British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

skibbarriz · skibbarriz

If so, what would you like to see change? I figure the topic can have its own thread.

Born2WinTennis · Born2WinTennis

I had an idea last week about creating a new National Primary School Tennis competition and wondered if anyone had any thoughts? The current state of play is this: School Years3&4 (roughly ages 8-9) have a local level mini-red competition organised via school games that leads to a county finals...

Sheddie · Sheddie

When Serbian Damir Dokic threatened during this year's Australian Open to drop a nuclear bomb on Sydney and kill an Australian citizen in retaliation for his daughter Jelena's decision to play as an Australian again, it wasn't difficult to see why tennis dads are often considered the most notoriou...

JonH · JonH

I was reading the Tipton thread and noticed a few people with experience of attending various events over the years. It made me wonder, which are the best attended Futures and Challenger events in the UK , and what sorts of crowds would they get (if crowds is the correct phrase?) How does this compare wi...

skibbarriz · skibbarriz

We know that that life on the tennis fringes is tough. You need to have a very high talent level to be in the top small percentage that can financially carve a living in pro tennis. As Naomi Cavaday said, there are in effect 100 jobs in (singles) tennis. For the players who make up the pro ranks, there are a...

JonH · JonH

I was musing on the fact we have 3 back to back Futures events this month in GB as well as 3 grass Challengers and also , if it works as per last season, 3 Futures events towards the end of the year (on the mens side that is). It made me think back to the old Satellite circuits and I wondered if anyone recalled th...

Shhh · Shhh

Only just read this so sorry if already known. When Wimbledon goes back a week in 2015, allowing for 3 weeks between French and Wimbledon, the Mercedes Cup has been accepted in a request to switch from clay to grass. It will be the first week of the three, followed by Halle I believe, so Germany will have...

Bruce · Bruce

http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2017-02-03/press_release_roland_g...

SarahO · SarahO

Hi, does the LTA totally restrict children from playing up a colour ball... All I can find is that they need to play 40 red balls and only after that in the season before they are 9 can they play orange. What if they are capable of orange at age 7? Is there nothing they can do except red?

rodack · rodack

Hi to everyone on this forum. I would like to sign up my son for tennis lessons and I thought, that maybe you know any teacher from this list https://zoptamo.com/uk/s-tennis-c-uk because on this site they don't have any opinions. Can you recommend any of them?

PockyTastic · PockyTastic

This may have been posted elsewhere but... "The ITF Board of Directors has approved an extensive programme of prize money increases for the ITF Pro Circuit following a detailed review of the ITF professional tennis structure and an extensive consultation with over 8,000 tennis stakeholder...

JonH · JonH

I suppose this is a bit gossipy, and not even sure if she qualifies as a Brit or not. I live in Harrogate so found it of interest. Anyway, Sascha Morris, Australian Tennis player ranked #15 in O45 ladies, has been jailed for 8 1/2 years for fraud relating to holiday properties in Greek Islands. She is an A...

paulisi · paulisi

As it is a mixed team exhibition tournament, I've put it in general section. GB - Evans & Watson First match is currently live on Eurosport - Evans v Federer.

Bob in Spain · Bob in Spain

Ana Ivanovic has announced her retirement today.

AliBlahBlah · AliBlahBlah

"I think Dennis is doing a good job - he just made one ace," Oh how I shall miss her pressers.

AliBlahBlah · AliBlahBlah

Kinda neat little feature. If you use Outlook, Outlook365, or outlook.com, you can add a calendar feed into your calendar that lists the shows the times for ATP/WTA matches - there's even separate feeds for singles & doubles. Follow instructions here, choosing tennis as the sport (obviously)...

paulisi · paulisi

I see that the LTA are seeking sponsorship for their main events now that AEGON have stopped their sponsorship. Will be interesting to see if they have others knocking on the door. Based on other sports corporate sponsorship is becoming harder and harder to find.

AliBlahBlah · AliBlahBlah

http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/6137142

JonH · JonH

I see Fed was down to play the IPTL series this winter but has withdrawn - BBC seems to suggest it is down to his knee still but further down it turns out the IPTL is having financial problems and that both Fed and Serena have pulled out. Whatever the truth of it I do wonder whether we will see Fed again - actu...

Spectator · Spectator

Couldn't readily see a thread that this would fit into - but it's part of general tennis discussion, so ... congratulations to Stuart Fraser, who has been named as The Times' tennis correspondent. Always comes across as pleasant and well-informed - good to see that get its due reward (even if it does m...

skibbarriz · skibbarriz

Are people still having joy with this site when it comes to watching recodings of matches? https://livestream.com/ATP I wish to watch recorded matches on there but no videos are appearing anywhere. This didn't used to be a problem in the past. Have the ATP downgraded the functionality and the con...

Born2WinTennis · Born2WinTennis

I've just received an email from the LTA to submit any Grade 5 & 6 tournaments I wish to run in the 2017 summer season for sanctioning purposes by 31st January 2017. I've also just been reading the recent posts on the Marcus Willis thread about lack of futures, lack of british tour prize money, too fe...

GBJ · GBJ

Just wondering what people think of this new format that has been getting a lot of promotion recently? I'm just starting to watch some from a couple of days ago in Sydney including Fed v Hewitt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sre3MkgS71A My first thought is that if you are going to change the rul...

paulisi · paulisi

I've just seen an article in today's telegraph, suggesting that Isaac Stoute's father is sueing the LTA claiming racial discrimination as the reason for Isaac's loss of funding since 2010 and trying to claim back 60k in lost funding. -- Edited by paulisi on Saturday 5th of April 2014 10:24:34 AM

Spectator · Spectator

https://twitter.com/PedroRFET/status/399260498241138689/photo/1

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Should there be reforms to the Davis Cup format? (Preview) If so, what would you like to see change? I figure the topic can have its own thread.	skibbarriz	5	1082	Apr 10, 2017 by Sim
	Primary School Tennis (Preview) I had an idea last week about creating a new National Primary School Tennis competition and wondered if anyone had any thoughts? The current state of play is this: School Years3&4 (roughly ages 8-9) have a local level mini-red competition organised via school games that leads to a county finals...	Born2WinTennis	10	1443	Mar 25, 2017 by paulisi
	Judy Murray on pushy parents (Preview) When Serbian Damir Dokic threatened during this year's Australian Open to drop a nuclear bomb on Sydney and kill an Australian citizen in retaliation for his daughter Jelena's decision to play as an Australian again, it wasn't difficult to see why tennis dads are often considered the most notoriou...	Sheddie	11	1892	Mar 18, 2017 by Oakland2002
	Best attended Futures and Challenger events ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I was reading the Tipton thread and noticed a few people with experience of attending various events over the years. It made me wonder, which are the best attended Futures and Challenger events in the UK , and what sorts of crowds would they get (if crowds is the correct phrase?) How does this compare wi...	JonH	15	1877	Mar 3, 2017 by the addict
	Low level players. Admire? Sympathise? (Preview) We know that that life on the tennis fringes is tough. You need to have a very high talent level to be in the top small percentage that can financially carve a living in pro tennis. As Naomi Cavaday said, there are in effect 100 jobs in (singles) tennis. For the players who make up the pro ranks, there are a...	skibbarriz	7	1136	Feb 20, 2017 by londontennistube
	Satellite Circuits (Preview) I was musing on the fact we have 3 back to back Futures events this month in GB as well as 3 grass Challengers and also , if it works as per last season, 3 Futures events towards the end of the year (on the mens side that is). It made me think back to the old Satellite circuits and I wondered if anyone recalled th...	JonH	6	1354	Feb 19, 2017 by JonH
	New Grass Tournaments ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Only just read this so sorry if already known. When Wimbledon goes back a week in 2015, allowing for 3 weeks between French and Wimbledon, the Mercedes Cup has been accepted in a request to switch from clay to grass. It will be the first week of the three, followed by Halle I believe, so Germany will have...	Shhh	25	3741	Feb 4, 2017 by Coup Droit
	Roland Garros plans approved (Preview) http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2017-02-03/press_release_roland_g...	Bruce	0	776	Feb 3, 2017 by Bruce
	Age restrictions..? (Preview) Hi, does the LTA totally restrict children from playing up a colour ball... All I can find is that they need to play 40 red balls and only after that in the season before they are 9 can they play orange. What if they are capable of orange at age 7? Is there nothing they can do except red?	SarahO	1	697	Jan 21, 2017 by The Optimist
	Tennis for youth in the UK - advice needed (Preview) Hi to everyone on this forum. I would like to sign up my son for tennis lessons and I thought, that maybe you know any teacher from this list https://zoptamo.com/uk/s-tennis-c-uk because on this site they don't have any opinions. Can you recommend any of them?	rodack	3	882	Jan 20, 2017 by paulisi
	Prize money increases for the ITF Circuit ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) This may have been posted elsewhere but... "The ITF Board of Directors has approved an extensive programme of prize money increases for the ITF Pro Circuit following a detailed review of the ITF professional tennis structure and an extensive consultation with over 8,000 tennis stakeholder...	PockyTastic	42	6912	Jan 17, 2017 by Bob in Spain
	Sascha Morris Tennis Player (Preview) I suppose this is a bit gossipy, and not even sure if she qualifies as a Brit or not. I live in Harrogate so found it of interest. Anyway, Sascha Morris, Australian Tennis player ranked #15 in O45 ladies, has been jailed for 8 1/2 years for fraud relating to holiday properties in Greek Islands. She is an A...	JonH	4	2458	Jan 10, 2017 by Oakland2002
	Hopman Cup ( 1 2 ) (Preview) As it is a mixed team exhibition tournament, I've put it in general section. GB - Evans & Watson First match is currently live on Eurosport - Evans v Federer.	paulisi	16	2185	Jan 6, 2017 by the addict
	Ana Ivanovic (Preview) Ana Ivanovic has announced her retirement today.	Bob in Spain	1	822	Dec 29, 2016 by blob
	Li Na announces her pregnancy (Preview) "I think Dennis is doing a good job - he just made one ace," Oh how I shall miss her pressers.	AliBlahBlah	3	1115	Dec 24, 2016 by Coup Droit
	Adding WTA/ATP matches to an Outlook Calendar (Preview) Kinda neat little feature. If you use Outlook, Outlook365, or outlook.com, you can add a calendar feed into your calendar that lists the shows the times for ATP/WTA matches - there's even separate feeds for singles & doubles. Follow instructions here, choosing tennis as the sport (obviously)...	AliBlahBlah	0	893	Dec 22, 2016 by AliBlahBlah
	LTA seek new sponsorship (Preview) I see that the LTA are seeking sponsorship for their main events now that AEGON have stopped their sponsorship. Will be interesting to see if they have others knocking on the door. Based on other sports corporate sponsorship is becoming harder and harder to find.	paulisi	2	765	Dec 16, 2016 by The Optimist
	A new low for the WTA (Preview) http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/6137142	AliBlahBlah	4	926	Dec 13, 2016 by Bob in Spain
	Federer Return? (Preview) I see Fed was down to play the IPTL series this winter but has withdrawn - BBC seems to suggest it is down to his knee still but further down it turns out the IPTL is having financial problems and that both Fed and Serena have pulled out. Whatever the truth of it I do wonder whether we will see Fed again - actu...	JonH	1	637	Dec 6, 2016 by the addict
	Tennis Journalism (Preview) Couldn't readily see a thread that this would fit into - but it's part of general tennis discussion, so ... congratulations to Stuart Fraser, who has been named as The Times' tennis correspondent. Always comes across as pleasant and well-informed - good to see that get its due reward (even if it does m...	Spectator	10	1459	Nov 26, 2016 by Kenneth
	ATP Livestream (Preview) Are people still having joy with this site when it comes to watching recodings of matches? https://livestream.com/ATP I wish to watch recorded matches on there but no videos are appearing anywhere. This didn't used to be a problem in the past. Have the ATP downgraded the functionality and the con...	skibbarriz	1	1189	Nov 8, 2016 by wolf
	2017 Summer Competition Planning (Preview) I've just received an email from the LTA to submit any Grade 5 & 6 tournaments I wish to run in the 2017 summer season for sanctioning purposes by 31st January 2017. I've also just been reading the recent posts on the Marcus Willis thread about lack of futures, lack of british tour prize money, too fe...	Born2WinTennis	0	617	Nov 7, 2016 by Born2WinTennis
	Fast4 tennis/playing lets ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Just wondering what people think of this new format that has been getting a lot of promotion recently? I'm just starting to watch some from a couple of days ago in Sydney including Fed v Hewitt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sre3MkgS71A My first thought is that if you are going to change the rul...	GBJ	19	2854	Nov 3, 2016 by The Optimist
	LTA in court ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 12 ) (Preview) I've just seen an article in today's telegraph, suggesting that Isaac Stoute's father is sueing the LTA claiming racial discrimination as the reason for Isaac's loss of funding since 2010 and trying to claim back 60k in lost funding. -- Edited by paulisi on Saturday 5th of April 2014 10:24:34 AM	paulisi	173	21760	Oct 25, 2016 by Timothy
	Rio 2016 ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) https://twitter.com/PedroRFET/status/399260498241138689/photo/1	Spectator	35	4194	Sep 26, 2016 by christ
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