Congratulations to Oliver Bonding, 18U National Singles Champion 2025
Oli beat Ben Gusic Wan 6-2 6-3
Martin Weston:
Oli has been the stand-out performer all week. He made very few unforced errors today. He is working with experienced French coach Arnaud Agniel and they are an impressive team. A lot of good things are coming together for Oli. Hes grown into his body, he is moving well and his game is in good shape. I was proud of both boys today.
A mention in despatches for young Oli after he reached the semi-finals of the doubles in the Nottingham M25 in tandem with Toby Samuel yesterday, having dumped out the second seeds, Tom Hands & Harry W, in two tie-breaks in the first round.
A mention in despatches for young Oli after he reached the semi-finals of the doubles in the Nottingham M25 in tandem with Toby Samuel yesterday, having dumped out the second seeds, Tom Hands & Harry W, in two tie-breaks in the first round.
Just a note but don't forget, SC, you could always nominate Oli (or anyone) in the Player of the Month award. You may not even know we have a player of the month nominations and voting process - I suspect you don't venture into the darker regions of the forum.
But just a thought - if you fancy mentioning a player in despatches, chances are they are worth keeping an eye on for a Player of the Month nomination
Was just looking through the individual player threads - every time I see Oliver Bonding's name on his site. It makes me think of Olly Golding and feel a bit sad he didn't manage to do more
A couple more landmarks for young Oliver: a new career high of 923 in today's rankings &, having been awarded a qWC for Wimbledon, he took full advantage of it by beating Viktor Durasovic, the Norwegian drafted in to replace the Aussie, Jason Kubler, in three sets.
Was just looking through the individual player threads - every time I see Oliver Bonding's name on his site. It makes me think of Olly Golding and feel a bit sad he didn't manage to do more
Funnily enough, I was sat next to a woman today at Qualis who said: "Oh, Oliver Bonding's playing - oh good, I know him, I saw him play here several years back, he used to do some acting, I didn't realise he was still playing'