December 2023 Player of the Month Nominations Thread

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

December 2023 Player of the Month Nominations Thread

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

People might think it's too 'financial' but I would also add to Tanaqui's excellent nomination of Jack Draper: And he won $546,800

(anyone who can make tennis pay, who sees the best financial opportunities and makes the best of them, gets added kudos in my mind - it's a profession, after all)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
People might think it's too 'financial' but I would also add to Tanaqui's excellent nomination of Jack Draper: And he won $546,800

(anyone who can make tennis pay, who sees the best financial opportunities and makes the best of them, gets added kudos in my mind - it's a profession, after all)

For 10%, he can have my vote. biggrin biggrin

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
People might think it's too 'financial' but I would also add to Tanaqui's excellent nomination of Jack Draper: And he won $546,800

(anyone who can make tennis pay, who sees the best financial opportunities and makes the best of them, gets added kudos in my mind - it's a profession, after all)
For 10%, he can have my vote.

biggrin Bob, for 1 % he can have my vote!!

Canda · Junior player

I think I deserve a nomination for POM.
Last night in my dream I reached the final qualifying round for Wimbledon but there wasnt time to play the match. Instead, an indoor tiebreak was held of who could stack the most cardboard boxes onto the top shelf of a cupboard. My opponent Kasatkina wasnt tall enough and I edged the win, thus earning a first round place in Wimbledon and drawn against Tori Amos.
Woke up still wondering what I will spend my first round losers fee of £55.000 on.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Canda wrote:
I think I deserve a nomination for POM.
Last night in my dream I reached the final qualifying round for Wimbledon but there wasnt time to play the match. Instead, an indoor tiebreak was held of who could stack the most cardboard boxes onto the top shelf of a cupboard. My opponent Kasatkina wasnt tall enough and I edged the win, thus earning a first round place in Wimbledon and drawn against Tori Amos.
Woke up still wondering what I will spend my first round losers fee of £55.000 on.

biggrin

get a first round win and youre in!

Jan · Hall of fame

Canda wrote:
I think I deserve a nomination for POM.
Last night in my dream I reached the final qualifying round for Wimbledon but there wasnt time to play the match. Instead, an indoor tiebreak was held of who could stack the most cardboard boxes onto the top shelf of a cupboard. My opponent Kasatkina wasnt tall enough and I edged the win, thus earning a first round place in Wimbledon and drawn against Tori Amos.
Woke up still wondering what I will spend my first round losers fee of £55.000 on.

Congratulations!!

Tanaqui · Intermediate Club Player

CD is absolutely right that Jack should get credit for making the most of a big payday (especially as he missed out on a chunk of the season when he could have expected to earn good money). So... updated:

Nominations

1. Hannah Klugman - for winning the prestigious Orange Bowl championship, a J500 event. Aged 14. The first British girl ever to have done so. Past winners of this event include Chris Evert, Caroline Wozniacki, Bianca Andreescu and Coco Gauff. Hannah also reached the doubles semifinal.

2. Heather Watson - for building on a successful end of Nov/beginning of December (when she reached the SF of the singles and final of the doubles of the W125 in Andorra, apparently being prevented from winning both matches by a minor injury sustained in the singles) and reaching the SF of the W100 in Dubai, only losing by a whisker, and the final in the doubles. The net result saw her leapfrog over Maia Lumsden on 11 Dec to re-take the #1 British women's doubles spot. And for playing really well and giving us all a lot of pleasure at seeing Hev back, hitting that ball.

3. Kat Barnes - for getting her third counter, and a WTA ranking, by making the QFs, beating well ranked players along the way

4. Hannah Rylatt - for winning the J100 at Loughborough, even though she was only 6th seed

5. Jay Clarke & James Mackinlay - for back-to-back doubles titles at Turkey 15ks (particularly noteworthy for James, tbh, but well done to both - and for giving us something to smile about in a relatively skinny tennis period)

6. Ranah Stoiber - for capping off a nice year of progress, resulting in a career high end of year ranking on the main tour, and setting herself up nicely for full time on the main tour in 2024, by winning the British Tour Masters.

7. Marcus Walters - for winning the British Tour Masters.

8. Paul Jubb - for winning the 15K in Spain after a long period out due to injury.

9. Jack Draper - for winning the UTS Season Final. It may not be standard tennis but Jack showed he can compete with and beat much higher ranked players. Given the fast pace of the format, he's also demonstrated he's ended an injury-ridden season with a great level of fitness. And he won $546,800 -- a very nice return for 3 days' work, especially compared with the c. $740,000 he earned on the main tour across the whole of the previous 11 months.

(But sorry, Canda. UTS may play a bit fast and loose with traditional tennis rules, but I'm afraid box-stacking tiebreaks are just a step too far for me, so I won't be nominating you. biggrin )

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

A week or so ago , I thought this would be a no brainer, but theres actually a decent bit of competition. And Heather still able to add to her record.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Canda wrote:
I think I deserve a nomination for POM.
Last night in my dream I reached the final qualifying round for Wimbledon but there wasnt time to play the match. Instead, an indoor tiebreak was held of who could stack the most cardboard boxes onto the top shelf of a cupboard. My opponent Kasatkina wasnt tall enough and I edged the win, thus earning a first round place in Wimbledon and drawn against Tori Amos.
Woke up still wondering what I will spend my first round losers fee of £55.000 on.

Was trying to think of a witty retort to this but in truth, your post speaks for itself biggrin biggrin

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Canda wrote:
I think I deserve a nomination for POM.
Last night in my dream I reached the final qualifying round for Wimbledon but there wasnt time to play the match. Instead, an indoor tiebreak was held of who could stack the most cardboard boxes onto the top shelf of a cupboard. My opponent Kasatkina wasnt tall enough and I edged the win, thus earning a first round place in Wimbledon and drawn against Tori Amos.
Woke up still wondering what I will spend my first round losers fee of £55.000 on.

Wow - it must be great being inside your head biggrin biggrin biggrin

Tanaqui · Intermediate Club Player

Based off CD's reporting in the tournament thread.

Nominations

1. Hannah Klugman - for winning the prestigious Orange Bowl championship, a J500 event. Aged 14. The first British girl ever to have done so. Past winners of this event include Chris Evert, Caroline Wozniacki, Bianca Andreescu and Coco Gauff. Hannah also reached the doubles semifinal.

2. Heather Watson - for building on a successful end of Nov/beginning of December (when she reached the SF of the singles and final of the doubles of the W125 in Andorra, apparently being prevented from winning both matches by a minor injury sustained in the singles) and reaching the SF of the W100 in Dubai, only losing by a whisker, and the final in the doubles. The net result saw her leapfrog over Maia Lumsden on 11 Dec to re-take the #1 British women's doubles spot. And for playing really well and giving us all a lot of pleasure at seeing Hev back, hitting that ball.

3. Kat Barnes - for getting her third counter, and a WTA ranking, by making the QFs, beating well ranked players along the way

4. Hannah Rylatt - for winning the J100 at Loughborough, even though she was only 6th seed

5. Jay Clarke & James Mackinlay - for back-to-back doubles titles at Turkey 15ks (particularly noteworthy for James, tbh, but well done to both - and for giving us something to smile about in a relatively skinny tennis period)

6. Ranah Stoiber - for capping off a nice year of progress, resulting in a career high end of year ranking on the main tour, and setting herself up nicely for full time on the main tour in 2024, by winning the British Tour Masters.

7. Marcus Walters - for winning the British Tour Masters.

8. Paul Jubb - for winning the 15K in Spain after a long period out due to injury.
9. Jack Draper - for winning the UTS Season Final. It may not be standard tennis but Jack showed he can compete with and beat much higher ranked players. Given the fast pace of the format, he's also demonstrated he's ended an injury-ridden season with a great level of fitness. And he won $546,800 -- a very nice return for 3 days' work, especially compared with the c. $740,000 he earned on the main tour across the whole of the previous 11 months.
10. Megan Knight - for reaching the final of the U12 Junior Orange Bowl through a series of very dominant wins, and the putting up a good fight in the final against an extremely strong and talented opponent.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thanks Tanaqui! Youre getting right into the spirit of this!

Actually, I feared December would be a slow month and maybe there wont be many more nominees, but 10 isnt not too shoddy a month, really.

Johnny Aitch · Junior player

Nominations:

1. Hannah Klugman - for winning the prestigious Orange Bowl championship, a J500 event. Aged 14. The first British girl ever to have done so. Past winners of this event include Chris Evert, Caroline Wozniacki, Bianca Andreescu and Coco Gauff. Hannah also reached the doubles semifinal.

2. Heather Watson - for building on a successful end of Nov/beginning of December (when she reached the SF of the singles and final of the doubles of the W125 in Andorra, apparently being prevented from winning both matches by a minor injury sustained in the singles) and reaching the SF of the W100 in Dubai, only losing by a whisker, and the final in the doubles. The net result saw her leapfrog over Maia Lumsden on 11 Dec to re-take the #1 British women's doubles spot. And for playing really well and giving us all a lot of pleasure at seeing Hev back, hitting that ball.

3. Kat Barnes - for getting her third counter, and a WTA ranking, by making the QFs, beating well ranked players along the way

4. Hannah Rylatt - for winning the J100 at Loughborough, even though she was only 6th seed

5. Jay Clarke & James Mackinlay - for back-to-back doubles titles at Turkey 15ks (particularly noteworthy for James, tbh, but well done to both - and for giving us something to smile about in a relatively skinny tennis period)

6. Ranah Stoiber - for capping off a nice year of progress, resulting in a career high end of year ranking on the main tour, and setting herself up nicely for full time on the main tour in 2024, by winning the British Tour Masters.

7. Marcus Walters - for winning the British Tour Masters.

8. Paul Jubb - for winning the 15K in Spain after a long period out due to injury.
9. Jack Draper - for winning the UTS Season Final. It may not be standard tennis but Jack showed he can compete with and beat much higher ranked players. Given the fast pace of the format, he's also demonstrated he's ended an injury-ridden season with a great level of fitness. And he won $546,800 -- a very nice return for 3 days' work, especially compared with the c. $740,000 he earned on the main tour across the whole of the previous 11 months.
10. Megan Knight - for reaching the final of the U12 Junior Orange Bowl through a series of very dominant wins, and the putting up a good fight in the final against an extremely strong and talented opponent.
11. Anna Brogan - for maintaining her position in the top 400 womens rankings list.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thanks Johnny! Im not sure Anna actually has played in December at all? Not even Jaggy may have expected that nomination!