Decided to try a JonH style poll. With the grass court season just around the corner, I am convinced that one of the pack just outside the Top 500 is going to make that surge and we are finally going to get that elusive 20 in the Top 500. But who will it be ? Who will break the grass ceiling ? I have included all...
QR1: (q3) Fadi Bidan (LBN) WR 1512 (CH = 1505 at the start of the month) vs Deji Thomas-Smith UNR QR1: (qWC) Daniel Vishnick UNR vs Anthony Shumsky (AUS) UNR QR1: Yuki Karatsu (JPN) UNR vs Ying Hou UNR QR1: Youssef Boubaker (TUN) UNR vs Jack Caso UNR Oliver Tarvet should again be in the main draw.
The new rankings will come out on Monday But just to start the thread with a copy of the new names that are now being used instead of Grade 2 or J2 (or whichever generation of names you're up to so far) ITF: The new naming structure, which is to be launched from 1 January 2023, will see the tournaments grade...
Here is the last one of the year, or is it the first of the year? I dont know but its the vote for December 2023, usual rules apply, anyone can vote and please say if you vote and who for and why, just to make it more interesting. vote will close at 10 pm Tuesday 2nd January. Nominations 1. Hannah Klugman - fo...
By popular demand - or demand at least - here is a thread for Dec 23 nominations. I see quite a few from week one that might be added. I believe News Years eve is a Sunday, so the nominations period will end Sunday 31st December and the vote will go up shortly thereafter - I will need to decide if it goes up New...
Week 1 from 02/01 : Men's Singles ITF M25 Malibu, CA, USA Arthur Fery Women's Singles ITF W60 Canberra, Australia Katie Boulter Men's Doubles ATP 250 Adelaide 1, Australia Lloyd Glasspool ( & Harri Heliovaara, FIN ) Juniors J100 Bromma, Sweden BD: Viktor Frydrych (16) ( & Albert Saar,...
The first event of the 2023 season took place this week, a G1 in Loughborough Men SF George Houghton [4] d. Roan Jones 6-2 5-7 10-8 Pheonix Weir [8] d. Sean Hodkin [2] 6-4 7-5 F Pheonix Weir [8] d. George Houghton [4] 6-3 6-2 Women 3 of the 4 reaching the SF were 15 year olds. SF Maria Ustic (2007) d. Summer Yar...
OK. I have decided to try and drag my aging limbs through another 12 month exercise challenge in 2023. On this occasion, the motivation will not be weight loss as I'm pleased to report that although my weight has gone back up a little since I finished my last challenge, I am still happy with it where it is...
Just because it normally interests me, I felt like jotting down the various year end finals on different tours that appear to be taking place in the next few weeks and wondered if I had missed any? ATP/WTA/Top Pro levelATP Finals - Turin WTA Finals - Cancun ATP Next Gen Finals - Saudi Arabia WTA Elite Tro...
The main draws start tomorrow for the junior Orange Bowl.. It is hard to work out nationalities, so there may well be other Brits in the draws, and some of the nationalities may be incorrect. Hannah Klugman was a finalist in the under 14s last year. U12 Boys R1 (L128) (17) Pekko Pfundstein v Max D Smith (...
QR1: Deji Thomas-Smith UNR vs Michalis Sakellaridis (GRE) UNR (CH = 1973 in January 2021) QR1: Yujiro Onuma UNR (CH = 1748 last month) vs (q12) Ignasi Forcano (ESP) WR 1758 (CH = 1247 two weeks ago) QR1: (qWC) Mehdi ben Arab (TUN) UNR vs Miles Groom UNR QR1: (qWC) Andrea Marte Martellato (ITA) UNR v...
I wanted to discuss this topic with the board. Many will know I am a big supporter of wheelchair tennis and follow it quite closely. I am aware though that isnt the case with all people on the board, for a variety of good reasons. At the moment, for Player of the Season, we treat wheelchair tennis as just an...
Superb eh that it's been such a great GB sporting year that US Open golf champion Mart Fitzpatick hasn't make the 6 person shortlist. Except it is ... Jessica Gadirova - Gymnastics Beth Mead - Football Eve Muirhead - Curling Ben Stokes - Cricket Ronnie O'Sullivan - Snooker Jake Wightman - Athletics O...
Hopman Cup mark 2 - based on this will Cam get us in? Or Cam/Emma joint ranking? If at all...UNITED CUP TO LAUNCH 2023 SEASON The worlds best players will unite to compete side by side at the United Cup, a stunning new team event set to launch the global tennis season in 2023. The United Cup, an ATP-WTA even...
