Sakamoto and Schwaerzler on Roland Garros crash course
THE top two junior boys in the world are progressing nicely to face off in a potentially huge Roland Garros Grand Slam final. Former world number one now number two, Austrian Joel Schwaerzler is through to the third round at the bottom half of the draw, while Australian Open champion and current world number one […]
Bulgarian boilover as Dencheva upsets red-hot favourite
SECURING her first prominent ITF Junior title, Bulgarian Rositsa Dencheva downed tournament favourite Laura Samsonova in the J500 title in Cairo. Samsonova came into the tournament as the top seed and had only dropped one set en route to the final, but had her work cut out for her against the world number 39. The […]
Joint snaps Brit qualifier’s run
AFTER a gruelling three-hour opening round win over a seeded opponent, Australian young gun Maya Joint had an easier task in her 58-minute rout of British qualifier, Isabelle Lacy. In a strong performance from the 17-year-old, Joint won 6-2 6-1 to move into the Round of 16 and set up a huge third round match […]
