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Tennis History - Wightman Cup
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For those of you interested, Jeff Sackman, friend of this board and Tennis Abstract's creator, writes lots of interesting articles. This one looks at the Wightman Cup, played between GB and USA until 1989 Hazel Wightman receives the trophy on behalf of the 1931 United States Wightman Cup teamLet'...
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Does anyone know what's happened to STEVEN. He hasn't posted since 19th Feb, hasn't updated the Top 25 tables since 21st Feb and hasn't tweeted since 22Feb. I know Steven is omnipresent, but he rarely fails to reveal himself for so long. Steven, can you hear us?
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UTR Tennis Tournaments (in Britain or with British Players)
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So, Brighton is hosting a UTR tennis tournament with £1800 for the winner, decent money all the way down, prizes for the divisional winners, host families, etc. etc. It seems to be a men/women mixed event (based purely on UTR ranking), which is interesting. Is this a completely new thing? Or have I jus...
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Seniors (Veterans) Tennis
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I don't really follow this category at all but just sometimes I read snippets that I like (particularly for the 'very old' players) and there's nowhere to mention it So here goes and, to kick off, good luck to the 87 and 89 year-old duo who've been ushered straight into the finals at Wimbledon, for the Br...
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Match fixing
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28 professional players arrested in Spain https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/46822784
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Miriam ??? - where are you
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Hopefully Miriam will reply soon
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Transgender Men in Women's Tennis
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I put this in the Chat section but as it is Tennis now I've decided to start a thread here. Craig Tiley pushing for TiM (and TiF but not an issue as they will never be able to compete with the Men) to play the AO. Currently Tennis is still using the outdated and scientifically debunked 5nmol of testosterone...
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The LTA
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I often see people refer to "The LTA" as an organisation and want to know actually who it is at the LTA responsible for certain decisions. When board members post things like "The LTA scrapped most of the futures events" or "The LTA scrapped the bonus scheme" etc it must be a decision from either the Chie...
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British Tennis - Family Connections
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In no order:Andy MURRAY - Jamie (brother): top pro - Judy (mother): ex-pro player (briefly), coachEd CORRIE - Tom (brother): coach [Gosling] - Martin (father): LTA: LTA President, ex-Head of LTA Performance Committee, LTA Funding Committee; good veteran playerTim HENMAN - mother: played at J...
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July 2023 Player of the Month Vote
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So you know the score - vote for your player of the month and if you can, please let us know who you vote for and why. 2 days for the vote so will close Tuesday evening at 9.45 pm Nominees are: 1. - Jan Choinski - for winning his first ATP level match, at Wimbledon and beating a player in the top 60, about 100 pl...
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July 2023 British Player of the Month Nominations
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Nominations will continue until Sunday July 30th as usual ANYONE can post a nomination, dont hold back. No limits on numbers. just add them to the list below with your supporting reason Nomination 1. 2. 3. etc
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Boris Becker - criminal charges
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It seems Becker has now been prosecuted for a string of criminal charges relating to his bankruptcy, in essence hiding or not declaring a whole series of assets that should have been disclosed. Case is going to Southwark Crown Court. Boy, how the mighty are fallen. This was always such a bizarre case...
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Other forums
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Hi there. Really enjoy reading this forum. Does anyone know of any equivalent forums for other nationalities (eg Australia).
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Fifteen-Love
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[URL]https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/a44427227/ai...
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Congratulations
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More 'important' congratulations get their own thread (Andy and Kim's baby, Marcus' wedding etc.) which seems right but we didn't seem to have a general congrats thread, for all tennis players (rather like the remarkable non-GB performances, or best wishes re injuries). And good news is good news...
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Feels wrong that we dont have a discussion on this to allow people to comment - the British government have tonight urged China to prove she is safe. Good. I support the wta in their stance and getting out of China is their only reasonable option now. It is untenable for the wta to play in China next year I...
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Zverev
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Not so great news about Alexander Zverev on the internet today , with an ex-girlfriend alleging domestic violence and a more recent ex-girlfriend announcing she's carrying his baby , but opting for sole custody. There hasn't been a lot of positive news about him in the media of recent unfortunatel...
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June 2023 Player of the Month Vote - final
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So, the following players have made it through the semis. Vote for your player of the month below: The vote will last 24 hours from posting, so approx 9.20pm Tuesday close Numbers below represent their nomination number when first nominated, the poll shows the players in this order:Finalists 3 Is...
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No male player born in the 90s will ever win a grand slam
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For definition purposes, based on birth year. No player born in the 90s has won a slam, and it is 2019 now!. I feel a whole generation, the 'lost gen' and maybe 'current gen' could possibly never win a slam. Next gen seems very strong. The lost gen will rank amongst the worst generation of tennis player...
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Wimbledon
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Tennis Sponsors
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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...
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June 2023 Player of the Month Vote - Semifinal Group 2
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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...
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June 2023 Player of the Month Vote - Semifinal Group 1
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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...
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TV Coverage
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June 2023 British Player of the Month Nominations
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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...
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