Juniors in the Pros Week #1

I always wanted to start this column, but now that the new year of tennis is starting I felt in was the right time. I will report on junior  (ITF Junior eligibility) results (and also NCAA college players) playing in any ATP World Tour draw, ATP Challenger Tour draw, or ITF Futures Main Draw.

For the first week of the year, here are the results:
Brisbane International (AUS): Singles Qualifying:
Thanasi Kokkinakis WC (AUS): def. Omar Jasika (AUS) 6-2, 6-0 R1
                                                     def. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 6-4, 7-5 R2
                                                     def. Di Wu (CHN) 6-1, 6-4 R3
Omar Jasika WC (AUS): lost to Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 6-2, 6-0 R1
Bradley Mousley WC (AUS): lost to Di Wu (CHN) 6-2, 7-5 R1
Andrew Harris WC (AUS/Oklahoma): lost to Marsel Ilhan (TUR) 6-1 Ret.
Doubles Main Draw:
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)/Matthew Ebden (AUS) WC: def. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)/Gilles Simon (FRA) 6-1, 6-3 Round of 16
                                                                                            lost to Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL)/Daniel Nestor (CAN) #2 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 QF
Singles Main Draw:
Thanasi Kokkinakis Q (AUS): lost to Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 6-3, 7-5 Round of 32

Qatar Exxon Mobil Open (QAT): Singles Qualifying:
Abdulla Al-Jufairi WC (QAT): lost to Peter Gojowczyk (GER) 6-0, 6-0 R1
Abdullah Shannan Alharrasi WC (QAT): lost to Jan Hajek #5 (CZE) 6-0, 6-0 R1
Jassem Al Zeyara WC (QAT): lost to Marco Cecchinato (ITA) 6-0, 6-1 R1
Abdulla Al Mohamoud WC (QAT): lost to Blaz Kavcic #4 (SLO) 6-0, 6-0 R1

Aircel Chennai Open (IND): Singles Qualifying:
Karen Khachonov (RUS): def. Hiroki Moriya (JPN) 6-2, 6-4 Round of 32
                                           lost to Alexander Kudryavtsev (RUS) 7-6, 6-3 Round of 16
Sasi Kumar Makund WC (IND): lost to Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 6-3, 6-4 R1
Sumit Nagal WC (IND): lost to Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) 6-2, 6-0 R1
Doubles Main Draw:
Karen Khachonov (RUS)/Saketh Myneni (IND) WC: def. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)/Albert Ramos (ESP) 6-1, 7-6 Round of 16
                                                                                      def. Rohan Bopanna (IND)/Aisum-Ul-Haq (PAK) #1 7-5, 2-6, 12-10 QF
                                                                                      lost to Johan Brunstrom (SWE)/Frederik Nielson (DEN) #4 6-4, 6-3 SF   

Noumea Challenger (New Caledonia): Singles Qualifying:
Duck Hee Lee (KOR): def. Sebastien Dumas (FRA) 6-4, 6-1 R1
                                      lost to Austin Krajicek (USA) 6-2, 6-3 R2

Sao Paulo Challenger (Brazil): Singles Qualifying:
Valter Oshiro (BRA): lost to Marcos Azevedo Silva (BRA) 6-1, 6-2 R1
Enzo Kohn (BRA): lost to Paulo Coronado (BRA) 7-5, 6-1 R1
Victor Pereira (BRA): lost to Oscar Jose Gutierrez (BRA) 6-4, 6-2 R1
Antonioni Fasano (BRA): lost to Marcos Dias 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 R1
Caue Giminez (BRA): lost to Gero Kretschmer (GER) 6-2, 6-1 R1
Doubles Main Draw:
Osni Junior (BRA)/Tiago Lopes (BRA) WC: lost to Nicolas Barrientos (COL)/Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) 6-4, 6-2 Round of 16
Singles Main Draw:
Osni Junior (BRA) WC: lost to Nicolas Barrientos (COL) 6-0, 6-1 Round of 32

Junior Player of the Week: Karen Khachonov, Russia