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Fearnley and Michelsen Reach Bloomfield Hills Challenger 125 Final; Pareja Earns Washington WTA 500 Qualifying Win; Dolehide, Bynoe, Inoue and Rapolu In Pro Circuit Finals; Two Pairs of Teenaged Sisters Claim Doubles Titles
Top seed Alex Michelsen will have an opportunity to avenge his recent Wimbledon first round loss and end Jake Fearnley's Challenger winning streak Sunday in the final of the Cranbrook Tennis Classic.Great Britain's Fearnley, who received a wild card after his ranking had fallen outside the Top 100, came from two sets down to beat Michelsen 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 last month. Both played the
My Recap of Manchala's Title at Wimbledon 14U Tournament; Eight Questions with Bloomfield Hills Challenger Semifinalist Michael Zheng; Pareja Receives Qualifying Wild Card for WTA 500 in Washington DC
The European 14s championships are underway in Most Czechia this week, and after covering the Wimbledon 14-and-under event two weeks ago, I recognize quite a few of the names. Three of the four boys semifinalists competed at Wimbledon and are making a quick surface change back to clay, including champion Jonas Waelti of Switzerland.The Wimbledon 14-and-under girls finalist Mariia Kocherzhenko of
Wimbledon Boys Champion Lee, Finalist Hewitt Receive Qualifying Wild Cards for ATP 500 in Washington DC; Baris and Chang Lead US Open Wild Card Race after Week 1; Quarterfinals Friday at Bloomfield Hills Challenger, W100 Evansville, W35 Santa Fe and M25 Champaign
The Mubadala DC Open, a joint WTA/ATP 500, announced yesterday that both boys who appeared in the Wimbledon boys final ten days ago have received wild cards into the ATP 500 Washington DC qualifying draws. Champion Jordan Lee, who has never competed above the M15 level and has an ATP ranking of 1769, will be making his ATP-level debut; finalist Cruz Hewitt of Australia has played Australian
My Wimbledon Junior Championships Recap; Kalamazoo and San Diego Acceptances; US Teams Announced for August's World Junior Tennis 14U Team Competition
My article on the Wimbledon Junior Championships is up today at Tennis Recruiting Network, so if you weren't able to follow along with my daily reports from the All England Lawn Tennis Club, this is your opportunity to get an overview of the nine-day event in abbreviated form. I also wrote a notebook-emptying post last Friday about the junior grass tournaments, with my observations on items big
ELC Goes Down, 2025 Finalist Martin Saves Match Point at Bloomfield Hills ATP Challenger 125; Twenty-eight Americans Receive Direct Entry into US Open
©Colette Lewis 2026--Bloomfield Hills MI--My already brief visit to the ATP Challenger 125 Cranbrook Tennis Classic was truncated even further today by several delays, with the first due to a malfunction in the Electronic Line Calling system, and then rain delays as afternoon showers popped up.This is the first year Challengers have regularly used ELC, with the Bolt6 system approved for the top
Zheng Returns to Bloomfield Hills Challenger After Making Third Round at Wimbledon; Meineke Sweeps Titles at World Tennis J30; Tiley Begins Tenure as USTA CEO
©Colette Lewis 2026--Bloomfield Hills MI--I was fortunate that Michael Zheng, the two-time NCAA champion while a student at Columbia, was on Monday's schedule at the ATP Challenger 125 Cranbrook Tennis Classic, because I'm only here for a brief visit and often miss the marquee matches. I watched the final round of qualifying and the three first round singles matches(more on that later), one of
Antonius Claims Second USTA Pro Circuit Title at M15 in Rochester; Baris Wins Louisville M25; Chang Holds Off Shcherbinina to Earn Dallas W35 Title; Bloomfield Hills ATP Challenger 125 Begins Monday
Just eight days after competing for the Wimbledon boys doubles title in London, 16-year-old Michael Antonius won his second USTA Pro Circuit singles title at the M15 on clay in Rochester New York.Antonius had to win two matches today, with yesterday's semifinals postponed due to rain midway through the opening set.The second-seeded Antonius, who lives in Buffalo New York when not traveling or
Drenser-Hagmann Sweeps J200 Titles in Bogota; Baris and Rottgering Meet in Louisville M25 Final; Shcherbinina Reaches Fifth Final in Six Weeks; M15 Rochester Semis Postponed to Sunday
At this week's World Tennis J200 in Bogota Colombia, 17-year-old Kennedy Drenser-Hagmann swept the titles, claiming the doubles championship with Olivia De Los Reyes yesterday, then defeating De Los Reyes in today's singles final. In the All-USA doubles final, the No. 2 seeds defeated top seeds Scarlett Fagan and Ireland O'Brien 7-5, 6-4; in the singles final, No. 3 seed Drenser-Hagmann
My Thoughts on the 2026 Wimbledon Junior Championships
Last year's post-Wimbledon article of opinions and observations helped me put a bow on the gift of covering my 12th Junior Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club(I covered 2021 remotely) and also drew a surprisingly large number of readers. In year 13, I also had a variety of items that didn't make it into the daily posts, so at the risk of repeating myself (the schedule, the schedule,
UCLA's Johnson Reaches Lincoln Challenger Quarterfinals; Qualifiers Advance to Quarterfinals in Dallas and Louisville; Bennett Joins Auburn's Coaching Staff, Kane to Lead Cal Women; Three US Girls Make J200 Bogota Semifinals
The 2026 version of my Wimbledon Thoughts and Observations will be out tomorrow as a stand-alone post, so tonight I'll focus on the USTA Pro Circuit, college news and notable US junior results (don't forget to check Tennis Recruiting Network each day for their National Clay Courts recaps).Last night at the ATP Challenger 75 in Lincoln Nebraska, UCLA rising senior Spencer Johnson advanced to his
Forbes Defeats Gorzny at Lincoln Challenger; Retirements Abound at Louisville M25; Antonius Advances, First ATP Points for Syed and Columbo at M15 in Rochester; Qualifier Reed Ousts No. 3 Seed at Dallas W35
It didn't take long for Matt Forbes to avenge his loss last month to Sebastian Gorzny(TCU, Texas) in the USTA's US Open Collegiate Playoff, with the soon-to-be Ohio State junior defeating playoff champion Gorzny 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the first round of the ATP Challenger 75 in Lincoln Nebraska. 2024 Kalamazoo 18s champion Forbes, who announced his transfer from Michigan State to Ohio State in May,
Kockinis Claims Back-to-Back World Tennis Junior Titles in Mexico, Reaches Top 100; Shick Wins First Challenger Title, Nakashima Earns First Singles Title on Pro Circuit
While I was covering the World Tennis J300 in Roehampton and Wimbledon Juniors, which produced three American champions, five other Americans won singles titles in the first two weeks of July, with 16-year-old Armira Kockinis of Southern California earning two of them, and with those results rising to the Top 100 in the World Tennis junior rankings.Unseeded at the J200 in Monterrey Mexico two
USTA National Clay Court Championships Final Results; Svajda, Pareja and Johnson Claim USTA Pro Circuit Titles
It's been a long travel day after 10 fantastic days of tennis on the grass courts of London, so I'll keep this post short with the weekend's USTA Clay Courts finals results, and a brief review of the USTA Pro Circuit winners. I'll try to catch up on the World Tennis junior results and other significant results from the holiday weekend earlier in the month in posts this week.USTA Clay Court
Qualifier Lee's Wimbledon Debut Ends with Comeback Win Over Hewitt; Manchala Claims Girls 14U Title on Championship Sunday at Wimbledon
©Colette Lewis 2026--Wimbledon--For the first six games of the Wimbledon boys final, 16-year-old Jordan Lee looked as if the seven-victory journey to the championship match had taken its toll, falling behind 5-1 in the opening set against Australian Cruz Hewitt, before rebounding to claim the title in a tense two-hour battle 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.As the crowd, eventually in excess of 9000, continued to
Thinking Less and Winning More, Pushkareva Claims Wimbledon Girls Championship; Kovackova Makes Junior Tennis History with Doubles Title; Sesko and Miguel Earn Boys Crown; Manchala Reaches 14U Final; Patten Claims Second Men's Doubles Title
©Colette Lewis 2026--Wimbledon--Anna Pushkareva has learned that thinking on court doesn't help her play her best tennis, so on one of the biggest stages of the sport Saturday afternoon, the 17-year-old from Moscow cleared her mind and raised her level to defeat top seed and World Tennis No. 1 Xinran Sun 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 to capture the Wimbledon girls title."My biggest secret is actually that I just
Qualifier Lee Faces Hewitt for Boys Wimbledon Title; Top Seed Sun Reaches Second Straight Slam Final; Antonius and Johnson Advance to Boys Doubles Championship; Manchala Moves On in 14U Event
©Colette Lewis 2026--Wimbledon--Experience on grass may be an advantage, but two Wimbledon debutants will play for the junior singles championships this weekend at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.Qualifier Jordan Lee, playing not only in his first Wimbledon this week, but in his first junior slam, breezed past unseeded Vincent Reisach of Germany 6-3, 6-2 today on show court 12 and will play
Lee and Preston Reach Wimbledon Junior Championships Singles Semifinals; Antonius and Johnson Advance to Boys Doubles Semis; Manchala Earns Two Wins to Start 14U Tournament; Gauff Falls in Third Set Tiebreaker; Arevalo Claims Wimbledon Mixed Title
©Colette Lewis 2026--Wimbledon--Sixteen-year-old Jordan Lee is making his junior slam debut a memorable one, while 15-year-old Janae Preston has fashioned a ten-match winning streak on grass, after the American pair posted straight-sets Wimbledon Junior Championships quarterfinal victories on another blistering day at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.Lee took to show court 18 first, after the
Qualifier Lee, Unseeded Secord Reach Wimbledon Boys Quarterfinals, Roehampton Champion Preston Advances to Girls Final Eight; Fery Breezes Past Cobolli, Faces Zverev in Men's Semifinals; 14-and Under Event Begins Thursday
©Colette Lewis 2026--Wimbledon--The hot and dry conditions continued for the third round of the Wimbledon Junior Championships Wednesday, with three of the six Americans in action advancing to Thursday's quarterfinals at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.Unseeded Janae Preston, who won the title last week at the J300 in Roehampton, said the cumulative effect of her nine singles matches on the
Secord Keeps Cool on Hot Day at Wimbledon to Upset Junior World No.1 Miguel, Unseeded Konduri and Qualifier Lee Join Secord in Wednesday's Round of 16; Gauff Reaches First Wimbledon Semifinal
©Colette Lewis 2026--Wimbledon--Jack Secord doesn't know their names, but the 17-year-old from Chicago appreciated the support two anonymous fans provided late in the third set of Secord's second round Wimbledon Junior Championships match with World Junior No. 1 Luis Guto Miguel. As the reliably impassioned Brazilian fans surrounded Court 6 at the All England Lawn Tennis Club erupted in "
Clarke Topples No. 2 Seed and Australian Open Champion Efremova, Preston's Grass Surge Continues at Wimbledon Junior Championships; Fritz Advances to Quarterfinals, Fery's Dream Run Not Over Yet
©Colette Lewis 2026--Wimbledon-- Melije Clarke's first competitive matches on grass were last week at the J300 in Roehampton, but few juniors have benefitted from the wisdom of coaches with pedigree that hers have. With the help of Wimbledon women's singles semifinalist Lori McNeil and women's singles finalist Zina Garrison, the 16-year-old from Houston put all their guidance on display Monday
American Qualifers Defeat No. 5 Seeds in Wimbledon Junior Championships, Home Crowd Powers British Wild Card to Victory Over Roehampton Champion Antonius, Stojsavljevic Makes Successful Return to Juniors; Pegula and Gauff Set to Meet in Quarterfinals
©Colette Lewis 2026--Wimbledon--Two American qualifiers sent the No. 5 seeds packing Sunday on a warm and sunny Sunday at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, with one needing less than an hour to complete the task and the other going winning a third set 10-point tiebreaker to reach the second round of the Wimbledon Junior Championships.Jordan Lee, the youngest player in the boys draw, was eager to
Frodin, Hance and Konduri Win Three-Setters, Johnson Claims First Wimbledon Victory on Opening Day of 2026 Junior Championships; Fritz, Keys and Krueger Reach Second Week; USTA National Clay Court Seeds, Links to Draws
©Colette Lewis 2026--Wimbledon--No. 3 seed Keaton Hance had failed to serve out the match at 5-3 in the third set against Simone Massellani of Italy, but his experience on the biggest stages, and his determination to continue when under the weather, proved the difference in his 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(7) victory."I have this thing called abdominal migraines, which has symptons of nausea and stomach ache,
Antonius and Preston Win J300 Roehampton Titles; Six Americans Qualify for Wimbledon Junior Championships; Top Seeds Miguel and Sun Open Junior Play Saturday; Pegula, Gauff and Jovic Advance to Fourth Round
©Colette Lewis 2026--Roehampton, England--Janae Preston and Michael Antonius have a friendly rivalry going, after the two young Americans claimed the World Tennis J300 singes titles today at Roehampton, on a surface they approached with uncertainty.No. 15 seed Preston, who defeated unseeded Yu Jun Lin 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in today's final, now leads Antonius four J300s to three this year, although
Antonius, Preston and Secord Make J300 Roehampton Finals; 11 US Juniors Reach Final Round of Wimbledon Qualifying; Eight Americans Advance to Wimbledon Third Round; Wimbledon 14U Competitors Revealed
Michael Antonius and Janae Preston, both of whom won multiple J300 titles early this year, are through to another J300 final in Roehampton.Antonius, the No. 6 seed, picked up a second win over Australian Open boys champion Ziga Sesko of Slovenia, with the 16-year-old from Buffalo New York posting a 6-3, 6-2 decision today in the semifinals. Antonius had beaten Sesko 6-2, 6-1 in the quarterfinals
June Aces; Antonius Avenges Roland Garros Final Loss to Reach Semis, Preston and Newman Meet for Spot in Final at J300 Roehampton; 13 US Juniors Begin Wimbledon Qualifying Thursday; Seven Americans Advance to Wimbledon Third Round
My monthly column for Tennis Recruiting Network on the top performances by juniors, collegians and former collegians is up today, with 19 players featured, which doesn't begin to cover all the titles claimed in June. Even with the normal exclusion now of 15K titles, there were a half dozen titles at the next level--M25 and W35--that I didn't have room for, and that's not likely to change the rest
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