At the U.S. Open, I had a chance to sit down for a few minutes with Girls 18s finalist Alison Riske to discuss her plans and to ask her about meeting Billie Jean King. The result is this article on The Tennis Recruiting Network. Riske won three matches to qualify at the $50K Pro Circuit event this week in Kentucky where she lost in the first round to fellow junior (and qualifier) Kim Couts. Riske and Julia Boserup are still in doubles, having won their first match, but won't play their second until tomorrow. I think they've had rain disrupt the schedule the past couple of days.
Speaking of rain, the Junior Davis and Fed Cups in Italy were also affected by it today, but it didn't save both U.S. teams from 2-0 losses. The Junior Davis Cup page featuring the U.S. scores is here. The Junior Fed Cup U.S. page is here.
Although the places (for 5-8, 9-16 playoffs) aren't decided in the Junior Fed Cup due to the rain, the semifinalists are, with Poland, Italy, Thailand and Australia advancing to the final four.
The Junior Davis Cup has identified only two of its last four--Australia, the only country with both teams still alive; and Brazil, who beat the U.S. The match of the day was undoubtedly Bernard Tomic of Australia vs. Giacomo Miccini of Italy, a rematch of their U.S. Open Jr. qualifying match, won 6-4. 6-2 by Miccini. Not only was the surface radically different this time, so was the score, with Tomic winning 6-3, 5-7, 13-11.
The acceptance lists for the Grade B1 in Tulsa Oct. 8-14, which I'll be attending for the first time, were updated today. I know it's a very bad time of year for a major tournament for players in regular school, but it's still a little surprising to me that the girls qualifying is only half full. And speaking of surprises, what's Mateusz Kecki doing in the qualifying? A late entry maybe? The acceptances are available on usta.com.
Speaking of rain, the Junior Davis and Fed Cups in Italy were also affected by it today, but it didn't save both U.S. teams from 2-0 losses. The Junior Davis Cup page featuring the U.S. scores is here. The Junior Fed Cup U.S. page is here.
Although the places (for 5-8, 9-16 playoffs) aren't decided in the Junior Fed Cup due to the rain, the semifinalists are, with Poland, Italy, Thailand and Australia advancing to the final four.
The Junior Davis Cup has identified only two of its last four--Australia, the only country with both teams still alive; and Brazil, who beat the U.S. The match of the day was undoubtedly Bernard Tomic of Australia vs. Giacomo Miccini of Italy, a rematch of their U.S. Open Jr. qualifying match, won 6-4. 6-2 by Miccini. Not only was the surface radically different this time, so was the score, with Tomic winning 6-3, 5-7, 13-11.
The acceptance lists for the Grade B1 in Tulsa Oct. 8-14, which I'll be attending for the first time, were updated today. I know it's a very bad time of year for a major tournament for players in regular school, but it's still a little surprising to me that the girls qualifying is only half full. And speaking of surprises, what's Mateusz Kecki doing in the qualifying? A late entry maybe? The acceptances are available on usta.com.
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