British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Weeks 27 & 28 - The Championships, Wimbledon (grass) - main draw

pauliscot · Junior player

Has Jack gone full time pro now?

indiana · Tennis legend

Yay, super by JPJ, well done that man biggrin

DavidC · Tennis legend

Tomorrow Oli is second on Centre, Cam first on court 1, Billy second on court 2 and Arthur fourth on court 2

stevemcqueen · Futures level

The quality of hitting by jpj was fabulous! I am so, so impressed. This was the first t ime I've even watched him.

Danny1312 · Strong Club Player

Jack is now pro yes and should get US Open qualies probably now... And I second what everyone said! Super impressed with him especially the big moments and that 3rd set from 5-2 down was brilliant!

Mervatron2 · Challenger level

Some cracking play for Jack from the bits I saw.

Great to see another great prospect coming through. Would be very surprised if he isnt top 100 by Wimbledons next year or at least close to.

Priesty · Challenger level

Mervatron2 wrote:
Some cracking play for Jack from the bits I saw.

Great to see another great prospect coming through. Would be very surprised if he isnt top 100 by Wimbledons next year or at least close to.

During JoMo's match against Paul, Ryan Harrison was making very similar predictions for him in commentary ie that he shouldn't need a WC for next year's Wimbledon. Would be great if all these predictions come true!

Jan · Hall of fame

Had to go out so missed both the Jacks.
Good to see 2 more wins, especially JPJ's which was less likely!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I absolutely sure that college tennis really helps players learn how to deal with pressure and clutch situations

And with Oli T, and Arthur, and Jack PJ, all coming good - not to mention Cam - the proof is in the pudding

Jake too, although this week wasn't to be

Oli T's coaches were very focused on pressure play

We should be very grateful to the US

(Well, their tennis, at least)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
I absolutely sure that college tennis really helps players learn how to deal with pressure and clutch situations

And with Oli T, and Arthur, and Jack PJ, all coming good - not to mention Cam - the proof is in the pudding

Jake too, although this week wasn't to be

Oli T's coaches were very focused on pressure play

We should be very grateful to the US

(Well, their tennis, at least)

Seems to be the case, good stuff - shame it isnt quite working for Paul Jubb, Id love to see him climb higher nearer to top 100 and he has the game, he lacks the power and seems to be falling backwards.

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Evo really pleased by today and quite emotional - good for him!

Hope he manages to play well against Djoko, I think he actually has a shout at a set.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cwykkd4evk7o

Not done and dusted for Djokovic. But at 9.46 pm he goes 2 sets to 1 up against Muller. 6-1 6-7(7) 6-2

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Also, I havent wished to say this but I think calling non Brits "peskies" is down right rude and, to be honest, I dont like it

From Google AI

However, the term "pesky" is generally considered derogatory and should be avoided. When referring to someone's nationality, it's best to use neutral and respectful language.

I also think calling an American a Yank is, well rude and wrong - and outdated. We dont use words like Fritz for Germans or Eyetie for Italians anymore, they are old fashioned and derogatory and bullying and Yank, IMO, and Pesky, are right in there.

Sorry, I have wanted to say it for ages, but felt it was a good time

indiana · Tennis legend

Sorry Jon and Google AI, but to my mind the forum has never used "pesky" in normal tournament forum context ( as opposed to the above ) as derogatory. Au contaire, I have always thought of it as a slightly affectionate usage for the annoying ( is that allowed? ) invaders that come over to the UK and try to beat up on our players and steal our prizes. The issue above, to my mind, is not the "pesky" bit but rather as Blue Belle says.

I have to agree re "Yank" and have said so before on the forum.

-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 1st of July 2025 09:17:49 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L64: Cameron Norrie WR 61 vs (12) Frances Tiafoe (USA) WR 12 (CH = 10 in June 2023)

L64: Nuno Borges (POR) WR 37 (CH = 30 last September) vs Billy Harris WR 151

L64: (WC) Arthur Féry WR 461 vs Luciano Darderi (ITA) WR 59 (CH = 32 last August)

L64: (Q) Oliver Tarvet WR 733 vs (2) Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) WR 2 (CH = 1 in September 2022)

L64: (4) Jack Draper WR 4 vs Marin Cilic (CRO) WR 83 (CH = 3 in January 2018)
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L64: (WC) Daniel Evans WR 154 vs (6) Novak Djokovic (SRB) WR 6 (CH = 1 [for the first time] in July 2011)