British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

Stircrazy · Stircrazy

"And what's the impact on players?" The 04.05 finish of Andy's match against Thanasi Kokkinakis, the second latest in the history of the AO, has prompted the Beeb to look at the effects of loss of sleep on tennis players & to consid...

JonH · JonH

No idea where to put this but , in fact, I agree with this idea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/64231044 the atp started as a union but clearly is no more. The players Should be represented. In the absence of anything else

GAMEOVER · GAMEOVER

Rex Bellamy I have just purchased the ATP Media Guide for 2023 and I note that the Times Tennis correspondent from 1967 to 1989 Rex Bellamy passed away on 17th November 2022. He also wrote 11 books , 3 of which were on tennis. I can recall seeing him at Eastbourne WTA tennis during the 1980's. I

ROSAMUND · ROSAMUND

Tony Trabert, the American multiple Grand Slam winner of the 1950's passed away on 3rd February aged 90. He won 5 major singles titles between 1953 and 1955 , being 2 French , 1 Wimbledon (1955) and 2 US. When he won the French in 1955 ,it would be another 34 years in 1989 before an American man wo...

Madadman · Madadman

Thought I'd start a new thread for the Pro League for 2022. Their website has been updated with a calendar. Although I'd imagine there is a chance it will change during the year. Currently 7 qualifying weeks and a finals week. Down from 9 and the finals in 2021. 2020 had 5 and the classic week. Week 1 16-...

Drew · Drew

The ITF have been running a poll on their front page for a while asking... "Whats your favourite Grand Slam Tournament" - http://www.itftennis.com/mens/ So far.... 1. French Open 40% 2. Wimbledon 31% 3. Us Open 15% 3. Aussie Open 15% (952 votes). Lets see what you lot th...

indiana · indiana

Week 1 : Men's Doubles ATP 250 Melbourne, Australia Neal Skupski ( & Wesley Koolhof, NED ) Women's Doubles ITF W60+H Traralgon, Australia Tara Moore ( & Emina Bektas, USA )

Lambda · Lambda

The success of our players have led to some changes to the LTA Tournament Bonus Scheme for 2023 to make it, say the LTA, more targeted and sustainable. These changes include age restrictions introduced and reductions to the bonus awards. As I read it, some bonuses have sizeable reductions: an eligib...

JonH · JonH

As you will have are , Im stopping doing this after the player of season vote finishes tomorrow. Its been a blast but I cant continue. but I hope PoM and PoS do continue - if you feel like you can give it the time, energy and love to take it forwards can I suggest anyone interested puts their name forwards in...

the addict · the addict

The British Tour started this week with a three-day Grade 2 tournament in Loughborough.Men's resultsSF:- Michael Shaw [1] def James McKinlay [3] 6-3 7-5SF:- Joseph Newman-Billington [4] def Sahej Maker [5] 6-4 6-2F:- Joseph Newman-Billington [4] def Michael Shaw [1] 6-2 6-3 Women's resultsSF...

JonH · JonH

So as promised, Ive done a deal with Indy and bought back the rights to the franchise. This is an overview thread where Ill summarise the PoM winners and PoS qualifiers in due course. As per last year, we will have PoM polls for Jan to Oct and then a joint one for Nov / Dec in mid Dec. PoS will take it plac...

JonH · JonH

Here we are with the semis for our Player of the Season vote! 6 players in each group - 3 men and 3 women in each. Top 2 from each group progress to the final, plus any ties. 48 hours to vote - this poll will close Saturday at 8 am!! Going for some late overnight action this time!! Semi 1 Eliz M...

JonH · JonH

Here we are with the semis for our Player of the Season vote! 6 players in each group - 3 men and 3 women in each. Top 2 from each group progress to the final, plus any ties. 48 hours to vote - this poll will close Saturday at 9.30 am!! Semi 2 Alicia Barnett/Liv NichollsAugust PoM/Briti...

JonH · JonH

The final of 4 Round One groups, 7 of 28 players. Vote for the player of these that you feel is the Player of the Season - if you feel someone in another group is more deserving, don't worry - please still vote here and we will see as the field whittles down who is the overall player of the season. There are ve...

JonH · JonH

The third of 4 Round One groups, 7 of 28 players. Vote for the player of these that you feel is the Player of the Season - if you feel someone in another group is more deserving, don't worry - please still vote here and we will see as the field whittles down who is the overall player of the season. There are ve...

JonH · JonH

We are voting for two players to get wild cards to our player of the season vote . Vote for who youd like to get the wild card For whatever reason you favour. Only one vote per person, but top two highest number of votes will get the wild cards votes will close Sunday pm at 8 pm. in event of a tie , Ill have a vo...

JonH · JonH

The second of 4 Round One groups, 7 of 28 players. Vote for the player of these that you feel is the Player of the Season - if you feel someone in another group is more deserving, don't worry - please still vote here and we will see as the field whittles down who is the overall player of the season. There are v...

JonH · JonH

NOTE - one voter mistakenly voted for Joe instead of Ryan. Hence, the votes showing in the poll above should in increased by one for Ryan and reduced for Joe by one to get the correct number of votes So, here we go. The first of 4 Round One groups, 7 of 28 players. Vote for the player of these that you feel i...

Coup Droit · Coup Droit

At the grand age of 91, Nick Bollettieri has passed away. An amazing and 'pioneering' US tennis coach, a big character, working with a lot of the big names, but also a whole load of kids. There are lots of great tributes out there to him, not only for his coaching but also for being a good guy.

JonH · JonH

So 48 hours to vote, that will be circa 8.45 pm Tuesday vote from the list below for the player you feel is the PoM in the final vote of 2022! 1. Matthew Rankin - for making it on to the WR rankings for the first time with a L32 in in Egypt, and still a junior.2. Jamie Murray - for reaching the milestone of 500 wi...

JonH · JonH

Last of the season - month closes on November 27th please list your nominations and some supporting reasons below!

JonH · JonH

New thread to record performances in wheelchair events. This week is Victoria Open, Series 1 event with $32k prizeMoney. Gordon Reid is into mens singles semis and Luch Shuker womens doubles final. next week is Melbourne Open Super Series with $45k at stake. and then the AO.

Densher · Densher

[url]https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/20/gambling-addiction-tennis-bet365-online-betting-hannah-jane-...

Sheddie · Sheddie

I know this was back in 1953, but it's still a little worrying that this was regarded as being "dressed to kill" back then ! -- Edited by Sheddie at 17:44, 2007-04-01

JonH · JonH

https://www.lta.org.uk/about-us/tennis-news/news-and-o...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	"Why does tennis finish so late?" (Preview) "And what's the impact on players?" The 04.05 finish of Andy's match against Thanasi Kokkinakis, the second latest in the history of the AO, has prompted the Beeb to look at the effects of loss of sleep on tennis players & to consid...	Stircrazy	4	1217	Jan 22, 2023 by Strongbow
	PTPA (Preview) No idea where to put this but , in fact, I agree with this idea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/64231044 the atp started as a union but clearly is no more. The players Should be represented. In the absence of anything else	JonH	0	989	Jan 11, 2023 by JonH
	Rex Bellamy (Preview) Rex Bellamy I have just purchased the ATP Media Guide for 2023 and I note that the Times Tennis correspondent from 1967 to 1989 Rex Bellamy passed away on 17th November 2022. He also wrote 11 books , 3 of which were on tennis. I can recall seeing him at Eastbourne WTA tennis during the 1980's. I	GAMEOVER	0	872	Jan 7, 2023 by GAMEOVER
	Tony Trabert (Preview) Tony Trabert, the American multiple Grand Slam winner of the 1950's passed away on 3rd February aged 90. He won 5 major singles titles between 1953 and 1955 , being 2 French , 1 Wimbledon (1955) and 2 US. When he won the French in 1955 ,it would be another 34 years in 1989 before an American man wo...	ROSAMUND	7	1337	Jan 6, 2023 by JonH
	UK Pro League 2022 ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 24 ) (Preview) Thought I'd start a new thread for the Pro League for 2022. Their website has been updated with a calendar. Although I'd imagine there is a chance it will change during the year. Currently 7 qualifying weeks and a finals week. Down from 9 and the finals in 2021. 2020 had 5 and the classic week. Week 1 16-...	Madadman	347	25852	Jan 2, 2023 by the addict
	Whats the Best Grand Slam ? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) The ITF have been running a poll on their front page for a while asking... "Whats your favourite Grand Slam Tournament" - http://www.itftennis.com/mens/ So far.... 1. French Open 40% 2. Wimbledon 31% 3. Us Open 15% 3. Aussie Open 15% (952 votes). Lets see what you lot th...	Drew	19	2669	Dec 30, 2022 by Julia Carrot
	2022 Titles - Seniors & Juniors, Singles & Doubles ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 8 ) (Preview) Week 1 : Men's Doubles ATP 250 Melbourne, Australia Neal Skupski ( & Wesley Koolhof, NED ) Women's Doubles ITF W60+H Traralgon, Australia Tara Moore ( & Emina Bektas, USA )	indiana	110	9725	Dec 29, 2022 by indiana
	LTA Tournament Bonus Scheme (Preview) The success of our players have led to some changes to the LTA Tournament Bonus Scheme for 2023 to make it, say the LTA, more targeted and sustainable. These changes include age restrictions introduced and reductions to the bonus awards. As I read it, some bonuses have sizeable reductions: an eligib...	Lambda	7	1859	Dec 28, 2022 by indiana
	Future of Player of the Month / Season (Preview) As you will have are , Im stopping doing this after the player of season vote finishes tomorrow. Its been a blast but I cant continue. but I hope PoM and PoS do continue - if you feel like you can give it the time, energy and love to take it forwards can I suggest anyone interested puts their name forwards in...	JonH	14	1614	Dec 27, 2022 by JonH
	British Tour 2022 ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 14 ) (Preview) The British Tour started this week with a three-day Grade 2 tournament in Loughborough.Men's resultsSF:- Michael Shaw [1] def James McKinlay [3] 6-3 7-5SF:- Joseph Newman-Billington [4] def Sahej Maker [5] 6-4 6-2F:- Joseph Newman-Billington [4] def Michael Shaw [1] 6-2 6-3 Women's resultsSF...	the addict	207	17806	Dec 17, 2022 by Coup Droit
	2022 British Player of the Month/Season Overview Thread ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 7 ) (Preview) So as promised, Ive done a deal with Indy and bought back the rights to the franchise. This is an overview thread where Ill summarise the PoM winners and PoS qualifiers in due course. As per last year, we will have PoM polls for Jan to Oct and then a joint one for Nov / Dec in mid Dec. PoS will take it plac...	JonH	90	8101	Dec 11, 2022 by JonH
	2022 British Player of the Season Vote - Semi Final Group 1 ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Here we are with the semis for our Player of the Season vote! 6 players in each group - 3 men and 3 women in each. Top 2 from each group progress to the final, plus any ties. 48 hours to vote - this poll will close Saturday at 8 am!! Going for some late overnight action this time!! Semi 1 Eliz M...	JonH	47	3423	Dec 10, 2022 by JonH
	2022 British Player of the Season Vote - Semi Final Group 2 ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Here we are with the semis for our Player of the Season vote! 6 players in each group - 3 men and 3 women in each. Top 2 from each group progress to the final, plus any ties. 48 hours to vote - this poll will close Saturday at 9.30 am!! Semi 2 Alicia Barnett/Liv NichollsAugust PoM/Briti...	JonH	55	3444	Dec 10, 2022 by JonH
	2022 British Player of the Season Vote - Round One, Group D ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) The final of 4 Round One groups, 7 of 28 players. Vote for the player of these that you feel is the Player of the Season - if you feel someone in another group is more deserving, don't worry - please still vote here and we will see as the field whittles down who is the overall player of the season. There are ve...	JonH	43	2740	Dec 7, 2022 by JonH
	2022 British Player of the Season Vote - Round One, Group C ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) The third of 4 Round One groups, 7 of 28 players. Vote for the player of these that you feel is the Player of the Season - if you feel someone in another group is more deserving, don't worry - please still vote here and we will see as the field whittles down who is the overall player of the season. There are ve...	JonH	34	2547	Dec 7, 2022 by JonH
	2022 Player of the Season Wild Card Vote ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) We are voting for two players to get wild cards to our player of the season vote . Vote for who youd like to get the wild card For whatever reason you favour. Only one vote per person, but top two highest number of votes will get the wild cards votes will close Sunday pm at 8 pm. in event of a tie , Ill have a vo...	JonH	58	4048	Dec 7, 2022 by JonH
	2022 British Player of the Season Vote - Round One, Group B ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) The second of 4 Round One groups, 7 of 28 players. Vote for the player of these that you feel is the Player of the Season - if you feel someone in another group is more deserving, don't worry - please still vote here and we will see as the field whittles down who is the overall player of the season. There are v...	JonH	41	2886	Dec 7, 2022 by JonH
	2022 British Player of the Season Vote - Round One, Group A ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) NOTE - one voter mistakenly voted for Joe instead of Ryan. Hence, the votes showing in the poll above should in increased by one for Ryan and reduced for Joe by one to get the correct number of votes So, here we go. The first of 4 Round One groups, 7 of 28 players. Vote for the player of these that you feel i...	JonH	43	3169	Dec 7, 2022 by JonH
	RIP Nick Bollettieri (Preview) At the grand age of 91, Nick Bollettieri has passed away. An amazing and 'pioneering' US tennis coach, a big character, working with a lot of the big names, but also a whole load of kids. There are lots of great tributes out there to him, not only for his coaching but also for being a good guy.	Coup Droit	1	960	Dec 6, 2022 by JonH
	November 2022 Player of the Month Vote ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) So 48 hours to vote, that will be circa 8.45 pm Tuesday vote from the list below for the player you feel is the PoM in the final vote of 2022! 1. Matthew Rankin - for making it on to the WR rankings for the first time with a L32 in in Egypt, and still a junior.2. Jamie Murray - for reaching the milestone of 500 wi...	JonH	43	3610	Nov 29, 2022 by JonH
	2022 November Player of the Month Nominations Thread ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 8 ) (Preview) Last of the season - month closes on November 27th please list your nominations and some supporting reasons below!	JonH	116	7252	Nov 27, 2022 by JonH
	2022 ITF Wheelchair Tour ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 13 ) (Preview) New thread to record performances in wheelchair events. This week is Victoria Open, Series 1 event with $32k prizeMoney. Gordon Reid is into mens singles semis and Luch Shuker womens doubles final. next week is Melbourne Open Super Series with $45k at stake. and then the AO.	JonH	189	12770	Nov 26, 2022 by JonH
	The perils of tennis betting (Preview) [url]https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/20/gambling-addiction-tennis-bet365-online-betting-hannah-jane-...	Densher	2	1160	Nov 22, 2022 by JonH
	Wimbledon dress-code taken a leetle too seriously ! (Preview) I know this was back in 1953, but it's still a little worrying that this was regarded as being "dressed to kill" back then ! -- Edited by Sheddie at 17:44, 2007-04-01	Sheddie	12	2741	Nov 17, 2022 by Coup Droit
	2022 British Tournaments ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 15 ) (Preview) https://www.lta.org.uk/about-us/tennis-news/news-and-o...	JonH	213	15595	Nov 16, 2022 by Strongbow
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