British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

Coup Droit · Coup Droit

I couldn't find another thread specifically on this subject and it seems that the rare companies who do sponsor tennis should get a bit of a shout. So, shout out for Brayleys (Car Dealerships) who in Feb. this year, sponsored young Josh Rose: https://www.brayleys.co.uk/josh-rose Good luck to Josh...

JonH · JonH

So, here we go - 11 players in this group, top 3 plus ties will get through to the final. Poll will close in 24 hours after posting, so around 8.40pm Monday evening I am afraid many people will find this vote hard - sorry!! This group has 5 women and 6 men 2 Harry Wendelken - two stellar matches to come throu...

JonH · JonH

So, here we go - 11 players in this group, top 3 plus ties will get through to the final. Poll will close in 24 hours after posting, so around 8.40pm Monday evening This group has 6 women and 5 men I am afraid many people will find this vote hard - sorry!! 1 Emily Webley-Smith - For her first singles wins of 20...

Bob in Spain · Bob in Spain

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-11450465/SPORTS-AGENDA-BBC-big-names-stump-business-class...

JonH · JonH

Usual format: just put your nomination in a list below, and if you want to add someone, copy the previous list in the thread, paste it in a new post and add your new nomination, plus a reason for why you are nominating them This month, the nominations will end on Sunday 2nd July - Eastbourne finishes on 1st...

Bob in Spain · Bob in Spain

https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1674431957135151105

JonH · JonH

For anyone who loves their tennis with a dose of history, this might be recommended watching https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65501241 Coming on June 4th - right up my street, I would say!

GBJ · GBJ

Does anyone know what kind of support players get if any from the LTA etc with any mental health issues they have? Obviously a lot of top sports professionals have help from sports psychologist but it just seems to me that the LTA for example should maybe be investing in the general mental health of play...

Bob in Spain · Bob in Spain

Just wondering if anyone here has actual experience and being a Tournament Organiser for an ITF event or at least as been close enough to be able to answer a whole host of questions that I have compiled. The reason for the questions is that some Spanish friends of mine are developing a new sports resort a...

JonH · JonH

Here we go, 13 interesting nominations and I think a wide open vote. Vote the player or team you think is most deserving of player of the month. Please say who you vote for as it makes it interesting but also keeps the thread active and draws others to potentially vote as well. Voting will close on Mond...

Coup Droit · Coup Droit

I couldn't find a general thread for 'sad news' and didn't really want to hijack someone else's specific one, so I thought I'd start one. This was just to note the passing of Peter McNamara two days ago. For those who love doubles, and are of a certain age, he was a fixture at Wimbledon, usually playing wi...

JonH · JonH

So, already in May so time to start the May thread. Nominations will close on Sunday 28th May. Simply list a nomination below by starting the list or cutting the existing list and pasting and adding your nomination to the bottom of the list. Nominations May 2023 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. etc.

JonH · JonH

Advance warning that I plan to post polls to let people select the players they think will win the most grass court matches in the coming season. I will do it for singles only but will count wins for main draw, qualifying, British and overseas events, ATP/WTA Tour and Challenger and ITF events through t...

GAMEOVER · GAMEOVER

Owen Davidson The passing of former Australian player was announced on 12th May. He won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles . The highlight was winning all 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in 1967. He also defeated the defending champion Roy Emerson at Wimbledon 1966. From 1967 to 1970 he coached the Bri...

Stircrazy · Stircrazy

This thread is prompted by a brief exchange I had with Elegant Point last week on the Madrid Open men's singles thread & the appearance of the BBC report a couple of hours ago. Elegant Point wrote:Stircrazy wrote:Elegant Point wrote:According to a male friend, this years winners at the Madrid O...

JonH · JonH

12 players make up our list this month. Vote for the player or pair you feel are the British player of the month. If you can, please say who you voted for and put a reason in a post, it makes it more interesting for all of us!! Vote will last until Tuesday evening, around 6 pm Nominees are: 1. Fran Jones - on the...

JonH · JonH

Here we go for April. This period will close on April 30th. usual process , just list a player below and a reason and we will keep adding as the month progresses. Just cut and paste the existing latest list and your nominee Nominations 1.

skibbarriz · skibbarriz

Browsing through some of the twitter profiles of British academy level coaches employed by the LTA. If sports motivational quotes and other quotes of philosophical wisdom were what it took to to raises an elite junior tennis player, we'd be overflowing with such youngsters. The ITF would have to re...

JonH · JonH

So, here we go - 16 players nominated this month and it could be a very interesting vote. Remember, if you feel able , please say who you vote for and why, it makes it more interesting than me just droning on! I will give the odd status update (as I always do) but wont give the voting scores away until close to...

JonH · JonH

This month is a 5 week period and ends when the Miami event ends on April 2nd. We already have one nomination, from CD, as per below. Not sure if any more narrative needs adding now, Ive just effectively copied from the February section. 1. Georgina Hays - for beating world ranked 537 Xinxin Yao in ITF QR...

JonH · JonH

Last done 3 years ago. Let's see who supercedes Dan Evans as the Boards favourite player. 60 players - 6 groups of 10 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 5 men and 5 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (6 or 7 singles from the GB Top 20's per group,...

JonH · JonH

Last done 3 years ago. Let's see who supercedes Dan Evans as the Boards favourite player. 60 players - 6 groups of 10 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 5 men and 5 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (6 or 7 singles from the GB Top 20's per group,...

JonH · JonH

Semis group - same rules, vote for your favourite. 7 players here, 2 plus ties will make the final Will close at 10 pm Wednesday Dan EvansEmma RaducanuKatie BoulterKatie SwanAlicia BarnettKyle EdmundLuke Johnson -- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 14th of March 2023 10:02:48 PM -- Edited by J...

JonH · JonH

Semis group - same rules, vote for your favourite. 6 players here, 2 plus ties will make the final Will close at 10 pm Wednesday Cam NorrieSonay KartalHeather WatsonLiam BroadyAnna BroganJoe Salisbury -- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 14th of March 2023 10:03:05 PM -- Edited by JonH comes hom...

JonH · JonH

Semis group - same rules, vote for your favourite. 7 players here, 2 plus ties will make the final Vote will close at 10 pm WednesdayAndy MurrayJack DraperJodie BurrageHarriet DartArthur FeryLily MiyazakiKaty Dunne

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	Tennis Sponsors ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview) I couldn't find another thread specifically on this subject and it seems that the rare companies who do sponsor tennis should get a bit of a shout. So, shout out for Brayleys (Car Dealerships) who in Feb. this year, sponsored young Josh Rose: https://www.brayleys.co.uk/josh-rose Good luck to Josh...	Coup Droit	71	11435	Jul 9, 2023 by dodrade
	June 2023 Player of the Month Vote - Semifinal Group 2 ( 1 2 ) (Preview) So, here we go - 11 players in this group, top 3 plus ties will get through to the final. Poll will close in 24 hours after posting, so around 8.40pm Monday evening I am afraid many people will find this vote hard - sorry!! This group has 5 women and 6 men 2 Harry Wendelken - two stellar matches to come throu...	JonH	22	1666	Jul 3, 2023 by JonH
	June 2023 Player of the Month Vote - Semifinal Group 1 ( 1 2 ) (Preview) So, here we go - 11 players in this group, top 3 plus ties will get through to the final. Poll will close in 24 hours after posting, so around 8.40pm Monday evening This group has 6 women and 5 men I am afraid many people will find this vote hard - sorry!! 1 Emily Webley-Smith - For her first singles wins of 20...	JonH	26	1660	Jul 3, 2023 by JonH
	TV Coverage ( 1 2 ) (Preview) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-11450465/SPORTS-AGENDA-BBC-big-names-stump-business-class...	Bob in Spain	17	2615	Jul 2, 2023 by Lambda
	June 2023 British Player of the Month Nominations ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 9 ) (Preview) Usual format: just put your nomination in a list below, and if you want to add someone, copy the previous list in the thread, paste it in a new post and add your new nomination, plus a reason for why you are nominating them This month, the nominations will end on Sunday 2nd July - Eastbourne finishes on 1st...	JonH	123	7758	Jul 2, 2023 by JonH
	Caroline Wozniacki (Preview) https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1674431957135151105	Bob in Spain	6	818	Jul 2, 2023 by GAMEOVER
	Gods of Tennis - BBC (Preview) For anyone who loves their tennis with a dose of history, this might be recommended watching https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65501241 Coming on June 4th - right up my street, I would say!	JonH	12	1320	Jun 20, 2023 by JonH
	Mental problems Help for players ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Does anyone know what kind of support players get if any from the LTA etc with any mental health issues they have? Obviously a lot of top sports professionals have help from sports psychologist but it just seems to me that the LTA for example should maybe be investing in the general mental health of play...	GBJ	30	12160	Jun 19, 2023 by Elegant Point
	Running an ITF Tournament ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Just wondering if anyone here has actual experience and being a Tournament Organiser for an ITF event or at least as been close enough to be able to answer a whole host of questions that I have compiled. The reason for the questions is that some Spanish friends of mine are developing a new sports resort a...	Bob in Spain	21	2106	Jun 6, 2023 by Bob in Spain
	May 2023 British Player of the Month VOTE ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview) Here we go, 13 interesting nominations and I think a wide open vote. Vote the player or team you think is most deserving of player of the month. Please say who you vote for as it makes it interesting but also keeps the thread active and draws others to potentially vote as well. Voting will close on Mond...	JonH	72	3350	May 30, 2023 by JonH
	Sad news (Preview) I couldn't find a general thread for 'sad news' and didn't really want to hijack someone else's specific one, so I thought I'd start one. This was just to note the passing of Peter McNamara two days ago. For those who love doubles, and are of a certain age, he was a fixture at Wimbledon, usually playing wi...	Coup Droit	12	5484	May 28, 2023 by goldfish
	May 2023 British Player of the Month Nominations ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview) So, already in May so time to start the May thread. Nominations will close on Sunday 28th May. Simply list a nomination below by starting the list or cutting the existing list and pasting and adding your nomination to the bottom of the list. Nominations May 2023 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. etc.	JonH	69	4619	May 27, 2023 by JonH
	Most British Grass Court Wins (Preview) Advance warning that I plan to post polls to let people select the players they think will win the most grass court matches in the coming season. I will do it for singles only but will count wins for main draw, qualifying, British and overseas events, ATP/WTA Tour and Challenger and ITF events through t...	JonH	13	1653	May 22, 2023 by JonH
	OWEN DAVIDSON (Preview) Owen Davidson The passing of former Australian player was announced on 12th May. He won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles . The highlight was winning all 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in 1967. He also defeated the defending champion Roy Emerson at Wimbledon 1966. From 1967 to 1970 he coached the Bri...	GAMEOVER	2	669	May 14, 2023 by Jan
	Sexism at the Madrid Open (Preview) This thread is prompted by a brief exchange I had with Elegant Point last week on the Madrid Open men's singles thread & the appearance of the BBC report a couple of hours ago. Elegant Point wrote:Stircrazy wrote:Elegant Point wrote:According to a male friend, this years winners at the Madrid O...	Stircrazy	8	1010	May 11, 2023 by Stircrazy
	April 2023 Player of the Month Vote ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) 12 players make up our list this month. Vote for the player or pair you feel are the British player of the month. If you can, please say who you voted for and put a reason in a post, it makes it more interesting for all of us!! Vote will last until Tuesday evening, around 6 pm Nominees are: 1. Fran Jones - on the...	JonH	54	3725	May 10, 2023 by JonH
	April 2023 Player of the Month Nominations ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Here we go for April. This period will close on April 30th. usual process , just list a player below and a reason and we will keep adding as the month progresses. Just cut and paste the existing latest list and your nominee Nominations 1.	JonH	48	4006	Apr 30, 2023 by JonH
	Motivational quotes and LTA coaches twitter (Preview) Browsing through some of the twitter profiles of British academy level coaches employed by the LTA. If sports motivational quotes and other quotes of philosophical wisdom were what it took to to raises an elite junior tennis player, we'd be overflowing with such youngsters. The ITF would have to re...	skibbarriz	12	2941	Apr 13, 2023 by Coup Droit
	March 2023 Player of the Month Vote ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) So, here we go - 16 players nominated this month and it could be a very interesting vote. Remember, if you feel able , please say who you vote for and why, it makes it more interesting than me just droning on! I will give the odd status update (as I always do) but wont give the voting scores away until close to...	JonH	41	2817	Apr 4, 2023 by indiana
	March 2023 Player of the Month Nominations ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview) This month is a 5 week period and ends when the Miami event ends on April 2nd. We already have one nomination, from CD, as per below. Not sure if any more narrative needs adding now, Ive just effectively copied from the February section. 1. Georgina Hays - for beating world ranked 537 Xinxin Yao in ITF QR...	JonH	71	5104	Apr 2, 2023 by emmsie69
	2023 - Who is your favourite British Player? Round One Group D (Preview) Last done 3 years ago. Let's see who supercedes Dan Evans as the Boards favourite player. 60 players - 6 groups of 10 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 5 men and 5 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (6 or 7 singles from the GB Top 20's per group,...	JonH	12	905	Mar 16, 2023 by JonH
	2023 - Who is your favourite British Player? Round One Group B (Preview) Last done 3 years ago. Let's see who supercedes Dan Evans as the Boards favourite player. 60 players - 6 groups of 10 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 5 men and 5 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (6 or 7 singles from the GB Top 20's per group,...	JonH	13	810	Mar 16, 2023 by JonH
	2023 - Who is your favourite British Player? Semifinal Group 2 ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Semis group - same rules, vote for your favourite. 7 players here, 2 plus ties will make the final Will close at 10 pm Wednesday Dan EvansEmma RaducanuKatie BoulterKatie SwanAlicia BarnettKyle EdmundLuke Johnson -- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 14th of March 2023 10:02:48 PM -- Edited by J...	JonH	15	1250	Mar 15, 2023 by JonH
	2023 - Who is your favourite British Player? Semifinal Group 1 ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Semis group - same rules, vote for your favourite. 6 players here, 2 plus ties will make the final Will close at 10 pm Wednesday Cam NorrieSonay KartalHeather WatsonLiam BroadyAnna BroganJoe Salisbury -- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 14th of March 2023 10:03:05 PM -- Edited by JonH comes hom...	JonH	16	1559	Mar 15, 2023 by JonH
	2023 - Who is your favourite British Player? Semifinal Group 3 (Preview) Semis group - same rules, vote for your favourite. 7 players here, 2 plus ties will make the final Vote will close at 10 pm WednesdayAndy MurrayJack DraperJodie BurrageHarriet DartArthur FeryLily MiyazakiKaty Dunne	JonH	13	1117	Mar 15, 2023 by JonH
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