She did sign in this week after all. 64 qualifying draw, but 30 first round byes. QR1:- Soumeya Anane (GBR) (UNR/2067) [12] v BYE QR2:- Soumeya Anane (GBR) (UNR/2067) [12] v Dora Olgungul (TUR) UNR (15 yrs) -- Edited by the addict on Saturday 2nd of January 2021 05:33:25 PM
With all the 2001-ers dropping out, our list of boys is looking very healthy now. However, not much change of note for the girls. BOYS 06/01/20 Top 50021+15ArthurFery2002Great Britain42807.5HEAD 2 HEAD28+21FelixGill2002Great Britain42695HEAD 2 HEAD71+54JackPinnington Jones2003Gr...
For the second time in 5 years the WTA have overhauled their website. And, again, they've ruined it. Try finding the ranking points tables now. RSS feeds don't work. The player results pages now contain far less data (rank of player when playing tournament, points earned from tournament, etc.) And s...
No sign of Max Basing in the main draw as a wild card, but he has one in the doubles: L16: (WC) Max Basing & Marc Othman (ESP) UNR vs Denis Klok & Oleg Prihodko (RUS/UKR) CR 1240 (793+447)
Very sad news this morning that Bob Brett, previously coach to both Boris Becker. Goran Ivanisevic and Marin Cilic has died of cancer at the age of 67. https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/55544286
Quick fantasy poll! A new Years day special ! in a Davis Cup, best of 3 rubber tie, singles and doubles, which team would win this 4 team event - pretend its a round robin, whos going to come out top. All players at peak of their career powers! vote for your winning team. votes will be counted 11pm toni...
Quick fantasy poll! A new Years day special ! in a Fed Cup best of 3 tie, singles and doubles, which team would win this 4 team event - pretend its a round robin, whos going to come out top. All players at peak of their career powers! vote for your winning team. votes will be counted 11pm tonight !
Or in this case, "Yes Shadow Minister". Just wanted to recognise on this board that one of our regular members - Topemp - has been appointed Shadow Minister for Apprenticeships and Lifelong Learning as part Kier Starmers new Labour opposition team. Congratulations Toby. Thoroughly deserved.
QR1: Rayen Hermassi (TUN) UNR vs (q9) Harry Thursfield UNR QR1: Charlie Thursfield UNR vs (q12) Mhamed Affes (TUN) UNR (CH = 1387 in March 2006 - he's 36!)
A prelude poll to our GB Player of the Season, with the ATP and WTA now over this season and a year where the honours have been shared across the board, thought a fun vote may be in store! 7 candidates, winner takes all: All the players below won a Slam or their Tour Finals (women of course didnt have one!)...
So here we are, the final 4 - lots of angst and emotion no doubt and lots of debate but ultimately these are the 4 players people voted for to get to the final for this Boards British Player of the Season. Votes will run through until Saturday evening - slightly longer as I am out in the day time! - and so we wi...
It''s that quiet time of the year where we try and predict the top 10 GB singles rankings for next year. If anyone fancies throwing in doubles rankings for a bit of amusement that's fine. Who will defect, who will stay fit, who will finish/go to college etc
New season for the British Tour, so time for a new thread. First event (after the Masters) was Loughborough, Tier 2, 20th-23rd December 2019, where Jasmine Conway beat Holly Staff in the final 2-6 6-3 [10-7] Second event is Graves, in Sheffield, also Tier2, 27th-30th December 2019. Top seeds are:- 1...
Many of the same batch of players who did well last week in Harare are giving it another go this week, in the second event there, so that'll give us something to watch. In qualis, both Emmie Wright ('03) and Ellie Blackford ('06) came through two matches of qualis without barely losing a game. Emmie has...
