2023 PLAYER OF THE SEASON WILD CARD NOMINATIONS THREAD

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

2023 PLAYER OF THE SEASON WILD CARD NOMINATIONS THREAD

Var · Pro player

JonH comes home wrote:
Thanks Var - a new name to me for one and thanks for putting forwards two players, leading the Welsh charge !

Ummm well with my surname of Roberts I think there could be a touch of bias lol

-- Edited by Var on Wednesday 1st of November 2023 01:12:28 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Var wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Thanks Var - a new name to me for one and thanks for putting forwards two players, leading the Welsh charge !
Ummm well with my surname of Roberts I think there could be a touch of bias lol

-- Edited by Var on Wednesday 1st of November 2023 01:12:28 PM

Wildcards are always biased - thats the problem or the positive of them! And why not , good nominations IMO!

LordBrownof · Futures level

Personally, I think anyone that wins a slam should auto qualify!

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LordBrownof wrote:
Personally, I think anyone that wins a slam should auto qualify!

Haha. Maybe in retrospect, I agree. Neal is in, as is Henry, and Alfie and Andy in wheelchair. Alfie and Gordon won slams in wheelchair doubles but Gordon also isnt in ( or them as a pair). Ill see how the wildcard nominations go but maybe Gordon needs a similar leg up to Joe?!

edit - decided to add Alfie and Gordon as a pair, my last nomination

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 1st of November 2023 03:33:16 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Wild card nominations list (maximum 20) - closing date Nov 30th.

1. Joe Salisbury - although it hasnt been his best season ever Joe ,with his long time partner Rajeev Ram, managed to achieve the magnificent accolade of winning their third consecutive US Open title. They have also qualified for the ATP Tour Finals and won an ATP 500 title as well. We dont get many slam winners and Joe is one of only two British senior pros this season to achieve that. It would feel wrong to not have a slam winner in the player of the season vote.

2. Jan Choinski - gained over 100 places in the rankings up to a CH 126 winning his second challenger title along the way.

3. Julian Cash - a new career high inside the top 50, 4 titles and numerous finals, including 2 ATP250s, with a particularly successful October. And all that despite the end of a long-term successful partnership mid-season.

4. Max Lendrum, 12 years old. Another Welsh up and coming potential star of the future.Coached by Francesca Lewis at Swansea (Mimis old stamping ground). Max beat the number one seed Frederick Fabricus to take the National U12 title at the Lexus indoor chamionship in Bolton in October - his first national chamionship title. Achieved without dropping a set and followed up by reaching the boys double final in the same event.

5. Viktor Frydrych - 17 years old for winning his first ITF U18 J300 event in Beijing in October this year. Moving nicely up the junior ranking to mid 50s. Another up and coming star from Colwyn Bay in North Wales.As Chris Lewis Tennis Wales noted, from Viktor first practise sessions at Colwyn Bay they knew he had potential.

6. Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid - Alfie is already qualified individually for Player of the Season but as a pair, Alfie and Gordon are the real deal - winners of Australian, French and Wimbledon slams this year, the are the worlds top pair with 9 titles overall this season - Gordon alongside Joe Salisbury is the only slam winner not in the PoS qualfiers so far, so this gives him a chance to right that wrong as part of this dominating pair

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 1st of November 2023 03:32:34 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thanks for those who have nominated so far. There are still 29 days to go, so plenty of time for others to get involved, but there will also be a strict 20 nomination limit on the field, so dont leave it too late and miss out!!

But with players/pairs, we have enough for a vote now, hopefully - whichever way this goes, the maximum number of wild cards will be 4 (probably/possibly fewer) so a vote will be needed regardless.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Wild card nominations list (maximum 20) - closing date Nov 30th.

1. Joe Salisbury - although it hasnt been his best season ever Joe ,with his long time partner Rajeev Ram, managed to achieve the magnificent accolade of winning their third consecutive US Open title. They have also qualified for the ATP Tour Finals and won an ATP 500 title as well. We dont get many slam winners and Joe is one of only two British senior pros this season to achieve that. It would feel wrong to not have a slam winner in the player of the season vote.
2. Jan Choinski - gained over 100 places in the rankings up to a CH 126 winning his second challenger title along the way.
3. Julian Cash - a new career high inside the top 50, 4 titles and numerous finals, including 2 ATP250s, with a particularly successful October. And all that despite the end of a long-term successful partnership mid-season.
4. Max Lendrum, 12 years old. Another Welsh up and coming potential star of the future.Coached by Francesca Lewis at Swansea (Mimis old stamping ground). Max beat the number one seed Frederick Fabricus to take the National U12 title at the Lexus indoor chamionship in Bolton in October - his first national chamionship title. Achieved without dropping a set and followed up by reaching the boys double final in the same event.
5. Viktor Frydrych - 17 years old for winning his first ITF U18 J300 event in Beijing in October this year. Moving nicely up the junior ranking to mid 50s. Another up and coming star from Colwyn Bay in North Wales.As Chris Lewis Tennis Wales noted, from Viktor first practise sessions at Colwyn Bay they knew he had potential.
6. Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid - Alfie is already qualified individually for Player of the Season but as a pair, Alfie and Gordon are the real deal - winners of Australian, French and Wimbledon slams this year, the are the worlds top pair with 9 titles overall this season - Gordon alongside Joe Salisbury is the only slam winner not in the PoS qualfiers so far, so this gives him a chance to right that wrong as part of this dominating pair

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 1st of November 2023 03:32:34 PM

No women or girls nominated so far - hopefully a few will be forthcoming over the next few days and it wont be all male nominations!

Lambda · Challenger level

Wild card nominations list (maximum 20) - closing date Nov 30th.

1. Joe Salisbury - although it hasnt been his best season ever Joe ,with his long time partner Rajeev Ram, managed to achieve the magnificent accolade of winning their third consecutive US Open title. They have also qualified for the ATP Tour Finals and won an ATP 500 title as well. We dont get many slam winners and Joe is one of only two British senior pros this season to achieve that. It would feel wrong to not have a slam winner in the player of the season vote.

2. Jan Choinski - gained over 100 places in the rankings up to a CH 126 winning his second challenger title along the way.

3. Julian Cash - a new career high inside the top 50, 4 titles and numerous finals, including 2 ATP250s, with a particularly successful October. And all that despite the end of a long-term successful partnership mid-season.

4. Max Lendrum, 12 years old. Another Welsh up and coming potential star of the future.Coached by Francesca Lewis at Swansea (Mimis old stamping ground). Max beat the number one seed Frederick Fabricus to take the National U12 title at the Lexus indoor chamionship in Bolton in October - his first national chamionship title. Achieved without dropping a set and followed up by reaching the boys double final in the same event.

5. Viktor Frydrych - 17 years old for winning his first ITF U18 J300 event in Beijing in October this year. Moving nicely up the junior ranking to mid 50s. Another up and coming star from Colwyn Bay in North Wales.As Chris Lewis Tennis Wales noted, from Viktor first practise sessions at Colwyn Bay they knew he had potential.

6. Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid - Alfie is already qualified individually for Player of the Season but as a pair, Alfie and Gordon are the real deal - winners of Australian, French and Wimbledon slams this year, the are the worlds top pair with 9 titles overall this season - Gordon alongside Joe Salisbury is the only slam winner not in the PoS qualfiers so far, so this gives him a chance to right that wrong as part of this dominating pair

7. Emily Appleton - for her dedication and progress up the rankings. Although Emily's schedule is largely dictated by doubles she has managed to improve her singles ranking to 386 on 31 Oct (and a career high 368 a couple of weeks earlier) from 793 on 31 Oct last year. She's also improved her doubles ranking to 139 from 194. She's done this by playing week in week out having played 28 singles events and 34 doubles events during 2023 to date.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

thanks Lambda, good call. Work and effort rewarded. I was always a fan of her dad, Mike, from playing events near me, so always liked to see Emily do well!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
Wild card nominations list (maximum 20) - closing date Nov 30th.

1. Joe Salisbury - although it hasnt been his best season ever Joe ,with his long time partner Rajeev Ram, managed to achieve the magnificent accolade of winning their third consecutive US Open title. They have also qualified for the ATP Tour Finals and won an ATP 500 title as well. We dont get many slam winners and Joe is one of only two British senior pros this season to achieve that. It would feel wrong to not have a slam winner in the player of the season vote.

2. Jan Choinski - gained over 100 places in the rankings up to a CH 126 winning his second challenger title along the way.

3. Julian Cash - a new career high inside the top 50, 4 titles and numerous finals, including 2 ATP250s, with a particularly successful October. And all that despite the end of a long-term successful partnership mid-season.

4. Max Lendrum, 12 years old. Another Welsh up and coming potential star of the future.Coached by Francesca Lewis at Swansea (Mimis old stamping ground). Max beat the number one seed Frederick Fabricus to take the National U12 title at the Lexus indoor chamionship in Bolton in October - his first national chamionship title. Achieved without dropping a set and followed up by reaching the boys double final in the same event.

5. Viktor Frydrych - 17 years old for winning his first ITF U18 J300 event in Beijing in October this year. Moving nicely up the junior ranking to mid 50s. Another up and coming star from Colwyn Bay in North Wales.As Chris Lewis Tennis Wales noted, from Viktor first practise sessions at Colwyn Bay they knew he had potential.

6. Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid - Alfie is already qualified individually for Player of the Season but as a pair, Alfie and Gordon are the real deal - winners of Australian, French and Wimbledon slams this year, the are the worlds top pair with 9 titles overall this season - Gordon alongside Joe Salisbury is the only slam winner not in the PoS qualfiers so far, so this gives him a chance to right that wrong as part of this dominating pair

7. Emily Appleton - for her dedication and progress up the rankings. Although Emily's schedule is largely dictated by doubles she has managed to improve her singles ranking to 386 on 31 Oct (and a career high 368 a couple of weeks earlier) from 793 on 31 Oct last year. She's also improved her doubles ranking to 139 from 194. She's done this by playing week in week out having played 28 singles events and 34 doubles events during 2023 to date.

Day 2 of 30! 7 nominations in, 13 left to go. Looking forward to more slots being filled. Anyone can nominate as many players as they want at any time, just add to the list and give a reason! No limits on numbers of nominations a member can make, just a limit of 20 total wildcard nominations in total.

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Thursday 2nd of November 2023 07:44:32 AM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

In the interests of sparking any ideas, here is a list of the top ranked players in each genre, not qualified or nominated, with world rankings and some others, just in case any resonate!! No comment on merits, just a list of the top few ranked players in each category

Mens singles - Ryan Peniston, Arthur Fery, Charlie Broom, George Loffhagen, Aidan McHugh

Womens singles - Harriet Dart, Heather Watson, Sonay Kartal, Emma Rdaucanu, Amarni Banks

Mens doubles - Jamie Murray, Lloyd Glasspool, Henry Patten, Luke Johnson, Jonny O'Mara

Womens doubles - Maia Lumsden, Heather Watson, Naiktha Bains, Lissey Barnett, Liv Nicholls

Junior Boys - Oli Bonding, Charlie Robertson, Ben Gusic Wan, Luca Pow, Henry Jefferson

Junior Girls - Ranah Stoiber, Ella Mcdonald, Mika Stojsavljevic, Isabelle Lacy, Hep Oluwadare

Wheelchair mens - Gordon Reid (on his own as opposed to a pair), Ben Bartram, Dahnon Ward, Andrew Penney, Joshua Johns

Wheelchair womens - Cornelia Oosthuizen, Abbie Breakwell, Ruby Bishop, Martha Harris, Ellie Robertson

Wheelchair quads - Gregory Slade, Oliver Cox, Gary Cox, Richard Green, Dan Pennington-Bridges

Make of those what you will - other nomination candidates are freely available with a bit of research and delving around!!

Christine · Intermediate Club Player

1. Joe Salisbury - although it hasnt been his best season ever Joe ,with his long time partner Rajeev Ram, managed to achieve the magnificent accolade of winning their third consecutive US Open title. They have also qualified for the ATP Tour Finals and won an ATP 500 title as well. We dont get many slam winners and Joe is one of only two British senior pros this season to achieve that. It would feel wrong to not have a slam winner in the player of the season vote.

2. Jan Choinski - gained over 100 places in the rankings up to a CH 126 winning his second challenger title along the way.

3. Julian Cash - a new career high inside the top 50, 4 titles and numerous finals, including 2 ATP250s, with a particularly successful October. And all that despite the end of a long-term successful partnership mid-season.

4. Max Lendrum, 12 years old. Another Welsh up and coming potential star of the future.Coached by Francesca Lewis at Swansea (Mimis old stamping ground). Max beat the number one seed Frederick Fabricus to take the National U12 title at the Lexus indoor chamionship in Bolton in October - his first national chamionship title. Achieved without dropping a set and followed up by reaching the boys double final in the same event.

5. Viktor Frydrych - 17 years old for winning his first ITF U18 J300 event in Beijing in October this year. Moving nicely up the junior ranking to mid 50s. Another up and coming star from Colwyn Bay in North Wales.As Chris Lewis Tennis Wales noted, from Viktor first practise sessions at Colwyn Bay they knew he had potential.

6. Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid - Alfie is already qualified individually for Player of the Season but as a pair, Alfie and Gordon are the real deal - winners of Australian, French and Wimbledon slams this year, the are the worlds top pair with 9 titles overall this season - Gordon alongside Joe Salisbury is the only slam winner not in the PoS qualfiers so far, so this gives him a chance to right that wrong as part of this dominating pair

7. Emily Appleton - for her dedication and progress up the rankings. Although Emily's schedule is largely dictated by doubles she has managed to improve her singles ranking to 386 on 31 Oct (and a career high 368 a couple of weeks earlier) from 793 on 31 Oct last year. She's also improved her doubles ranking to 139 from 194. She's done this by playing week in week out having played 28 singles events and 34 doubles events during 2023 to date.

8. Katy Dunne - for returning to tennis after facing illness and injury and being very close to giving up. Playing competitive tennis and being open about all the hurdles she and other tennis players have to face

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

thanks Christine! Good call.

8 nominations now, 12 slots available

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

This years UKPL was won by Patrick Brady (the womens by a non Brit) ; the LTA British Tour is led by Phoenix Weir and Ciara Moore.

Maybe ones to consider?