British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

JonH comes home wrote:

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Nominations list:

1. Cameron Norrie- So good to see Cam back in the big time.Its great to see him în R16 for the first time în his career and his win over Medvedev was nothing less than epic, followed by a comprehensive dismantling of Jake in the third round. Worthy of nomination whatever happens now !

2. Hannah Klugman - reached the French Open girls singles final (final to come) for her first grand slam singles final. Showing Brits can play on clay, it will also take her back into the top 3 or 4 girls in the JWR and top Brit on that list as well. The first British junior finalist in nearly 50 years, since Michelle Tyler in 1976.   

3. Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski - Reaching the French Open doubles final, the first time either of them has got beyond the last 8 and, for both of them, their first Grand Slam final since 2023. Their first Grand Slam final as a pair. The first British pair in a French final since 1936.    

4. Alfie Hewett - reaching the final of the French Open men's wheelchair singles - Alfie has won the French 3 times in the past but not since 2021. He won the AO earlier this year and is clearly showing himself as part of a Big two in mens wheelchair tennis.  

5. Alfie Hewett/ Gordon Reid - winning their 6th straight French doubles title, Gordons 8th title overall as they show themselves to probably be the best doubles pair of all time?! 

6. Sonay Kartal - for a new CH in the top 50, thanks to winning a round at the French Open.

7. Jake Fearnley - for a new CH inside the top 50, thanks to winning two rounds at the French Open.

8. Tara Moore - for winning the ladies' doubles at the W75 in Sumter, USA (albeit with help from Abigail Rencheli): her first title since her suspension was lifted.

9. Jack Pinnington-Jones - for making the final of the ATP CH 125 at Ilkley, as a wildcard, beating Kukushkin, Billy Harris and Landaluce along the way. His first challenger final and will see him rise to around 282 and a new CH. Recently graduated from TCU - will he follow Cam and Jake into the top 50 in due course?

 

 

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Sunday 15th of June 2025 08:04:12 PM

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Jake looks like he will need a narrative update at the end of this week!  

Ok, I am going to leave this thread be for the next week now. Nominations for the June Player of the Month will close Sunday night, 29th June.

If you see any one you wish to nominate from now until then, then feel free to nominate. The process, for new board members who may be interested, is to take the last list above, quote the post, add a name and a reason, tidy the post up around the edges by deleting anything not needed, and then repost.

The vote will go up Monday morning 30th June.

With Wild card play offs, Queens finals weekend, Nottingham finals weekend, Berlin finals weekend (for doubles), Eastbourne, Wimbledon qualifying, and plenty of other events, there are lots of stories and players who could potentially earn a nod.

If one of the players on the list needs some more words adding to cover subsequent achievements, please don't wait for the original nominator - many of them were done by me and I won't be around or intend to update any narratives, so would really appreciate anyone else doing it who is able to.

Thanks!

Update to Jake's narrative.

Nominations list:

1. Cameron Norrie- So good to see Cam back in the big time.Its great to see him în R16 for the first time în his career and his win over Medvedev was nothing less than epic, followed by a comprehensive dismantling of Jake in the third round. Worthy of nomination whatever happens now !

2. Hannah Klugman - reached the French Open girls singles final (final to come) for her first grand slam singles final. Showing Brits can play on clay, it will also take her back into the top 3 or 4 girls in the JWR and top Brit on that list as well. The first British junior finalist in nearly 50 years, since Michelle Tyler in 1976.   

3. Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski - Reaching the French Open doubles final, the first time either of them has got beyond the last 8 and, for both of them, their first Grand Slam final since 2023. Their first Grand Slam final as a pair. The first British pair in a French final since 1936.    

4. Alfie Hewett - reaching the final of the French Open men's wheelchair singles - Alfie has won the French 3 times in the past but not since 2021. He won the AO earlier this year and is clearly showing himself as part of a Big two in mens wheelchair tennis.  

5. Alfie Hewett/ Gordon Reid - winning their 6th straight French doubles title, Gordons 8th title overall as they show themselves to probably be the best doubles pair of all time?! 

6. Sonay Kartal - for a new CH in the top 50, thanks to winning a round at the French Open.

7. Jake Fearnley - for a new CH inside the top 50, thanks to winning two rounds at the French Open. He followed that up later in tte month by reaching his first ATP Tour QF (and in a 500, no less) at Queens. That has allowed him to stay close to the top 50, despite dropping the 130 points he gained last year from winning the Nottingham challenger (from qualifying).

8. Tara Moore - for winning the ladies' doubles at the W75 in Sumter, USA (albeit with help from Abigail Rencheli): her first title since her suspension was lifted.

9. Jack Pinnington-Jones - for making the final of the ATP CH 125 at Ilkley, as a wildcard, beating Kukushkin, Billy Harris and Landaluce along the way. His first challenger final and will see him rise to around 282 and a new CH. Recently graduated from TCU - will he follow Cam and Jake into the top 50 in due course?

 

Thanks TA- Id say Liv has a genuine shout at this months vote, its quite a small list and her win stacks up well.