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Blanch Beats Zheng to Reach Second Challenger Final; Reyniak Wins First Pro Title in Doubles; First Round of All-American Pre-Qualifying Complete; US Davis Cup Team Falls to Czechia; Jovic Defends WTA 500 Title
Darwin Blanch was on a six-match losing streak prior to this week's ATP Challenger 125 in Tiburon California, but the 2025 Kalamazoo 18 champion has now won four straight matches, including this evening's 7-6(5), 7-6(9) win over top seed and defending champion Michael Zheng(Columbia).The unseeded Blanch, who saved five match points in his 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(10) first round win over Stefan Kozlov,
My US Open Junior Recap; Malacek Claims J200 Montreal Title; Krishnan Wins First WT Junior Singles Title at J100 San Antonio; Czechia and USA 1-1 in Davis Cup Qualifying; Tennis-Specific Masters Position Available at FSU
My recap of last week's US Open Junior Championships is up today at Tennis Recruiting Network, and even six days later, I'm still marveling at the boys final, which I rewatched this week. Although there were peaks and valleys for both Guto Miguel and Marcel Latak in each set, it's difficult to imagine a more riveting final five games, with the deciding tiebreaker featuring even more drama. A
Malacek Wins Kalamazoo 16s Final Rematch, Three Americans Reach Montreal J200 Finals; Stoiana Makes First WTA Quarterfinal; Zheng Beats Svajda to Advance to Tiburon Challenger Quarterfinals; Tien and Shelton Kick Off Davis Cup Tie in Prague
After holding a match point against World Tennis Junior No. 1 Guto Miguel in the first round of the US Open Junior Championships last week, and reaching the doubles quarterfinals before falling to the eventual champions in a match tiebreaker, Daniel Malacek was undoubtedly full of confidence when he arrived in Montreal for this week's J200.The 16-year-old left-hander, seeded No. 4, avenged his
ITA All-American Fields Feature Top Ten Talent; Stolarczyk and Malacek Replay Kalamazoo 16s Final in J200 Montreal Semis; Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury Retire; Gorzny Beats Basavareddy at Tiburon Challenger
The first major tournament of the ITA Division I fall season is coming up, with the long-running All-American Championships set to begin with pre-qualifying this weekend. The locations remain the same as in years past, with the the women in Cary North Carolina and the men in Tulsa Oklahoma.Preseason No. 1 Lucciana Perez of Texas A&M did not enter, suggesting she will again skip the
WT J500 Osaka Acceptances; Update on September Titles for American Juniors on World Tennis Junior Circuit
As always seems to be the case, the World Tennis J500 junior event in Osaka Japan, the only WT J500 on hard courts, is coming up next week, and I haven't been paying attention, what with the College Park J300, the Repentigny J300 and the US Open Junior Championships.The acceptance lists, posted earlier this month, feature three US boys and seven US girls, including three girls who are also on the
J300 Pan Am Closed Acceptances; Tiburon Challenger 125 Qualifying Complete, First Round Underway; Tien and Damm Added to US Davis Cup Team's Tie With Czechia Friday
The World Tennis J300 Pan American Closed in Spring Texas is a week early this year, but there is a two-week span between the US Open and it. While that's a quick turnaround for American juniors, it's downright luxurious compared to the European Championships, a closed J300 in Austria, which began today.The fields for the European Championships, which used to be among the prestigious event on the
Shelton Falls in US Open Men's Final; More on Marcel Latak's Stunning US Open Boys Title
Ben Shelton was unable to end the major drought for American men in the US Open singles final this afternoon on Arthur Ashe, with the 2022 NCAA champion falling to Roland Garros champion Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2. So the streak of no American man winning a slam singles title, last done by Andy Roddick at the 2003 US Open, continues.But one such streak is over. Marcel
Latak Saves Three Match Points in Third-Set Tiebreaker to Win US Open Boys Title; Sun Reverses Wimbledon Final Result for First Junior Slam Title; Penickovas Claim Another Girls Doubles Title; Harrison and Skupski Win Men's Doubles
©Colette Lewis and Michael Lewis 2026--Flushing Meadows, NY--Although the women's final between the world's No. 1 and No. 2 players was on the horizon, most of the buzz on the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center an hour before that championship match was about the boys final.For nearly three hours, unseeded American Marcel Latak and top seed Guto Miguel of Brazil battled to a draw,
Unseeded Latak Reaches Both US Open Boys Finals; Sun and Pushkareva Rerun Wimbledon Girls Final; Townsend Completes Career Slam with Women's Doubles Title; Shelton to Face Zverev for US Open Men's Title
©Colette Lewis and Michael Lewis 2026--Flushing Meadows NY--Marcel Latak's surprise at reaching the boys final at the US Open Junior Championships is exceeded only by his surprise at how he's done it. After defeating No. 2 seed Jamie Mackenzie of Germany 6-3, 7-6(2) Saturday afternoon, Latak was still struggling to comprehend that he hasn't dropped a set this week at the USTA Billie Jean King
Unseeded Clarke and Latak Reach US Open Singles Semifinals; Top Seed Miguel Saves Three Match Points in Third Set Tiebreaker to Win Battle of Junior Slam Champions; Top Two Seeds Advance in Girls Singles
©Colette Lewis and Michael Lewis 2026--Flushing Meadows NY--Marcel Latak and Melije Clarke, two unseeded 17-year-olds from the United States, are relatively inexperienced at the highest level of the World Tennis junior circuit compared to the other competitors this week at the US Open Junior Championships. But that hasn't kept them from reaching their first junior slam semifinals with impressive
Four US Boys, Two US Girls Reach US Open Junior Championships Quarterfinals; Last Two Boys Junior Slam Champions Face Off Thursday; Kovackova's Historic Doubles Run Ends; Gauff Advances to Semifinals; Montgomery and Krueger Storm Back to Make Women's Doubles Final
©Colette Lewis and Michael Lewis 2026--Flushing Meadows NY--Marcel Latak had no trouble exceeding his own expectations at this U.S. Open.That’s because he had none.The 17-year-old Chicago native who has verbally committed to Stanford for 2027, is thrilled to be in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open boys singles draw, but he didn’t expect to be here.“It’s surreal. I can’t even find the right words
Secord Sets Up Rematch with Kennedy in US Open Junior Championships Third Round; Preston Posts Comeback Win; Filin and Carpico Fall Just Short in Men's Doubles
©Colette Lewis and Michael Lewis 2026--Flushing Meadows NY--Two Jacks who know each other well will play for the second time in a month tomorrow on Louis Armstrong Stadium, where they both picked up straight-sets win in the second round of the US Open Junior Championships on yet another sunny day at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.Kalamazoo 18s champion and No. 5 seed Jack Kennedy
Latak Ousts Australian Open Champion, Antonius Falls in Second Round at US Open Junior Championships; 14-year-old Manchala Unfazed in Earning First Junior Slam Victory; Gauff Through to Women's Quarterfinals
©Colette Lewis and Michael Lewis 2026--Flushing Meadows NY--The second day of the US Open Junior Championships were full of surprises, with Americans on both sides of the ledger: those who pulled off the unexpected, and those who were upset victims.Unseeded Marcel Latak has had an eventful ten days: winning his first J300 title in Canada on Friday, hitting with Tommy Paul on Arthur Ashe Stadium
Top Seed Miguel Saves Match Point to Escape Qualifier Malacek's Challenge; Wild Card Annika Penickova Takes Out No. 4 Seed Barros; Reddy Upsets Reisach; Ohio State Team Makes History by Advancing to Third Round
©Colette Lewis and Michael Lewis 2026--Flushing Meadows NY--Top seed Guto Miguel may not have expected to need over two hours and the support of the always raucous Brazil fans in his first round match today at the US Open Junior Championships, but the 17-year-old Brazilian came to the realization early that qualifier Daniel Malacek wasn't intimidated by facing the Roland Garros champion in his
Eight Intriguing Questions for US Open Junior Championships Beginning Sunday with 29 Americans in Action; Xinran Sun and Guto Miguel No. 1 Seeds; Kalamazoo Doubles Champions Alvarez and Johnston Drop Close Match in Debut
You may have noticed that Michael Lewis(no relation) has been contributing interviews to Zootennis during the US Open and, I'm happy to say he will continue to provide articles here throughout the Junior Championships. Michael has been writing about the juniors for the US Open for the World Tennis(ITF) website for several years, but they are not posting daily articles this year, so we hope to
August Aces; Four Americans Qualify for US Open Junior Championships; Filin and Carpico Beat Red Hot Brazilian Team in Men's Doubles; Latak Claims First J300 Title in Repentigny, Britton Wins Girls Singles
My monthly look back at the highlights of juniors, collegians and former collegians for August is out today at Tennis Recruiting Network, with 18 players featured, from a Masters 1000 champion to first-time J300 winners. I always learn a lot when researching this article, and I hope it shines a spotlight on those who may not be as famous as Ben Shelton, but still deserve applause for their
Nine Americans Reach Final Round of US Open Junior Qualifying; Teen Teams Play Friday in Women's Doubles; Zheng Makes Men's Singles Third Round; Latak Advances to J300 Repentigny Boys Final, All-British Girls Final Set for Friday
The first day of the US Open Junior Championships qualifying ended this evening with nine Americans advancing to the final round. Three boys and six girls won their matches today, and at least two US girls will qualify with two all-USA matches Friday.After play had begun, the USTA sent a press release announcing that two of the courts at the Cary Leeds Tennis Center in the Bronx would have live
College Park J300 Recap, Videos; Zheng Claims First US Open Main Draw Victory; Junior US Open Wild Cards; 16 Americans Account for Half of Girls Qualifying Spots; Latak Reaches J300 Repentigny Semifinals
My recap of the World Tennis J300 tournament in College Park for Tennis Recruiting Network is available today, which condenses my week-long coverage into one article about the major warmup event for the US Open Junior Championships.Videos of the singles finals are below; a full replay of both singles finals, with additional coverage of the doubles finals, can be found at the Cracked Racquets
San Diego Champion Frodin Vows to Learn from US Open Loss; Fritz Beats Blanch; Collegiate Wild Card Brantmeier Drops First Round Match on Rain Marred Tuesday; Top Seeds Fall at Repentigny J300
After Thea Frodin won the USTA National 18s title last month in San Diego she was asked if she would rather face a qualifier on an outside court or a seed on Ashe at the US Open and she replied: "I'm going with seeded player on Arthur Ashe. I want it all. Bring it on!"When she was drawn to play WTA No. 2 and reigning Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, ten years her senior
Collegiate Wild Card Gorzny Saves Five Match Points to Win US Open Debut; Frodin Faces Rybakina Tuesday Morning; College Park Boys Champion Roussel Loses in Repentigny J300 Second Round
It's been 14 years since one of the USTA's NCAA collegiate wild cards won a match at the US Open, but that drought ended today in dramatic fashion, with Sebastian Gorzny saving five match points to defeat Raphael Collignon of Belgium 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(9) to advance to the second round. The match took four hours and was played over two days, with Gorzny, who won the USTA's Collegiate US
Kalamazoo Champion Kennedy Falls in US Open Main Draw Debut; Challenger Titles for Mayo and Volynets; Nakashima Wins M15 Champaign; Stolarczyk and Latak Oust No. 2 and No. 4 Seeds at J300 in Canada
The US Open kicked off today with 14 Americans in action, but rain this evening kept the schedule from being completed.Kalamazoo 18s champion Jack Kennedy lost to qualifier Lloyd Harris of South Africa, and Michael Lewis was on the scene to file the article below for Zootennis. Special to Zootennis.comby Michael J. LewisNEW YORK – Jack Kennedy had played pro matches at the U.S. Open twice before
Canada's Roussel and Spain's Pinera Celorio Claim First J300 Singles Title at College Park; Cozad Repeats as Doubles Champion, Chinese Pair Earns Girls Doubles Title; Fourteen Americans Play Sunday at US Open
©Colette Lewis 2026--College Park Maryland--Felix Roussel of Canada and Paola Pinera Celorio of Spain have a gap in the hard court experience that stems from the surfaces most common in their countries, yet both captured their first titles at the World Tennis J300 level today at the Junior Tennis Champions Center.The fifth-seeded Pinera had the less arduous final on another warm and sunny day in
Roussel Faces Top Seed Reisach in J300 College Park Boys Final; Makarova and Pinera Celorio Play for Girls Title Saturday; Four Americans, Liutova Qualify for US Open Main Draw
©Colette Lewis 2026--College Park MD--The four finalists at the World Tennis J300 in College Park have varying relationships with hard courts, yet all are happy with their performances this week at the Junior Tennis Champions Center as they prepare for the US Open Championships in New York.Girls finalists Paola Pinera Celorio of Spain and Mariia Makarova of Russia are both making their first
Unseeded Lopez and Roussel Advance to Semifinals at College Park J300; Most US Open Final Round Qualifying Matches Postponed Due to Rain; Kennedy Draws Qualifier, Frodin Plays Rybakina in US Open Main Draw Debuts
©Colette Lewis 2026--College Park MD--Eighteen-year-old left-handers Felix Roussel of Canada and Adla Lopez of the United States were not seeded this week at the World Tennis J300 at the Junior Tennis Champions Center, but they have had impressive wins over more highly regarded opponents, and find themselves in the semifinals after straight-sets victories today.Roussel, who defeated No. 5 seed
Both Junior Slam Champions Upset Victims Wednesday in College Park J300; Pareja One of Seven Americans Advancing to US Open Qualifying's Final Round; USO Doubles Wild Cards Announced
©Colette Lewis 2026--College Park MD--Australian Open girls champion Ksenia Efremova and Wimbledon girls champion Anna Pushkareva had their preparations for a second junior slam title cut short today at the Junior Tennis Champions Center, with both falling in the third round of the J300 after winning the opening set. And although those were the most prominent upsets, the day's action also
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