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March 2024 Player of the Month Nominations Thread
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7th March and glad I can get this up ! This month is 4 weeks and closes on 31st March, which is the end of the Miami 1000 event Usual process, anyone can nominate at any time, just add a name and reason and off we go! Nominations 1 2 3 etc
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Prize Money
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I notice with horror that the prize money for the men's ATP 250's has tanked! I appreciate that the plandemic will have played a part in this, sponsors pulling out, loss of income from spectators etc. There is bound to be somebody who knows more about this than me who might be able to advise if this is a te...
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Sexual (and other) Abuse in Tennis
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There have been various cases that have been posted and discussed, in various threads. But it seems to me that, as such an important issue, which must not be shied away from, we should have a separate dedicated thread. So, to put them as separate posts, the independent inquiry decided that there were...
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PIF
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Saudi Arabia and ATP done a deal sponsoring Tour Finals , Miami, Madrid, Beijing And the world rankings. Doesnt look like title sponsors but tournament partners ? went after Queens but LTA turned it down. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/68429213 -- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 2...
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French Open Tips
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So asking the good people on this board for any tips/advice when visiting FO which I am aiming to do this year. Will be going for first Monday/Tuesday - hotels already booked. Which courts are best (main priority is seeing Brits so grounds pass a possibility as well). Presume metro is best bet for getti...
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Favourite British Tennis Player - 2024 - Semifinal Group One
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9 players in this group - just TWO and ties into the final. 5 men and 4 women NOTE - groups based on round one finishing spots - so no complaints about all your faves being here! Vote will close around 7.10PM on THURSDAY
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Favourite British Tennis Player - 2024 - Semifinal Group Two
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10 players in this group - just TWO and ties into the final. 5 men and 5 women NOTE - groups based on round one finishing spots - so no complaints about all your faves being here! Vote will close around 7.10PM on THURSDAY
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Favourite British Tennis Player - 2024 - Semifinal Group Three
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10 players in this group - just TWO and ties into the final. 6 men and 4 women NOTE - groups based on round one finishing spots - so no complaints about all your faves being here, again (Judy) ! Vote will close around 7.10PM on THURSDAY
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Favourite British Tennis Player - 2024 - Round One Group H
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Last done 12 months or so ago and run several times over the past 4 years.This our quest to find the boards favourite British player 64 players - 8 groups of 8 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 4 men and 4 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (I hav...
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Favourite British Tennis Player - 2024 - Round One Group G
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Last done 12 months or so ago and run several times over the past 4 years.This our quest to find the boards favourite British player 64 players - 8 groups of 8 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 4 men and 4 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (I hav...
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Favourite British Tennis Player - 2024 - Round One Group E
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Last done 12 months or so ago and run several times over the past 4 years.This our quest to find the boards favourite British player 64 players - 8 groups of 8 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 4 men and 4 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (I hav...
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Favourite British Tennis Player - 2024 - Round One Group C
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Last done 12 months or so ago and run several times over the past 4 years.This our quest to find the boards favourite British player 64 players - 8 groups of 8 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 4 men and 4 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (I hav...
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Favourite British Tennis Player - 2024 - Round One Group F
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Last done 12 months or so ago and run several times over the past 4 years.This our quest to find the boards favourite British player 64 players - 8 groups of 8 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 4 men and 4 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (I hav...
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Favourite British Tennis Player - 2024 - Round One Group D
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Last done 12 months or so ago and run several times over the past 4 years.This our quest to find the boards favourite British player 64 players - 8 groups of 8 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 4 men and 4 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (I hav...
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Favourite British Tennis Player - 2024 - Round One Group B
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Last done 12 months or so ago and run several times over the past 4 years.This our quest to find the boards favourite British player 64 players - 8 groups of 8 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 4 men and 4 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (I hav...
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Favourite British Tennis Player - 2024 - Round One Group A
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Last done 12 months or so ago and run several times over the past 4 years.This our quest to find the boards favourite British player 64 players - 8 groups of 8 in total. Sorry if your faves are all in one group, luck of the draw!! Groups include 4 men and 4 women, a mix of singles and doubles players (I hav...
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2023 - Who is your favourite British Player? Final
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So heres our final - the winner will be crowned at 10pm thursday night. just vote for your favourite - simples! -- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 15th of March 2023 10:03:14 PM
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Week 1 - United Cup, Perth/Sydney, Australia - Hard Outdoor
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GB is in group C with USA and Australia, playing group matches in Perth. The format is the #1 singles players in men and #1 singles women play each other followed by a mixed doubles. Ranking points available, with the number dependent on their opponents ranking. The GB team is C Norrie, D Evans, N Skupsk...
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Alan Mills
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Alan Mills former player and Wimbledon Referee passed away on 18th January.
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Mike Dickson
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Some terrible news. Mike Dickson, daily mail tennis correspondent, has passed away while working at the Australian Open. posted on his Twitter account: We are devastated to announce that our wonderful husband and Dad, Mike, has collapsed and died while in Melbourne for the Aus Open. For 38 years he...
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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
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Another former hero of the sport getting herself in criminal trouble https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/68005954 Fraud conviction for concealing assets - sounds familiar - although this one linked to an initial tax fraud similar to those many footballers (Messi, Ronaldo, Mourinho) have be...
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Zverev
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Not so great news about Alexander Zverev on the internet today , with an ex-girlfriend alleging domestic violence and a more recent ex-girlfriend announcing she's carrying his baby , but opting for sole custody. There hasn't been a lot of positive news about him in the media of recent unfortunatel...
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British ITF events 2024
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Not sure if there is a wider document setting out the events for the 2024 season, but just noticed this on ITF calendar. Apologies if this is posted somewhere else! Women January Week 2 ( think it is week 2) - W35 Loughborough Week 3 - W35 Sunderland February Week 6 - W50 Edgbaston Week 7 - W50 Roehampton Me...
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Netflix BreakPoint
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Just wondering if anyone watched this and what they thought? Ive not yet but BBC sports programme last night gave it very mixed reviews from Laura, pat cash and Russell fuller. In essence it was too vanilla and stayed away from interesting topics - Fuller said too much tennis and not enough about life o...
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Draw Maestros
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A big thanks to those of you that post the draws for our players. We do appreciate the effort particularly when there is an itf tournament in the UK and some random UK players are included. I'm completely in awe that you take the time to get the information and post it
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