Nominations

1. Oliver Bonding, for winning the J500 "Banana Bowl", dropping only one set along the way. Oli is the first British boy to win a J500 event since they were introduced in 2023, having earlier in the week become the first British boy to reach the semis or beyond of a J500 event. Prior to the introduction of J500s, only three other British boys had won any of the equivalent top-level "Grade A" tournaments, the last of them being George Morgan, who won the 2010 Orange Bowl.

2. Alfie Hewett - won the Super series Cajun Classic, beating world number one (Oda) in the final and for a secomd straight week to take his consecutive wins now to 12 matches. Also won the doubles title (w/ Gordon Reid). On 18th March, Alfie also went back to world number one! 

3. Luke Hooper (2006) - two J100 singles titles, back to back, at Loughborough

4. Mingge Xu (Mimi) - aged 16 - for winning the doubles title at the W15 in Monastir - her first double tournament outside the UK. And she also reached the quarter final in singles (her fourth tournament abroad, all in Monastir)

5. Olivia Nicholls for winning the W125 in Charleston

 

 

Wins today amongst the women for Mimi in singles in her QF, and Eden, Eliz and Holly in doubles SF.

JonH comes home wrote:

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Nominations

1. Oliver Bonding, for winning the J500 "Banana Bowl", dropping only one set along the way. Oli is the first British boy to win a J500 event since they were introduced in 2023, having earlier in the week become the first British boy to reach the semis or beyond of a J500 event. Prior to the introduction of J500s, only three other British boys had won any of the equivalent top-level "Grade A" tournaments, the last of them being George Morgan, who won the 2010 Orange Bowl.

2. Alfie Hewett - won the Super series Cajun Classic, beating world number one (Oda) in the final and for a secomd straight week to take his consecutive wins now to 12 matches. Also won the doubles title (w/ Gordon Reid). On 18th March, Alfie also went back to world number one! 

3. Luke Hooper (2006) - two J100 singles titles, back to back, at Loughborough

4. Mingge Xu (Mimi) - aged 16 - for winning the doubles title at the W15 in Monastir - her first double tournament outside the UK. And she also reached the quarter final in singles (her fourth tournament abroad, all in Monastir)

5. Olivia Nicholls for winning the W125 in Charleston

 

 

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Mimi reaching this weeks semis so far, a little bolster to her narrative at the end of the weekend.  

Feeling like week 3 isnt going to add much to our little list! One week left, nominations will close next Sunday. Action includes Katie, Andy, Cam in Miami singles action, Heather, Joe, Neal, Lloyd, Andy in Miami doubles action and the usual array of ITF, Challenger and Junior events, plus wheelchair action in Korea.

Usual process - just add a name to the last list with a reason, by quoting the last list and editing to post your new list with the updated nomination details!

Nominations

1. Oliver Bonding, for winning the J500 "Banana Bowl", dropping only one set along the way. Oli is the first British boy to win a J500 event since they were introduced in 2023, having earlier in the week become the first British boy to reach the semis or beyond of a J500 event. Prior to the introduction of J500s, only three other British boys had won any of the equivalent top-level "Grade A" tournaments, the last of them being George Morgan, who won the 2010 Orange Bowl.

2. Alfie Hewett - won the Super series Cajun Classic, beating world number one (Oda) in the final and for a secomd straight week to take his consecutive wins now to 12 matches. Also won the doubles title (w/ Gordon Reid). On 18th March, Alfie also went back to world number one! 

3. Luke Hooper (2006) - two J100 singles titles, back to back, at Loughborough

4. Mingge Xu (Mimi) - aged 16 - for winning the doubles title at the W15 in Monastir - her first double tournament outside the UK. And she also reached the quarter final in singles (her fourth tournament abroad, all in Monastir), and then the semifinal in week 12 also in Monastir 

5. Olivia Nicholls for winning the W125 in Charleston

6. Andy Murray - for reaching the third round in Miami, and for winning the most matches of the British men over the IW and Miami sunshine swing, beating Goffin, Berrettini and Etchevery, and losing a Herculean match with Machac. Still the biggest heart out there. And doing it with destroyed ankle ligaments at the end of his match. 

 

upgrading Andy given this evenings news.

 

JonH comes home wrote:

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At the ATP and WTA level, we just have Joe and Lloyd still in action for this month. Plenty around, of course, lower down the tiers. Nominations will close on Sunday; given we have just the two left in Miami, and a player in Mexico, it seems likely the vote will be up Sunday evening - just a single vote this month, going to be no need for rounds.

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 Just Lloyd left in Miami - is it me but after the heights and excitement of February and , for that matter, last few months, March has felt disappointing? and with clay in April and May, largely, i always feel slightly deflated until we see the grass.