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Vote for your GB player of the month below [41 vote(s)]

Johannus Monday
4.9%
Felix Mischker
0.0%
Sam Murray-Sharan
2.4%
Charlie Broom
0.0%
Luke Johnson
0.0%
GB Men's Wheelchair World Cup Team
0.0%
Conor Brady
0.0%
Madeleine Brooks
4.9%
Sonay Kartal
4.9%
The TCU Brits
7.3%
Giles Hussey
0.0%
Henry Patten
9.8%
Charlie Broom/Ben Jones
0.0%
Ella McDonald
29.3%
Fran Jones
29.3%
Isabella Wong
7.3%
JonH comes home


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Here we are, the May vote. 15 players (or pairs, or teams, or groups of team mates!) made it this month and one player even made it in two different guises!

Usual routine - vote for your favourite. If you feel inclined to, tell us who you vote for and why - but dont feel pressured to do so, I know I can be a bit of a bully sometimes (biggrin) 

Vote will CLOSE AT 9.05pm TUESDAY 28TH MAY 

Here are the players:

1. Johannus Monday - for becoming #1 in the singles NCAA Div 1 college rankings. The two-time SEC Player of the Year boasts an impressive 22-2 record atop the Vols' lineup and is 17-1 against ranked opponents this season.

2. Felix Mischker - for winning his first doubles title - an M15 in Antalya, Turkey - with Michael Agwi (IRL), taking out the 1st, 2nd and 4th seeded pairs en route.

3. Sam Murray Sharan - for winning the W100 doubles title at Wiesbaden in Germany. Her 30th doubles title and the biggest one of her career. Followed up with a W100 semi in Spain.

4. Charlie Broom - for taking the M25 title in Nottingham, his First title of the season and only his second at M25 level, having won 3 previous titles at M15 and one at M25; backed up his RU spot last week at the same venue. Followed up with two doubles titles in Georgia, at M25 and M50 level, with the M50 being the biggest of his career.

5. Luke Johnson - for taking his biggest career title at the ATP Challenger 175 in Aix en Provence with Skander Mansouri - adding to a very successful season and will achieve another CH ranking.

6. GB Mens Wheelchair World Cup Team - retained their World champions title, this time on clay, beating France and Spain in the final two rounds - well done Alfie Hewett, Gordon Reid, Ben Bartram and Dahnon Ward.

7. Conor Brady (age 17) - winning the singles AND doubles at the J60 in Latvia. Followed up with a further J60 in Latvia, his third in 3 weeks over April and May.

8. Madeleine Brooks - for winning her first doubles title, at the W75 in Kurume, with Sarah-Beth Grey. (It's Beth's 23rd title!) This is following a run of really strong performances by Madeleine in China and Japan and will see her move to a new CH in doubles, probably breaking into the top 200.

9. Sonay Kartal. Played 10, Won 10, Lost 0 singles matches, all in May; winning 2 W35 titles (Nottingham and Monzon) as a result

10. Jack Pinnington Jones, Jake Fearnley, Lui Maxted (the 'TCU Brits')- For their part in winning TCU's first ever NCAA D1 Team National Championship and year-end ITA No 1 team ranking. (with supporting act from Luke Swan). Collectively over the 6 team matches, the 3 Brits were 15 wins and 2 losses in singles. Jack PJ won all his 6 singles matches including coming back from a set and a break down against the No 2 ranked Spizzirri to win in the Final when TCU were behind and needing both remaining matches to win. Jake was 5-1 and Lui 4-1 over the championships. Jack PJ was the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Jack and Lui were named to the All Tournament Team in singles and Jack and Jake in doubles.

11. Giles Hussey - for his first win in the main draw of a Challenger tournament, at the ATP Challenger 50 in Kachreti.

12. Henry Patten - for winning the ATP Challenger 175 title at Bordeaux with his partner Harri Heliovaara, including wins over Lammons/Withrow (both ranked 25) and Skupski/Mies (ranked 10 and 41), and then building on it with a run to the title of the ATP Tour 250 event in Lyon, where they have beaten Gille/Vliegen (both ranked 18) and Gonzalez/Molteni (ranked 16 and 17 and top 10 in the Race), taking out his CH ranking as a result and going to GB number 5

13. Charlie Broom and Ben Jones - for winning the M50 Challenger in Georgia, the biggest title of their careers for both of them. This will also take both of them to new doubles CHs.

14. Ella McDonald for winning her first senior singles title a W15 in Monastir as a qualifier no less! A big jump in rankings will result with a new CH inside 900 - but not known exactly until after RG when the next set of rankings comes out. She also won two doubles titles in May - W35 Nottingham (wih Holly Hutchinson) and W15 Monastir (with Talia Neilson-Gatenby)

15. Fran Jones. Won the W75 title in Grado, Italyas8th seed beating the #1, #4 and #2 seeds in the last three rounds. 

16. Isabella Wong - just 16, won the J60 in Spain for her first ITF singles title. 



-- Edited by JonH comes home on Sunday 26th of May 2024 09:18:07 PM



-- Edited by JonH comes home on Monday 27th of May 2024 08:05:07 PM

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Vote posted at 9.05pm, so should close automatically at 9.05pm Tuesday. Enjoy

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Last month we achieved an amazing record 59 votes. I don't expect anywhere near to that this month - in 2021 and 2023, May was the month with the lowest number of votes, and 2022 it was second lowest. So, it is traditionally the poorest month for votes overall, maybe to do with the clay and poor British performances or maybe to do with half term, or a combo of both.

Whichever, I don't anticipate a vote much into the 30's (May averages 29 votes and the highest May vote is 33).

Let's see but if you like to try and predict what the result will be, keep that sort of tally in mind!

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JoMo, Luke, Fran, Ella, all of these caught my eye this month. Sonay as well.

I so wanted to vote for the GB Mens Wheelchair Team - you cant beat winning the World Cup.

But ultimately, it was that second title at the ATP 250 event and taking out his career high that lead me to vote for Henry P as my Pom vote.

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All well and good - but it's only the 26th May - what about poor Isabella Wong? Her result's not even in yet.....(well, it's not up on the ITF board) - she might have won her first title?

Seriously, I can probably live without but if you get a pointed message from Isabella's mum, don't say you weren't warned



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Coup Droit wrote:

All well and good - but it's only the 26th May - what about poor Isabella Wong? Her result's not even in yet.....(well, it's not up on the ITF board) - she might have won her first title?

Seriously, I can probably live without but if you get a pointed message from Isabella's mum, don't say you weren't warned

 Ah, i lost sight of Isabella. Ill deal with it if it becomes an issue ( I can add her to the vote in fact and ask if any of those already having voted if they want to switch). It can be dealt with and apologies to Isabella. 

and as you know, its never an exact calendar month, we always end on a Sunday just before or just after the end of the month, as you know- so dont 26th May me CDbiggrin



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And Isabella did win her title , 3 and 4.

Congrats to her. If anyone would like to nominate her, please put her in the nominations section or here and I will add her to the list with the question above. Id like to ask if she is nominated, please do so by 11 pm tonight and Ill add her straightaway.

And apologies to Isabella and her family and friends for any oversight!

 

https://www.rfet.es/descargar/file-competicion-cuadros/20145_Cuadro/2024-les-franqueses-del-valles-j60-fase-final-femenina.pdf



-- Edited by JonH comes home on Sunday 26th of May 2024 09:06:32 PM

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I really had no problem with this one. It was always Fran for me. Admire her tenacity and drive to keep competing to her best ability. Great tournament win. Fran all the way!

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Have voted for Ella Macdonald. So many world class performances this month, and yet there was something about Ella's first singles title (combined with two doubles titles) that struck a chord. She's kind of been written off since switching from junior to senior tennis but has been rewarded for her commitment.

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Ive decided to add Isabella in fairness and due to late hour. If any of the 5 who have voted to date - myself, Var, 9vicman and two other unnamed people wish to change their vote, please post your desire to change and who youre taking a vote from and Ill make a manual amend. Ill stick with my vote for Henry.

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If Vicman and Var and the other two unnamed voters could confirm they are happy to stick with their vote or if theyd like to change , to Isabella, that would be great. I can see whos had a vote so far and will take silence as confirmation your sticking with the vote.

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I have just voted for Henry too  though it's showing only 1 vote for each of 5 people. I don't want to change my vote.



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miriam abc wrote:

I have just voted for Henry too  though it's showing only 1 vote for each of 5 people. I don't want to change my vote.

 Thats strange! And its showing youve voted? Maybe you placed a vote at the time I updated the poll to include Isabella and it somehow didnt register your vote in the scoring. 

Ill need to keep a manual record of Henry being plus 1. 

its going to be one of those months, I feel! 



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JonH comes home wrote:
miriam abc wrote:

I have just voted for Henry too  though it's showing only 1 vote for each of 5 people. I don't want to change my vote.

 Thats strange! And its showing youve voted? Maybe you placed a vote at the time I updated the poll to include Isabella and it somehow didnt register your vote in the scoring. 

Ill need to keep a manual record of Henry being plus 1. 

its going to be one of those months, I feel! 

 Yes  because I can see other's votes. 



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Ive not been on here much of late and missed your poll about RG wins Jon (sorry but somehow I dont think therell be many to count). However I had to come on and vote for Fran. I am always amazed at the level shes able to achieve and I love and admire her in equal measure.

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