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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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March 2023 Player of the Month Vote
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So, here we go - 16 players nominated this month and it could be a very interesting vote. Remember, if you feel able , please say who you vote for and why, it makes it more interesting than me just droning on! I will give the odd status update (as I always do) but wont give the voting scores away until close to...
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March 2023 Player of the Month Nominations
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This month is a 5 week period and ends when the Miami event ends on April 2nd. We already have one nomination, from CD, as per below. Not sure if any more narrative needs adding now, Ive just effectively copied from the February section. 1. Georgina Hays - for beating world ranked 537 Xinxin Yao in ITF QR...
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2023 - Who is your favourite British Player? Round One Group D
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Last done 3 years ago. Let's see who supercedes Dan Evans as the Boards favourite player. 60 players - 6 groups of 10 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 5 men and 5 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (6 or 7 singles from the GB Top 20's per group,...
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2023 - Who is your favourite British Player? Round One Group B
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Last done 3 years ago. Let's see who supercedes Dan Evans as the Boards favourite player. 60 players - 6 groups of 10 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 5 men and 5 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (6 or 7 singles from the GB Top 20's per group,...
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2023 - Who is your favourite British Player? Semifinal Group 2
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Semis group - same rules, vote for your favourite. 7 players here, 2 plus ties will make the final Will close at 10 pm Wednesday Dan EvansEmma RaducanuKatie BoulterKatie SwanAlicia BarnettKyle EdmundLuke Johnson -- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 14th of March 2023 10:02:48 PM -- Edited by J...
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2023 - Who is your favourite British Player? Semifinal Group 1
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Semis group - same rules, vote for your favourite. 6 players here, 2 plus ties will make the final Will close at 10 pm Wednesday Cam NorrieSonay KartalHeather WatsonLiam BroadyAnna BroganJoe Salisbury -- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 14th of March 2023 10:03:05 PM -- Edited by JonH comes hom...
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2023 - Who is your favourite British Player? Semifinal Group 3
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Semis group - same rules, vote for your favourite. 7 players here, 2 plus ties will make the final Vote will close at 10 pm WednesdayAndy MurrayJack DraperJodie BurrageHarriet DartArthur FeryLily MiyazakiKaty Dunne
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2023 - Who is your favourite British Player? Round One Group F
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Last done 3 years ago. Let's see who supercedes Dan Evans as the Boards favourite player. 60 players - 6 groups of 10 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 5 men and 5 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (6 or 7 singles from the GB Top 20's per group,...
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2023 - Who is your favourite British Player? Round One Group E
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Last done 3 years ago. Let's see who supercedes Dan Evans as the Boards favourite player. 60 players - 6 groups of 10 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 5 men and 5 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (6 or 7 singles from the GB Top 20's per group,...
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2023 - Who is your favourite British Player? Round One Group C
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Last done 3 years ago. Let's see who supercedes Dan Evans as the Boards favourite player. 60 players - 6 groups of 10 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 5 men and 5 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (6 or 7 singles from the GB Top 20's per group,...
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2023 - Who is your favourite British Player? Round One Group A
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Last done 3 years ago. Let's see who supercedes Dan Evans as the Boards favourite player. 60 players - 6 groups of 10 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 5 men and 5 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (6 or 7 singles from the GB Top 20's per group,...
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Amazon Prime
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How many people here going to subscribe to this for the US Open? I will but if picture quality no good (streaming not very good for sports with lots of movement) I will cancel. Anyone already got it - thoughts?
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2020 - Who is your favourite British Player?! THE FINAL
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So here we are, a starting line up of 60 whittled down to 13, 5 men and 8 women. The list is shown on the poll. We all know the format by now, voting can start now and will finish around 5pm Friday. The winner will have the most votes! Players listed in alphabetical surname order. Have fun and please say w...
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February 2023 Player of the Month Vote
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So here we are: voting will close Tuesday night at 11pm so be aware of that! just vote for your favourite and remember to try and say who and why you voted for that nominee. It makes it a lot more interesting! Nominated players and the reason for nomination 1. GB Davis Cup Team - for their victory in a di...
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February 2023 Player of the Month Nominations
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Usual process, nominate in a post below by copying the current list and adding your nomination name and reason and pasting into a new post. The period this month is 4 weeks and closes Sunday 26th February. remember, anyone can nominate for any reason, dont suggest a name looking for approval, just g...
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GB Player Coaches
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I don't think there is anywhere we can find out who is coaching our players so maybe we can pool knowledge and list them here - and update as we (and they) go. Despite searching I'm largely in the dark, particularly on the women's side. Other than Nigel who recently left Harriet, not sure who is being coac...
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Junior Players
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Does anyone know any junior players in the top 10 for their county at any age or are themselves as i just thought it would be interesting to find out.
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