Live stream: Watch the Tennis Australian Junior Claycourt Championships

Two top seeds will be in action as the singles semi-finals get underway before a big afternoon of doubles deciders at the Junior Claycourt Championships. Watch LIVE from 8.30am.

Hayato Sata and Jonathan Zhang have shiown incredible resiliency to fight their way back in the second set to hoist the under-14 boys doubles trophy at the Australian Junior Claycourt Championships.

The Victorian duo, who have been on fire all week, proved too much for NSW rivals Scott Hong and Oliver Lam in a 6-4, 7-6(7-3) win in the final.

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Zhang’s height at the net proved crucial to the team’s success, but it was also his surpsing agility around the court which court Hong and Lam off guard.

The Victorians scrambled well on the baseline and proved almost impenetrable in defence as they notched a memorable finals win.

They weren’t the only doubles team crowned in Canberra on Saturday, with classy Victorian top-seed Ana Maric in with a shot at the Under-12 girls title double after taking out the doubles crown with South Australia’s Lara Wu.

WATCH THE REPLAYS FROM DAY FIVE BELOW

Maric and Wu were near perfect as they disapatched of finals rivals Piyushi Bandara and Danica Todorovic 6-2, 6-3 in straight sets.

Maric will also play in Sunday’s girls singles final after defeating Esther Meng in semi-finals acrtion on Saturday.

In other semi-finals action on the show court, boys top seeds Tommy Camus and Ethan Domingo have both progressed into the finals, while Queensland giant slayer Tori Russell will also play-off for a trophy on Sunday.

DAY 5 REPLAYS

Scott Hong (NSW) / Oliver Lam (NSW) v Hayato Sata (VIC) / Jonathan Zhang (VIC) (Boys 14/u Doubles Final)

Ana Maric (VIC) / Lara Wu (SA) [4] v Piyushi Bandara (ACT) [3] / Danica Todorovic (QLD) (Girls 12/u Doubles Final)

Ethan Domingo (NSW) [1] v Ren Asai (VIC) [3] (Boys 14/u Singles SF)

Tori Russell (QLD) [5] v Pavitar Pansi (NSW) [7] (Girls 14/u Singles SF)

Tommy Camus (ACT) [1] v Ryan Bolger (QLD) (Boys 12/u Singles SF)

DAY 4 WRAP

Girls number one seed Brooke Komorowski has been dispatched from the main draw after a shock quarter-final upset on a big day of action on Friday.

Junior Claycourt Championships fifth-seed Tori Russell pulled out all the stops, breaking through Komorowski’s first seven service games, to register a dominant straight sets win.

While both players traded break points for most of the first set, Russell was the first to stem the tide before capitalising to secure a 6-3, 7-6 win.

WATCH ALL OF THE DAY FOUR REPLAYS BELOW

Komorowski, the reigning Grasscourt Nationals champion, showed plenty of fight and even led the second set 5-1 at one stage before Russell mounted a match-winning fight back.

The quarter-final clash headlined a big day of upsets which included Under-12 girls sixth seed and ACT local Piyushi Bandara bring her knowledge of the Canberra courts to the fore in a straight sets win over fourth seed Heidi Kuppler.

Bandara would double down on the misery for Kuppler, also knocking her out of the doubles finals with partner Danica Todorovic.

Bandara and Todorovic made short work of the second seeded Kuppler and Stephanie Huang, beating them 6-3, 6-3 in straight sets.

DAY 4 REPLAYS

Scott Hong (NSW) / Oliver Lam (NSW) v Samarth Patel (QLD) [4] / Raphael Savelli (VIC) (Boys U14 Doubles SF)

Piyushi Bandara (ACT) / Danica Todorovic (QLD) [3] v Stephanie Huang (NSW) [2] / Heidi Kuppler (VIC) (Girls U12 Doubles SF)

Ren Asai (VIC) [3] v Jake Spurrell (QLD) [6] (Boys U14 Singles QF)

Brooke Komorowski (NSW) [1] v Tori Russell (QLD) [5] (Girls U14 Singles QF)

Piyushi Bandara (ACT) [6] v Heidi Kuppler (VIC) [4] (Girls U12 Singles QF)

DAY 3 WRAP

The team of Hayato Sata and Jonathan Zhang are the first teams through to the Under-14 boys doubles finals after a strong finish to day three at the Junior Claycourt Nationals.

The Victorian duo were dominant on the court in Canberra, remaining unbroken on serve as they closed out a 6-3, 6-3 win in the quarter-finals.

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The added height of Sata at the net proved crucial for the Victorian duo as they converted opportunities into winners against rivals Aidan Chan and Charlie Mulligan.

The quarter-final showdown capped off another big day on the courts at the Junior Claycourt Nationals wbhich included a strong doubles win for friendly foes Aimee Jin and Valentyna Rosa.

The schoolmates made short work of their opening game in the Under-14s girls doubles tournament, putting aside any lingering differences from their Round of 16 match-up in the singles on the previous day.

Jin believed it was the contrasting styles that the pair brought to the court which made them a formiddable task for opposition pairings.

“Valentyna gives the energy and I am just there hitting the ball,” she said.

“She is the one that gets the energy going on corut and she definitely lifts me up when we are down.

“If we keep playing our game and keep trying to play clutch, we will go a long way.”

DAY 3 REPLAYS

A. Chan/C. Mulligan v H. Sata/J. Zhang (Boys 14/u Doubles QF)

Aimee Jin/Valentyna Rosa v Taylor Burke/Elise Virr (Girls 14/u Doubles Rd of 16)

Ryan Bolger/Noah Kaneda-Hession v Mitchell Rankin/Ayush Salunkhe (Boys 12/u Doubles Rd of 16)

Eadie Biggs/Cleo Taylor v Piyushi Bandara/Danica Todorovic (Girls 12/u Doubles Rd of 16)

DAY 2 WRAP

Victorian fifth-seed Ashton Coster has cruised into the quarter-finals of the Australian Junior Claycourt Nationals after a dominant second day in the nation’s capital.

Coster, who is competing in the under-14 boys division, has emerged as one of the tournament favourites after he dropped only the one game on his way to a straight sets win over South Australian Nikola Markulin in the Round of 16.

Coster’s serve and volley proved critical on the clay surface, while his ability to position his rival on the court was impressive in the 6-1, 6-0 win.

It means the Victorian young gun has dropped a combined four games across the opening two days of the tournament, and has firmed as a favourite in the race for the titles along with top seeds Ethan Domingo and Flynn Coventry-Searle who also both progressed to the quarters.

The under-14 boys clash closed off another big day of action on the KommunityTV Show Court at the Junior Claycourt Championships which included dominant showings from Under-14 girls second seed Emilie Chen, who defeated NSW rival Tongni Chen 6-1, 6-1, as well as South Australian second seed Nahla Salley, who survived a three-set epic against local competitor Zoe Cowles.

Melbourne-based Under-14s challenger Raphael Savelli also pulled out all the stops in his Round of 16 showdown with Wetsern Australia’s Elroi Chiripamberi.

DAY 2 REPLAYS

Ashton Coster (VIC) [5] v Nikola Markulin (SA) (Boys 14/u Singles - Rd 16)

Elroi Chiripamberi (WA) v Raphael Savelli (VIC) [8] (Boys 14/u Singles - Rd 16)

Vesna Marinkov (NSW) [6] v Sophia Gregg (NSW) (Girls 14/u Singles - Rd 16)

Tongni Chen (NSW) v Emilie Chen (NSW) [2] (Girls 14/u Singles - Rd 16)

Zoe Cowles (ACT) v Nahla Salley (SA) [2] (Girls 12/u Singles - Rd 16)

DAY 1 WRAP

An unbelievable second-set fightback from NSW rising ace Flynn Coventry-Searle headlined a cracking opening day of action from the Junior Claycourt Nationals.

The second-seed Coventry-Searle will advance to the Round of 16 in the Under-14 boys after reeling off six-unanswered games in the second set after going down 4-0.

It was an unbelievable finish to what had been a dogged fight between Coventry-Searle and Vicotria’s Jonathan Zhang.

Coventry-Searle took the match 6-4, 6-4 in a tick over two hours.

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“It was a real battle, every point was not easy,” Coventry-Searle said.

“He served amazing and his forehand was really good. I was just trying to stick with him and hope he made a few errors.”

It was a day for the top seeds in Canberra, with Brooke Komorowski (Under-14 girls), Ethan Domingo (Under-14 Boys), Tommy Camus (Under-12 Boys) and Ana Maric (Under-12 Girls) all blowing past their Round of 32 rivals in straight sets.

Victorian young gun Maric was on another level as she capped off a 6-0, 6-0 shut-out of South Australia’s Ava Moukachar with a series of blazing forehands.

WATCH ALL OF THE REPLAYS FROM THE OPENING DAY’S ACTION BELOW

Queensland’s Ceressa Jackson ended the opening day’s action with a spirited fight back, coming from a set down to topple Under-14 girls fourth seed Angel Warang 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 in a two hour epic.

Jackson’s baseline scramble was key to getting herself back into the fight, before the power in her forehand drove it home in the final set.

DAY 1 REPLAYS

Angel Warang (NSW) [4] v Ceressa Jackson (QLD) (Girls 14/u Singles - Rd 32)

Brooke Komorowski (NSW) [1] v Oparah Rajakaruna (SA) (Girls 14/u Singles - Rd 32)

Jonathan Zhang (VIC) v Flynn Coventry-Searle (NSW) [2] (Boys 14/u Singles - Rd 32)

Ethan Domingo (NSW) [1] v Joel Roney (VIC) (Boys 14/u Singles - Rd 32)

Ana Maric (VIC) [1] v Ava Moukacha (SA) (Girls 12/u Singles - Rd 32)

Tommy Camus (ACT) [1] v Vidyuth Kumar (NSW) (Boys 12/U Singles - Rd 32)

PREVIEW

The best up and coming tennis stars in Australia head to Canberra this week for the 12/U and 14/U Australian Claycourt Championships.

And KommunityTV cameras will be courtside for the tournament as part of an extension of News Corp Australia’s successful partnership with Tennis Australia.

Six matches will be showcased LIVE from Court 10 on Tuesday, with top seed in the boys’ 12/U singles, Tommy Camus, kicking off the action at 9am.

CHECK OUT THE DAY ONE SCHEDULE BELOW.

The exclusive coverage will include every match from Court 10 on the opening five days, before extending to two courts for the finals day.

This will ensure every singles and doubles final is covered LIVE.

Sydney teenager Brooke Komorowski, who won the 14/U national grasscourt title earlier this year, will start her clay campaign as the number one seed against South Australia’s Oparah Rajakaruna.

Brooke Komorowski will be the top seed. Picture: Tennis Australia.

Koromorski is no stranger to claycourt success, reaching the finals in the 12/U singles and doubles competitions in 2022, but was eliminated from the tournament in 2023 in the round of 16.

Heading into the tournament as the favourite at just 13-years-old, Ethan Domingo will be one to watch in the boys’ 14/U competition.

Domingo made it all the way to the semi-finals of the 12/U last year, but fell short to eventual winner Sehun Park.

Victorian Ana Maric will be hoping to do better in 2024 as she faces Ava Moukachar from SA in the round of 32.

Maric was knocked out at this stage last year by Mia Slatina, but heads into the upcoming tournament as the 12/U number one seed.

Australian tennis young gun Tommy Camus. Picture: Tennis Australia

Tennis Australia head of competitive play and professional events, Francis Soyer, said the partnership with KommunityTV would expand the potential audience for the event.

“Following the success of the Australian Grasscourt Championships live stream in January, we are thrilled to again be partnering with KommunityTV to live stream the claycourt action from Canberra this month,” Soyer said.

“This coverage will provide a wonderful opportunity for family, friends and supporters to celebrate and cheer on these junior players from wherever they might be in Australia.”

Originally published as Live stream: Watch the Tennis Australian Junior Claycourt Championships