Here we go, the first vote of 2022 for Player of the Month.
VOTES will close at 6 pm MONDAY 31st January.
15 players are listed below; just vote for your favourite.
This year, no vote off's or finals or needing to get more than 50%; it is just one simple vote each month (unless more than 20 nominations, as that is the limit) and the winner takes it all, first past the post. In the event of a tie, the PoM Award will be shared.
Players this year will be listed in the order they are nominated - not alphabetically. I am not sure if being top of the list conveys any benefit to the person listed thus, but if it does, alphabetical order isnt a fair way to be rewarded; if there is a benefit to being at the top, the player getting nominated earliest deserves that benefit!
But there probably isnt one, but nonetheless: if you want to add to any comments below to support a player or if I have anything incorrect, please do comment.
I won't be giving updates other than time updates during the vote.
January Nominations
Comments
Neal Skupski
Won ATP250 Melbourne Doubles, Won ATP250 Adelaide Doubles
Dan Evans
Unbeaten ATP Cup, beat Shapovalov.
Paul Jubb
QF ATP Challenger Forli, after qualifying
Andy Murray
RU ATP250 Sydney Singles
Harriet Dart
Qualified Australian Open Singles
Liam Broady
Qualified Australian Open Singles
Eliz Maloney
RU W25 Bath Singles
Felix Gill
SF M25 Bath Singles
Charlie Broom
RU M25 Bath Singles, Won M25 Bath Doubles
Jack Draper
Won ATP Challenger Forli
Dan Cox
Won M25 Bath Singles
Andy Lapthorne
Won Wheelchair Quads Doubles Australian Open
Joe Salisbury
SF Mens Doubles Australian Open
Alfie Hewett/Gordon Reid
Won Wheelchair Mens Doubles Australian Open
Hannah Klugman
RU Les Petits As Super Category U14 Singles (aged 12)
-- Edited by JonH comes home on Sunday 30th of January 2022 09:01:17 PM
-- Edited by JonH comes home on Monday 31st of January 2022 06:09:56 PM
Many of these have a decent case and probably no one stands out; but I have plumped for Neal who starts the year with a new pairing, two titles and a QF in the Aussie Open
I preferred a run-off if no-one gets more than 50%. But hey Jon's the boss.
No stand-out for me eirher this mon this month. I would probably have gone for Hannah if she had won her final this month. As it is Neal edges it for me.
Hi Indy
It was mainly thinking about time and how to make it all more manageable; having one single vote just reduces the level of work I put in, to be honest, and also the degree to which I end up checking and rechecking in my OCD mindset over the course of two votes or more. Hence, not having groups and not having more than one vote.
It probably isnt quite as pure and, hopefully, wont throw up any weird results, time will tell.
I suspect with this field, and from the early voting (7 in as I write, 5 players with votes) the 50% wont be breeched and we would have been into a run off, hopefully I wont come to regret the change!
And as the "boss" I can always change it going forwards if I feel like it!! I think I swapped and changed a couple of times last season and no doubt will again!
I agree with Indy - I'd have given it to Hannah if she'd won (doesn't really matter but it's Petits As, not A's - and it's not a plural of A, either, it's the word 'as', i.e. ace)
But I voted for Jack - only just turned 20, nice to see him back, winning a Challenger.
-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 30th of January 2022 08:30:54 PM
I agree with Indy - I'd have given it to Hannah if she'd won (doesn't really matter but it's Petits As, not A's - and it's not a plural of A, either, it's the word 'as', i.e. ace)
But I voted for Jack - only just turned 20, nice to see him back, winning a Challenger.
-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 30th of January 2022 08:30:54 PM
I did wonder whether 14 year old Mingge Xu should have been in the list after beating the 13th and top seeds in qualifying and winning her R1 match but maybe another month if she repeats and extends her results in another tournament or two.
I think all those with no votes actually deserve votes, I could make a case for any of them being in the top few.
It looks like, with 21 votes, 5 players are realistically chasing this now, all within 1 vote. This PoM vote usually ends up somewhere between 25 and 30 votes, so probably not enough room for those on zero or 1 vote currently to make up the ground.
Going to be a very interesting day 2 slow burn !
edit - PoM votes last season, 2021, drew 23 to 34 votes as a range. Weve just reached 23 so maybe up to 11 more to come?
player of the season reached the heady heights of 40 votes though , so we know there could enough people out there to push it further.
-- Edited by JonH comes home on Sunday 30th of January 2022 11:02:09 PM