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From Rags to Riches - Road to Wimbledon Glory
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A few weeks ago we talked about following players from the start of their Wimbledon journey to the eventual winner. With no pre qualies, it therefore seemed reasonable to start in qualies at the first stage. Im not sure who the lowest ranked in each event are , but selecting our national under 18 wild ca...
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World Mixed Doubles Rankings
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Just to amuse myself, and not to upset anyone, I decided to create a sort of mixed doubles ranking list. Given there are only 4 pro events (that I know of) ie the 4 slams each season, I took two seasons worth of performances, so 8 events from FO 17, through to AO19. Like real world rankings, I will drop FO17 w...
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ITF to introduce advance entry for Doubles
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From next month there will be advance entry to ITF tournaments at 25K and above. 7 teams will be accepted for advance entry based on their combined doubles ranking. The remaining teams will continue to be accepted on site based on best of singles or doubles ranking. The entry deadline will be 24 hours a...
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BBC Wimbledon coverage till 2027
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Sorry if it's been mentioned elsewhere , but I'm just delighted. The fact it's on terrestrial and people might watch not just the headline matches but some juniors, mixed doubles or the like is a very good thing as far as I'm concerned. I think BBC sports live broadcasts are streets ahead of the competi...
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June 2021 Player of the Month Poll
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Here we go, vote from the 19 listed below If a player gets 50% of the vote or more, they win; if not, the top players who make up 50% of the vote between them will go into a play off vote on Sunday night Vote will close 9pm Sunday - if you think my comments dont do the player justice, please feel free to add your ow...
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2021 GB Player of the Month Thread Jan to Jun
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Yep, putting it up here. As each month progresses, lets use this thread for nominees etc. on that front, January 2021 month will close 31st January. But I am very conscious we have play this week that may throw up some worthwhile candidates , so if someone catches your eye this week, please put their na...
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Casper Ruud
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An interesting interview in yesterday's Times (behind a paywall). He comes across as a very pleasant & level-headed young man, who is clearly u...
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Wimbledon Tickets
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Apparently there are going to be a limited number of tickets for Centre and No.1 court 48 hours in advance for Ame cardholders. I'm bloody livid that this opportunity is being limited in this way -- Edited by emmsie69 on Friday 25th of June 2021 08:25:58 PM
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Technical Things - courts, rackets, balls etc
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There's a really interesting 'long read' article in the Guardian about groudsmanship and the art of creating the perfect grass pitch/court whatever. Completely mind-blowing the level of detail and the change in the business in recent years. Most is about football. But part covers Wimbledon too a...
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Body Shape
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I will flag this in the Racism thread too. As it's a multi-layered story and different people will focus more on different aspects. Taylor Townsend's account is a long read. It's been met with a lack of sympathy from many (along the lines of 'you've never buckled down and made the most of your talent, do...
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British Player of the Month May 2021 Play Off Vote
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So here we are , our two player play off: winner takes all, vote closes 6 pm Tuesday Cam Norrie v Hannah Klugman
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2021 May British Player of the Month - FINAL
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Here is the May player of the month poll. As promised it is a straight fight to win - 10 players in one single poll. Winner is the player with most votes BUT if no one gets 50 percent or more of the votes then the top two will go into a final play off tomorrow night. To confirm- 50 percent will count as a win in the...
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LTA Find a Player
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It seems the old search engine has gone where you could find a players rating, age, county and results. Now all I see is results and I was hoping to discreetly find out if some guys were in my veterans age group.
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YOUNGEST EVER BRITISH TOUR WINNER
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HANNAH KLUGGERS KLUGMAN WINS BRIT TOUR WOKING . BEATING EVERYONE . WATCH THE FINAL LIVE STREAMED BY LONDONTENNISTUBE https://youtu.be/xN-MK5e3PUk
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LTA Advantage Fan +
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Does anyone belond to this? Trying to find out if the offer of pre general sale tickets to LTA events is just for the member or can you buy 2+ tickets for say Eastbourne? Cheers
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2021 April British Player of the Month - FINAL
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Here is the final. I am going to aim to close it at 6.30 PM tomorrow - no point in waiting til 8 or 9 as v little happens that late, so lets see what 6.30 does to things!!Cam NorrieQF ATP 500 Barcelona Singles, F ATP 250 Estoril Singles. Beat Khachanov, Goffin, Cilic Dan EvansSF Monte Carlo Masters, F Doubl...
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Tennis Aid
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Just wanted to bring to everyone's attention a project known as Tennis Aid. It is the brainchild of two Spanish coaches and the purpose is to take tennis to some of the poorest people in the world. The organization was launched in 2014, I think, but the website has only gone live in the last couple of da...
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2021 April British Player of the Month - SF Group Two
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5 players in this group. Vote for the player you think is most deserving. Top 2 go through to the final, plus ties. If anyone gets no votes, they wont be able to progress. Poll closes Monday evening at around 8 pmAlicia BarnettW W15 Doubles Sharmh Dan EvansSF Monte Carlo Masters, F Doubles Monte Carl...
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2021 April British Player of the Month - SF Group One
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6 players in this group. Vote for the player you think is most deserving. Top 2 go through to the final, plus ties. If anyone gets no votes, they wont be able to progress. Poll closes Monday evening at around 8 pmCam NorrieQF ATP 500 Barcelona Singles, F ATP 250 Estoril Singles. Beat Khachanov, Goffin,...
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Reading the Serve
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https://twitter.com/TennisTV/status/1387758939534675972
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An ATP Masters 1000 event to be held on grass before Wimbledon?
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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...
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2028?
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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
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Combined World Singles and Doubles Rankings - ATP
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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...
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2021 March British Player of the Month - FINAL
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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...
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2021 March British Player of the Month - SF Group Three
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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...
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