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| 10 Jun 2003 | |
| Entries announced |
Newly-crowned French Open Junior champion, Anna-Lena
Groenefeld, of Germany, heads a strong field for the 2003 Wimbledon Junior
Championships. Italian Open Junior champion, Michaela Krajicek, from the
Netherlands, is likely to provide the main opposition. A further fourteen girls
from the current top twenty have also entered, including Banana Bowl winner
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS)and Osaka Mayor’s Cup champion Ryoko Fuda (JPN). Carly Gullickson (USA) returns from the professional circuit to join the battle
for the coveted title.
NOTE: Anna Lena Groenefeld withdrew from the Junior Championships on 20/06/03.
The boys’ event has the top six ranked juniors entered : Top-ranked
Marcos Baghdatis, of Cyprus,the Australian Open Junior champion will face the likes
of American Brian Baker, French Open runner-up; Hungary’s Gyorgy Balazs, Osaka
Mayor’s Cup champion; 2003 claycourt sensation, Daniel Gimeno-Traver, of Spain;
Mathieu Montcourt, of France, who reached the last eight last year and Romanian
Florin Mergea who lost to Baghdatis in the Melbourne final. The quality field
also contains Jo-Wilfred Tsonga (FRA), Chris Kwon (USA), Dudi Sela (ISR) and
David Brewer (GBR). Tomas Berdych (CZE) returns from a successful spell on the
professional circuit and will surely be a factor too in a field which contains
16 of the current top twenty.
NOTE: Marcos Baghdatis withdrew from the Junior Championships on 25/06/03.
A more detailed preview will be available here shortly
before the event begins on June 28th, and there will also be a
chance to win some Wimbledon prizes in our competition, details of which will
be announced shortly. The full acceptance list will be able to view also.
Once the action gets under way, there will be daily reports,
quotes and photos from the hallowed lawns.
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