|
|
Barclays LTA Local Tennis Leagues
(Preview)
Anyone else here compete in these Leagues? The cost recently went from £18 a session to £21 but the user experience has plummeted. It was always two up two down where possible but is now apparently totally random so that in numerous cases in my Local Lge (Richmond) the winner has stayed put whilst the r...
|
Toby
|
0
|
659
|
|
|
|
|
|
Looking for podcast co-hosts
(Preview)
Hello everyone. For those of you that may not remember, my name is Mark, and over the years Ive attempted to get involved in British tennis in a few different ways. In 2016, I launched a website, Britennis, which aimed to cover the ups and downs of British tennis players across the world and across all ty...
|
BradMarx90
|
4
|
900
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lowest ranked British number 1s
(
1 2
)
(Preview)
With such a great start to the grass season, especially from Boulder and Draper, it got me wondering: I was a kid in the early 90s and vaguely remember our top male and female players only having a ranking in the 400s. I could be likely misremembering, this would have been somewhere between 92-94 just be...
|
thegingerlightbulb
|
16
|
1916
|
|
|
|
|
|
French Open
(Preview)
Planning my next tennis trip and French Open looks like a plan. Anyone been and can offer some advice. Best courts to book, best time to buy, good places to stay etc. Be going first couple of days probably and hopefully following the Brits around.
|
seagull
|
8
|
2185
|
|
|
|
|
|
Queens
(
1 2 3
)
(Preview)
Just received an e-mail from Queens saying no fans to be allowed in for qualifying and no ground passes for the main draw.
|
seagull
|
32
|
4924
|
|
|
|
|
|
2025 Grass calendar
(
1 2 3
)
(Preview)
https://www.lta.org.uk/news/a-new-grass-court-calendar-for-2025/?utm_campaign=reputation&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=new_calendar&utm_term=
|
Madadman
|
36
|
4315
|
|
|
|
|
|
Progress Tour 2024
(
1 2
)
(Preview)
Seeing as we usually have dedicated threads for the British Tour and UKPL, I thought perhaps we should have a dedicated thread for the top money events from the Progress Tour too rather than putting it in the UTR thread. This week is the £10k event at Cardiff Met, with, what appears to be, a 32 draw for the...
|
Lambda
|
16
|
3315
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wimbledon Qualifying
(Preview)
Looks like tickets are now available to purchase. https://qualifyingtickets.wimbledon.com/
|
Madadman
|
0
|
901
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tennis - The Corporate Issue
(Preview)
This week we had Swiatek playing Osaka on French Open main court. An absolutely electrifying match at a Grand Slam. It's raining hard outside so no other tennis to watch and yet the stadium is less than half-full. So where are all the spectators? While thousands of people in grounds look up at the big s...
|
seagull
|
4
|
754
|
|
|
|
|
|
Naomi Osaka
(
1 2 3 4 5 … 7
)
(Preview)
Well, Naomi may not have been this boards favourit player, but she is the worlds it seems, at least financially. Highest earning aportswoman, overtaking Serena https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/52774191
|
JonH
|
92
|
10124
|
|
|
|
|
|
Laver Cup
(
1 2 3
)
(Preview)
This looks interesting: http://lavercup.com/#captains A Ryder Cup style weekend event. Teams of 6 Europe vs Rest of the World. 4 players selected automatically by ranking and two wildcard picks by the captains (bjorg & mcenroe). Hosted in Europe one year then USA the next. Scheduled for the w...
|
Born2WinTennis
|
41
|
8588
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tony Henman
(Preview)
Did anyone know Tim's dad had passed away on 3rd May? Didn't know myself until a friend showed me the obituary in today's Telegraph, page 29. Interesting article, well worth a read.
|
Priesty
|
0
|
853
|
|
|
|
|
|
Highest paid athletes
(Preview)
Not one tennis player appears in the top 50 https://www.forbes.com/lists/athletes/ plenty of golfers. Not feeling sorry for Djoko etc, they earn plenty, but for tennis not to be near this list says something about the commercial power of the sport. and no women of any sport near the top 50, altho...
|
JonH
|
0
|
825
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mud glorious mud
(Preview)
Hi all, There follows quite a long opinion piece, this being a typically quiet Sunday in clay season.. First up, a disclaimer. I think my favourite surface, as a spectator, is probably clay. I realise that this makes me very unusual among Brit tennis fans, but its my acknowledged bias. I find grass to b...
|
wimbledont
|
5
|
1028
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alan Jones
(Preview)
If I've correctly understood a tweet/X from Jo Durie, her former coach has passed away. Sad news if that's the case.
|
Priesty
|
4
|
1504
|
|
|
|
|
|
Offfers, Draws and Prizes for tennis tickets.
(Preview)
https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/press-release/customers-can-win-tickets-to-wimbledon-through-veryme-rewards/-- Edited by Var on Tuesday 30th o...
|
Var
|
0
|
548
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boris Becker - criminal charges
(
1 2 3 4 5 … 8
)
(Preview)
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...
|
JonH
|
112
|
9675
|
|
|
|
|
|
British Tennis - Family Connections
(
1 2 3
)
(Preview)
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...
|
Coup Droit
|
35
|
11943
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 2024 Player of the Month Nominations Thread
(
1 2 3 4 5 … 8
)
(Preview)
7th March and glad I can get this up ! This month is 4 weeks and closes on 31st March, which is the end of the Miami 1000 event Usual process, anyone can nominate at any time, just add a name and reason and off we go! Nominations 1 2 3 etc
|
JonH
|
118
|
7449
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prize Money
(
1 2 3 4 5 … 7
)
(Preview)
I notice with horror that the prize money for the men's ATP 250's has tanked! I appreciate that the plandemic will have played a part in this, sponsors pulling out, loss of income from spectators etc. There is bound to be somebody who knows more about this than me who might be able to advise if this is a te...
|
Mark1968
|
95
|
13202
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sexual (and other) Abuse in Tennis
(
1 2
)
(Preview)
There have been various cases that have been posted and discussed, in various threads. But it seems to me that, as such an important issue, which must not be shied away from, we should have a separate dedicated thread. So, to put them as separate posts, the independent inquiry decided that there were...
|
Coup Droit
|
29
|
7511
|
|
|
|
|
|
PIF
(Preview)
Saudi Arabia and ATP done a deal sponsoring Tour Finals , Miami, Madrid, Beijing And the world rankings. Doesnt look like title sponsors but tournament partners ? went after Queens but LTA turned it down. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/68429213 -- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 2...
|
JonH
|
2
|
1069
|
|
|
|
|
|
French Open Tips
(Preview)
So asking the good people on this board for any tips/advice when visiting FO which I am aiming to do this year. Will be going for first Monday/Tuesday - hotels already booked. Which courts are best (main priority is seeing Brits so grounds pass a possibility as well). Presume metro is best bet for getti...
|
seagull
|
6
|
1439
|
|
|
|
|
Favourite British Tennis Player - 2024 - Semifinal Group One
(
1 2 3 4
)
(Preview)
9 players in this group - just TWO and ties into the final. 5 men and 4 women NOTE - groups based on round one finishing spots - so no complaints about all your faves being here! Vote will close around 7.10PM on THURSDAY
|
JonH
|
45
|
2334
|
|
|
|
|
|
Favourite British Tennis Player - 2024 - Semifinal Group Two
(
1 2 3
)
(Preview)
10 players in this group - just TWO and ties into the final. 5 men and 5 women NOTE - groups based on round one finishing spots - so no complaints about all your faves being here! Vote will close around 7.10PM on THURSDAY
|
JonH
|
39
|
2133
|
|
|
