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It seems to me that Millie should have the ultimate honour of an Individual Player Thread Millie was a promising junior, but not an out-an-out star Now age 21, and having been in the US college system, she has developed really well her best points, the strength and power of her game. She's also improvi...
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Blu Baker
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Congrats to Blu on getting selected for sponsorship by Token Stars. It will be interesting to see what sort of year he has - there's definitely good potential there, and he's been a fave for a while, but one could argue that he is currently 'fully priced in', there's no 'rough diamond' argument there. ...
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Alicia Barnett
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It may have been noted elsewhere but since Lissey doesn't have a thread yet, and her career is improving, here is the interesting Big Racket interview that Steven has tweeted a link to. With no sponsors Lissey has done well to get as far as she has, with her college career playing no small role in this, an...
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Sam Murray Sharan
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Any idea how Sam is progressing from her last injury not played for months -- Edited by Shhh on Monday 22nd of April 2024 08:14:44 AM
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Max Basing
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I think it might be an auspicious time to start a thread for Max .... I first watched him on some livestream when he was in Spain, and was impressed. And then on the livestream for the UP Pro League, or one of those events during lockdown, and was VERY impressed. Then saw a bit of livestream from one of the UT...
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Henry Patten
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https://www.harriheliovaara.fi/2024/06/09/guest-star-henry-patten/
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Olivia Nicholls
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I've been so impressed with Olivia Nicholls this Spring. Winning 4 doubles titles is so impressive and she's forming an exciting partnership with Sarah Beth Grey. Would you give the pair wild cards to the WTA British events? Or would you give it to established singles players (Hev, JoKo)? Arguably,...
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Mika Stojsavljevic
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Mika is a late 2008-born player. Plays lots of sports. Has only releatively recently decided to specialise in tennis. Tall-ish, athletic girl. A slightly 'deliberate' sort of style. But it's obviously developing. Coached by Lewandowski (and maybe others) - and hence an LTA favourite. She re...
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Harriet Dart
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http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/harriet-dart-wimbledon-2017-qualifying-preview-main-draw-a7807591.html
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Billy Harris
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Everyone knows about Billy and his 'Billy-van'. And Bob's famous laundry service. But there was an interesting article about his recently in the French press (about Billy, that is, not Bob ) and the Isle of Man tennis club site put up a translation: Harris, the Atypical Englishman : Having left Engl...
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Emma Raducanu
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https://twitter.com/TennisWinter/status/1119550279081517056
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Niall Pickerd-Barua
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Niall is the 2023 U14 British Champion, winning it despite being one of the youngest players (born September 2010, so was only age 12 when he won it) The year before he won the U12 British Championships He's Welsh but has an interesting heritage. In his words: "My dad is from India and my mum is from Germ...
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Hannah Klugman
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Hannah is the talk of young tennis, worldwide. She's only 12. Born 2009. She's a tall-ish girl, with a super serve, especially given her age, moves well, very lucid, turns defence into attack very effectively. Her match in Les Petits As (the top world event for U14s) against the other 2009-born sta...
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