British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

Jack only has 8 points to defend between now and the end of May.

I haven't had a chance to see Toby enough, but I think JPJ has a good shot at the top 100. Good all-around game with a big serve, and there are still things he can improve on - he's now got some huge legs underneath him, which he's clearly worked on recently. I adore watching Arthur- he has the game and the variety to trouble a lot of players, but I worry about his injury record (and the lack of free points on his serve).

I saw Ollie a lot last year and was shocked at how good he was defensively, he is so so strong in the legs. You could see at Wimbledon that he was also able to turn it into an attack. I think he has bags of top 100 potential, too. I'd be interested in knowing if Lambda has seen him in any college games this year and whether he's seen anything different or improvements.

LordBrownof wrote:

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Also, PS - I know this isn't the point of this thread, but as summer tournaments have been raised, I'm moving back to London after 11 years in the US in April, so any tournament recommendations for the summer would be greatly appreciated!

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 If you are here for the grass court season, I would recommend getting up to Ilkley for a day or two, it is men's and women's in the same event, first week after the French and that brings lots of British interest - JPJ was in the final last year, for example. And some good names, eg Iva Jovic won the womens ( I think, or final at least), Jessica Pegula before that, and others etc. 

emmsie69 wrote:

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LordBrownof wrote:

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Also, PS - I know this isn't the point of this thread, but as summer tournaments have been raised, I'm moving back to London after 11 years in the US in April, so any tournament recommendations for the summer would be greatly appreciated!

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 Wimbledon qualifying

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 Indeed, I really enjoyed Wimbledon Q last year. I think a return visit this year. Though Jon is making me think about Ilkley.

Var wrote:

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Eastbourne! Missed it last year but will go back this year. Super atmosphere. Does anyone know when JPJ plays next? TIA.

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 He is in Metepec, Mexico, in a CH75 next week

indiana wrote:

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Var wrote:

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Eastbourne! Missed it last year but will go back this year. Super atmosphere. Does anyone know when JPJ plays next? TIA.

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 Duckworth and Spizzirri are still to play today to determine Jack's L16 opponent, so his next match will be scheduled for tomorrow.

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 Ha, I misunderstood the question! 

stevemcqueen wrote:

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JonH comes home wrote:

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LordBrownof wrote:

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Also, PS - I know this isn't the point of this thread, but as summer tournaments have been raised, I'm moving back to London after 11 years in the US in April, so any tournament recommendations for the summer would be greatly appreciated!

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 If you are here for the grass court season, I would recommend getting up to Ilkley for a day or two, it is men's and women's in the same event, first week after the French and that brings lots of British interest - JPJ was in the final last year, for example. And some good names, eg Iva Jovic won the womens ( I think, or final at least), Jessica Pegula before that, and others etc. 

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 Ilkley is a huge journey from London, travel and hotels would also make it expensive. It could still make sense as part of a few days away,  if you fancy hiking in the hills or have some other reason to be up north.  The previous week in Birmingham makes far more sense for tennis fans based down south - Edgebaston is an easy drive up the M40 from London. Qualies for Queens and Wimbledon are both obvious options, and it is not hard to get tickets for the early rounds of the main draw at Queens.

 

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 At a lower level there are a couple of ITF tournaments in Nottingham at the end of April - M25 and W35. And there is a W50 at Roehampton just before that in April.