By Glenys Furness
- Mingge Xu made semi-final in Tunisia
- Brit was unseeded
- Didn’t drop a set en route
MONASTIR, TUNISIA – Mingge Xu made the semi-final in Tunisia. The Brit was unseeded and didn’t drop a set en route.
Brit of the Week
Mingge Xu entered the ITF and was unseeded. In the first round the Brit was against Emmanuelle Girard. The French women struggled during the game as the young Brit dominated. Xu broke early in the first set and was soon ahead. The second set was more of the same as Girard just could not do anything with the game of the British Junior. Xu eased through in straight sets 6-2, 6-2.
The second round saw the young Brit against qualifier Alessia Popescu. The Romanian found Xu too good, as the Brit dominated the first set. Xu dropped only one game in the first set to take the lead. The second set was more of the same as the junior dominated Popescu. The young Brit eased through in straight sets 6-1, 6-2.
In the quarter-final Xu was against Italian Lara Pfeifer. The first set saw the young Brit continue her dominance, as Pfeifer struggled to stay with Xu who took the lead. The second set proved a little closer. Pfeifer found her game, but eventually the young Brit broke serve and moved into the next round 6-2, 6-4.
The semi-final saw the young Brit against eighth seed Evialina Laskevich. The seed dominated Xu in the first set, as the Brit struggled to find her range. The second set was closer though, as Xu managed to stay with Laskevich at the start. Eventually, the seed broke serve and took the match 6-2, 6-4.
Challenger & ITF Round Up
Jan Choinski was defeated by Pablo Llamas Ruiz in the first round in Murcia 7-6(3), 7-6(6).
Oliver Crawford was defeated by Jacob Brumm in the first round in Merida 7-6(0), 2-6, 6-3.
Arthur Fery was defeated by Clement Chidekh in the quarter-final in Toulouse-Balma 7-5, 1-0(RET).
Emilie Hudd was defeated by Trevor Svajda in the first round in Calabasas 6-0, 6-1.
Charles Broom was defeated by Nishesh Basavareddy in the semi-final in Calabasas 6-0, 5-7, 6-3.
Aidan McHugh was defeated by Adria Soriano Barrera in the first round in Loule 6-3, 6-4.
Sarah Tatu was defeated by Joelle Steur in the second round in Sabadell 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
Jay Clarke was defeated by Lorenzo Giustino in the semi-final in Badalona 6-3, 6-2.
Henry Searle was defeated by Lewie Lane in the first round in Antalya 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(6).
Harry Wendelken was defeated by Seydina Andre in the first round in Heraklion 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-1.
David Quayle was defeated by Osgar O’Hoisin in the first round in Heraklion 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
George Houghton was defeated by Koray Kirci in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-4, 6-3.
Ali Habib was defeated by Marek Gengel in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 7-6(2), 6-2.
Max Benaim was defeated by Amr Elsayed in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-4, 6-2.
Thomas Drayton was defeated by Yurii Dzhavakian in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-3, 6-4.
Holly Hutchinson was defeated by Ioana Zvonaru in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-4, 6-3.
Annabelle Lammas was defeated by Maya Drozd in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-3, 6-2.
Daniel Little was defeated by Sander Jong in the second round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-3, 6-3.
Fabio Nestola was defeated by Olaf Pieczkowski in the second round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-2, 6-4.
Talia Neilson-Gatenby was defeated by Malene Helgo in the quarter-final in Sharm-El-Sheikh 7-5, 2-6, 6-3.
Joshua Goodger was defeated by Dan Alexandru Tomescu in the second round in Alaminos-Larnaca 7-6(4), 6-1.
Yuriko Lily Miyazaki was defeated by Timea Babos in the quarter-final in Maribor 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.
Next Week Brits play in Miami, Girona, France, Slovakia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Slovenia, Brazil & Italy.
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