The complete results from today's qualifying are available at the TennisLink site and of the ten American girls competing, eight advanced to Saturday's second (and last) round of qualifying. The 14-year-olds were particularly impressive. Nicole Gibbs defeated No. 2 seed Isabella Holland of Australia in three sets, and Stephanie Vidov, who, with Gibbs and Sloane Stephens won the ITF World Junior Tem Competition a few weeks ago, rolled over No. 1 seed Misaki Doi of Japan 6-1, 6-2. Stephens couldn't quite get past fellow American Julia Boserup, but she did win a set.
Chelsey Gullickson, Alexa Guarachi, Lauren Embree, Allie Will and Kim Couts also advanced and on Saturday there is an opportunity for all eight to make it into the main draw, as none play each other. Kristy Frilling was the lone American girl to lose to a foreign player on Friday.
Australia's girls had a tough day, with Holland losing to Gibbs, No. 13 seed Alison Bai losing to Couts, and No. 6 seed Sally Peers falling to Embree. Unseeded Alenka Hubacek also lost, leaving the Australians with no chance for a qualifier and with only two girls in the main draw.
And yes, I'm shocked that Paz did in fact lose, in three sets to the Japanese wildcard Chinami Ogi. If Ogi wins on Saturday, I will be making a point to see her main draw match.
The boys results are now also complete, and of the ten U.S. boys in qualifying, six have already lost. Bradley Klahn defeated No. 2 seed Brendan McKenzie of Australia and Devin Britton beat fellow American Adam El Mihdawy. Dennis Nevolo outlasted Jarmere Jenkins and Frank Carleton upset No. 5 seeded Australian Mark Verryth.
With Giacomo Miccini and Bernard Tomic both winning today, it sets up a rematch of the 2004 Eddie Herr 12s final, the first time I saw either one of them play. Tomic won that match easily; tomorrow's will be an interesting yardstick for both of them.
The Canadian Open, the ITF Grade 1, finishes Saturday, and the girls title will be between Canadian wild card Rebecca Marino and Great Britain qualifier Jade Curtis. The boys champion will be either No. 8 seed Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania or No. 9 seed Guillermo Rivera Aranguiz of Chile. Berankis defeated top seed and No. 1 ranked Vlad Ignatic today, avenging his loss to Ignatic in the Wimbledon semifinals (and Roland Garros quarterfinals).
Inside the grounds at the U.S. Open (the junior qualifying takes place outside the gates), there weren't too many surprises. I was glued to the Djokovic/Stepanek match for most of the day, and after the Blake/Santoro contest last night, there was no claiming the first week was dull.
Wayne Odesnik went down in straight sets to Juan Ignacio Chela in singles second round action today, but in doubles, Jesse Levine and Alex Kuznetsov pulled off an upset, taking out Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra of France, the No. 7 seeds, 7-6, 6-4.
My next post will be from Flushing Meadows, where they are expecting great weather and huge crowds for the Labor Day weekend.
Chelsey Gullickson, Alexa Guarachi, Lauren Embree, Allie Will and Kim Couts also advanced and on Saturday there is an opportunity for all eight to make it into the main draw, as none play each other. Kristy Frilling was the lone American girl to lose to a foreign player on Friday.
Australia's girls had a tough day, with Holland losing to Gibbs, No. 13 seed Alison Bai losing to Couts, and No. 6 seed Sally Peers falling to Embree. Unseeded Alenka Hubacek also lost, leaving the Australians with no chance for a qualifier and with only two girls in the main draw.
And yes, I'm shocked that Paz did in fact lose, in three sets to the Japanese wildcard Chinami Ogi. If Ogi wins on Saturday, I will be making a point to see her main draw match.
The boys results are now also complete, and of the ten U.S. boys in qualifying, six have already lost. Bradley Klahn defeated No. 2 seed Brendan McKenzie of Australia and Devin Britton beat fellow American Adam El Mihdawy. Dennis Nevolo outlasted Jarmere Jenkins and Frank Carleton upset No. 5 seeded Australian Mark Verryth.
With Giacomo Miccini and Bernard Tomic both winning today, it sets up a rematch of the 2004 Eddie Herr 12s final, the first time I saw either one of them play. Tomic won that match easily; tomorrow's will be an interesting yardstick for both of them.
The Canadian Open, the ITF Grade 1, finishes Saturday, and the girls title will be between Canadian wild card Rebecca Marino and Great Britain qualifier Jade Curtis. The boys champion will be either No. 8 seed Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania or No. 9 seed Guillermo Rivera Aranguiz of Chile. Berankis defeated top seed and No. 1 ranked Vlad Ignatic today, avenging his loss to Ignatic in the Wimbledon semifinals (and Roland Garros quarterfinals).
Inside the grounds at the U.S. Open (the junior qualifying takes place outside the gates), there weren't too many surprises. I was glued to the Djokovic/Stepanek match for most of the day, and after the Blake/Santoro contest last night, there was no claiming the first week was dull.
Wayne Odesnik went down in straight sets to Juan Ignacio Chela in singles second round action today, but in doubles, Jesse Levine and Alex Kuznetsov pulled off an upset, taking out Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra of France, the No. 7 seeds, 7-6, 6-4.
My next post will be from Flushing Meadows, where they are expecting great weather and huge crowds for the Labor Day weekend.
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