Bob in Spain wrote:

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JonH comes home wrote:

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Thanks Bob - and snuck Oli Tarvet in as well.

I can only see one possible addition to the group this weekend, although not sure where juniors stand and CDs propensity to add players from there!

Haha.

Anyway, 21 if it sticks will be 3 groups of 7; 22 will take us back to 2 of 11. 23 is just my worst nightmare. Conversely 24 would be my dream, but highly unlikely!

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That wasn't me.  See the post above mine from Johnny Aitch.

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Good shout though.  He certainly deserves to be in there.

 

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Yes, I don't know Luke Simkiss but I've got a big soft spot for Oli Travet after seeing him last year. 

As for juniors, Max Carrier has a shout of doing the double in his J60 - I think that would be worthy of a nomination is he does. There's a qualifier lad still in action too - but his chance of winning is very slim, I'd have thought (he's in SFs now), and there's a couple in the final for a J30 doubles but that doesn't cut it really for me so there's not a high chance of many more, Jon.

Josh & Matt winning their doubles final would, I think, be worthy of a nomination too

So 23 is possible  

Actually I do have one very left fielder I can put in to make it 24 if I need to. But it will be left field and thus saved for an emergency situation .

1 Emily Webley-Smith - For her first singles wins of 2023, regaining her WTA ranking and qualifying for the main draw of a 100k tournament.

2 Harry Wendelken - two stellar matches to come through Surbiton Challenger qualis - the one against PHH was just brilliant - deserves the nomination for that alone

3 Isabelle Lacy - qualifying for Surbiton 100k and beating top 100 Madison Brengle in the MD, followed by Golubic at Ilkley

4 Toby Martin - first ITF singles QF since 2021, first in M25 since 2019, after beating the 2nd seed, ATP 346, and battling his next win in 3h 41m

5 Andy Lapthorne - French Open quad wheelchair doubles champion with Donald Ramphadi, unseeded. His 14th career doubles slam. Has come back from severe mental health problems and deserves to get back to the winners circle; followed up by winning the British Grass Court Quad Singles Championships in Eastbourne

6.Kristina Paskauskas - reaching finals of ITF W15 - Monastir, Tunisia, unseeded, beating higher ranking players than herself, only beaten by top seed of much higher ranking

7. Emily Appleton - for qualifying for a 1st WTA 250. I'd like to nominate all 4 tbh but she was the biggest surprise.

8. Katie Swan - playing superb tennis the whole week at W100 Surbiton, beating the #1 seed (WR67) and reaching the biggest final contested by a British woman for a year or so.

9. Grace Chinwike - only 13 - has just won TWO titles at J30 level, back to back, in Nigeria.

10. George Loffhagen - reached the QF in the Nottingham Challenger, beating Virtanen WR 131 in the process. Then in the Eastbourne ATP 250 event he lost a very tight 3 setter to the former JWR 1 ( 19 yo Van Assche WR 79 ). Into the world top 400 and GB top 10, and awarded a Wimbledon MD WC

11. Liam Broady/Jonny O'Mara - Having won the Surbiton Challenger they also reached the Final of the Nottingham Challenger. Was awarded a Wimbledon MD WC

12. Billy Harris - for a CH ranking win against Lestienne (WR67) at qualies of Queens. (only the 2nd time he's beaten a top 100 player) and reaching FQR at Wimbledon qualies with two excellent wins against much higher ranked opponents.

13. Jacob Fearnley & Johannus Monday - for winning the doubles title in the Nottingham Challenger 125 - despite being officially unranked (0+510) and both only 21

14. Andy Murray - Andy returns to the top.40 for the first time since 2018 and no doubt the first top 40 singles player with a metal hip, after his Surbiton and Nottingham challenger titles.

15, Katie Boulter - for winning her first WTA 250 title at Nottingham as a wild card

16. Jodie Burrage - for being runner up for the first time in a WTA250 at Nottingham as a wild card

17. Heather Watson - for reaching the SF at Nottingham, producing some of her best tennis since last summer. Also she also reached the doubles final (with Harriet)

18. Sonay Kartal - very impressive on grass during the month, beating 6 top 160 players - WRs 110, 113 (1 & 0), 125, 136, 151, and 157, all in straight sets, with her 4 losses being to WRs 51, 68, 77, and 125 ( Boulter - now top 100 ), 3 of these being in 3 sets. Was awarded a Wimbledon MD WC.

19. Luke Simkiss - Getting his first ever World Ranking point with a career high ranking scalp (716) and then bettering that twice beating two player in the 500s to reach the SF

20. Anna Brogan - reaching the final round of Wimbledon qualifying despite little support from the powers that be and beating the 5th seed

21. Oliver Tarvet - for regaining his ranking, winning six matches (so far) in qualifying (three) and reaching the semi finals (three) of his first tournament of the year.

 

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Saturday 1st of July 2023 10:25:58 PM

Thanks Johnny - as Oli Tarvet is the last player still in action, Ill wait to see how he gets on, let Johnny update his record if needed and we will in fact say that nominations will close as soon as Oli has finished playing.

Hes in action at 9.30 , so that will be late morning.

Nominations to close at that point and it gives me flexibility then to post the groups when works around my day, maybe later this afternoon or early evening.

But if there are additional nominations please get them in soon! Jiggling around the groups takes time and Im very happy with my 3 groups of 7!

Thanks Lambda !

Anyone else feeling a nominee needs more narrative , please feel free to add anything relevant !

The 3 groups of 7 i expect to end with are evenly spread with an even distribution of women, men etc across the groups.

I havent sorted / seeded them though as that isnt my role - the vote is to decide who is most deserving. So people may find personal favourites are in the same group - I cant second guess that!

For each group of 7, top 2 plus ties will progress to a 6 player plus ties final. If for some reason we end with 22 nominees, we will have 2 groups of 11, in which case top 3 plus ties will progress, still a 6 player final.

Either way, round one vote will be meaningful and possibly brutal!

1 Emily Webley-Smith - For her first singles wins of 2023, regaining her WTA ranking and qualifying for the main draw of a 100k tournament.

2 Harry Wendelken - two stellar matches to come through Surbiton Challenger qualis - the one against PHH was just brilliant - deserves the nomination for that alone

3 Isabelle Lacy - qualifying for Surbiton 100k and beating top 100 Madison Brengle in the MD, followed by Golubic at Ilkley

4 Toby Martin - first ITF singles QF since 2021, first in M25 since 2019, after beating the 2nd seed, ATP 346, and battling his next win in 3h 41m

5 Andy Lapthorne - French Open quad wheelchair doubles champion with Donald Ramphadi, unseeded. His 14th career doubles slam. Has come back from severe mental health problems and deserves to get back to the winners circle; followed up by winning the British Grass Court Quad Singles Championships in Eastbourne

6.Kristina Paskauskas - reaching finals of ITF W15 - Monastir, Tunisia, unseeded, beating higher ranking players than herself, only beaten by top seed of much higher ranking

7. Emily Appleton - for qualifying for a 1st WTA 250. I'd like to nominate all 4 tbh but she was the biggest surprise.

8. Katie Swan - playing superb tennis the whole week at W100 Surbiton, beating the #1 seed (WR67) and reaching the biggest final contested by a British woman for a year or so.

9. Grace Chinwike - only 13 - has just won TWO titles at J30 level, back to back, in Nigeria.

10. George Loffhagen - reached the QF in the Nottingham Challenger, beating Virtanen WR 131 in the process. Then in the Eastbourne ATP 250 event he lost a very tight 3 setter to the former JWR 1 ( 19 yo Van Assche WR 79 ). Into the world top 400 and GB top 10, and awarded a Wimbledon MD WC

11. Liam Broady/Jonny O'Mara - Having won the Surbiton Challenger they also reached the Final of the Nottingham Challenger. Was awarded a Wimbledon MD WC

12. Billy Harris - for a CH ranking win against Lestienne (WR67) at qualies of Queens. (only the 2nd time he's beaten a top 100 player) and reaching FQR at Wimbledon qualies with two excellent wins against much higher ranked opponents.

13. Jacob Fearnley & Johannus Monday - for winning the doubles title in the Nottingham Challenger 125 - despite being officially unranked (0+510) and both only 21

14. Andy Murray - Andy returns to the top.40 for the first time since 2018 and no doubt the first top 40 singles player with a metal hip, after his Surbiton and Nottingham challenger titles.

15. Katie Boulter - for winning her first WTA 250 title at Nottingham as a wild card, the first all British WTA final for 46 years, in the process re-entering the top 100 for the first time since 2019 and reaching a career high of WR77. It also consolidated her new position as British #1, which she became for the first time by reaching the Surbiton SF the previous week.

16. Jodie Burrage - for being runner up for the first time in a WTA250 at Nottingham as a wild card, which was also the first all British WTA final for 46 years.

17. Heather Watson - for reaching the SF at Nottingham, producing some of her best tennis since last summer. Also she also reached the doubles final (with Harriet)

18. Sonay Kartal - very impressive on grass during the month, beating 6 top 160 players - WRs 110, 113 (1 & 0), 125, 136, 151, and 157, all in straight sets, with her 4 losses being to WRs 51, 68, 77, and 125 ( Boulter - now top 100 ), 3 of these being in 3 sets. Was awarded a Wimbledon MD WC.

19. Luke Simkiss - Getting his first ever World Ranking point with a career high ranking scalp (716) and then bettering that twice beating two player in the 500s to reach the SF

20. Anna Brogan - reaching the final round of Wimbledon qualifying despite little support from the powers that be and beating the 5th seed

21. Oliver Tarvet - for regaining his ranking, winning seven matches (so far) in qualifying (three) and reaching the final (four) of his first tournament of the year.

22. Lawrie Wilkin - a 16 year-old qualifier who came all the way through qualis and then won the singles title, in a J60 in Greece - well done, that lad

Coup Droit wrote:

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As you had posted about Lawrie yesterday, Jon, and I'd said he would be nominated if he won today, I assume you obviously did not mean to close the nominations before his result came in, so I've added him in - he deserves his moment

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 Oh gosh, Im sorry - it slipped my mind (quel surprise heh!?) 

 

yes, thats fine. 

22 players then and 2 groups of 11, from which 3 plus ties will proceed from each 

 

thanks CD