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Tennis Europe Junior Masters
Victory bookended an incredible season for the European #1, who began the year by winning the coveted Les Petits As title, and ended with the Junior Masters, racking up two other singles and doubles titles, and establishing a 45-4 win/loss record along the way. Speaking after the match, Nardi said, “I’m very happy for this win. I played a very good match today. The crowd helped me a lot, every time I won a point they were cheering me and calling ‘Forza Luca’. It’s a perfect way to end the year, and now I will go away and train for two months in the winter and come back strong.” Silver medallist Pinnington Jones also has reason to be happy following a season in which he won three singles
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The 2017 Tennis Europe Junior Masters took place in October, bringing the Tour’s season to an official climax with three days of high-level action in Reggio Calabria, Italy. Top seed Luca Nardi gave the home fans plenty to cheer about, becoming just the second ever Italian to claim the boys’ 14 & Under title. He grew in confidence throughout the weekend, eventually scoring his easiest win of the tournament in his final match, hitting peak form in a 6-2 6-1 win over Briton Jack Pinnington Jones.
2017 Tennis Europe Junior Masters champions Luca Nardi (ITA), Nini Dica (ROU), Carole Monnet (FRA) and Diana Shnaider (RUS).
and four doubles titles, including the European Junior Championships. The 14 & Under girls’ final was an all-Russian battle between Diana Shnaider and Maria Bondarenko. In a match characterised by punishingly long rallies, fourth seed Shnaider edged a tight first set before accelerating away in the second, eventually claiming a 6-4 6-1 victory.
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