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This week in British Tennis, Friday 30th October

Friday, October 30, 2009
  • Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski are through to the sem-final of the $663.75k St Petersburg Open in Russia after winning 7-6, 6-4 against Pablo Cuevas (URU) and Horacio Zeballos (ARG). They will now face the Israeli pair Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram.

  • Sarah Borwell is in the semi-final of the $100k doubles event in Ortisei, Italy with partner Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) after defeating Veronika Kapshay (UKR) and Lilia Osterloh (USA), 6-2, 6-2. They now meet Tathiana Garbin (ITA) and Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) in the semi-finals.

  • Dan Evans and Marcus Willis reached the semi-finals of the $15k AEGON Pro-Series in Cardiff and Alexander Slabinsky and Tim Bradshaw finished runners-up in the doubles, losing 4-6, 6-7(3) to the No.3 seeds Barry King and James McGee (both IRE).

  • Richard Brooks is into the semi-final of the $15k Men’s doubles event in Dakar, Senegal with his partner Anton Peskov (RUS). The pair now face Duncan Mugabe (UGA) and Clifford Enosoregbe (NIG) for a place in the final.

  • Jade Windley is through to the quarter-finals of the $10k Women’s singles event in Stockholm, Sweden and plays the tournament No.2 seed Marta Sirotkina.

  • Lucy Brown defeated the tournament No.1 seed Miyabi Inoue (JPN) 7-5, 7-5 to reach the final of the Grade 2 Junior Championships Girls’ singles in Nanthaburi, Thailand. She will now meet Haochen Tang (CHN) in the final.

  • Joshua Ward-Hibbert is into the semi-finals of the Boy’s singles at the Grade 4 ITF Junior event in Andorra after winning 6-3, 6-4 over No.7 seed Ciaran Fitzgerald (IRL). Ward-Hibbert now plays No.6  Andres Artunedo- Martinavarr (ESP).

  • Nicole Peterson is into the semi-finals of the Girls’ singles in Andorra after winning 6-2, 6-0 against No.1 seed Solene Ficheux (FRA) and now plays Alessia Camplone (ITA).

  • Peterson has also had success in the doubles event, reaching the final with partner Amy Bowtell (IRE) after overcoming Alessia Camplone (ITA) and Ekaterina Tugarinova (RUS), 6-7 (2), 6-2, (10-5). The pair play Anita Husaric (BIH) and Francesca Palmigiano (ITA).