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Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: British Tennis Forum January 2026 Player of the Month Award - Nominations thread

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
I seem to be doing a good job at upsetting you this past 24 hours CD!

Would you be able to rewrite it for me? It would be very much appreciated ? Or anyone else that wishes to have a go and make it fit better. Thank you

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 28th of January 2026 08:54:00 PM
Not at all - and I did PM you just to make it clear
Why don't we wait till the end of the week when she's finished at Birmingham ?

Ive redone the original anyway, the point was well made when I read it again. But it could certainly have an update if Birmingham results lead that way.

Dannythomas · Lower Club Player

JonH comes home wrote:
Nominations:
1. Arthur Fery - for qualifying for the AO main draw! Beat WR127, Prizmic, in the final round and qualified without losing a set throughout the tournament. Went on to win his opening match in the main draw, beating 20th seed Cobolli in straight sets, and as a result will easily achieve a new career high, possibly moving into the top 150

2. Luca Pow - the 20 yo US college player reached the SFs of both the singles and doubles at his 'home' Winston-Salem M25 event. The following week, at the same venue, he beat the top seed, Aryan Shah WR 394, in R1. Raised his singles ranking from 956 to about 850. Continued his winning ways in college tennis, among these being his 80th singies college win for Wake Forest away to Tennessee before a further win for #1 Wake Forest away to #4 Texas.
3. Sofia Johnson - an unranked qualifier in the ITF W35 at Weston USA reached the main draw and took former world no 4 Bianca Andreescu (now WR 228) to 3 sets, losing the last 7-5
4. David Stevenson - two challenger doubles titles, the Nottinghsm 50 ( with Charles Broom ) and the Oeiras 100 ( with Cleeve Harper ), moving his doubles ranking up from WR 139 to live ranked 114.
5. Hannah Klugman - it doesnt very often happen and when it does, its worth celebrating. We have a world number one, and Hannah has achieved the junior girls number one for the first time in many years since Laura Robson. Great achievement and hope it is the springboard to a successful 2026 and career ahead

hannah entry rewritten - happy for any other edits anyone wishes to make

6. Neal Skupski - playing AO without his usual partner Jo Salisbury because of unfortunate circumstances. But with partner Harrison has reached the doubles final. Yet another grand slam with high British mens doubles achievements !

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Nominations:
1. Arthur Fery - for qualifying for the AO main draw! Beat WR127, Prizmic, in the final round and qualified without losing a set throughout the tournament. Went on to win his opening match in the main draw, beating 20th seed Cobolli in straight sets, and as a result will easily achieve a new career high, possibly moving into the top 150

2. Luca Pow - the 20 yo US college player reached the SFs of both the singles and doubles at his 'home' Winston-Salem M25 event. The following week, at the same venue, he beat the top seed, Aryan Shah WR 394, in R1. Raised his singles ranking from 956 to about 850. Continued his winning ways in college tennis, among these being his 80th singies college win for Wake Forest away to Tennessee before a further win for #1 Wake Forest away to #4 Texas.
3. Sofia Johnson - an unranked qualifier in the ITF W35 at Weston USA reached the main draw and took former world no 4 Bianca Andreescu (now WR 228) to 3 sets, losing the last 7-5
4. David Stevenson - two challenger doubles titles, the Nottinghsm 50 ( with Charles Broom ) and the Oeiras 100 ( with Cleeve Harper ), moving his doubles ranking up from WR 139 to live ranked 114.
5. Hannah Klugman - it doesnt very often happen and when it does, its worth celebrating. We have a world number one, and Hannah has achieved the junior girls number one for the first time in many years since Laura Robson. Great achievement and hope it is the springboard to a successful 2026 and career ahead
6. Neal Skupski - playing AO without his usual partner Joe Salisbury because of unfortunate circumstances. But with partner Harrison has reached the doubles final. Yet another grand slam with high British mens doubles achievements !

Thanks Danny, just tidied up the aesthetics of the list a little!

indiana · Tennis legend

Adding in Luke. Hopefully there will be more to write for Neal.

Nominations:

1. Arthur Fery - for qualifying for the AO main draw! Beat WR127, Prizmic, in the final round and qualified without losing a set throughout the tournament. Went on to win his opening match in the main draw, beating 20th seed Cobolli in straight sets, and as a result will easily achieve a new career high, possibly moving into the top 150

2. Luca Pow - the 20 yo US college player reached the SFs of both the singles and doubles at his 'home' Winston-Salem M25 event. The following week, at the same venue, he beat the top seed, Aryan Shah WR 394, in R1. Raised his singles ranking from 956 to about 850. Continued his winning ways in college tennis, among these being his 80th singies college win for Wake Forest away to Tennessee before a further win for #1 Wake Forest away to #4 Texas.

3. Sofia Johnson - an unranked qualifier in the ITF W35 at Weston USA reached the main draw and took former world no 4 Bianca Andreescu (now WR 228) to 3 sets, losing the last 7-5

4. David Stevenson - two challenger doubles titles, the Nottinghsm 50 ( with Charles Broom ) and the Oeiras 100 ( with Cleeve Harper ), moving his doubles ranking up from WR 139 to live ranked 114.

5. Hannah Klugman - it doesnt very often happen and when it does, its worth celebrating. We have a world number one, and Hannah has achieved the junior girls number one for the first time in many years since Laura Robson. Great achievement and hope it is the springboard to a successful 2026 and career ahead

6. Neal Skupski - playing AO without his usual partner Joe Salisbury because of unfortunate circumstances. But with partner Harrison has reached the doubles final. Yet another grand slam with high British mens doubles achievements !

7. Luke Johnson - super run to reach the Aus Open doubles SF, partnering Jsn Zielinski, beating the renowned 4th seeds Arevalo & Pavic in the QF. Takes him up to a CH 27.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Nominations:
1. Arthur Fery - for qualifying for the AO main draw! Beat WR127, Prizmic, in the final round and qualified without losing a set throughout the tournament. Went on to win his opening match in the main draw, beating 20th seed Cobolli in straight sets, and as a result will easily achieve a new career high, possibly moving into the top 150

2. Luca Pow - the 20 yo US college player reached the SFs of both the singles and doubles at his 'home' Winston-Salem M25 event. The following week, at the same venue, he beat the top seed, Aryan Shah WR 394, in R1. Raised his singles ranking from 956 to about 850. Continued his winning ways in college tennis, among these being his 80th singies college win for Wake Forest away to Tennessee before a further win for #1 Wake Forest away to #4 Texas.
3. Sofia Johnson - an unranked qualifier in the ITF W35 at Weston USA reached the main draw and took former world no 4 Bianca Andreescu (now WR 228) to 3 sets, losing the last 7-5
4. David Stevenson - two challenger doubles titles, the Nottingham 50 ( with Charles Broom ) and the Oeiras 100 ( with Cleeve Harper ), moving his doubles ranking up from WR 139 to live ranked 114.
5. Hannah Klugman - it doesn't very often happen and when it does, its worth celebrating. We have a world number one, and Hannah has achieved the junior girls number one for GB for the first time in many years since Laura Robson. Great achievement and hope it is the springboard to a successful 2026 and career ahead
6. Neal Skupski - playing AO without his usual partner Joe Salisbury because of unfortunate circumstances. But with partner Harrison has reached the doubles final. Yet another grand slam with high British mens doubles achievements!
7. Luke Johnson - super run to reach the Aus Open doubles SF, partnering Jan Zielinski, beating the renowned 4th seeds Arevalo & Pavic in the QF. Takes him up to a CH 27.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

That Friday feeling is here again, thanks DF

Sadly a number of players fallen since this was created , mainly in the wheelchair

britishtennis.activeboard.com/t66034135/who-has-that-friday-feeling/

Nominations for January PoM close Sunday night

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Two grand slam finals tomorrow:

Neal and Christian in the mens doubles not before 3.30am GMT

And Matthew Knoesen plays the wheelchair boys singles final, second on court after 1 am

ausopen.com/match/2026-matthew-knoesen-vs-alexander-lantermann-jw401

We had a champion today in the boys doubles, Lucas-John de Gouveai, who took the title in what was a two pair field; Matthew was runner up in that event, and Lucas-John was out in the group stage.

We also have Anna McBride in the semis of the para tennis, as are Fabrice Higgins and Oliver Beadle in the mens para semis, and they will play those matches over the weekend.

indiana · Tennis legend

Updating David Stevenson's narrative ...

Nominations:

1. Arthur Fery - for qualifying for the AO main draw! Beat WR127, Prizmic, in the final round and qualified without losing a set throughout the tournament. Went on to win his opening match in the main draw, beating 20th seed Cobolli in straight sets, and as a result will easily achieve a new career high, possibly moving into the top 150

2. Luca Pow - the 20 yo US college player reached the SFs of both the singles and doubles at his 'home' Winston-Salem M25 event. The following week, at the same venue, he beat the top seed, Aryan Shah WR 394, in R1. Raised his singles ranking from 956 to about 850. Continued his winning ways in college tennis, among these being his 80th singies college win for Wake Forest away to Tennessee before a further win for #1 Wake Forest away to #4 Texas.

3. Sofia Johnson - an unranked qualifier in the ITF W35 at Weston USA reached the main draw and took former world no 4 Bianca Andreescu (now WR 228) to 3 sets, losing the last 7-5

4. David Stevenson - two challenger doubles titles, the Nottingham 50 ( with Charles Broom ) and the Oeiras1 100 ( with Cleeve Harper ), plus he also made the Glasgow 50 and Oeiras2 75 SFs. With a total of 197 points from these 4 tournaments in the month, he has moved up from WR 139 to live 116.

5. Hannah Klugman - it doesn't very often happen and when it does, its worth celebrating. We have a world number one, and Hannah has achieved the junior girls number one for GB for the first time in many years since Laura Robson. Great achievement and hope it is the springboard to a successful 2026 and career ahead

6. Neal Skupski - playing AO without his usual partner Joe Salisbury because of unfortunate circumstances. But with partner Harrison has reached the doubles final. Yet another grand slam with high British mens doubles achievements!

7. Luke Johnson - super run to reach the Aus Open doubles SF, partnering Jan Zielinski, beating the renowned 4th seeds Arevalo & Pavic in the QF. Takes him up to a CH 27.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Updating Neals narrative ...

Nominations:

1. Arthur Fery - for qualifying for the AO main draw! Beat WR127, Prizmic, in the final round and qualified without losing a set throughout the tournament. Went on to win his opening match in the main draw, beating 20th seed Cobolli in straight sets, and as a result will easily achieve a new career high, possibly moving into the top 150

2. Luca Pow - the 20 yo US college player reached the SFs of both the singles and doubles at his 'home' Winston-Salem M25 event. The following week, at the same venue, he beat the top seed, Aryan Shah WR 394, in R1. Raised his singles ranking from 956 to about 850. Continued his winning ways in college tennis, among these being his 80th singies college win for Wake Forest away to Tennessee before a further win for #1 Wake Forest away to #4 Texas.

3. Sofia Johnson - an unranked qualifier in the ITF W35 at Weston USA reached the main draw and took former world no 4 Bianca Andreescu (now WR 228) to 3 sets, losing the last 7-5

4. David Stevenson - two challenger doubles titles, the Nottingham 50 ( with Charles Broom ) and the Oeiras1 100 ( with Cleeve Harper ), plus he also made the Glasgow 50 and Oeiras2 75 SFs. With a total of 197 points from these 4 tournaments in the month, he has moved up from WR 139 to live 116.

5. Hannah Klugman - it doesn't very often happen and when it does, its worth celebrating. We have a world number one, and Hannah has achieved the junior girls number one for GB for the first time in many years since Laura Robson. Great achievement and hope it is the springboard to a successful 2026 and career ahead

6. Neal Skupski - playing AO without his usual partner Joe Salisbury because of unfortunate circumstances. But with partner Harrison has WON the doubles final, for his second grand slam mens doubles title and yet another grand slam with high British mens doubles achievements! With this title, Neal goes to world ranked Number One doubles player!

7. Luke Johnson - super run to reach the Aus Open doubles SF, partnering Jan Zielinski, beating the renowned 4th seeds Arevalo & Pavic in the QF. Takes him up to a CH 27.

SuperT · Futures level

Nominations:

1. Arthur Fery - for qualifying for the AO main draw! Beat WR127, Prizmic, in the final round and qualified without losing a set throughout the tournament. Went on to win his opening match in the main draw, beating 20th seed Cobolli in straight sets, and as a result will easily achieve a new career high, possibly moving into the top 150

2. Luca Pow - the 20 yo US college player reached the SFs of both the singles and doubles at his 'home' Winston-Salem M25 event. The following week, at the same venue, he beat the top seed, Aryan Shah WR 394, in R1. Raised his singles ranking from 956 to about 850. Continued his winning ways in college tennis, among these being his 80th singies college win for Wake Forest away to Tennessee before a further win for #1 Wake Forest away to #4 Texas.

3. Sofia Johnson - an unranked qualifier in the ITF W35 at Weston USA reached the main draw and took former world no 4 Bianca Andreescu (now WR 228) to 3 sets, losing the last 7-5

4. David Stevenson - two challenger doubles titles, the Nottingham 50 ( with Charles Broom ) and the Oeiras1 100 ( with Cleeve Harper ), plus he also made the Glasgow 50 and Oeiras2 75 SFs. With a total of 197 points from these 4 tournaments in the month, he has moved up from WR 139 to live 116.

5. Hannah Klugman - it doesn't very often happen and when it does, its worth celebrating. We have a world number one, and Hannah has achieved the junior girls number one for GB for the first time in many years since Laura Robson. Great achievement and hope it is the springboard to a successful 2026 and career ahead

6. Neal Skupski - playing AO without his usual partner Joe Salisbury because of unfortunate circumstances. But with partner Harrison has WON the doubles final, for his second grand slam mens doubles title and yet another grand slam with high British mens doubles achievements! With this title, Neal goes to world ranked Number One doubles player!

7. Luke Johnson - super run to reach the Aus Open doubles SF, partnering Jan Zielinski, beating the renowned 4th seeds Arevalo & Pavic in the QF. Takes him up to a CH 27.

8. Harriet Dart for winning the doubles and making the final at the W100 in the UAE. Good to see her winning matches again after a tough period last year

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thanks SuperT, the list has grown nicely. Around 36 hours left for any other nominations as the weekend develops

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

So nominations will close for this months PoM on Sunday evening, lets say 8pm, with the voila going up a bit later than that tomorrow evening.

This season will vary between Sunday votes starting and Monday morning votes starting depending on where play is taking place in the world. They will always be late Sunday evening or early Monday morning, however, with a preference this year for Sunday evening (which will fit better with my typical working schedule).

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Nominations:

1. Arthur Fery - for qualifying for the AO main draw! Beat WR127, Prizmic, in the final round and qualified without losing a set throughout the tournament. Went on to win his opening match in the main draw, beating 20th seed Cobolli in straight sets, and as a result will easily achieve a new career high, possibly moving into the top 150

2. Luca Pow - the 20 yo US college player reached the SFs of both the singles and doubles at his 'home' Winston-Salem M25 event. The following week, at the same venue, he beat the top seed, Aryan Shah WR 394, in R1. Raised his singles ranking from 956 to about 850. Continued his winning ways in college tennis, among these being his 80th singies college win for Wake Forest away to Tennessee before a further win for #1 Wake Forest away to #4 Texas.

3. Sofia Johnson - an unranked qualifier in the ITF W35 at Weston USA reached the main draw and took former world no 4 Bianca Andreescu (now WR 228) to 3 sets, losing the last 7-5

4. David Stevenson - two challenger doubles titles, the Nottingham 50 ( with Charles Broom ) and the Oeiras1 100 ( with Cleeve Harper ), plus he also made the Glasgow 50 and Oeiras2 75 SFs. With a total of 197 points from these 4 tournaments in the month, he has moved up from WR 139 to live 116.

5. Hannah Klugman - it doesn't very often happen and when it does, its worth celebrating. We have a world number one, and Hannah has achieved the junior girls number one for GB for the first time in many years since Laura Robson. Great achievement and hope it is the springboard to a successful 2026 and career ahead

6. Neal Skupski - playing AO without his usual partner Joe Salisbury because of unfortunate circumstances. But with partner Harrison has WON the doubles final, for his second grand slam mens doubles title and yet another grand slam with high British mens doubles achievements! With this title, Neal goes to world ranked Number One doubles player!

7. Luke Johnson - super run to reach the Aus Open doubles SF, partnering Jan Zielinski, beating the renowned 4th seeds Arevalo & Pavic in the QF. Takes him up to a CH 27.

8. Harriet Dart for winning the doubles and making the final at the W100 in the UAE. Good to see her winning matches again after a tough period last year

9. Anna McBride - won the womens singles and doubles titles, repeating her AO triumph from last season without losing a set in either of the events. World number one in the learning disability para tennis category she plays without a doubt

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Remember, 8 pm is nominations close today, if anyone has other ones in mind. Thank you