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Juan Martin del Potro
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BBC website is reporting that JMDP is having wrist surgery again today and will miss the rest of the season. http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/26711930 He is not a Brit, but I have to feel sorry for him. That's twice in 4 years that he has suffered the same problem although this time it is his left wri...
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2022 January Player of the Month Vote
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Here we go, the first vote of 2022 for Player of the Month. VOTES will close at 6 pm MONDAY 31st January. 15 players are listed below; just vote for your favourite. This year, no vote off's or finals or needing to get more than 50%; it is just one simple vote each month (unless more than 20 nominations, as t...
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2022 January Player of Month Nominations
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Please post your PoM nominations here. Last day for nominations will be Sunday 30th Jan. remember anyone can nominate for any reason. As nominations come in we will create a list . If you make a nomination, please copy the last version of the list and add your nomination to the bottom. If someone cant d...
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Players with chronic health conditions
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Recently stumbled upon this article about playing tennis with epilepsy. And, wondered whether anyone knew of any chronic health conditions of our players past and present? I know Fran Jones has Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia, Elena Balatcha had a few issues prior to her passing (what a w...
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2021 GB Player of the Month Thread Jul to Dec
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New thread for 2nd half of year
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ATP mandatory countable tournaments
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Hi, I wondering if anyone knew if Grand Slams and 1000s are not being treated as mandatory countable tournaments, as far as I was aware the grand slams and 1000s were counted regardless. thanks
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2021 Titles - Seniors & Juniors, Singles & Doubles
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Week 1 : Men's Doubles ITF M15 Antalya, Turkey Billy Harris ( & Yan Sabanin, RUS )
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Latest use for the NTC
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The NTC may no longer be an option for British players but that doesn't mean the modern and lavish facility is going to waste. https://t.co/chS6ElsI8C For a probable £100 a day, Grigor the ninja has never seen a better training pad. The hardest part must be deciding exactly where to put the cones, gi...
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British Tour Masters 2021
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We normally have a separate thread for the Masters event. So, today, the 2021 British Tour Masters kicks off The final pools are: Women: Pool A: Freya Christie (1), Danielle Hack (3) Mayela Bassega, Fran Davis Women: Pool B: Emma Wilson (2), Hannah Smith (4), Sirena Waas; (wc) Eva Shaw Mens: Pool...
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2021 GB Player of the Season - Semifinal Group 2
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Semifinal time 7 players in the vote, 3 women and 4 men Top 2 qualify for the final, plus ties. Vote will close at 9pm tomorrow, Saturday evening - a bit longer for this one due to my travels! List below - not repeating their biogs, you can find those in the previous polls if needs be, we all know what they a...
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2021 GB Player of the Season - Semifinal Group 1
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Semifinal time 7 players in the vote, 4 women and 3 men Top 2 qualify for the final, plus ties. Vote will close at 9pm tomorrow, Saturday evening - a bit longer for this one due to my travels! List below - not repeating their biogs, you can find those in the previous polls if needs be, we all know what they a...
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2021 GB Player of the Season - Finalists List
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Here is the current list of Player of Season vote qualifiers 23 players provisionally qualified to dateQual RefPlayer of Season Qualifiers 1Jan PoMFran Jones (1)2Jan PoM RUTara Moore (2)3Jan PoM RUCam Norrie (3)4Feb PoMDan Evans (4)5Feb PoM RUStuart Parker (5)6Mar PoMNeal Skupski (6)7Mar...
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2021 Player of the Season Votes - Round One, Group D
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Here we go, 7 players in this group, top 3 incl ties get through to the semis. However, if a player gets zero votes they will be knocked out. Little bio of each below for this season - taken from ITF site on Monday. Any errors you feel make a difference, please post and comment. In fact please post and commen...
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2021 Player of the Season Votes - Round One, Group C
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Here we go, 7 players in this group, top 3 incl ties get through to the semis. However, if a player gets zero votes they will be knocked out. Little bio of each below for this season - taken from ITF site on Monday. Any errors you feel make a difference, please post and comment. In fact please post and commen...
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2021 Player of the Season Votes - Round One, Group B
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Here we go, 7 players in this group, top 3 incl ties get through to the semis. However, if a player gets zero votes they will be knocked out. Little bio of each below for this season - taken from ITF site on Monday. Any errors you feel make a difference, please post and comment. In fact please post and commen...
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2021 Player of the Season Votes - Round One, Group A
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Here we go, 7 players in this group, top 3 incl ties get through to the semis. However, if a player gets zero votes they will be knocked out. Little bio of each below for this season - taken from ITF site on Monday. Any errors you feel make a difference, please post and comment. In fact please post and commen...
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2021 Nov/Dec Player of the Month Vote - FINAL
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So, usual process, winner takes all. Vote for your player of the month from the list below: Vote will close at 5 pm Tuesday evening!! Enjoy - please vote in this final POM of the season!!! NameComments Beth GreyW W25 Czech Rep from qualies, QF W60 France; Billy Harris2 x W M15 Antalya Singles, RU M...
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Player of the Season - Wild Card Vote
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So, there is ONE space left in the Player of the Season field. 16 players nominated by members of this board, that haven't qualified already (Beth Grey is now qualified) and only 1 of them can get through. List below - I am not giving bios as it is totally down to the voter to decide who and why they want some...
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2021 Player of the Season Wild Card Nominations Thread
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So, I have broken a little earlier than planned but felt there was no real need in waiting. As folks may have read elsewhere, we will be having a Player of the Season vote in Mid December, after the Nov/Dec Player of the Month vote has concluded. The Player of the Season vote will comprise all the PoM winn...
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Hopman Cup
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ITF have just announced the teams for the Hopman Cup and the GB team is going to be Dan Evans and Heather Watson. http://www.itftennis.com/news/243910.aspx It looks quite a strong overall entry , presumably Andy, Kyle and Jo have decided they prefer other ways to tune up for Melbourne I am never sure...
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2021 Nov/Dec Player of the Month Vote - SF Group Three
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Here we go - 24 players split between 3 groups of 8. Top 2 plus ties go through. Any player getting no votes will be eliminated regardless. Vote will close at 5 pm Monday evening Beth GreyW W25 Czech Rep from qualies, QF W60 France; Felix GillW M15 Singles Cairo; RU M15 Singles Cairo Jack Pinningt...
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2021 Nov/Dec Player of the Month Vote - SF Group Two
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Here we go - 24 players split between 3 groups of 8. Top 2 plus ties go through. Any player getting no votes will be eliminated regardless. Vote will close at 5 pm Monday eveningAndy MurrayBeat Jannik Sinner (WR 10) Stockholm ATP 250 Reached QF RoundCharlie BroomW M15 Heraklion Singles and 2 x M15 Sem...
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2021 Nov/Dec Player of the Month Vote - SF Group One
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Here we go - 24 players split between 3 groups of 8. Top 2 plus ties go through. Any player getting no votes will be eliminated regardless. Vote will close at 5 pm Monday eveningAlfie HewettW Wheelchair Masters Singles and Doubles titles Arthur FeryRU Singles and Doubles ITA National Fall Champio...
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Manuel Santana
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Sadly Manuel Santana passed away on 11th December. He was 83. He was the Wimbledon champion of 1966. Other major championships he won were the French championships in 1961 and 1964 and the US Championships in 1965. He also won the French doubles in 1963. He was a member of the Spanish team which won the D...
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