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RE: British Tennis Forum July 2025 Player of the Month Award - Nominations thread


1. Oliver Bonding - unseeded he wins the Roehampton J300 pre Wimbledon singles title, with some very good wins and dropping just one set along the way. GB's last winner was Jack PJ in 2021, Joao Fonseca won here in 2023. Oli followed up with reaching the boys doubles final at Wimbledon.


2. Oliver Tarvet - for winning his first round match at Wimbledon, his first match on the main tour, and putting up a creditable performance against the WR2 and defendingchampion, Carlos Alcaraz, on his debut on Centre Court.

3. Sonay Kartal- Fantastic Wimbledon for her , starting with a huge win over seeded Ostapenko, followed by straight sets wins against Tomova and Parry . No disgrace losing to slam finalist Pavluchenkova , in fact Sonay played a good match and had chances but experience told în the end. If she can beef up her second serve a little to make it less vulnerable her progress will be even quicker. And she is up there competing for British number 1 with Emma and Katie.

4. Cameron Norrie - Really great to see Cam back in the big time . Following his R16 finish at Roland Garros he went one better at Wimbledon with outstanding performances to beat stand out players Bautista, Tiafoe, Bellucci and an epic 5 set win over Jarry to reach the last 8. Alcaraz was always likely to be a match too far and so it proved but that does not take away a phenomenal tournament by Cam as the last Brit standing which has to make him a leading contender for POTM !

5. Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool - Wimbledon Mens Doubles Champions. Go to the top of the Race, qualify for ATP Tour Finals and to 3rd and 4th in the world rankings - enough said.

6. Fran Jones - for winning the WTA 125 in France and setting a new career high of 104 in the post Wimbledon rankings.

7. Katie Swan - for winning the W35 in Spain on her come back road, beating the top two seeds and overtaking her PR

8. Emma Raducanu - for her return to form at Wimbledon, defeating former champion Marketa Vondrousova in the second round and pushing world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the third. An incredible atmosphere on Centre Court.

9. Mimi Xu - for reaching the semifinals of junior Wimbledon and second round of women's doubles to cap an excellent grass court season.

10. Katie O'Brien - for winning the Invitational Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon with Thomas Johansson to become the most unexpected Wimbledon champion, and hopefully inspiring the players that she ccoaches.

11.Jack Pinnington Jones - beat Tomas Echeverry WR 53 in Wimbledon R1, then the following week, as 5th seed, won the Nottingham Challenger 50. These combined to take him up 91 places to a new CH 190 and GB #7.


 I see Fran is in line for a potential milestone this week, so if anyone wishes to update her narrative as and when that happens/ the week is over, please do so! Not entirely sure anyone else is in action this week that is already nominated, but same for them if they are playing and build on their past record



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JonH comes home wrote:

1. Oliver Bonding - unseeded he wins the Roehampton J300 pre Wimbledon singles title, with some very good wins and dropping just one set along the way. GB's last winner was Jack PJ in 2021, Joao Fonseca won here in 2023. Oli followed up with reaching the boys doubles final at Wimbledon.


2. Oliver Tarvet - for winning his first round match at Wimbledon, his first match on the main tour, and putting up a creditable performance against the WR2 and defendingchampion, Carlos Alcaraz, on his debut on Centre Court.

3. Sonay Kartal- Fantastic Wimbledon for her , starting with a huge win over seeded Ostapenko, followed by straight sets wins against Tomova and Parry . No disgrace losing to slam finalist Pavluchenkova , in fact Sonay played a good match and had chances but experience told în the end. If she can beef up her second serve a little to make it less vulnerable her progress will be even quicker. And she is up there competing for British number 1 with Emma and Katie.

4. Cameron Norrie - Really great to see Cam back in the big time . Following his R16 finish at Roland Garros he went one better at Wimbledon with outstanding performances to beat stand out players Bautista, Tiafoe, Bellucci and an epic 5 set win over Jarry to reach the last 8. Alcaraz was always likely to be a match too far and so it proved but that does not take away a phenomenal tournament by Cam as the last Brit standing which has to make him a leading contender for POTM !

5. Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool - Wimbledon Mens Doubles Champions. Go to the top of the Race, qualify for ATP Tour Finals and to 3rd and 4th in the world rankings - enough said.

6. Fran Jones - for winning the WTA 125 in France and setting a new career high of 104 in the post Wimbledon rankings.

7. Katie Swan - for winning the W35 in Spain on her come back road, beating the top two seeds and overtaking her PR

8. Emma Raducanu - for her return to form at Wimbledon, defeating former champion Marketa Vondrousova in the second round and pushing world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the third. An incredible atmosphere on Centre Court.

9. Mimi Xu - for reaching the semifinals of junior Wimbledon and second round of women's doubles to cap an excellent grass court season.

10. Katie O'Brien - for winning the Invitational Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon with Thomas Johansson to become the most unexpected Wimbledon champion, and hopefully inspiring the players that she ccoaches.

11.Jack Pinnington Jones - beat Tomas Echeverry WR 53 in Wimbledon R1, then the following week, as 5th seed, won the Nottingham Challenger 50. These combined to take him up 91 places to a new CH 190 and GB #7.


 I see Fran is in line for a potential milestone this week, so if anyone wishes to update her narrative as and when that happens/ the week is over, please do so! Not entirely sure anyone else is in action this week that is already nominated, but same for them if they are playing and build on their past record


 Fran may not have added much to her record, but it looks like Katie is going well this week!



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For those keeping an eye out, Jan Choinski won the Troyes Challenger in the first week of July, if I am correct, first week of Wimbledon. Hes into a semi so far this week.



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JonH comes home wrote:

1. Oliver Bonding - unseeded he wins the Roehampton J300 pre Wimbledon singles title, with some very good wins and dropping just one set along the way. GB's last winner was Jack PJ in 2021, Joao Fonseca won here in 2023. Oli followed up with reaching the boys doubles final at Wimbledon.


2. Oliver Tarvet - for winning his first round match at Wimbledon, his first match on the main tour, and putting up a creditable performance against the WR2 and defendingchampion, Carlos Alcaraz, on his debut on Centre Court.

3. Sonay Kartal- Fantastic Wimbledon for her , starting with a huge win over seeded Ostapenko, followed by straight sets wins against Tomova and Parry . No disgrace losing to slam finalist Pavluchenkova , in fact Sonay played a good match and had chances but experience told în the end. If she can beef up her second serve a little to make it less vulnerable her progress will be even quicker. And she is up there competing for British number 1 with Emma and Katie.

4. Cameron Norrie - Really great to see Cam back in the big time . Following his R16 finish at Roland Garros he went one better at Wimbledon with outstanding performances to beat stand out players Bautista, Tiafoe, Bellucci and an epic 5 set win over Jarry to reach the last 8. Alcaraz was always likely to be a match too far and so it proved but that does not take away a phenomenal tournament by Cam as the last Brit standing which has to make him a leading contender for POTM !

5. Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool - Wimbledon Mens Doubles Champions. Go to the top of the Race, qualify for ATP Tour Finals and to 3rd and 4th in the world rankings - enough said.

6. Fran Jones - for winning the WTA 125 in France and setting a new career high of 104 in the post Wimbledon rankings.

7. Katie Swan - for winning the W35 in Spain on her come back road, beating the top two seeds and overtaking her PR

8. Emma Raducanu - for her return to form at Wimbledon, defeating former champion Marketa Vondrousova in the second round and pushing world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the third. An incredible atmosphere on Centre Court.

9. Mimi Xu - for reaching the semifinals of junior Wimbledon and second round of women's doubles to cap an excellent grass court season.

10. Katie O'Brien - for winning the Invitational Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon with Thomas Johansson to become the most unexpected Wimbledon champion, and hopefully inspiring the players that she ccoaches.

11.Jack Pinnington Jones - beat Tomas Echeverry WR 53 in Wimbledon R1, then the following week, as 5th seed, won the Nottingham Challenger 50. These combined to take him up 91 places to a new CH 190 and GB #7.


 I see Fran is in line for a potential milestone this week, so if anyone wishes to update her narrative as and when that happens/ the week is over, please do so! Not entirely sure anyone else is in action this week that is already nominated, but same for them if they are playing and build on their past record


 I'm aware of this Jon but am waiting for the result of the Begu match in Isai to confirm Fran's exact 21/7 ranking.



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Good stuff!

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As an aside, anyone can update any existing nomination at any time - Im happy with a wiki style approach with no one owning the nominations made, if that makes sense!

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Similarly, folks dont need to think they should vote for a nomination they made or that they are limited to one nomination. Theres no cap and you can vote for anyone that take your fancy!

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1. Oliver Bonding - unseeded he wins the Roehampton J300 pre Wimbledon singles title, with some very good wins and dropping just one set along the way. GB's last winner was Jack PJ in 2021, Joao Fonseca won here in 2023. Oli followed up with reaching the boys doubles final at Wimbledon.

2. Oliver Tarvet - for winning his first round match at Wimbledon, his first match on the main tour, and putting up a creditable performance against the WR2 and defendingchampion, Carlos Alcaraz, on his debut on Centre Court.

3. Sonay Kartal- Fantastic Wimbledon for her , starting with a huge win over seeded Ostapenko, followed by straight sets wins against Tomova and Parry . No disgrace losing to slam finalist Pavluchenkova , in fact Sonay played a good match and had chances but experience told în the end. If she can beef up her second serve a little to make it less vulnerable her progress will be even quicker. And she is up there competing for British number 1 with Emma and Katie.

4. Cameron Norrie - Really great to see Cam back in the big time . Following his R16 finish at Roland Garros he went one better at Wimbledon with outstanding performances to beat stand out players Bautista, Tiafoe, Bellucci and an epic 5 set win over Jarry to reach the last 8. Alcaraz was always likely to be a match too far and so it proved but that does not take away a phenomenal tournament by Cam as the last Brit standing which has to make him a leading contender for POTM !

5. Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool - Wimbledon Mens Doubles Champions. Go to the top of the Race, qualify for ATP Tour Finals and to 3rd and 4th in the world rankings - enough said.

6. Fran Jones for winning the WTA 125 in France and setting a new career high of 104 in the post Wimbledon rankings.

7. Katie Swan winning the W35 in Spain on her come back road, beating the top two seeds and overtaking her PR

8. Emma Raducanu for her return to form at Wimbledon, defeating former champion Marketa Vondrousova in the second round and pushing world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the third. An incredible atmosphere on Centre Court.

9. Mimi Xu for reaching the semifinals of junior Wimbledon and second round of women's doubles to cap an excellent grass court season.

10. Katie O'Brien for winning the Invitational Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon with Thomas Johansson to become the most unexpected Wimbledon champion, and hopefully inspiring the players that she ccoaches.

11.Jack Pinnington Jones - beat Tomas Echeverry WR 53 in Wimbledon R1, then the following week, as 5th seed, won the Nottingham Challenger 50. These combined to take him up 91 places to a new CH 190 and GB #7.

 



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I'd like to nominate Jan for his challenger title today but I'm not able to do a proper writeup as I see he also had another recent challenger title in Troyes which Wikipedia lists only as June 2025, but there's no acknowledgement of it here to confirm if it was last month or carried over into this one.



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Brendan F wrote:

I'd like to nominate Jan for his challenger title today but I'm not able to do a proper writeup as I see he also had another recent challenger title in Troyes which Wikipedia lists only as June 2025, but there's no acknowledgement of it here to confirm if it was last month or carried over into this one.


Jan's ATP Challenger 50 Troyes title was in week 27, beginning 30/06, so also counts for July PoM and you can give him a well deserved enhanced write-up.

By the way, anyone unsure as to when certain titles may have been won, one source is the very excellent "2025 Titles ..." in the forum's General tennis discussion section 



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JonH comes home wrote:

1. Oliver Bonding - unseeded he wins the Roehampton J300 pre Wimbledon singles title, with some very good wins and dropping just one set along the way. GB's last winner was Jack PJ in 2021, Joao Fonseca won here in 2023. Oli followed up with reaching the boys doubles final at Wimbledon.

2. Oliver Tarvet - for winning his first round match at Wimbledon, his first match on the main tour, and putting up a creditable performance against the WR2 and defendingchampion, Carlos Alcaraz, on his debut on Centre Court.

3. Sonay Kartal- Fantastic Wimbledon for her , starting with a huge win over seeded Ostapenko, followed by straight sets wins against Tomova and Parry . No disgrace losing to slam finalist Pavluchenkova , in fact Sonay played a good match and had chances but experience told în the end. If she can beef up her second serve a little to make it less vulnerable her progress will be even quicker. And she is up there competing for British number 1 with Emma and Katie.

4. Cameron Norrie - Really great to see Cam back in the big time . Following his R16 finish at Roland Garros he went one better at Wimbledon with outstanding performances to beat stand out players Bautista, Tiafoe, Bellucci and an epic 5 set win over Jarry to reach the last 8. Alcaraz was always likely to be a match too far and so it proved but that does not take away a phenomenal tournament by Cam as the last Brit standing which has to make him a leading contender for POTM !

5. Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool - Wimbledon Mens Doubles Champions. Go to the top of the Race, qualify for ATP Tour Finals and to 3rd and 4th in the world rankings - enough said.

6. Fran Jones for winning the WTA 125 in France and setting a new career high of 104 in the post Wimbledon rankings.

7. Katie Swan winning the W35 in Spain on her come back road, beating the top two seeds and overtaking her PR

8. Emma Raducanu for her return to form at Wimbledon, defeating former champion Marketa Vondrousova in the second round and pushing world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the third. An incredible atmosphere on Centre Court.

9. Mimi Xu for reaching the semifinals of junior Wimbledon and second round of women's doubles to cap an excellent grass court season.

10. Katie O'Brien for winning the Invitational Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon with Thomas Johansson to become the most unexpected Wimbledon champion, and hopefully inspiring the players that she ccoaches.

11.Jack Pinnington Jones - beat Tomas Echeverry WR 53 in Wimbledon R1, then the following week, as 5th seed, won the Nottingham Challenger 50. These combined to take him up 91 places to a new CH 190 and GB #7.

 12. Jan Choinski - after a lean first half of 2025, Jan has won 2  challengers this month, in Troyes and Bunschoten.


 



-- Edited by Brendan F on Sunday 20th of July 2025 03:17:24 PM



-- Edited by Brendan F on Sunday 20th of July 2025 03:17:59 PM

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I give up. I don't know why the start of that last line sticks out.



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Brendan F wrote:

I give up. I don't know why the start of that last line sticks out.


 Dont worry! Its all good and formatting here is terrible to get right! 



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1. Oliver Bonding - unseeded he wins the Roehampton J300 pre Wimbledon singles title, with some very good wins and dropping just one set along the way. GB's last winner was Jack PJ in 2021, Joao Fonseca won here in 2023. Oli followed up with reaching the boys doubles final at Wimbledon.

2. Oliver Tarvet - for winning his first round match at Wimbledon, his first match on the main tour, and putting up a creditable performance against the WR2 and defendingchampion, Carlos Alcaraz, on his debut on Centre Court.

3. Sonay Kartal- Fantastic Wimbledon for her , starting with a huge win over seeded Ostapenko, followed by straight sets wins against Tomova and Parry . No disgrace losing to slam finalist Pavluchenkova , in fact Sonay played a good match and had chances but experience told în the end. If she can beef up her second serve a little to make it less vulnerable her progress will be even quicker. And she is up there competing for British number 1 with Emma and Katie.

4. Cameron Norrie - Really great to see Cam back in the big time . Following his R16 finish at Roland Garros he went one better at Wimbledon with outstanding performances to beat stand out players Bautista, Tiafoe, Bellucci and an epic 5 set win over Jarry to reach the last 8. Alcaraz was always likely to be a match too far and so it proved but that does not take away a phenomenal tournament by Cam as the last Brit standing which has to make him a leading contender for POTM !

5. Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool - Wimbledon Mens Doubles Champions. Go to the top of the Race, qualify for ATP Tour Finals and to 3rd and 4th in the world rankings - enough said.

6. Fran Jones for winning the WTA 125 in France and setting a new career high of 104 in the post Wimbledon rankings.

7. Katie Swan winning the W35 in Spain on her come back road, beating the top two seeds and overtaking her PR

8. Emma Raducanu for her return to form at Wimbledon, defeating former champion Marketa Vondrousova in the second round and pushing world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the third. An incredible atmosphere on Centre Court.

9. Mimi Xu for reaching the semifinals of junior Wimbledon and second round of women's doubles to cap an excellent grass court season.

10. Katie O'Brien for winning the Invitational Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon with Thomas Johansson to become the most unexpected Wimbledon champion, and hopefully inspiring the players that she ccoaches.

11.Jack Pinnington Jones - beat Tomas Echeverry WR 53 in Wimbledon R1, then the following week, as 5th seed, won the Nottingham Challenger 50. These combined to take him up 91 places to a new CH 190 and GB #7

12. Jan Choinski - after a lean first half of 2025, Jan has won 2  challengers this month, in Troyes and Bunschoten.

 

 



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Just one week of action left in July period. Nominations close next Sunday, vote will go up Monday morning - no need for earlier this month as no Wimbledon in the way!

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