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Stircrazy · Stircrazy

Extract from an interview with the ATP Chairman, Andrea Gaudenzi, in today's Times:Queen's could host pre-Wimbledon Masters eventA new ATP Masters 1000 grass-court tournament could be held on British soil as part of the build-up to Wimbledon.The Queen's Club in London is a potential venue after...

junior · junior

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/great-britain-still-on-track-to-be-leading-tennis-nation-by-2028-says-new-lta-director-michael-bourne-25dzb783s

JonH · JonH

For interest, I recall Richard Evans writing in his book about McEnroe that players regarded him as the unofficial locker room world best, ie at singles and doubles combined. I have often checked, therefore, to see who is top of a combined singles and doubles ranking list. Here is the current version...

JonH comes home · JonH comes home

So, 6 finalists, remember multiple options around Neal Skupski so think carefully! If you feel Neal was PoM alone, vote for him individually. If you think Dan and Neal or Ken and Neal as pairs took the honours, vote for them. If you think Jodie, Liam, Lloyd deserve it most , vote for the one you prefer for...

JonH comes home · JonH comes home

Six players, top 2 plus ties make the final. Poll will close 9 pm Monday evening. Vote for the player you think has been the player of the month for March 2021 from the 6 below: please feel free to add details I have missed or you think are worthy of note, as I have kept it to the bare facts! Players listed by...

JonH comes home · JonH comes home

Six players, top 2 plus ties make the final. Poll will close 9 pm Monday evening. Vote for the player you think has been the player of the month for March 2021 from the 6 below: please feel free to add details I have missed or you think are worthy of note, as I have kept it to the bare facts! Players listed by...

JonH comes home · JonH comes home

Six players, top 2 plus ties make the final. Poll will close 9 pm Monday evening. Vote for the player you think has been the player of the month for March 2021 from the 6 below: please feel free to add details I have missed or you think are worthy of note, as I have kept it to the bare facts! Players listed by...

The Optimist · The Optimist

New Signings: Esther Adeshina - Tennessee - Southeastern Tegan Aitken - Gonzaga - West Coast Tara Amin - Marian (Div 3) Isabel Barfoot - Montevallo (Div 2) Steph Booth - North Carolina-Greensboro - Southern (graduate recruit) Annika Chai - Mount Holyoke (Div 3) Rhona Cook - Campbell - Big South Mor...

JonH comes home · JonH comes home

I wanted to say, I have a habit of upsetting folks on this forum. My opinions are often Ill informed I agree and a lot of people have strong likings for players that I often have poorly judged perspectives on. Like much of life, it is likely I wrong I enjoy my polls and it entertains me so I think from this p...

JonH · JonH

I was having a think over the weekend, that this time of year used to be when we had the British Nationals in Telford back in the days of Tiger Tim and Greg Rusedski et al. It got me thinking as to what other National championships were played and if any still existed? One I came across was this event in Franc...

brittak · brittak

Ok heres one for JonH! As he raised earlier in the Mens Dubai thread (p2), this is the list of the top ranked male players in each of the continents. He was suggesting that there should be some sort of exhibition tournament held, but in the absence of that, here is an alternative..... So a bit of fun for the...

brittak · brittak

And another one for JonH! A bit of fun for the weekend, this is the womens poll to determine our favourite top ranked female player from each of the continents following on from Jon raising this in this weeks mens Dubai thread (p2). He was wistfully thinking that there should be some sort of exhibition...

The Optimist · The Optimist

Sarah Borwell Started at Rice but swiftly moved to Houston (American Athletic Conference) where she played 1998-2002 College CH = 8 (as far as I can tell) CH = 199, Dubs CH = 65, JCH = 583 Titles: 1 x 100K Dubs (2008) 1 x 50K Dubs (2010) 5 x 25K Dubs (2005, 2007, 2008x3) 3 x 10K (2006, 2007, 2008) 1 x 10K Dubs (20...

Coup Droit · Coup Droit

We are very analytical/critical of the LTA and often, in passing, compare it to other countries. But it seemed to me it would be useful to have a separate thread for those foreign federations. Italy, in particular, with their amazing cohort of new players, has received quite a lot of comment in other...

JonH comes home · JonH comes home

Here we are, the final. 4 players, winner and RU qualify for player of season vote as well. Vote will close at 9 pm WednesdayName Comments Dan Evans Won ATP 250 Melbourne title incl beating Coric and FAA Fran Jones Qualified for WTA 250 Phillips Island (beat Nicelescu and Zheng); SF WTA 250 Doub...

JonH comes home · JonH comes home

So here we are - 2 SF groups of 4 players. Top 2 plus ties go into the final on Tuesday.This poll will close around 9pm Tuesday evening. Note, players without any votes will automatically be knocked out of the event. GroupName Comments 2Lloyd Glasspool Won Doubles Gran Canaria Challenger , RU...

JonH comes home · JonH comes home

So here we are - 2 SF groups of 4 players. Top 2 plus ties go into the final on Tuesday.This poll will close around 9pm Tuesday evening. Note, players without any votes will automatically be knocked out of the event. GroupName Comments 1Liam Broady RU and SF of ATP Challenger events back to back...

JonH comes home · JonH comes home

So here we are - 4 groups of 4 players. Top 2 plus ties from each group go into the semis which will be posted tomorrow, and a final to be posted on Tuesday. This poll will close around 9pm Monday evening. Note, players without any votes will automatically be knocked out of the event. Group A players belo...

JonH comes home · JonH comes home

So here we are - 4 groups of 4 players. Top 2 plus ties from each group go into the semis which will be posted tomorrow, and a final to be posted on Tuesday. This poll will close around 9pm Monday evening. Note, players without any votes will automatically be knocked out of the event. Group B players belo...

JonH comes home · JonH comes home

So here we are - 4 groups of 4 players. Top 2 plus ties from each group go into the semis which will be posted tomorrow, and a final to be posted on Tuesday. This poll will close around 9pm Monday evening. Note, players without any votes will automatically be knocked out of the event. Group C players belo...

JonH comes home · JonH comes home

So here we are - 4 groups of 4 players. Top 2 plus ties from each group go into the semis which will be posted tomorrow, and a final to be posted on Tuesday. This poll will close around 9pm Monday evening. Note, players without any votes will automatically be knocked out of the event. Group D players belo...

JonH comes home · JonH comes home

https://www3.lta.org.uk/Tennis-Foundation/News1/2013/Latest-News---March/Entry-for-National-Deaf-Tennis-Championships-now-open/

Sheddie · Sheddie

Does anyone know if this will be done for either Sydney or Auckland or a WTA event this week ? What about Zagreb - first ATP tournament after the Aussie Open

Constant · Constant

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-16/australian-open-lead-up-events-moved-to-victoria/12886392

JonH comes home · JonH comes home

I have mixed feelings and I wondered what the prevailing view on the board was?

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	An ATP Masters 1000 event to be held on grass before Wimbledon? (Preview) Extract from an interview with the ATP Chairman, Andrea Gaudenzi, in today's Times:Queen's could host pre-Wimbledon Masters eventA new ATP Masters 1000 grass-court tournament could be held on British soil as part of the build-up to Wimbledon.The Queen's Club in London is a potential venue after...	Stircrazy	3	532	Apr 26, 2021 by JonH comes home
	2028? (Preview) https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/great-britain-still-on-track-to-be-leading-tennis-nation-by-2028-says-new-lta-director-michael-bourne-25dzb783s	junior	4	525	Apr 22, 2021 by junior
	Combined World Singles and Doubles Rankings - ATP (Preview) For interest, I recall Richard Evans writing in his book about McEnroe that players regarded him as the unofficial locker room world best, ie at singles and doubles combined. I have often checked, therefore, to see who is top of a combined singles and doubles ranking list. Here is the current version...	JonH	14	1172	Apr 20, 2021 by JonH comes home
	2021 March British Player of the Month - FINAL ( 1 2 ) (Preview) So, 6 finalists, remember multiple options around Neal Skupski so think carefully! If you feel Neal was PoM alone, vote for him individually. If you think Dan and Neal or Ken and Neal as pairs took the honours, vote for them. If you think Jodie, Liam, Lloyd deserve it most , vote for the one you prefer for...	JonH comes home	20	1835	Apr 7, 2021 by JonH comes home
	2021 March British Player of the Month - SF Group Three ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Six players, top 2 plus ties make the final. Poll will close 9 pm Monday evening. Vote for the player you think has been the player of the month for March 2021 from the 6 below: please feel free to add details I have missed or you think are worthy of note, as I have kept it to the bare facts! Players listed by...	JonH comes home	23	1221	Apr 5, 2021 by JonH comes home
	2021 March British Player of the Month - SF Group Two (Preview) Six players, top 2 plus ties make the final. Poll will close 9 pm Monday evening. Vote for the player you think has been the player of the month for March 2021 from the 6 below: please feel free to add details I have missed or you think are worthy of note, as I have kept it to the bare facts! Players listed by...	JonH comes home	10	875	Apr 5, 2021 by JonH comes home
	2021 March British Player of the Month - SF Group One (Preview) Six players, top 2 plus ties make the final. Poll will close 9 pm Monday evening. Vote for the player you think has been the player of the month for March 2021 from the 6 below: please feel free to add details I have missed or you think are worthy of note, as I have kept it to the bare facts! Players listed by...	JonH comes home	10	969	Apr 5, 2021 by JonH comes home
	US College Signings and General College Chat 2020/21 ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 15 ) (Preview) New Signings: Esther Adeshina - Tennessee - Southeastern Tegan Aitken - Gonzaga - West Coast Tara Amin - Marian (Div 3) Isabel Barfoot - Montevallo (Div 2) Steph Booth - North Carolina-Greensboro - Southern (graduate recruit) Annika Chai - Mount Holyoke (Div 3) Rhona Cook - Campbell - Big South Mor...	The Optimist	211	19668	Apr 4, 2021 by Tennpar
	Apologies ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) I wanted to say, I have a habit of upsetting folks on this forum. My opinions are often Ill informed I agree and a lot of people have strong likings for players that I often have poorly judged perspectives on. Like much of life, it is likely I wrong I enjoy my polls and it entertains me so I think from this p...	JonH comes home	35	2775	Apr 3, 2021 by junior
	National Championships? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I was having a think over the weekend, that this time of year used to be when we had the British Nationals in Telford back in the days of Tiger Tim and Greg Rusedski et al. It got me thinking as to what other National championships were played and if any still existed? One I came across was this event in Franc...	JonH	17	2427	Mar 22, 2021 by JonH comes home
	POLL - March 2021 - Favourite top ranked cross-continental male player ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Ok heres one for JonH! As he raised earlier in the Mens Dubai thread (p2), this is the list of the top ranked male players in each of the continents. He was suggesting that there should be some sort of exhibition tournament held, but in the absence of that, here is an alternative..... So a bit of fun for the...	brittak	20	1137	Mar 20, 2021 by JonH comes home
	POLL - March 2021 - Favourite top ranked cross-continental female player (Preview) And another one for JonH! A bit of fun for the weekend, this is the womens poll to determine our favourite top ranked female player from each of the continents following on from Jon raising this in this weeks mens Dubai thread (p2). He was wistfully thinking that there should be some sort of exhibition...	brittak	12	491	Mar 20, 2021 by JonH comes home
	Ex-US College Players in the Pro Ranks (Preview) Sarah Borwell Started at Rice but swiftly moved to Houston (American Athletic Conference) where she played 1998-2002 College CH = 8 (as far as I can tell) CH = 199, Dubs CH = 65, JCH = 583 Titles: 1 x 100K Dubs (2008) 1 x 50K Dubs (2010) 5 x 25K Dubs (2005, 2007, 2008x3) 3 x 10K (2006, 2007, 2008) 1 x 10K Dubs (20...	The Optimist	13	1351	Mar 12, 2021 by Elegant Point
	Foreign Tennis Federations (Preview) We are very analytical/critical of the LTA and often, in passing, compare it to other countries. But it seemed to me it would be useful to have a separate thread for those foreign federations. Italy, in particular, with their amazing cohort of new players, has received quite a lot of comment in other...	Coup Droit	5	806	Mar 11, 2021 by tyresebro1
	2021 GB February Player of Month - Final ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Here we are, the final. 4 players, winner and RU qualify for player of season vote as well. Vote will close at 9 pm WednesdayName Comments Dan Evans Won ATP 250 Melbourne title incl beating Coric and FAA Fran Jones Qualified for WTA 250 Phillips Island (beat Nicelescu and Zheng); SF WTA 250 Doub...	JonH comes home	51	2102	Mar 4, 2021 by JonH comes home
	2021 February GB Player of the Month - SF Group Two ( 1 2 ) (Preview) So here we are - 2 SF groups of 4 players. Top 2 plus ties go into the final on Tuesday.This poll will close around 9pm Tuesday evening. Note, players without any votes will automatically be knocked out of the event. GroupName Comments 2Lloyd Glasspool Won Doubles Gran Canaria Challenger , RU...	JonH comes home	17	1138	Mar 2, 2021 by JonH comes home
	2021 February GB Player of the Month - SF Group One (Preview) So here we are - 2 SF groups of 4 players. Top 2 plus ties go into the final on Tuesday.This poll will close around 9pm Tuesday evening. Note, players without any votes will automatically be knocked out of the event. GroupName Comments 1Liam Broady RU and SF of ATP Challenger events back to back...	JonH comes home	14	778	Mar 2, 2021 by JonH comes home
	2021 February GB Player of the Month - QF Group A ( 1 2 ) (Preview) So here we are - 4 groups of 4 players. Top 2 plus ties from each group go into the semis which will be posted tomorrow, and a final to be posted on Tuesday. This poll will close around 9pm Monday evening. Note, players without any votes will automatically be knocked out of the event. Group A players belo...	JonH comes home	16	1600	Mar 1, 2021 by JonH comes home
	2021 February GB Player of the Month - QF Group B (Preview) So here we are - 4 groups of 4 players. Top 2 plus ties from each group go into the semis which will be posted tomorrow, and a final to be posted on Tuesday. This poll will close around 9pm Monday evening. Note, players without any votes will automatically be knocked out of the event. Group B players belo...	JonH comes home	10	860	Mar 1, 2021 by JonH comes home
	2021 February GB Player of the Month - QF Group C (Preview) So here we are - 4 groups of 4 players. Top 2 plus ties from each group go into the semis which will be posted tomorrow, and a final to be posted on Tuesday. This poll will close around 9pm Monday evening. Note, players without any votes will automatically be knocked out of the event. Group C players belo...	JonH comes home	8	871	Mar 1, 2021 by JonH comes home
	2021 February GB Player of the Month - QF Group D (Preview) So here we are - 4 groups of 4 players. Top 2 plus ties from each group go into the semis which will be posted tomorrow, and a final to be posted on Tuesday. This poll will close around 9pm Monday evening. Note, players without any votes will automatically be knocked out of the event. Group D players belo...	JonH comes home	13	911	Mar 1, 2021 by JonH comes home
	Deaf Tennis ( 1 2 ) (Preview) https://www3.lta.org.uk/Tennis-Foundation/News1/2013/Latest-News---March/Entry-for-National-Deaf-Tennis-Championships-now-open/	JonH comes home	15	934	Feb 14, 2021 by JonH comes home
	Eurosport streaming (Preview) Does anyone know if this will be done for either Sydney or Auckland or a WTA event this week ? What about Zagreb - first ATP tournament after the Aussie Open	Sheddie	11	1664	Feb 7, 2021 by seagull
	5 week Melbourne pocket for tennis season ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 11 ) (Preview) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-16/australian-open-lead-up-events-moved-to-victoria/12886392	Constant	158	8991	Feb 6, 2021 by JonH comes home
	Should the Aussie open be taking place ? ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) I have mixed feelings and I wondered what the prevailing view on the board was?	JonH comes home	32	2273	Feb 4, 2021 by JonH comes home
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