Scots compete at the French Open, Cameron Rae wins National Tour, TS Open Tour latest
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There's been a mixture of results so far in Paris as the 2024 French Open draws saw five Scots enter.
Charlie Robertson is making his mark in the Juniors having come through qualifying.
Robertson kicked off qualifying with a dominant win over French wildcard Evan Simon 6-3 6-0. He then booked his spot in the main draw by beating Joaquin Guilleme of Nicaragua 7-5 6-2.
Charlie kept up his form by causing one of the biggest upsets in the Boys’ draw after toppling the ninth seed, and world number 12, Jangjun Kim of South Korea. After losing the first set 6-7, Charlie was able to battle back and take the following two sets 6-3 6-4.
He plays Alexander Razeghi of the USA in the second round.
Charlie has also progressed in the doubles draw as he and partner Tomasz Berkieta beat French duo Felix Balshaw and Lucas Moarionneau 6-2 6-2. Charlie saw doubles success last week at the J500 Milan where he and Hayden Jones of Australia reached the final of one of the most prestigious events on the Junior ITF calendar.
In the senior doubles, Maia Lumsden and Jamie Murray were among the first round winners.
Maia teamed up with Yafan Wang of China to beat Fang-Hsien Wu and Lin Zhu 6-2 6-2. However, the pair fell in the second round to 16th seeds Miyu Kato and Nadiia Kichenok 3-6 5-7.
Jamie and his partner Michael Venus were dominant in the first round against Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar, winning 6-1 6-2 before falling in the second round to French wildcards Gregoire Barrere and Lucas Pouille 4-6 6-7(8).
Andy Murray and Dan Evans teamed up for the first time in a Grand Slam but suffered defeat in the first round at the hands of Sebastian Baez and Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-7 6-7.
Gordon Reid is set to take to the court at Roland Garros over the next couple of days in both singles and doubles wheelchair draws.
Cameron Rae wins on grass
Cameron Rae kicked off the grass court season for Scots in Frinton where he was victorious in the 11U Lexus Grass Court Championships, a junior National Tour grade one event.
Cameron started off strong in Group A where he dropped only five games over three matches to finish top of the group and move on to the knockout draw of 16 players.
Cameron continued his dominance in the following rounds, winning 6-2 6-0 in the round of sixteen and 6-1 6-2 in the quarter-finals.
He kept up his fine form against Louis Garner in the semi-finals, winning 6-1 6-0. Cameron then beat Matyas Oprchal in the final 6-1 6-4 to cap off a perfect week of tennis on the grass and take home the title.
Meanwhile in Bradfield, Frank Atkins took home bronze in the 10U Lexus National Tour Grade 1 event.
Frank tallied two wins out of three matches in the groupstage to top his group and progress to the quarter-finals whre the remainder of the tournament was played out in a compass format.
Frank then won his first round in the main draw 6-4 6-0 before losing to Sebastian Brock in the final four. However, he bounced back in the bronze play off to beat Fletcher Davies 2-6 6-4 7-5 to finish third overall.
East of Scotland Champions crowned
Cameron Fryer and Heather Barlow topped the podium at the East of Scotland Open in the latest tournament on the TS Open Tour calendar.
Off the back of his win at the Tennis Tayside Open, Cameron continued his run of form as he entered the weekend seeded fourth. After a first round win, Fryer bested Adam Clunie 6-2 7-6 before taking out eighth seed Jack Deveny 6-1 6-0 in the quarter-final.
In the semi-final, Cameron upset top seed Euan McIntosh 6-2 6-2 to set up a final encounter with Liam Hignett.
The final went the distance, with Fryer recovering from a set down to edge Hignett in a match tie-break 6-7 6-4 10-8.
Meanwhile, Barlow picked up her first title of the 2024 TS Open Tour season.
Seeded second, she came through a close opening round against Mahalakshmi Ginjupalli 6-2 7-6 before defeating Aadya Iyer Chadalawada 6-2 6-4 in the quarter-finals.
In the final four, Barlow beat third seed Molly Robinson 6-4 6-4 for a spot in the final. There she played Scottish junior Anna Mcknight who was on a strong run of form having beaten top seed Sarah McFadyen in the semi-final.
The women’s final also went all the way with Barlow battling back from a set down to pull through 4-6 6-3 10-5 to lift the trophy.
Strathallan do double at School Championships
The 2024 Scottish Schools Championships were held at George Watson’s College, Edinburgh, with Strathallan School displaying dominance in both boys and girls' events
The new format for 2024 saw the girls’ teams compete on Thursday and the boys on Friday in a doubles based compass draw.
On Thursday, top seeds Strathallan kicked off their campaign with a win over St George’s school 2-0 before moving past St Joseph’s College 2-0 in the quarter-final.
The semi-final encounter between Strathallan and Mary Erskine was level after initial doubles play meaning the match was settled in a tie-break shootout which went the way of the top seeds.
Strathallan then got the better of last year’s winners Dunblane High School as they managed to secure the win 2-0 to take home the title.
In the boys' draw, Strathallan were also the top seeds. They proved dominant as they overcame George Watson’s in the quarter-finals and Dunblane High School in the semi-finals.
In the battle for the championships, Strathallan were able to get the win 2-0 against High School of Glasgow to complete the double for the school.
Led by coaches Tommy Ogilvie and Ryan Martin, the wins constitute the first Scottish Schools tournament titles for Strathallan.
