November 2023 Player of the Month nominations thread

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

November 2023 Player of the Month nominations thread

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I think Ive done enough nominating this month, and it is only day 6, but I hope some folks have their eyes out for a certain player putting the hard yards in out in Canada and also keep an eye on Jack D this month. Other nominations will be available .

Seriously remember, you dont need to be called JonH or Johnny Aitch to nominate , anyone can do it at anytime . 4 weeks to go and December 3rd will be the nomination closing date.

Just take the latest list above, copy, paste into a new post and add your nominations name and reasons for nominating. No limits and no other rules.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

I mean, how can I NOT do it.

1. Andy Lapthorne - reaching the semis of the NEC Wheelchair Masters, beating David Wagner (WR 3) along the way and pushing second seed, Sam Schroder, all the way. Andy surpassed expectations here and it is a great end to the season for him.

2 Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid - winning the ITF World Wheelchair Masters title, perfect record during the week and came from behind to win the final - marvellous as always!

3. Alfie Hewett - wins the Wheelchair Masters title, unbeaten in the week, beating the top 8 players in the world to the games most prestigious prize! Add that to the doubles title as well and Alfie has had a perfect week and month!

4. Luke Johnson - for regaining his singles ranking, with a win in his first singles match since Feb 2023.

5. Giles Hussey - For reaching the final in a 25k, and despite losing in 3 sets, driving 3 hours and going straight back on court to win a QR1 challenger match. Oh, and did I mention that he has broken into the Top 500 as a result of this.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Monday 6th of November 2023 08:02:46 AM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Haha - my post above was sort of aimed at you Bob, missed you being around!! Are you a bit clearer of business and work commitments now?

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Haha - my post above was sort of aimed at you Bob, missed you being around!! Are you a bit clearer of business and work commitments now?

Yes, thanks. Had 10 days away in Madrid where workload was heavy. Might still have a week in Brazil before the end of the year but other than that, I have a quieter couple of months ahead.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Haha - my post above was sort of aimed at you Bob, missed you being around!! Are you a bit clearer of business and work commitments now?
Yes, thanks. Had 10 days away in Madrid where workload was heavy. Might still have a week in Brazil before the end of the year but other than that, I have a quieter couple of months ahead.

excellent, good to hear!

emmsie69 · Top national player

Bob in Spain wrote:
I mean, how can I NOT do it.

1. Andy Lapthorne - reaching the semis of the NEC Wheelchair Masters, beating David Wagner (WR 3) along the way and pushing second seed, Sam Schroder, all the way. Andy surpassed expectations here and it is a great end to the season for him.

2 Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid - winning the ITF World Wheelchair Masters title, perfect record during the week and came from behind to win the final - marvellous as always!

3. Alfie Hewett - wins the Wheelchair Masters title, unbeaten in the week, beating the top 8 players in the world to the games most prestigious prize! Add that to the doubles title as well and Alfie has had a perfect week and month!

4. Luke Johnson - for regaining his singles ranking, with a win in his first singles match since Feb 2023.

5. Giles Hussey - For reaching the final in a 25k, and despite losing in 3 sets, driving 3 hours and going straight back on court to win a QR1 challenger match. Oh, and did I mention that he has broken into the Top 500 as a result of this.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Monday 6th of November 2023 08:02:46 AM

Came over here to nominate Giles Hussey for the exact same reasons. He deserves POM for dedication almost matching Billy. Billy gets the edge for consistency of dedication.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

emmsie69 wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
I mean, how can I NOT do it.

1. Andy Lapthorne - reaching the semis of the NEC Wheelchair Masters, beating David Wagner (WR 3) along the way and pushing second seed, Sam Schroder, all the way. Andy surpassed expectations here and it is a great end to the season for him.

2 Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid - winning the ITF World Wheelchair Masters title, perfect record during the week and came from behind to win the final - marvellous as always!

3. Alfie Hewett - wins the Wheelchair Masters title, unbeaten in the week, beating the top 8 players in the world to the games most prestigious prize! Add that to the doubles title as well and Alfie has had a perfect week and month!

4. Luke Johnson - for regaining his singles ranking, with a win in his first singles match since Feb 2023.

5. Giles Hussey - For reaching the final in a 25k, and despite losing in 3 sets, driving 3 hours and going straight back on court to win a QR1 challenger match. Oh, and did I mention that he has broken into the Top 500 as a result of this.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Monday 6th of November 2023 08:02:46 AM
Came over here to nominate Giles Hussey for the exact same reasons. He deserves POM for dedication almost matching Billy. Billy gets the edge for consistency of dedication.

Definitely!! Billy also had a good week last week in Bergamo and has qualified in Sofia , proving your point, I am sure he wont be far off getting on this list as well!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Definitely!! Billy also had a good week last week in Bergamo and has qualified in Sofia , proving your point, I am sure he wont be far off getting on this list as well!

Should I ? You all know I want to. wink

Let's see if he gets that first ATP Main Tour MD win first.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Definitely!! Billy also had a good week last week in Bergamo and has qualified in Sofia , proving your point, I am sure he wont be far off getting on this list as well!
Should I ? You all know I want to.
Let's see if he gets that first ATP Main Tour MD win first.

sounds sensible to me!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Nominations:

1. Andy Lapthorne - reaching the semis of the NEC Wheelchair Masters, beating David Wagner (WR 3) along the way and pushing second seed, Sam Schroder, all the way. Andy surpassed expectations here and it is a great end to the season for him.

2 Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid - winning the ITF World Wheelchair Masters title, perfect record during the week and came from behind to win the final - marvellous as always!

3. Alfie Hewett - wins the Wheelchair Masters title, unbeaten in the week, beating the top 8 players in the world to the games most prestigious prize! Add that to the doubles title as well and Alfie has had a perfect week and month!

4. Luke Johnson - for regaining his singles ranking, with a win in his first singles match since Feb 2023.

5. Giles Hussey - For reaching the final in a 25k, and despite losing in 3 sets, driving 3 hours and going straight back on court to win a QR1 challenger match. Oh, and did I mention that he has broken into the Top 500 as a result of this.

In case any one is wondering or tempted, in due course, with a number of team events this month (Junior Davis Cup last week, Junior BJK Cup and BJK Cup this week, Davis Cup later in the month) it is quite possible someone may wish to nominate a whole team as opposed to a single player - or indeed, we may get a player from a team and the team itself.

Anyway, just to say that is fine - please dont feel constrained, it is similar to me nominating Alfie above and Alfie and Gordon also. So go ahead and nominate if , in due course, you feel it is deserved and I will just unravel it all with the voting process.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Sorry everyone. I know I am biased but .....

1. Andy Lapthorne - reaching the semis of the NEC Wheelchair Masters, beating David Wagner (WR 3) along the way and pushing second seed, Sam Schroder, all the way. Andy surpassed expectations here and it is a great end to the season for him.

2 Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid - winning the ITF World Wheelchair Masters title, perfect record during the week and came from behind to win the final - marvellous as always!

3. Alfie Hewett - wins the Wheelchair Masters title, unbeaten in the week, beating the top 8 players in the world to the games most prestigious prize! Add that to the doubles title as well and Alfie has had a perfect week and month!

4. Luke Johnson - for regaining his singles ranking, with a win in his first singles match since Feb 2023.

5. Giles Hussey - For reaching the final in a 25k, and despite losing in 3 sets, driving 3 hours and going straight back on court to win a QR1 challenger match. Oh, and did I mention that he has broken into the Top 500 as a result of this.

6. Billy Harris - For taking out his CH ranking again (and again), for getting through qualies in Sofia and then winning his first ever ATP Main Tour MD match in a 3rd set breaker.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

You didn't disappoint, Bob!

And Billy was of course our October PoM. And we are only a month away from a PoS vote as well and Billy must be in that conversation as well, I would suggest - although there are a decent number of serious contenders!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

With having Alfie and Alfie/Gordon nominated, I have created a potential for a votes clash. I dont know how realistic this is but it is not for me to judge how people will vote. So, in line with past months where this has happened, I will introduce an initial group stage this month and then a final. Both voting rounds will be just 24 hours to keep in line with the overall schedule.

This will also cover us in case any of the various teams playing get nominated and clash with an individual nomination as well, as may happen.

At this point, it would be 2 groups of 3 but, of course, it wont stay like that over the next 3 1/2 weeks of nominations!!

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Thursday 9th of November 2023 11:51:28 AM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

nominations
1. Andy Lapthorne - reaching the semis of the NEC Wheelchair Masters, beating David Wagner (WR 3) along the way and pushing second seed, Sam Schroder, all the way. Andy surpassed expectations here and it is a great end to the season for him.

2 Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid - winning the ITF World Wheelchair Masters title, perfect record during the week and came from behind to win the final - marvellous as always!

3. Alfie Hewett - wins the Wheelchair Masters title, unbeaten in the week, beating the top 8 players in the world to the games most prestigious prize! Add that to the doubles title as well and Alfie has had a perfect week and month!

4. Luke Johnson - for regaining his singles ranking, with a win in his first singles match since Feb 2023.

5. Giles Hussey - For reaching the final in a 25k, and despite losing in 3 sets, driving 3 hours and going straight back on court to win a QR1 challenger match. Oh, and did I mention that he has broken into the Top 500 as a result of this.

6. Billy Harris - For taking out his CH ranking again (and again), for getting through qualies in Sofia and then winning his first ever ATP Main Tour MD match in a 3rd set breaker.

Business end of week 2 of 5. As always, anyone can nominate and add to the list above - just copy and paste the list and add your nomination and reason at any time between now and December 3rd! I suspect play will start to get skinnier after this weekend as tours start to wind down, so may not be many candidates springing up as the month progresses!