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Vote for your GB player of the season below [49 vote(s)]

Alfie Hewett
6.1%
Jack Draper
22.4%
Jacob Fearnley
36.7%
Katie Boulter
32.7%
Liv Nicholls
2.0%
Marni Banks
0.0%
JonH comes home


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2024 PLAYER OF THE SEASON VOTE - SEMIFINAL, GROUP ONE
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So, a window arises to post this and we will have a CLOSE TIME FOR THE VOTE OF 7.30PM THURSDAY 


6 players in each semifinal. Group One was made up of the players in positions A1, B2, C2, D1, A3, D3 from the first round and they are below. Remember to say if you vote and who for and why, it helps keep the thread alive and interesting for us all!

TOP TWO PLUS TIES PROGRESS TO THE FINAL

Players list in A to Z first name order

PlayerITF 2023 Year end ranking2024 Ranking (9th December)Ranking improvement2024 Win/Loss Record2024 TitlesOther
Alfie Hewett12100% drop56-8 (88%)7 singles titles incl Wimbledon singles and Paralympics Silver Medal, plus 3 doubles slam titles and Paralympics doubles Gold  
Jack Draper611575%39-22 (64%)ATP500 Vienna, ATP250 StuttgartOctober Player of the Month, Dec 23 and Jun 23 PoM RU
Jake Fearnley6389984%45-9 (83%)4 challenger titles, 1 ITF incl CH125 titles at Nottingham and OrleansAugust Player of the Month; Jun and Jul PoM RU
Katie Boulter582459%36-23 (61%)WTA 500 San Diego, W250 NottinghamFebruary Player of the Month
Liv NichollsDoubles - 107Doubles - 39Doubles - 64%Doubles - 33-23 (59%)W250 Austin; W75+H - Porto 
Marni Banks31225817%33-22 (60%)W35 TraralgonFebruary PoM RU

 

 



-- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 8th of January 2025 07:02:53 AM



-- Edited by JonH comes home on Thursday 9th of January 2025 09:04:52 PM

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Several of the players in this group were really close to my vote - being honest, Liv and Marni didn't capture my imagination, good seasons though they both had.

Katie could have easily got my vote for winning a WTA500 and 250 title, great achievements from her and halved her ranking to the verge of the top 20; Jake's run through the second half of the year was frankly stunning and to get into the top 100, wow.

Jack progressed to real heights, top 15 in the world, also got a ATP500 title and a semi in a Slam.

And Alfie won Wimbledon singles, was imperious in doubles and got a Paralympic Mens doubles gold and singles silver.

Frankly, I cant choose between that lot and so I have to go with what gave me most pleasure and that was probably Alfie winning the Wimbledon title and he gets my vote

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When I saw how the groups fell, I was pleased to get 3 men and 3 women in each but this feels like the slightly heavier weight group in terms of rankings, if not in terms of how brilliant the year was - I think both group showcase that well!

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Jake Fearnley's progress is too much to ignore. Voted for him.

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Bob in Spain wrote:

Jake Fearnley's progress is too much to ignore. Voted for him.

 Jake was a toss up with Alfie for me, I would have voted Jake but had actually seen more of Alfie this season and felt he deserved my vote in a 50 50 call!



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I somehow feel that this is the year when Katie B finally managed to fulfil her potential so she gets my vote over some other worthy contenders.

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Thanks mdewey, and Katie is definitely a strong contender!

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Note - I have set the timer so the vote will close at 7.30 PM Thursday 



-- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 7th of January 2025 07:01:39 PM



-- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 8th of January 2025 06:44:04 AM

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Gone for Jake. An amazing breakthrough year.

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Jake for me - staggering rankings rise

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I'm going to have to think about this for a while - it is one of three in BOTH semis.

This one is from Messrs Fearnley & Draper and Ms Boulter.

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Good to see a spread of early votes, 4 of the players have a vote so far.

People will see I reset the end time as I had to edit the poll title, so it is now 7.30pm thursday



-- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 7th of January 2025 07:33:49 PM

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christ wrote:

I'm going to have to think about this for a while - it is one of three in BOTH semis.

This one is from Messrs Fearnley & Draper and Ms Boulter.

Yes, certainly these 3 stand out for me here.

And much as I really admire what Jake has achieved this year ( great that he finished the year in the top 100 though his starting ranking was based on very limited ranking outings and bore no relation to the ability that was already there ), he comes 3rd for me after the progress and achievements of our two #1s, Jack and Katie.

I will return at a later time with a definitive choice.



-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 7th of January 2025 07:59:25 PM



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This group may have a lot of the heavyweights but there was no debate from me. smile 

Jake!

Have loved watching his progress this year and been impressed by how he's sustained his success. It's one thing to have talent and ability and another to be able to (consistently) deliver on it.



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16 votes so far and a tie for second. No proper updates until sometime tomorrow

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