Sir Andy Murray September 2024 Player of the Month Award - Nominations thread

indiana · Tennis legend

Sir Andy Murray September 2024 Player of the Month Award - Nominations thread

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Although the womens Portuguese event seems well behind schedule , anyone know the plan there?
From the tournament thread :
Yesterday - "Singles cancelled for the day. Plan is to play 2 rounds tomorrow and SF and F on Sunday. Indoor courts are unavailable as they are being used by the men. The mens tournament has TV commitments."
Today - "It looks like a lovely sunny day there."

Lovely!

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Although the womens Portuguese event seems well behind schedule , anyone know the plan there?
From the tournament thread :
Yesterday - "Singles cancelled for the day. Plan is to play 2 rounds tomorrow and SF and F on Sunday. Indoor courts are unavailable as they are being used by the men. The mens tournament has TV commitments."
Today - "It looks like a lovely sunny day there."
Lovely!

That all said, Fran is currently playing her R2 match on an indoor court. But at least she's playing and evidently some outdoor courts are operational ( presumed problems with the courts drying enough ).

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Well, Fran is out so its superfluous for the reasons of this thread now!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

1. Dan Evans. Do I need to explain? For winning the longest ever US Open match over Khachanov, at 5 hours 35 minutes, and backing it up with another win over 36th ranked Navone in reaching the third round, where fatigue caught up with him. Inspiring and gutsy.

2. Max Basing currently ranked 1000+, reaching final of an M15 beating 5th seed 522 and 7th seed, highest ranking also in 500s along the way. Building on it with a run to the title M25 Bali where he beat the 4th seed ranked in the 400s in the semis, and the 8th seed ranked in the 500s along the way

3. Jack Draper. only the 4th British player to reach the US Open semi in the open era. Getting to his first slam semi final at the US Open without dropping a set including a win over the conqueror of Alcaraz and top 10 ranked De Minaur .Overcome in the semis by a combination of sickness and number 1 seed Sinner but fought to the end in a 3 hour struggle. (Although outside the September PoM counting period, Jack has subsequently backed this up with a win over Hurkacz in Tokyo)

4. Alfie Hewett/ Gordon Reid - winning the paralympics mens doubles gold medal - their first gold and on top of winning all 3 slams this year as well. In four matches, lost no sets and just 17 games

5. Mika Stojsavljevic - winning the us open girls singles at the age of 15! On the way beating Jovic who won a round in the women's singles. Our first winner of this since 2009 when Heather won it and only the second GB girl to reach the final since the tournament started.

6. Jan Choinski - winning his third challenger title of his career and first in over 12 months, unseeded, and getting a 100 place ranking boost to around 176 in the process

7. James Story - from qualies, came through to win his first ever ITF title at the M15 in Monastir, ranked below 2000, he beat several players in the top 1000 in the process and followed a doubles title the previous week at the same location

8. Billy Harris - for making his Davis Cup debut at the age of 29 and winning his first ever match for Team GB against Finland to give us victory in the opening Round Robin match

9. Anna McBride - for winning the womens singles title at the World Para Tennis Championships in Annecy, overcoming a tough French opponent in a 2 hours 20 minute final. Also winning the mixed doubles title and taking bronze in team and womens doubles.

10. Jake Fearnley, for winning yet another Challenger title, this time a 100-level in Rennes. Beat home favourite Quentin Halys in the final (after losing the first set 6-0 and fighting off a match point in the second set). En route to the final, he beat top seed Mannarino, his first victory over a top 50 player. Will see him rise 30+ places in the ranking to a new CH of around 130.

11. Sonay Kartal, for winning her first WTA title, as a qualifier, and due to enter the top 100 women players in the world. Rising over 200 places in the last 3 months

12. Ewen Lumsden - following James Story last week, Ewen similarly comes through to win his first ITF singles title, an M15 in Monastir ( he also won the doubles ) winning unseeded. Great week for him and should now enter the top 1000

13. Oli Bonding - got his first ranking point in an ITF M25 in Japan, followed up with reaching the final (and counting) in the big J500 Osaka event

14. Clarice Ouvarova (age 13) - for doing the double in the Dominican Republic - winning both the singles and doubles - beating the Ukranian girl Rick Macci has tipped for future number one in the world - and for being a very interesting prospect

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

By the way, the copy and paste has gone wrong somewhere along the line

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
1. Dan Evans. Do I need to explain? For winning the longest ever US Open match over Khachanov, at 5 hours 35 minutes, and backing it up with another win over 36th ranked Navone in reaching the third round, where fatigue caught up with him. Inspiring and gutsy.
2. Max Basing currently ranked 1000+, reaching final of an M15 beating 5th seed 522 and 7th seed, highest ranking also in 500s along the way. Building on it with a run to the title M25 Bali where he beat the 4th seed ranked in the 400s in the semis, and the 8th seed ranked in the 500s along the way

3. Jack Draper. only the 4th British player to reach the US Open semi in the open era. Getting to his first slam semi final at the US Open without dropping a set including a win over the conqueror of Alcaraz and top 10 ranked De Minaur .Overcome in the semis by a combination of sickness and number 1 seed Sinner but fought to the end in a 3 hour struggle. (Although outside the September PoM counting period, Jack has subsequently backed this up with a win over Hurkacz in Tokyo)

4. Alfie Hewett/ Gordon Reid - winning the paralympics mens doubles gold medal - their first gold and on top of winning all 3 slams this year as well. In four matches, lost no sets and just 17 games

5. Mika Stojsavljevic - winning the us open girls singles at the age of 15! On the way beating Jovic who won a round in the women's singles. Our first winner of this since 2009 when Heather won it and only the second GB girl to reach the final since the tournament started.

6. Jan Choinski - winning his third challenger title of his career and first in over 12 months, unseeded, and getting a 100 place ranking boost to around 176 in the process

7. James Story - from qualies, came through to win his first ever ITF title at the M15 in Monastir, ranked below 2000, he beat several players in the top 1000 in the process and followed a doubles title the previous week at the same location

8. Billy Harris - for making his Davis Cup debut at the age of 29 and winning his first ever match for Team GB against Finland to give us victory in the opening Round Robin match

9. Anna McBride - for winning the womens singles title at the World Para Tennis Championships in Annecy, overcoming a tough French opponent in a 2 hours 20 minute final. Also winning the mixed doubles title and taking bronze in team and womens doubles.

10. Jake Fearnley, for winning yet another Challenger title, this time a 100-level in Rennes. Beat home favourite Quentin Halys in the final (after losing the first set 6-0 and fighting off a match point in the second set). En route to the final, he beat top seed Mannarino, his first victory over a top 50 player. Will see him rise 30+ places in the ranking to a new CH of around 130.

11. Sonay Kartal, for winning her first WTA title, as a qualifier, and due to enter the top 100 women players in the world. Rising over 200 places in the last 3 months
12. Ewen Lumsden - following James Story last week, Ewen similarly comes through to win his first ITF singles title, an M15 in Monastir ( he also won the doubles ) winning unseeded. Great week for him and should now enter the top 1000
13. Oli Bonding - got his first ranking point in an ITF M25 in Japan, followed up with reaching the final (and counting) in the big J500 Osaka event

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Saturday 28th of September 2024 07:01:50 AM

this misses off the Ophelia and the Jodie nominations

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I think this should be the full list

1. Dan Evans. Do I need to explain? For winning the longest ever US Open match over Khachanov, at 5 hours 35 minutes, and backing it up with another win over 36th ranked Navone in reaching the third round, where fatigue caught up with him. Inspiring and gutsy.

2. Max Basing currently ranked 1000+, reaching final of an M15 beating 5th seed 522 and 7th seed, highest ranking also in 500s along the way. Building on it with a run to the title M25 Bali where he beat the 4th seed ranked in the 400s in the semis, and the 8th seed ranked in the 500s along the way

3. Jack Draper. only the 4th British player to reach the US Open semi in the open era. Getting to his first slam semi final at the US Open without dropping a set including a win over the conqueror of Alcaraz and top 10 ranked De Minaur .Overcome in the semis by a combination of sickness and number 1 seed Sinner but fought to the end in a 3 hour struggle. Hes showing himself to be a potential slam winner and moves into the top 20.

4. Alfie Hewett/ Gordon Reid - winning the paralympics mens doubles gold medal - their first gold and on top of winning all 3 slams this year as well. In four matches, lost no sets and just 17 games

5. Mika Stojsavljevic - winning the us open girls singles at the age of 15! On the way beating Jovic who won a round in the women's singles. Our first winner of this since 2009 when Heather won it and only the second GB girl to reach the final since the tournament started.

6. Jan Choinski - winning his third challenger title of his career and first in over 12 months, unseeded, and getting a 100 place ranking boost to around 176 in the process

7. James Story - from qualies, came through to win his first ever ITF title at the M15 in Monastir, ranked below 2000, he beat several players in the top 1000 in the process and followed a doubles title the previous week at the same location

8. Billy Harris - for making his Davis Cup debut at the age of 29 and winning his first ever match for Team GB against Finland to give us victory in the opening Round Robin match

9. Anna McBride - for winning the womens singles title at the World Para Tennis Championships in Annecy, overcoming a tough French opponent in a 2 hours 20 minute final. Also winning the mixed doubles title and taking bronze in team and womens doubles.

10. Jake Fearnley, for winning yet another Challenger title, this time a 100-level in Rennes. Beat home favourite Quentin Halys in the final (after losing the first set 6-0 and fighting off a match point in the second set). En route to the final, he beat top seed Mannarino, his first victory over a top 50 player. Will see him rise 30+ places in the ranking to a new CH of around 130.

11. Sonay Kartal, for winning her first WTA title, as a qualifier, and due to enter the top 100 women players in the world. Rising over 200 places in the last 3 months

12. Ewen Lumsden - following James Story last week, Ewen similarly comes through to win his first ITF singles title, an M15 in Monastir ( he also won the doubles ) winning unseeded. Great week for him and should now enter the top 1000

13. Ophelie Korpanec Davies - born 2009 - for doing the double and winning both singles and doubles titles, at the J60 in Mauritius

14. Jodie Burrage for winning the doubles title at the W100 in Portugal on only her second week back on Tour after a long injury break.

15. Oli Bonding - got his first ranking point in an ITF M25 in Japan, followed up with reaching the final (and counting) in the big J500 Osaka event

16. Clarice Ouvarova (age 13) - for doing the double in the Dominican Republic - winning both the singles and doubles - beating the Ukranian girl Rick Macci has tipped for future number one in the world - and for being a very interesting prospect

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thanks CD, I see it was reposted at some point earlier using an old list!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I think Jake will need a narrative upgrade though, following tomorrows final outcome.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I feel like Sonay could have more written about her achievement, although not close enough to the detail to know what? But it feels sparse relative to many others? In case anyone is able to give it a go

indiana · Tennis legend

1. Dan Evans. Do I need to explain? For winning the longest ever US Open match over Khachanov, at 5 hours 35 minutes, and backing it up with another win over 36th ranked Navone in reaching the third round, where fatigue caught up with him. Inspiring and gutsy.

2. Max Basing currently ranked 1000+, reaching final of an M15 beating 5th seed 522 and 7th seed, highest ranking also in 500s along the way. Building on it with a run to the title M25 Bali where he beat the 4th seed ranked in the 400s in the semis, and the 8th seed ranked in the 500s along the way

3. Jack Draper. only the 4th British player to reach the US Open semi in the open era. Getting to his first slam semi final at the US Open without dropping a set including a win over the conqueror of Alcaraz and top 10 ranked De Minaur .Overcome in the semis by a combination of sickness and number 1 seed Sinner but fought to the end in a 3 hour struggle. Hes showing himself to be a potential slam winner and moves into the top 20.

4. Alfie Hewett/ Gordon Reid - winning the paralympics mens doubles gold medal - their first gold and on top of winning all 3 slams this year as well. In four matches, lost no sets and just 17 games

5. Mika Stojsavljevic - winning the us open girls singles at the age of 15! On the way beating Jovic who won a round in the women's singles. Our first winner of this since 2009 when Heather won it and only the second GB girl to reach the final since the tournament started.

6. Jan Choinski - winning his third challenger title of his career and first in over 12 months, unseeded, and getting a 100 place ranking boost to around 176 in the process

7. James Story - from qualies, came through to win his first ever ITF title at the M15 in Monastir, ranked below 2000, he beat several players in the top 1000 in the process and followed a doubles title the previous week at the same location

8. Billy Harris - for making his Davis Cup debut at the age of 29 and winning his first ever match for Team GB against Finland to give us victory in the opening Round Robin match

9. Anna McBride - for winning the womens singles title at the World Para Tennis Championships in Annecy, overcoming a tough French opponent in a 2 hours 20 minute final. Also winning the mixed doubles title and taking bronze in team and womens doubles.

10. Jake Fearnley, for winning yet another Challenger title, this time a 100-level in Rennes. Beat home favourite Quentin Halys in the final (after losing the first set 6-0 and fighting off a match point in the second set). En route to the final, he beat top seed Mannarino, his first victory over a top 50 player. Will see him rise 30+ places in the ranking to a new CH of around 130.

11. Sonay Kartal, for winning her first WTA title, as a qualifier, the Monastir 250, beating a string of top 150 players in the MD (highest WR 74), and aa a result herself charging into the top 100, at WR 96 - rising over 200 places in the last 3 months

12. Ewen Lumsden - following James Story last week, Ewen similarly comes through to win his first ITF singles title, an M15 in Monastir ( he also won the doubles ) winning unseeded. Great week for him and should now enter the top 1000

13. Ophelie Korpanec Davies - born 2009 - for doing the double and winning both singles and doubles titles, at the J60 in Mauritius

14. Jodie Burrage for winning the doubles title at the W100 in Portugal on only her second week back on Tour after a long injury break.

15. Oli Bonding - got his first ranking point in an ITF M25 in Japan, followed up with reaching the final (and counting) in the big J500 Osaka event

16. Clarice Ouvarova (age 13) - for doing the double in the Dominican Republic - winning both the singles and doubles - beating the Ukranian girl Rick Macci has tipped for future number one in the world - and for being a very interesting prospect

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
I feel like Sonay could have more written about her achievement, although not close enough to the detail to know what? But it feels sparse relative to many others? In case anyone is able to give it a go

Wirh her US Open Q FQR being last month, really that's all () she's done in the last month - win a WTA 250 from Q and surge up into the top 100. I just expanded it slightly.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
I feel like Sonay could have more written about her achievement, although not close enough to the detail to know what? But it feels sparse relative to many others? In case anyone is able to give it a go
Wirh her US Open Q FQR being last month, really that's all () she's done in the last month - win a WTA 250 from Q and surge up into the top 100. I just expanded it slightly.

That looks good enough to me! Thanks Indy !

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
I think Jake will need a narrative upgrade though, following tomorrows final outcome.

No doubt about it with this week's Orleans details to be added to the existing Rennes script. Plus a rankings update - could of course join Sonay in surging into the top 100.