January 2024 Player of the Month Nominations Thread

Tanaqui · Intermediate Club Player

RE: January 2024 Player of the Month Nominations Thread

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

A nice little list developing !

the addict · Tennis legend

Nominations List

1 - Alastair Gray - for breaking back into the Top 500 having come through qualies and reaching the 2nd round of the Challenger in Portugal.

2 - Oliver Crawford - for deciding to come and represent the wonder that is Great British tennis and then reaching the FQR of AO qualies

3 - Heather Watson - for reaching the doubles final at the Brisbane WTA500 event and going back to British #1 in style.

4 - Lloyd Glasspool - for winning the ATP250 doubles in Brisbane and making a great start to both 2024 and a new partnership (with Jean-Julien Rojer).

5 - Katie Boulter - for beating Jessica Pegula World No 5 in the United Cup

6 - Jacob Fearnley - for winning both the singles and doubles at the M25 event at Esch-sur-Alzette, having come through qualifying in the singles and then beaten the #1 seed comfortably in the semi-final.

7 - Jack Draper - for reaching the final the the ATP 250 in Adelaide and beating 3 top 32 players, including the top seed ranked 13.

8 - Joe Salisbury - for winning the Adelaide ATP250 and showing he and Rajeev have carried over their excellent form from the end of last year.

9 - Ella McDonald - for winning the Loughborough W35 doubles with Liv Hovde (USA), beating the much higher ranked 1st, 3rd and 2nd seeds on the way.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thanks TA. Amazing how the list keeps being fresh with different players each month. Havent seen Ella here for a while, I dont think!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Good luck Kyle and Sonay in their finals in Loughborough today!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Sorry. I know I'm biased, but this just has to be done.

Nominations List

1 - Alastair Gray - for breaking back into the Top 500 having come through qualies and reaching the 2nd round of the Challenger in Portugal.

2 - Oliver Crawford - for deciding to come and represent the wonder that is Great British tennis and then reaching the FQR of AO qualies

3 - Heather Watson - for reaching the doubles final at the Brisbane WTA500 event and going back to British #1 in style.

4 - Lloyd Glasspool - for winning the ATP250 doubles in Brisbane and making a great start to both 2024 and a new partnership (with Jean-Julien Rojer).

5 - Katie Boulter - for beating Jessica Pegula World No 5 in the United Cup

6 - Jacob Fearnley - for winning both the singles and doubles at the M25 event at Esch-sur-Alzette, having come through qualifying in the singles and then beaten the #1 seed comfortably in the semi-final.

7 - Jack Draper - for reaching the final the the ATP 250 in Adelaide and beating 3 top 32 players, including the top seed ranked 13.

8 - Joe Salisbury - for winning the Adelaide ATP250 and showing he and Rajeev have carried over their excellent form from the end of last year.

9 - Ella McDonald - for winning the Loughborough W35 doubles with Liv Hovde (USA), beating the much higher ranked 1st, 3rd and 2nd seeds on the way.

10 - Kyle Edmund - for winning the M25 in my Loughborough after such a long layoff from injury and for returning to the Top 500.

SuperT · Futures qualifying

Well in that case....

Nominations List

1 - Alastair Gray - for breaking back into the Top 500 having come through qualies and reaching the 2nd round of the Challenger in Portugal.

2 - Oliver Crawford - for deciding to come and represent the wonder that is Great British tennis and then reaching the FQR of AO qualies

3 - Heather Watson - for reaching the doubles final at the Brisbane WTA500 event and going back to British #1 in style.

4 - Lloyd Glasspool - for winning the ATP250 doubles in Brisbane and making a great start to both 2024 and a new partnership (with Jean-Julien Rojer).

5 - Katie Boulter - for beating Jessica Pegula World No 5 in the United Cup

6 - Jacob Fearnley - for winning both the singles and doubles at the M25 event at Esch-sur-Alzette, having come through qualifying in the singles and then beaten the #1 seed comfortably in the semi-final.

7 - Jack Draper - for reaching the final the the ATP 250 in Adelaide and beating 3 top 32 players, including the top seed ranked 13.

8 - Joe Salisbury - for winning the Adelaide ATP250 and showing he and Rajeev have carried over their excellent form from the end of last year.

9 - Ella McDonald - for winning the Loughborough W35 doubles with Liv Hovde (USA), beating the much higher ranked 1st, 3rd and 2nd seeds on the way.

10 - Kyle Edmund - for winning the M25 in my Loughborough after such a long layoff from injury and for returning to the Top 500.

11. Sonay Kartal for winning the W35 in Loughborough in her first tournament since last September!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Starting to reach the interesting point of the week again. Will anyone start to come through from the AO players, and add to our list? Or maybe from the junior or wheelchair ranks?

Remember, anyone can add a player to the list, just quote the last list, add your player name and a reason, edit and tidy up the post and Bobs your Uncle

Nominations will close Sunday night, 28th January.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Business end of week 3 of 4 in January. No one coming through from AO yet, too soon. But any candidates from elsewhere? Add them to the list and repost with some supporting logic!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

DF has rounded it up nicely

britishtennis.activeboard.com/t66034135/who-has-that-friday-feeling/

Will anyone see it through ?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Just a week left now folks, AO getting into serious territory, ITF Sunderland and Paul J getting into serious end of their weeks as well.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

SuperT wrote:

Well in that case....

Nominations List

1 - Alastair Gray - for breaking back into the Top 500 having come through qualies and reaching the 2nd round of the Challenger in Portugal.

2 - Oliver Crawford - for deciding to come and represent the wonder that is Great British tennis and then reaching the FQR of AO qualies

3 - Heather Watson - for reaching the doubles final at the Brisbane WTA500 event and going back to British #1 in style.

4 - Lloyd Glasspool - for winning the ATP250 doubles in Brisbane and making a great start to both 2024 and a new partnership (with Jean-Julien Rojer).

5 - Katie Boulter - for beating Jessica Pegula World No 5 in the United Cup

6 - Jacob Fearnley - for winning both the singles and doubles at the M25 event at Esch-sur-Alzette, having come through qualifying in the singles and then beaten the #1 seed comfortably in the semi-final.

7 - Jack Draper - for reaching the final the the ATP 250 in Adelaide and beating 3 top 32 players, including the top seed ranked 13.

8 - Joe Salisbury - for winning the Adelaide ATP250 and showing he and Rajeev have carried over their excellent form from the end of last year.

9 - Ella McDonald - for winning the Loughborough W35 doubles with Liv Hovde (USA), beating the much higher ranked 1st, 3rd and 2nd seeds on the way.

10 - Kyle Edmund - for winning the M25 in my Loughborough after such a long layoff from injury and for returning to the Top 500.

11. Sonay Kartal for winning the W35 in Loughborough in her first tournament since last September!

2 or 3 of these guys may need a boost to their narrative as well as the weekend and week progresses!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

I should probably wait, but after that performance today ....

Nominations List

1 - Alastair Gray - for breaking back into the Top 500 having come through qualies and reaching the 2nd round of the Challenger in Portugal.

2 - Oliver Crawford - for deciding to come and represent the wonder that is Great British tennis and then reaching the FQR of AO qualies

3 - Heather Watson - for reaching the doubles final at the Brisbane WTA500 event and going back to British #1 in style.

4 - Lloyd Glasspool - for winning the ATP250 doubles in Brisbane and making a great start to both 2024 and a new partnership (with Jean-Julien Rojer).

5 - Katie Boulter - for beating Jessica Pegula World No 5 in the United Cup

6 - Jacob Fearnley - for winning both the singles and doubles at the M25 event at Esch-sur-Alzette, having come through qualifying in the singles and then beaten the #1 seed comfortably in the semi-final.

7 - Jack Draper - for reaching the final the the ATP 250 in Adelaide and beating 3 top 32 players, including the top seed ranked 13.

8 - Joe Salisbury - for winning the Adelaide ATP250 and showing he and Rajeev have carried over their excellent form from the end of last year.

9 - Ella McDonald - for winning the Loughborough W35 doubles with Liv Hovde (USA), beating the much higher ranked 1st, 3rd and 2nd seeds on the way.

10 - Kyle Edmund - for winning the M25 in my Loughborough after such a long layoff from injury and for returning to the Top 500.

11 - Sonay Kartal - for winning the W35 in Loughborough in her first tournament since last September!

12 - Cam Norrie - for getting his best GS win by ranking in beating Caspar Ruud and making the 4th round of the AO for the first time.

PS: Hoping Cam's bio here needs multiple revisions over the next week.

Tanaqui · Intermediate Club Player

Nominations List

1 - Alastair Gray - for breaking back into the Top 500 having come through qualies and reaching the 2nd round of the Challenger in Portugal.

2 - Oliver Crawford - for deciding to come and represent the wonder that is Great British tennis and then reaching the FQR of AO qualies

3 - Heather Watson - for reaching the doubles final at the Brisbane WTA500 event and going back to British #1 in style.

4 - Lloyd Glasspool - for winning the ATP250 doubles in Brisbane and making a great start to both 2024 and a new partnership (with Jean-Julien Rojer).

5 - Katie Boulter - for beating Jessica Pegula World No 5 in the United Cup

6 - Jacob Fearnley - for winning both the singles and doubles at the M25 event at Esch-sur-Alzette, having come through qualifying in the singles and then beaten the #1 seed comfortably in the semi-final.

7 - Jack Draper - for reaching the final the the ATP 250 in Adelaide and beating 3 top 32 players, including the top seed ranked 13.

8 - Joe Salisbury - for winning the Adelaide ATP250 and showing he and Rajeev have carried over their excellent form from the end of last year.

9 - Ella McDonald - for winning the Loughborough W35 doubles with Liv Hovde (USA), beating the much higher ranked 1st, 3rd and 2nd seeds on the way.

10 - Kyle Edmund - for winning the M25 in my Loughborough after such a long layoff from injury and for returning to the Top 500.

11 - Sonay Kartal - for winning the W35 in Loughborough in her first tournament since last September!

12 - Cam Norrie - for getting his best GS win by ranking in beating Caspar Ruud and making the 4th round of the AO for the first time.

13 - Luke Johnson - for winning the doubles at the ATP75 in Nonthaburi, which will not only give him a new career high but should take him into the top 100 when the next rankings come out.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Tanaqui wrote:
Nominations List
13 - Luke Johnson - for winning the doubles at the ATP75 in Nonthaburi, which will not only give him a new career high but should take him into the top 100 when the next rankings come out.

Tempted to add "... and for being a Leeds fan ..." but wouldn't want to appear biased wink