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Seniors (Veterans) Tennis
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I don't really follow this category at all but just sometimes I read snippets that I like (particularly for the 'very old' players) and there's nowhere to mention it So here goes and, to kick off, good luck to the 87 and 89 year-old duo who've been ushered straight into the finals at Wimbledon, for the Br...
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Miriam ??? - where are you
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Hopefully Miriam will reply soon
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July 2023 Player of the Month Vote
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So you know the score - vote for your player of the month and if you can, please let us know who you vote for and why. 2 days for the vote so will close Tuesday evening at 9.45 pm Nominees are: 1. - Jan Choinski - for winning his first ATP level match, at Wimbledon and beating a player in the top 60, about 100 pl...
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July 2023 British Player of the Month Nominations
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Nominations will continue until Sunday July 30th as usual ANYONE can post a nomination, dont hold back. No limits on numbers. just add them to the list below with your supporting reason Nomination 1. 2. 3. etc
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Other forums
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Hi there. Really enjoy reading this forum. Does anyone know of any equivalent forums for other nationalities (eg Australia).
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Fifteen-Love
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[URL]https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/a44427227/ai...
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June 2023 Player of the Month Vote - final
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So, the following players have made it through the semis. Vote for your player of the month below: The vote will last 24 hours from posting, so approx 9.20pm Tuesday close Numbers below represent their nomination number when first nominated, the poll shows the players in this order:Finalists 3 Is...
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Tennis Sponsors
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I couldn't find another thread specifically on this subject and it seems that the rare companies who do sponsor tennis should get a bit of a shout. So, shout out for Brayleys (Car Dealerships) who in Feb. this year, sponsored young Josh Rose: https://www.brayleys.co.uk/josh-rose Good luck to Josh...
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June 2023 Player of the Month Vote - Semifinal Group 2
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So, here we go - 11 players in this group, top 3 plus ties will get through to the final. Poll will close in 24 hours after posting, so around 8.40pm Monday evening I am afraid many people will find this vote hard - sorry!! This group has 5 women and 6 men 2 Harry Wendelken - two stellar matches to come throu...
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June 2023 Player of the Month Vote - Semifinal Group 1
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So, here we go - 11 players in this group, top 3 plus ties will get through to the final. Poll will close in 24 hours after posting, so around 8.40pm Monday evening This group has 6 women and 5 men I am afraid many people will find this vote hard - sorry!! 1 Emily Webley-Smith - For her first singles wins of 20...
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TV Coverage
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-11450465/SPORTS-AGENDA-BBC-big-names-stump-business-class...
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June 2023 British Player of the Month Nominations
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Usual format: just put your nomination in a list below, and if you want to add someone, copy the previous list in the thread, paste it in a new post and add your new nomination, plus a reason for why you are nominating them This month, the nominations will end on Sunday 2nd July - Eastbourne finishes on 1st...
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Caroline Wozniacki
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https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1674431957135151105
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Gods of Tennis - BBC
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For anyone who loves their tennis with a dose of history, this might be recommended watching https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65501241 Coming on June 4th - right up my street, I would say!
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Mental problems Help for players
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Does anyone know what kind of support players get if any from the LTA etc with any mental health issues they have? Obviously a lot of top sports professionals have help from sports psychologist but it just seems to me that the LTA for example should maybe be investing in the general mental health of play...
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Running an ITF Tournament
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Just wondering if anyone here has actual experience and being a Tournament Organiser for an ITF event or at least as been close enough to be able to answer a whole host of questions that I have compiled. The reason for the questions is that some Spanish friends of mine are developing a new sports resort a...
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May 2023 British Player of the Month VOTE
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Here we go, 13 interesting nominations and I think a wide open vote. Vote the player or team you think is most deserving of player of the month. Please say who you vote for as it makes it interesting but also keeps the thread active and draws others to potentially vote as well. Voting will close on Mond...
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Sad news
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I couldn't find a general thread for 'sad news' and didn't really want to hijack someone else's specific one, so I thought I'd start one. This was just to note the passing of Peter McNamara two days ago. For those who love doubles, and are of a certain age, he was a fixture at Wimbledon, usually playing wi...
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May 2023 British Player of the Month Nominations
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So, already in May so time to start the May thread. Nominations will close on Sunday 28th May. Simply list a nomination below by starting the list or cutting the existing list and pasting and adding your nomination to the bottom of the list. Nominations May 2023 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. etc.
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Most British Grass Court Wins
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Advance warning that I plan to post polls to let people select the players they think will win the most grass court matches in the coming season. I will do it for singles only but will count wins for main draw, qualifying, British and overseas events, ATP/WTA Tour and Challenger and ITF events through t...
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OWEN DAVIDSON
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Owen Davidson The passing of former Australian player was announced on 12th May. He won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles . The highlight was winning all 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in 1967. He also defeated the defending champion Roy Emerson at Wimbledon 1966. From 1967 to 1970 he coached the Bri...
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Sexism at the Madrid Open
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This thread is prompted by a brief exchange I had with Elegant Point last week on the Madrid Open men's singles thread & the appearance of the BBC report a couple of hours ago. Elegant Point wrote:Stircrazy wrote:Elegant Point wrote:According to a male friend, this years winners at the Madrid O...
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April 2023 Player of the Month Vote
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12 players make up our list this month. Vote for the player or pair you feel are the British player of the month. If you can, please say who you voted for and put a reason in a post, it makes it more interesting for all of us!! Vote will last until Tuesday evening, around 6 pm Nominees are: 1. Fran Jones - on the...
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April 2023 Player of the Month Nominations
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Here we go for April. This period will close on April 30th. usual process , just list a player below and a reason and we will keep adding as the month progresses. Just cut and paste the existing latest list and your nominee Nominations 1.
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Motivational quotes and LTA coaches twitter
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Browsing through some of the twitter profiles of British academy level coaches employed by the LTA. If sports motivational quotes and other quotes of philosophical wisdom were what it took to to raises an elite junior tennis player, we'd be overflowing with such youngsters. The ITF would have to re...
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