Monday, 03 July 2017, Soweto, South Africa. – Top seeds Evans Maripa and Kgothatso Montjane remained on course after powering past Thato Tsomole and Mabel Mankgele respectively to advance to the semi-final round of the Joburg Open at Arthur Ashe Tennis Center in Soweto on Monday. South African number 1 men’s ace Maripa, who recently captured two titles in Israel, continued his winning streak to trash compatriot Thato Tsomole 6-0 6-0 in the singles quarter-final round in Jabavu. The world number 12 will go up…

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Potchefstroom, South Africa – Two up and coming junior South African tennis stars scored maiden tournament wins in the ITF NWU-PUKKE 1 on finals day in Potchefstroom on Saturday. Christiaan Worst of Pretoria and Myah Petchey of Cape Town were first time winners on the international junior circuit when they won the boys and girls singles titles respectively. Worst, aged 16 and a pupil at Afrikaans Hoer Seunskool in Pretoria beat 10th seed Richardt Bierman also of South Africa 6-0 7-6 (5) in his final.…

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Day 2 results of the Digicall Futures 3 international tennis tournament being played at the University Of Stellenbosch, South Africa. All players South African unless otherwise stated. Round 1 Singles Men 1-Jordi Samper-Montana (ESP) bt Joshua Luck 6-1 6-4 Philip Henning bt Tyler Hochwalt (USA) 7-6(4) 6-2 6- Christoph Negritu (GER) bt Curtis Clarke (GBR) 6-1 6-1 Jay Clarke (GBR) bt Alexander Merino (PER) 6-1 6-4 Nicholas Bybel (USA) Lance-Pierre Du Toit 6-1 2-6 6-2 Frederik Press (GER) bt Calum Puttergill (AUS) 6-3 6-4 2-Lloyd…

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Stellenbosch, South Africa; It was a good day for South Africans at the Digicall Futures 3 tennis tournament in Stellenbosch. For a change the players welcomed the wind – actually slight breeze compared to the wind at last week’s tournament – because without it the sun would have been unbearable. Top seeded Chanel Simmonds from South Africa made sure she did not spend too much time in the heat on court. She beat Laura Deigman from Britain 6-1, 6-0 in 53 minutes. Her next match…

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Sound bites  from South African tennis professional Raven Klaasen and coach Jeff Coetzee both in London at the ATP Finals after Raven Klaasen and his American partner Rajeev Ram upset the top seeds and world number 1 team Pierre-Hughes Herbert and Nicolas Mahut of France 75 64  on the opening day Monday, 14th November 2016.

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It all went pretty much according to plan on the second day of the Digicall Futures 2 tennis tournament played in Stellenbosch. Top seeds Jordi Samper-Montana (Spain) and South Africa’s Chanel Simmonds both advanced to the second round of the tournament. Simmonds needed a mere 58 minutes to beat Senaida Kambel from Holland 6-0, 6-1. Simmonds won the first tournament in a series for three. “It is always difficult to play your first match after a good week so I’m happy with how it all…

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