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British Tennis Forum December 2025 Player of the Month Award - Nominations thread

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

If British interest is out sooner than 28th December, and it is a strange month for tennis, then I may decide to close this thread a day or two sooner - but it wont be before Xmas!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I wanted to say that every season, I end up having doubts about whether I will carry on with doing the PoM and PoS process the following year. This season, I was reaching the point about the end of last month. Voting numbers have fallen a little since last year and around season end I tend to start getting tired!!

But the engagement from some folks with the November voting, the supporting reasons for why they voted and the uptick in voting numbers again, reignited my interest! The early engagement in the wildcards has added to that.

So, no throwing toys out of prams and taking a prima donna style stance this year, I am really looking forward to this December vote and to the Player of the season vote as well, and onwards to 2026!!

Christine · Strong Club Player

JonH comes home wrote:
I wanted to say that every season, I end up having doubts about whether I will carry on with doing the PoM and PoS process the following year. This season, I was reaching the point about the end of last month. Voting numbers have fallen a little since last year and around season end I tend to start getting tired!!

But the engagement from some folks with the November voting, the supporting reasons for why they voted and the uptick in voting numbers again, reignited my interest! The early engagement in the wildcards has added to that.

So, no throwing toys out of prams and taking a prima donna style stance this year, I am really looking forward to this December vote and to the Player of the season vote as well, and onwards to 2026!!

hooray!!!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Just popping this back up - some good wins coming through for our women this week, particularly some of the younger ones.

DF will no doubt update later on Friday Feeling, as we approach the end of week 1 of the final 4 of 2025

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

The back end of week one, Friday Feeling is out for the week and a womens only group is left for what must be the first time this season? Ever?

britishtennis.activeboard.com/t66034135/who-has-that-friday-feeling/

And not forgetting Hollie Smart in Florida J300 and other juniors in Loughborough.

Anyone catch your eye, get them on the list - I suspect this months list will be a lot shorter than normal and the bar for nominations may be slightly lower, and thats not a bad thing!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I know folks are waiting for the end of the tournaments, but Mika and Mimi both into big semis at W100 and W50 level and Alicia also doing well at QF stage in W35.

Hollie in quarters of the big J300 in Florida.

Good to see - and looking to see where this thread goes over the weekend!

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Friday 5th of December 2025 09:39:21 AM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Mimi and Alicia out, that is a shame - just Mika flying the women's singles flag. No one flying the mens anything flag!!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

ok, let's get this month rolling:

Nominations List:

1. Edie Griffiths (age 16) - seeded 5th in singles, came through to take the J100 singles and doubles titles at Loughborough in week 48, her first titles in both disciplines at J100 level

2.

3.

etc.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Mimi and Alicia out, that is a shame - just Mika flying the women's singles flag. No one flying the mens anything flag!!

Hollie lost today also , in 3 sets.

all eyes on Mika.

the addict · Tennis legend

Mika is still in the doubles as well, so two semi-finals and gained 39 points for each.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Mika is still in the doubles as well, so two semi-finals and gained 39 points for each.

Tempted, TA?? biggrin

the addict · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
the addict wrote:
Mika is still in the doubles as well, so two semi-finals and gained 39 points for each.
Tempted, TA??

I think I'm at the back of a long queue, waiting til after the weekend.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
the addict wrote:
Mika is still in the doubles as well, so two semi-finals and gained 39 points for each.
Tempted, TA??
I think I'm at the back of a long queue, waiting til after the weekend.

biggrin

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
ok, let's get this month rolling:

Nominations List:

1. Edie Griffiths (age 16) - seeded 5th in singles, came through to take the J100 singles and doubles titles at Loughborough in week 48, her first titles in both disciplines at J100 level

2.

3.

etc.

so. Edie is the benchmark for December. I dont anticipate many nominations as there isnt much action. If you think a player gets pretty close to or beats Edies week this week, can I suggest you think about nominating them? If you think Mika, Mimi, Alicia, Hollie got close or was stronger or anyone gets close in the next three weeks- think about nominating them.

I tend to nominate most people here but have decided to make this a quiet month in my nominating activity. I may nominate again, but most likely wont. So I just wanted to sew that seed with the rest of the board and ask that you dont leave it to me, as me is having a little quiet time for the December PoM. I dont really know the womens or juniors games, so it just suits me to sit quietly on the side.

Ill leave it with others as the month unfolds and watch quietly from the side!