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RE: British Tennis Forum November 2025 Player of the Month Award - Nominations thread

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Finals in singles today for Toby and Jay, Alastair G, Felix G, Lui M and Esther A.

Ali G and Felix have both won singles titles earlier this month, already- trying to make it 2

Lui won the doubles yesterday, trying to make it a sweep this weekend.

Esther looking for her first ITF title?

Toby looking for his first Challenger title and also already won at ITF level earlier this month, so trying to make it 2 titles

Jay looking to secure his place back in the top 200.

Any of these win today and I reckon they deserve to be in consideration for our list. If you are inspired to nominate anyone later today, go for it. This months list is just 6 players long, the shortest of the season so far. Anyone getting on the list could be in with a genuine shout in the vote.

Just quote the latest list in the thread, add a name and reason to the bottom of the list and repost! Couldnt be easier!

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Sunday 23rd of November 2025 08:19:08 AM

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
For Alicia, and last weekend for Henry, that is their 4th respective nomination of the season. Cam, Fran and Julian/Lloyd have 6 apiece, Sonay has 5. This puts them both up near the top of the list.

Cam is the outlier - his nomination this month puts him equal top on nominations but he hasnt really troubled the voting at any stage this season and, at this stage, is the only player mentioned in this post who isn't into the Player of the Season field. Yet.
For Alicia, it is also her 8th title of the season in total, from Indy's collated 2025 records. This puts her equal 2nd on titles with Hamish Stewart, just behind Ben Jones on 9.
Alicia is a making herself a geniune contender for doing well in the Player of the Season vote.

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Saturday 22nd of November 2025 05:35:32 PM

Alicia hss been doing well but tbh I don't see her at all as a genuine PoS contendor though clearly that has yet to play out. All the best to her though.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
For Alicia, and last weekend for Henry, that is their 4th respective nomination of the season. Cam, Fran and Julian/Lloyd have 6 apiece, Sonay has 5. This puts them both up near the top of the list.

Cam is the outlier - his nomination this month puts him equal top on nominations but he hasnt really troubled the voting at any stage this season and, at this stage, is the only player mentioned in this post who isn't into the Player of the Season field. Yet.
For Alicia, it is also her 8th title of the season in total, from Indy's collated 2025 records. This puts her equal 2nd on titles with Hamish Stewart, just behind Ben Jones on 9.
Alicia is a making herself a geniune contender for doing well in the Player of the Season vote.

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Saturday 22nd of November 2025 05:35:32 PM
Alicia hss been doing well but tbh I don't see her at all as a genuine PoS contendor though clearly that has yet to play out. All the best to her though.

I think I said for doing well, not necessarily all the way!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

1. Cam Norrie - maybe Cam should have won this title, but he came in seeded 7, won round after round from behind and almost took the title in Metz. We have only had two ATP singles finalists all year, Jack in IW and now this and it is Cams only final of the season. We should celebrate that and the fact he has come back from nearly out of the top 100 to a likely Aussie Open seeding.

2. Liam Broady - qualified for and then proceeds to reach the final in the Lyon Challenger, beating Hanfmann, seeded 7 and ranked just outside the top 100, on the way. His first challenger final in over 2 years and this result lifts him from 390 to just outside the top 300, a rise of over 80 places. Welcome back, Liam.

3. Katie Swan - Unseeded, Katie wins the W50 in Brisbane to add to her other titles this year, beating the no.2, 3, 5 and 6 seeds on the way, including highly rated junior Emerson Jones. Re enters the top 300 as a result.

4. Henry Patten- Fantastic to see a 75% all British ATP Tour Finals final, and fantastic to see 5 British players in the final top 10 doubles rankings (or in 3 of the top 5 pairs ) .Henry and his partner Heliovaara took the title and Henry deserves nomination for 3 aces in the final game serving out the match alone !

5. Alicia Dudeney - winning the W50 doubles title in Trnava (with Elena Malygina). Her fifth and largest title of the year, taking her to WR250 in live rankings. Still building on her singles ranking where she has broken into the top 500 at WR488 (in live rankings so TBC)

6. Josh Paris/Marcus Willis - won the CH100 Challenger title in Bergamo. For Josh, it is his biggest title to date and for both of them it takes them to new career highs- Marcus to the top 80 and Josh into the top 100 for the first time. A great way to end their season and a great platform for 2026.

7. Toby Samuel - winning his first Challenger title, following up a smaller M15 title earlier in November. Dropped one set all week and will rise over 100 places to a new career high around 329 with this title.

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
For Alicia, and last weekend for Henry, that is their 4th respective nomination of the season. Cam, Fran and Julian/Lloyd have 6 apiece, Sonay has 5. This puts them both up near the top of the list.

Cam is the outlier - his nomination this month puts him equal top on nominations but he hasnt really troubled the voting at any stage this season and, at this stage, is the only player mentioned in this post who isn't into the Player of the Season field. Yet.
For Alicia, it is also her 8th title of the season in total, from Indy's collated 2025 records. This puts her equal 2nd on titles with Hamish Stewart, just behind Ben Jones on 9.
Alicia is a making herself a geniune contender for doing well in the Player of the Season vote.

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Saturday 22nd of November 2025 05:35:32 PM
Alicia hss been doing well but tbh I don't see her at all as a genuine PoS contendor though clearly that has yet to play out. All the best to her though.
I think I said for doing well, not necessarily all the way!

OK, ... for doing well as it says Let's see.

indiana · Tennis legend

Adding Felix ...

1. Cam Norrie - maybe Cam should have won this title, but he came in seeded 7, won round after round from behind and almost took the title in Metz. We have only had two ATP singles finalists all year, Jack in IW and now this and it is Cams only final of the season. We should celebrate that and the fact he has come back from nearly out of the top 100 to a likely Aussie Open seeding.

2. Liam Broady - qualified for and then proceeds to reach the final in the Lyon Challenger, beating Hanfmann, seeded 7 and ranked just outside the top 100, on the way. His first challenger final in over 2 years and this result lifts him from 390 to just outside the top 300, a rise of over 80 places. Welcome back, Liam.

3. Katie Swan - Unseeded, Katie wins the W50 in Brisbane to add to her other titles this year, beating the no.2, 3, 5 and 6 seeds on the way, including highly rated junior Emerson Jones. Re enters the top 300 as a result.

4. Henry Patten- Fantastic to see a 75% all British ATP Tour Finals final, and fantastic to see 5 British players in the final top 10 doubles rankings (or in 3 of the top 5 pairs ) .Henry and his partner Heliovaara took the title and Henry deserves nomination for 3 aces in the final game serving out the match alone !

5. Alicia Dudeney - winning the W50 doubles title in Trnava (with Elena Malygina). Her fifth and largest title of the year, taking her to WR250 in live rankings. Still building on her singles ranking where she has broken into the top 500 at WR488 (in live rankings so TBC)

6. Josh Paris/Marcus Willis - won the CH100 Challenger title in Bergamo. For Josh, it is his biggest title to date and for both of them it takes them to new career highs- Marcus to the top 80 and Josh into the top 100 for the first time. A great way to end their season and a great platform for 2026.

7. Toby Samuel - winning his first Challenger title, following up a smaller M15 title earlier in November. Dropped one set all week and will rise over 100 places to a new career high around 329 with this title.

8. Felix Gill - winning 2 successive Turkey titles, M15 then M25, moving from.WR 493 at the start of the month to around WR 410.

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 23rd of November 2025 05:35:46 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Wasnt Felix first an M15? Ali G won 2 M25 titles this month as an aside

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Wasnt Felix first an M15? Ali G won 2 M25 titles this month as an aside

Just checking how awake folk are Now edited. He would certainly need more to be a genuine contender.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Adding Lui...
1. Cam Norrie - maybe Cam should have won this title, but he came in seeded 7, won round after round from behind and almost took the title in Metz. We have only had two ATP singles finalists all year, Jack in IW and now this and it is Cams only final of the season. We should celebrate that and the fact he has come back from nearly out of the top 100 to a likely Aussie Open seeding.
2. Liam Broady - qualified for and then proceeds to reach the final in the Lyon Challenger, beating Hanfmann, seeded 7 and ranked just outside the top 100, on the way. His first challenger final in over 2 years and this result lifts him from 390 to just outside the top 300, a rise of over 80 places. Welcome back, Liam.

3. Katie Swan - Unseeded, Katie wins the W50 in Brisbane to add to her other titles this year, beating the no.2, 3, 5 and 6 seeds on the way, including highly rated junior Emerson Jones. Re enters the top 300 as a result.

4. Henry Patten- Fantastic to see a 75% all British ATP Tour Finals final, and fantastic to see 5 British players in the final top 10 doubles rankings (or in 3 of the top 5 pairs ) .Henry and his partner Heliovaara took the title and Henry deserves nomination for 3 aces in the final game serving out the match alone !

5. Alicia Dudeney - winning the W50 doubles title in Trnava (with Elena Malygina). Her fifth and largest title of the year, taking her to WR250 in live rankings. Still building on her singles ranking where she has broken into the top 500 at WR488 (in live rankings so TBC)
6. Josh Paris/Marcus Willis - won the CH100 Challenger title in Bergamo. For Josh, it is his biggest title to date and for both of them it takes them to new career highs- Marcus to the top 80 and Josh into the top 100 for the first time. A great way to end their season and a great platform for 2026.
7. Toby Samuel - winning his first Challenger title, following up a smaller M15 title earlier in November. Dropped one set all week and will rise over 100 places to a new career high around 329 with this title.
8. Felix Gill - winning 2 successive Turkey titles, M15 then M25, moving from.WR 493 at the start of the month to around WR 410.
9. Lui Maxted - doing the M25 double (singles and doubles) at the ITF event in Austin, losing just one singles set seeded 5th. Should be closing on the top 500 in singles as a result.