USA, France and Russia keep rolling
Wednesday, 06 August 2008
USA, France and Russia, the top 3 seeded teams at the World Junior Tennis Finals, continued their excellent form on the second day of play by grabbing their second win to stay in pole position for a place into the semifinals. Surprisingly India grabbed top spot in group B with an astoundingly easy win over Egypt, the Indians will contend for a spot in the semifinal with the also undefeated Brits. The Brits ended the hopes of 4th seed Brazil with a 2-1 win.

Group A:

USA – South Africa 2-1

Tyler Gardiner (USA) d. Brandon Ebersey (RSA) 6-1 6-0
Wayne Montgomery (RSA) d. Alexis Halebian (USA) 7-5 7-6(2)
Tyler Gardiner/Christian Harrison (USA) d. Wayne Montgomery/Marc van der Merwe (RSA) 6-2 6-3

Croatia – Australia 0-3
Jack Schipanski (AUS) d. Filip Veger (CRO) 6-2 0-6 7-5
Luke Saville (AUS) d. Ivan Levar (CRO) 5-7 7-5 6-3
Luke Saville/Jack Schipanski (AUS) d. Ivan Levar/Filip Veger (CRO) 6-2 6-3

Standings:

1.    USA 2-0 (4-2)
2.    Australia 1-1 (4-2)
3.    Croatia 1-1 (3-3)
4.    South Africa 2-0 (1-5)

Group B:

Great Britain – Brazil 2-1

Vitor Pinheiro (BRA) d. Conor Bunting (GBR) 6-3 7-6(6)
Liam Broady (GBR) d. Pedro Dumont (BRA) 6-4 2-6 6-4
Liam Broady/Conor Bunting (GBR) d. Pedro Dumont/Vitor Pinheiro (BRA) 6-2 7-6(5)

India – Egypt 3-0
Diavijay Singh (IND) d. Ahmed Abdel Latif (EGY) 6-2 6-3
Ronit Singh Bisht (IND) d. Karim Hossam (EGY) 6-3 6-1
Ronit Singh Bisht/Diavijay Singh (IND) d. Sherif Abo Habaja/Karim Hossam (EGY) 6-2 6-3

Standings:

1.    India 2-0 (5-1)
2.    Great Britain 2-0 (4-2)
3.    Brazil 0-2 (2-4)
4.    Egypt 0-2 (1-5)

Group C:

Russia – China 2-1

Zhao Cai (CHN) d. Konstantin Gerlakh (RUS) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4
Evgeni Karlovsky (RUS) d. Junnan Tao (CHN) 6-3 6-3
Konstantin Gerlakh/Evgeni Karlovsky (RUS) d. Xin Gao/Junnan Tao (CHN) 6-4 7-5

Venezuela – Canada 0-3
Filip Peuwo (CAN) d. Efrain Noguera (VEN) 6-1 6-7(4) 6-4
Edward Nguyen (CAN) d. Kennedy Cancelado (VEN) 6-0 6-4
Samuel Monette/Edward Nguyen (CAN) d. Johnatan Gonzalez/Efrain Noguera (VEN) 6-0 6-1

Standings:

1.    Canada 2-0 (5-1)
2.    Russia 2-0 (5-1)
3.    China 0-2 (2-4)
4.    Venezuela 0-2 (0-6)

Group D:

France – Czech Republic 2-1

Mathias Bourgue (FRA) d. Marek Jaloviec (CZE) 4-6 6-1 6-1
Lucas Pouille (FRA) d. Adam Pavlasek (CZE) 7-5 6-4
Marek Jaloviec/Marek Routa (CZE) d. Mathias Bourgue/Laurent Lokoli (FRA) 6-2 6-4

Korea Republic – Peru 3-0
Yong-Joo Yeong (KOR) d. Fernando Cornejo (PER) 6-1 6-3
Jae-Hwan Kim (KOR) d. Daniel Santos (PER) 7-6(4) 6-4
Jae-Hwan Kim/Seung-Hun Shin (KOR) d. Fernando Cornejo/Jorge Panta (PER) 7-6(1) 7-6(4)

Standings:

1.    France 2-0 (5-1)
2.    Korea Republic 2-0 (5-1)
3.    Czech Republic 0-2 (2-4)
4.    Peru 0-2 (0-6)

 
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