Now that I've returned from the Florida Sectional and Plaza Cup, I've had time to catch up on what's going on in Australia and in England, where the Teen Tennis competition for 14-and-under players is underway.
It isn't surprising the news from the Australian juniors is centered on Bernard Tomic; he's reached the quarterfinals, taking on top seed Cesar Ramirez of Mexico Thursday (later this evening here in the U.S.). Here's The Times Neil Harman's British prospective on the phenomenon Tomic is becoming in his home country. Not that Harman hasn't had plenty to write about on his own country's juniors. Daniel Evans is also in the quarterfinals, but he was called on to stand up for British juniors when Marcus Willis was sent home from Australia for disciplinary reasons. The Daily Mail has the story here.
Ryan Harrison is the only American of the five that started in the tournament still remaining in singles and doubles. (It's interesting that three 15-year-olds made the boys quarterfinals: Tomic, Harrison and Yuki Bhambri of India.) Harrison, the No. 4 seed, plays unseeded Di Wu of China. The Shreveport Times, the paper of the Harrisons' former hometown, spoke with Pat Harrison about the decision to sign with IMG in this article.
Two U.S. girls have reached the quarterfinals in Bolton, site of the Teen Tennis tournament. Unseeded Kyle McPhillips rolled past the top seed in the third round, while Grace Min, the No. 4 seed, also advanced. Both U.S. girls doubles teams have also advanced to the quarterfinals. None of the U.S. boys reached the quarterfinals, but John Harrison Richmond and Reo Asami are still alive in doubles. For complete draws, visit the LTA's results page.
Marcia Frost is covering the Boca Raton Futures this week, with an emphasis on the college and junior competitors. With 17-year-old Vlad Ignatic's win last week in N. Miami Beach and Virginia's Somdev Devvarman's win the previous week in Tampa, those two categories are 2-0 for 2008.
It isn't surprising the news from the Australian juniors is centered on Bernard Tomic; he's reached the quarterfinals, taking on top seed Cesar Ramirez of Mexico Thursday (later this evening here in the U.S.). Here's The Times Neil Harman's British prospective on the phenomenon Tomic is becoming in his home country. Not that Harman hasn't had plenty to write about on his own country's juniors. Daniel Evans is also in the quarterfinals, but he was called on to stand up for British juniors when Marcus Willis was sent home from Australia for disciplinary reasons. The Daily Mail has the story here.
Ryan Harrison is the only American of the five that started in the tournament still remaining in singles and doubles. (It's interesting that three 15-year-olds made the boys quarterfinals: Tomic, Harrison and Yuki Bhambri of India.) Harrison, the No. 4 seed, plays unseeded Di Wu of China. The Shreveport Times, the paper of the Harrisons' former hometown, spoke with Pat Harrison about the decision to sign with IMG in this article.
Two U.S. girls have reached the quarterfinals in Bolton, site of the Teen Tennis tournament. Unseeded Kyle McPhillips rolled past the top seed in the third round, while Grace Min, the No. 4 seed, also advanced. Both U.S. girls doubles teams have also advanced to the quarterfinals. None of the U.S. boys reached the quarterfinals, but John Harrison Richmond and Reo Asami are still alive in doubles. For complete draws, visit the LTA's results page.
Marcia Frost is covering the Boca Raton Futures this week, with an emphasis on the college and junior competitors. With 17-year-old Vlad Ignatic's win last week in N. Miami Beach and Virginia's Somdev Devvarman's win the previous week in Tampa, those two categories are 2-0 for 2008.
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