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ATP Challenger, Internazionali di Tennis, Bergamo, Italy - Men’s doubles
Jamie Delgado & Ken Skupski are into the final in Bergamo after beating fellow Briton Jonny Marray and his German partner Dustin Brown 6-3, 7-6(4) in the semi-finals. In the final they will take on Austrian duo Martin Fischer & Philipp Oswald.
Internazionali di Tennis Challenger
Anne Keothavong and Naomi Broady will be in WTA qualifying draw action this weekend in Dubai and Memphis respectively.
Keothavong will play fourth seed Mona Barthel in round one at the WTA Premier in Dubai, UAE.
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Naomi Broady faces fourth seed Camila Giorgi of Italy in QD round one in USA.
$15k Croatia F1 Futures, Zagreb - Men’s singles
Richard Bloomfield is into the singles final in Zagreb. After beating the second seed in round one Bloomfield has since won three more matches including a 6-4, 6-3 win over French qualifier Jules Marie in the semi-finals. He will now play Michalicka (CZE) or Mektic (CRO) in the final.
$15k Croatia F1 Futures, Zagreb
$10k Spain F2 Futures, Mallorca – Men’s singles
Morgan Phillips is into the quarter-finals in Mallorca after two wins in the singles event. He will now play Spanish seventh seed David Estruch for a place in the semi-finals.
$10k Spain F2 Futures - Mallorca
$10k Turkey F6 Futures, Antalya – Men’s singles
Dan Smethurst is into the semi-finals in Antalya after winning three singles matches. As seventh seed he defeated a Belgian qualifier in straight sets in the last eight and will now play Roelofse (RSA) for a place in the final. He is also in the quarter-finals of the doubles with Ed Corrie after the pair won their first match in straight sets. They now play the South African second seeds.
$10k Turkey F6 Futures - Antalya
AEGON British Tour Corby – Men’s & Women’s singles
The top two seeds, Dan Cox and Andrew Fitzpatrick, will play each other in the final of the men’s singles in Corby after winning through four rounds in the singles. In the last four Fitzpatrick beat Farquharson [6] 6-1, 6-0 and Cox beat Jones [4] 6-2, 6-3.
In the women’s event the final will see sixth seed Katy Dunne against second seed Jessica Ren. Dunne upset top seed Yasmin Clarke 6-4, 6-0 in the semi-finals whilst Ren beat third seed Emilia Banos-Gregorians 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-3.
The women’s final will be at 11am followed by the men’s final on Saturday.
AEGON British Tour Corby
ITF Grade 4 – Denmark - Boys’ singles & doubles
Samm Butler is in the singles final in Copenhagen and has already won the boys’ doubles title. The British sixth seed has won four singles matches, winning each one in straight sets, and will now meet the Swedish top seed Fred Simonsson for the title. In the doubles event Butler and his Russian partner were second seeds and won 6-3, 6-1 in the final against a Norwegian pair.
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ITF Grade 4 – Finland - Boys’ singles & doubles and Girls’ doubles
James Elliott and Lewis Roskilly are into the singles and doubles semi-finals in Finland. The two players have won three singles matches and will now play in separate semi-finals against a Lithuanian and a Russian respectively. They are partners in the doubles and, as second seeds, have won two matches and will now play a Russian duo for a place in the final. In the girls’ doubles Danielle Konotoptseva & Rebecca Smaller are also into the semi-finals following two wins and will now play the Russian top seeds.
ITF Grade 2 – Chile - Boys’ doubles
Tom Hill is in the doubles semi-finals in Santiago after a narrow quarter-final win, beating compatriots Ashley & Sendegeya 6-2, 2-6, 10-8. He, along with his Brazilian partner, will now play a Chilean pair for a place in the final. Hill also reached the last eight of the singles.
ITF Grade 2 – Moldova - Boys’ doubles
Thomas Colautti is into the doubles semi-finals in Moldova after a straight set quarter-final win. He, along with his Lithuanian partner, are third seeds and they will now play the second seeds for a place in the final.
ITF Grade 5 – Tunisia - Boys’ & Girls’ singles & doubles
Youssef Hassan, Robbie Ridout, Alistair Hobson, Emily Smith, Charlie Ridout, Stefan Rhodes, Ruby Grant & Louise Ronaldson are all competing in singles and doubles in Tunisia and are in the first or second rounds of the various events.
TE 16U – Toyota Cup, Lithuania – Boys’ doubles
Sacha Modica finished as runner up in the doubles in Lithuania, winning through three rounds before conceding a walkover to a Latvian pair in the final.
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TE Boys’ 14U & 16U Winter Cups Finals
The 14U GB boys’ team are into the semi-finals of the Winter Cup after beating Germany 2-1 in their quarter-final on Friday. In the tie Jay Clarke won his singles match 1-6, 5-4 retired before Sam Ferguson went down 6-0, 6-3 to his opponent in the second singles. But the duo teamed up to win the deciding doubles rubber 7-6(3), 6-3 to set up a semi-final against Hungary. The team is captained by Chris Wilkinson and also contains Marcus Walters.
However there was disappointment for the 16U GB boys team who were attempting to defend their Winter Cup title, after they went down to fourth seeds Sweden in the quarter-finals. Adam Glynn and Julian Cash both lost out in their singles rubbers in two and three sets respectively. The team is captained by Martin Weston and also contains Josef Dodridge. They will now play either France or Romania as they look to clinch 5th place.
AEGON British Tour Exeter – University of Exeter, Men’s & Women’s singles, Feb 23rd – 28th
North West Challenge Futures – Wheelchair Tennis, Preston, GB – Feb 24th – 26th
The British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships has been voted tournament of the year for 2011 on the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour by the ITF. British Open wins tournament of the year
Britain’s Andy Murray will try to defend his AEGON Championships title at The Queen's Club, 11th-17th June before targeting a unique grass court treble at The Championships, Wimbledon and the London Olympics. Andy Murray targets third AEGON Championships title
Great Britain have been drawn to play Sweden away in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II Play-offs on April 21st & 22nd 2012. GB to play Sweden away in Fed Cup WG II Play-offs
Last Saturday marked 200 days to go until the London 2012 Paralympic Games, LOCOG and the ODA announced the completion of Eton Manor. Eton Manor completion marks 200 days to go
LTA News & Features – www.lta.org.uk/news, Junior watch: British tennis players - 16th February, World Tennis News roundup – 13th February 2012
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