Day 1 Summary
The first day of action at the 2016 Tennis Europe Junior Masters saw a number of upsets, and the #1 seeds fell in three of the four categories.
Boys 14 & Under top seed Oleksiy Shestakov of Ukraine was the first to fall, scoring just four games against Radu Papoe of Romania (pictured). By contrast, Romania’s top seed in the 16 & Under event, fell to Austria’s Lukas Krainer 6-2 6-4.
Federica Sacco scored the most popular win of the day, in front of a packed centre court of local schoolchildren who cheered on their Italian compatriot’s fightback from the loss of a first set tiebreak to oust Avelina Sayfetdinova of Russia in the Girls’ 14 & Under tournament.
Daniela Medvedeva of Russia was the only one of the #1s to advance, restoring order with a 6-3 6-3 win over Elena Milovanovic, one of three Serbians in the eight-girl draw.
Elsewhere Holger Rune and Elmer Moller ensured that there would be two Danes in the boys’ 14 & Under semi-finals for the first time ever, and there were contrasting fortunes for the male players from the host nation, with Lorenzo Musetti advancing the 14 & under competition, but Giulio Zeppieri and upset victim (to late replacement Kristijan Juhas of Serbia) in the 16 & under event.
Previous winners of this exclusive tournament for the best-performing players on the Tennis Europe Junior Tour include Belinda Bencic (2011), Rafael Nadal (2000) and Kim Cliksters (1997).
Full draws and results from the event, which is being held at ASD Rocco Polimeni in Reggio Calabria from 7-9 October, can be found below...
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Day 2 Summary
Draws and Results
Boys 14 & Under
Radu Papoe (ROU) d. (1) Oleksiy Shestakov (UKR) 6-1 6-3
Elmer Moller (DEN) d. (3) Alibek Kachmazov (RUS) 6-0 6-3
(4) Holger Rune (DEN) d. Nicholas Ionel (ROU) 6-3 4-6 6-1
(2) Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) d. Petr Kapuskin (RUS) 6-2 6-3
Semi-Finals
Radu Papoe (ROU) d. Elmer Moller (DEN) 6-2 6-2
(4) Holger Rune (DEN) d. (2) Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 1-6 6-3 6-4
Girls 14 & Under
Federica Sacco (ITA) d. (1) Avelina Sayfetdinova (RUS) 6-7(3) 6-0 6-3
(4) Ziva Falkner (SLO) d. Noa Krznaric (CRO) 6-3 6-2
(3) Maria Timofeeva (RUS) d. Francesca Curmi (MLT) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-1
(2) Viktoriya Kanapatskaya (BLR) d. Lyubov Kostenko (UKR) 6-3 6-3
Semi-Finals
Federica Sacco (ITA) d. (4) Ziva Falkner (SLO) 3-6 6-4 6-4
(3) Maria Timofeeva (RUS) d. (2) Viktoriya Kanapatskaya (BLR) 6-2 6-0
Boys 16 & Under
Lukas Krainer (AUT) d. (1) Cezar Cretu (ROU) 6-2 6-4
(3) Daniel Khin (HUN) d. Moritz Pfaff (GER) 6-0 6-2
(4) Yannik Steinegger (SUI) d. Artsiom Bardzin (BLR) 6-3 6-4
Kristijan Juhas (SRB) d. (2) Giulio Zeppieri (ITA) 6-1 6-1
Semi-Finals
Kristijan Juhas (SRB) d. (4) Yannik Steinegger (SUI) 6-0 6-3
Lukas Krainer (AUT) d. (3) Daniel Khin (HUN) 6-4 6-1
Girls 16 & Under
(1) Daniella Medvedeva (RUS) d. Elena Milovanovic (SRB) 6-3 6-3
(3) Miriam Dalakishvili (GEO) d. Mihaela Djakovic (SRB) 7-6(5) 1-6 6-2
(4) Tamara Malesevic (SRB) d. Anna Martemyanova (UKR) 6-3 4-6 7-6(1)
Oksana Selekhmeteva (RUS) d. (2) Reka Zadori (HUN) 6-1 6-3
Semi-Finals
(3) Miriam Dalakishvili (GEO) d. (1) Daniella Medvedeva (RUS) 6-4 6-4
(4) Tamara Malesevic (SRB) d. Oksana Selekhmeteva (RUS) 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 6-2