157 players from 40 Tennis Europe member nations are in Most, Czechia, to participate in the European 14 & Under Championships from 9-15 September.
13 singles and 14 doubles world #1s feature among the previous winners of this event, with some of the hottest names in professional tennis – including Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Holger Rune - having won titles in the past ten years. The boys’ and girls’ singles champions will automatically qualify to compete at the elite season-ending Tennis Europe Junior Masters tournament in Monte-Carlo from 22-26 October.
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Draws, Results & Information
🔗 Boys Singles | Boys Doubles | Girls Singles | Girls Doubles
🔗 Order of Play | Fact Sheet | 📷 Photos
Live Scores + Streaming
📺 Centre Court | Court 1 | Live Scores
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Latest News - Day 2
10.09.24 - 21:15 - SECOND ROUND TO CONTINUE TOMORROW
Day 2 began with rain delaying matches and ended with darkness suspending others.
2023 Junior Masters champion and one of home's favourites Jana Kovackova cruised through her match against Slovakia’s Sara Kovacevic, winning 6-0, 6-1. Fellow Czechs Laura Chlumska [3] and Katerina Zajickova [5] also advanced to the third round with comfortable wins.
Maria Valentina Pop, seeded second, won the first set against Greece's Lydia Panagiotidou but couldn't maintain her momentum, dropping the second set. Their match will resume tomorrow morning.
On the boys' side, Spain's Toni Escarda Piñeiro outlasted Britain’s top seed Eric Lorimer, saving four match points to secure the victory. Scott Watson (GBR) also found himself on the brink of defeat, down 3-5 in the third set, but rallied to win in a tie-break.
Other upsets today included 12th seed Lucas Alexandru Milos (ROU), who lost 6-4, 6-4 to Greece's Alexandros Avgeris, and 15th seed Max Lorincik (SVK), who was defeated by Poland’s Blazej Krzysko.
According to tomorrow's schedule, the remaining Round 2 matches will start the day, followed by Round 3 matches and the opening of the doubles draw.
Full results can be found at the links above.
10.09.24 - 16:30 - TOP SEED ERIC LORIMER'S HOPES CUT SHORT
Top seed and rankings leader Eric Lorimer (GBR) becomes the biggest name to be upset today, as he was outlasted by Spain's Toni Escarda Piñeiro who saved four match points before securing a 6-3 2-6 7-5 victory. However, his compatriots, second and third seeds Niall Pickerd-Barua and Scott Watson, advanced to the second round after overcoming challenging situations in their matches. Other results so far:
Boys Singles:
(2) Niall Pickerd-Barua (GBR) d. Christian Gorgin (SWE) 7-5 6-1
(3) Scott Watson (GBR) d. Marek Smejcky (CZE) 6-2 3-6 7-6
(6) Johann Nagel-Heyer (GER) d. Tobias Zapsky 6-2 6-2
(7) Stan Put (NED) d. William Repakis (SWE) 6-1 6-2
(9) Pablo Pradat (FRA) d. Mahir Butkovic (BIH) 6-1 6-0
(10) Alex Tuomolin (FIN) d. Luorenco Correia (POR) 4-6 6-4 6-4
(11) Sebastian Tejerina (POL) d. Raphael Debelder (BEL) 6-3 6-0
Alexandros Avgeris (GRE) d. (12) Lucas Alexandru Milos (ROU) 6-4 6-4
(13) Alexandr Tiutchenko (UKR) d. Luys Calin (GER) 6-2 6-2
(14) Pavel Oliver Dufek (CZE) d. Nicolas Schiltz Solvi (LUX) 6-1 6-0
(16) Matyas Marsik (CZE) d. Toprak Konya 6-3 2-6 7-5
Girls Singles:
(2) Tea Kovacevic (BIH) d. Sara Mitevska (MKD) 6-1 6-2
10.09.24 - 13:15 - TEA KOVACEVIC: "I'M VERY HAPPY WITH MY RESULTS THIS YEAR."
We caught up with the in-form Tea Kovacevic for a chat yesterday. With a Tour-leading 9 Junior Tour titles so far this season (including 5 at the 16 & Under age category), hopes are high that she'll become the first Bosnian girl ever to win a European Junior Championships title. Head over to Instagram to see what the star of the recent ITF/Tennis Europe Junior Touring Team had to say...
10.09.24 - 10:45 - 14&U PLAYERS MAKING HISTORY
There's another rain interruption in Most, so let's take a look back in time... Did you know that former singles winners at the European 14 & Under Championships have gone on to accumulate an incredible 87 Grand Slam singles titles? Eight of those ten players also went on to become world #1, including record breaker Novak Djokovic and current #1 Iga Swiatek.
10.09.24 - 09:00 - FIRST OPPONENT: THE WEATHER
A very mixed day is predicted, weather-wise, with action due to begin at 09:30. The good news is that this morning's grey skies are expected to clear gradually, ahead of a sunny afternoon.
While we wait for action to begin we've uploaded a ton of photos from yesterday's opening ceremony, which was held indoors. Check them and see if you can find your team. Great Britain (pictured) is among the favourites for a medal here in Most, with the team featuring the entire European Top 3 boys, Eric Lorimer, Niall Pickerd-Barua and Scott Watson.
Day 1
09.09.24 - 21:00 - MONDAY RECAP
Day 1 got underway at just after 1:30 pm, and it was a race against time to get through as many matches as possible before darkness started to set in around 7:30 PM. So with just 6 hours of play today, only 29 of the 64 programmed matches were completed. The highlight of the day was 33rd-ranked Toni Escarda (ESP) defeating 24th-ranked Patrick Breen (IRL) 6-1 5-7 6-4. Other familiar names to make it to R2 include Grace Bernstein (SWE), Luys Calin (GER), Nikol Nuneva (BUL) and Ofir Manhard (ISR).
Round 2 matches kick off tomorrow, along with today’s postponed/interrupted matches with all the doubles now planned to start on Wednesday. Tomorrow will see the top seeds Eric Lorimer (GBR) and Jana Kovackova (CZE) as well as Izan Bañares (ESP), Stan Put (NED), Tea Kovacevic (BIH), Anastasiia Nikolaieva (UKR) and many more take to the court.
These difficult conditions have certainly caused challenges for the organizers, but they have handled the delays impressively. The players and their teams have also adapted, spending their downtime on social media and using indoor courts for extra training sessions. It is expected to be cloudy with sunny spells tomorrow, however more rain is forecast for later in the week. Watch this space for updates.
09.09.2024 - 13:45 - WIN A DUNLOP CX400 RACQUET & BAG!
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09.09.2024 - 10:50 - NO PLAY BEFORE 1PM, OPENING CEREMONY HELD
Organisers have confirmed that no play will take place in Most - where it is still raining - before 13:00 today.
The players have been busy though, with the opening ceremony taking place indoors a short while ago. The host team is looking relaxed and confident in this pic from our photographer, TopTennis.Photos. Stay tuned for more!
09.09.2024 - 09:15 - RAIN DELAYS START OF PLAY
This is the scene in Most this morning, as heavy rain over night has left the courts waterlogged. The opening ceremony (9:30am) has been moved to indoor courts, and after that we'll have an update on the start of play, previously scheduled for 10am.
In the meantime, check out the Photo Gallery from last night's Junior School class.
08.09.2024 - 21:00 - JUNIOR SCHOOL: PREPARING FOR LIFE AS PROFESSIONALS
Today’s Tennis Europe Junior School class hosted over 120 attendees for a special session of fun-filled games and quizzes. The ubiquitous theme of ‘media’ was at the crux of the presentation however that did not prevent from players having fun at the interactive ’game show’ section taking on a 'greatest hits' of junior school topics including social media, nutrition, hydration, warm-up, sponsors and even trending songs!
Designed to help prepare young athletes for life as professional tennis players, the School is the only educational programme to be endorsed by the sport's governing body, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the professional tours, the ATP and WTA.
Sunday's class was a perfect way to disconnect from training and reconnect with some of the subject matter tackled at the 13 on-site classes to have been held so far this year, ahead of tomorrow's first day of play. For more information, or to explore the Junior School resources available free-of-charge online, click here.
08.09.2024 - 18:30 - PREVIEW
Anticipation and excitement are in the air in Most, Czechia, where a strong field has gathered for the 48th edition of the European 14 & Under Championships. The entire Top 10 boys, and 8 of the Top 10 girls will be in action.
The weather forecast is mixed, with patchy rain predicted through the week, and temperatures expected to plummet from today's 29º to a possible low of 12º on Thursday.
The singles draws have just been published, with doubles due to follow tomorrow. Join us here throughout the week for all the latest news, results, photos, live action, competitions and social media chatter.