More Retirements ?

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

More Retirements ?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Just to note that Tom Farquharson has got his MSc in the Netherlands, and now working in tech, as a business development intern for a pharma tech startup company, as well as still coaching in tennis.

Have a lot of time for Tom - wish him all the best.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Just doing a rain-check on players who are AWOL at the moment - speculating that they've retired??? - or injured? - or have just downed sticks during covid? Or maybe I'm just out of touch....

But:

James Ward?
Brydan Klein?
Jan Choinski?
Evan Hoyt?
Jack Findel-Hawkins?

Also, in the women, there's various levels of no show from:

Naomi Broady?
Gabi Taylor?
Tara Moore?
Katie Swan?

flamingowings · All-time great

James was doing some training at Wimbledon last month. Or at least hitting with Cliff Richard(!)
Evan Hoyt is injured (knee surgery to repair torn meniscus) -that was 8 weeks ago on Instagram.
I'm sure Naomi B was playing in doubles somewhere fairly recently.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Jan choinski played battle of brits early August, that was his last recorded outing.

Paul jubb not played in a while also?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Dino last played 16th August in the uk pro events against Dan cox

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Saturday 17th of October 2020 09:39:29 AM

Shhh · Challenger level

Ryan Penniston?

emmsie69 · Top national player

Tara is an Alt at the W80k in the US next week?

the addict · Tennis legend

emmsie69 wrote:
Tara is an Alt at the W80k in the US next week?

Yes, 18th alternate. Might appear in the doubles though.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Shhh wrote:
Ryan Penniston?

Played two ITF events in Portugal 2 or 3 weeks ago, so hes active

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Just go to the search box in the link and type in players name and you can find their activity.

Findel hawkins hasnt played in 2020

www.scoreboard.com/uk/tennis/

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Klein not played since March. Presumably in Oz.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I note that Pete Bothwell has recently retired.

I know that, being Northern Irish, he plays for Ireland (daft rule, IMHO, if ever there was one)

But he's obviously 'British', and has been very present on the tennis scene, as an opponent, friend, training partner, doubles partner etc. etc. of a lot of our players, and a key player at Soto.

He cites financial pressures and not being able to break-even as the main reason for retiring. As a player of about 500-600 rank, it's understandable, and he is 25 now...

I think he's going into coaching now so good luck to him going forward....

Vandenburg · Futures level

a lot of them are waiting for next years summer pay day, also known as summer grass court wildcard charity month.

emmsie69 · Top national player

Vandenburg wrote:
a lot of them are waiting for next years summer pay day, also known as summer grass court wildcard charity month.

I very much doubt it since last year some of the available WC's weren't used, pretty sure that sent a strong signal out to players below 300 not to expect one.