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the addict · Tennis legend

RE: British Tennis Forum July 2026 Player of the Month Nominations and Highlights thread

JonH · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
indiana wrote:
I doubt Mika is getting a nomination for her girls singies !
She seems quite shy, and I haven't heard her singing

It wasnt singing, it was wailing!

JonH · Tennis legend

The end of the second week of Wimbledon and the second week of the month. DF and Friday feeling are here to inspire anyone thinking about adding some highlights to our reel

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

JonH · Tennis legend

Nominations:

1.Arthur Fery- The only British singles player, male or female, to win more than 1 Wimbledon round . Ex Stanford student athlete Fery has gone at least 2 rounds better than any of the others. Not bad for a player ranked outside the top 100, and now hes comfortably inside it. Dimitrov in R16 may be one step too far but whatever happens a huge breakthrough performance from Arthur.

2. Oliver Page - coming into Wimbledon ranked junior 323, Ollie surprised us all with a great run to the last 8. His win loss for the year had been 16 wins and 9 losses, this Wimbledon run out did that form and some!

Dannythomas · Lower Club Player

JonH wrote:
Nominations:
1.Arthur Fery- The only British singles player, male or female, to win more than 1 Wimbledon round . Ex Stanford student athlete Fery went 4 rounds better than any of the others. Not bad for a player ranked outside the top 100, and now he has climbed to #38, making him ( at least temporarily ) British no 1.Wins over Bergs, Dimitrov and Coboli helped take him to the semis before coming up against number 2 seed Zverev. Truly sensational run , will take some beating this month .
2. Oliver Page - coming into Wimbledon ranked junior 323, Ollie surprised us all with a great run to the last 8. His win loss for the year had been 16 wins and 9 losses, this Wimbledon run out did that form and some!

JonH · Tennis legend

Nominations:

1.Arthur Fery- The only British singles player, male or female, to win more than 1 Wimbledon round . Ex Stanford student athlete Fery went 4 rounds better than any of the others. Not bad for a player ranked outside the top 100, and now he has climbed to #38, making him ( at least temporarily ) British no 1.Wins over Bergs, Dimitrov and Coboli helped take him to the semis before coming up against number 2 seed Zverev. Truly sensational run , will take some beating this month .

2. Oliver Page - coming into Wimbledon ranked junior 323, Ollie surprised us all with a great run to the last 8. His win loss for the year had been 16 wins and 9 losses, this Wimbledon run out did that form and some!

Thanks for the update, Danny

indiana · Tennis legend

Nominations:

1.Arthur Fery- The only British singles player, male or female, to win more than 1 Wimbledon round . Ex Stanford student athlete Fery went 4 rounds better than any of the others. Not bad for a player ranked outside the top 100, and now he has climbed to #38, making him ( at least temporarily ) British no 1.Wins over Bergs, Dimitrov and Coboli helped take him to the semis before coming up against number 2 seed Zverev. Truly sensational run , will take some beating this month .

2. Oliver Page - coming into Wimbledon ranked junior 323, Ollie surprised us all with a great run to the last 8. His win loss for the year had been 16 wins and 9 losses, this Wimbledon run out did that form and some!

3. Henry Patten - wins his 2nd Wimbledon doubles title in 3 years, again with his regular partner Harri Heliovaara. They go over 2500 points clear as joint WR 1s and already seal their place at the ATP Tour Finals. In his winners' speech Henry gives a passionate defence of doubles in the face of the proposed ATP changes.

JonH · Tennis legend

thanks Indy!

-- Edited by JonH on Saturday 11th of July 2026 11:59:10 PM

JonH · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Nominations:
1.Arthur Fery- The only British singles player, male or female, to win more than 1 Wimbledon round . Ex Stanford student athlete Fery went 4 rounds better than any of the others. Not bad for a player ranked outside the top 100, and now he has climbed to #38, making him ( at least temporarily ) British no 1.Wins over Bergs, Dimitrov and Coboli helped take him to the semis before coming up against number 2 seed Zverev. Truly sensational run , will take some beating this month .
2. Oliver Page - coming into Wimbledon ranked junior 323, Ollie surprised us all with a great run to the last 8. His win loss for the year had been 16 wins and 9 losses, this Wimbledon run out did that form and some!
3. Henry Patten - wins his 2nd Wimbledon doubles title in 3 years, again with his regular partner Harri Heliovaara. They go over 2500 points clear as joint WR 1s and already seal their place at the ATP Tour Finals. In his winners' speech Henry gives a passionate defence of doubles in the face of the proposed ATP changes.

We have a competition now.

JonH · Tennis legend

So, just the three challenger titles today!

JonH · Tennis legend

Nominations:

1.Arthur Fery- The only British singles player, male or female, to win more than 1 Wimbledon round . Ex Stanford student athlete Fery went 4 rounds better than any of the others. Not bad for a player ranked outside the top 100, and now he has climbed to #38, making him ( at least temporarily ) British no 1.Wins over Bergs, Dimitrov and Coboli helped take him to the semis before coming up against number 2 seed Zverev. Truly sensational run , will take some beating this month .

2. Oliver Page - coming into Wimbledon ranked junior 323, Ollie surprised us all with a great run to the last 8. His win loss for the year had been 16 wins and 9 losses, this Wimbledon run out did that form and some!

3. Henry Patten - wins his 2nd Wimbledon doubles title in 3 years, again with his regular partner Harri Heliovaara. They go over 2500 points clear as joint WR 1s and already seal their place at the ATP Tour Finals. In his winners' speech Henry gives a passionate defence of doubles in the face of the proposed ATP changes.

4. Alfie Hewett/Gordon Reid - winning their 7th Wimbledon wheelchair doubles title and 25th grand slam doubles title in total, the top pair in the game - certainly now and possibly ever

Tanaqui · Pro player

Nominations:
1.Arthur Fery- The only British singles player, male or female, to win more than 1 Wimbledon round . Ex Stanford student athlete Fery went 4 rounds better than any of the others. Not bad for a player ranked outside the top 100, and now he has climbed to #38, making him ( at least temporarily ) British no 1.Wins over Bergs, Dimitrov and Coboli helped take him to the semis before coming up against number 2 seed Zverev. Truly sensational run , will take some beating this month .
2. Oliver Page - coming into Wimbledon ranked junior 323, Ollie surprised us all with a great run to the last 8. His win loss for the year had been 16 wins and 9 losses, this Wimbledon run out did that form and some!
3. Henry Patten - wins his 2nd Wimbledon doubles title in 3 years, again with his regular partner Harri Heliovaara. They go over 2500 points clear as joint WR 1s and already seal their place at the ATP Tour Finals. In his winners' speech Henry gives a passionate defence of doubles in the face of the proposed ATP changes.
4. Alfie Hewett/Gordon Reid - winning their 7th Wimbledon wheelchair doubles title and 25th grand slam doubles title in total, the top pair in the game - certainly now and possibly ever
5. Jake Fearnley - winning the CH125 in Newport, his first title for almost 2 years. Building on his run to the Ilkley final in June, this will lift him a further 35 places or so in the rankings to the low 120s. Throughout this tournament, he demonstrated a lot of grit and self-belief, with 4 out of his 5 matches going to 3 sets and numerous match points saved in the final. The tennis (especially the serve) may still be a work in progress but he's on his way back.

If no one else gets around to it before I get a chance when I get home from work this evening, I'll also nominate Henry and Jan. But I am SO made up about Jake's return to form, I had to nominate him first. smile

-- Edited by Tanaqui on Monday 13th of July 2026 05:21:59 AM

JonH · Tennis legend

Tanaqui wrote:
Nominations:
1.Arthur Fery- The only British singles player, male or female, to win more than 1 Wimbledon round . Ex Stanford student athlete Fery went 4 rounds better than any of the others. Not bad for a player ranked outside the top 100, and now he has climbed to #38, making him ( at least temporarily ) British no 1.Wins over Bergs, Dimitrov and Coboli helped take him to the semis before coming up against number 2 seed Zverev. Truly sensational run , will take some beating this month .
2. Oliver Page - coming into Wimbledon ranked junior 323, Ollie surprised us all with a great run to the last 8. His win loss for the year had been 16 wins and 9 losses, this Wimbledon run out did that form and some!
3. Henry Patten - wins his 2nd Wimbledon doubles title in 3 years, again with his regular partner Harri Heliovaara. They go over 2500 points clear as joint WR 1s and already seal their place at the ATP Tour Finals. In his winners' speech Henry gives a passionate defence of doubles in the face of the proposed ATP changes.
4. Alfie Hewett/Gordon Reid - winning their 7th Wimbledon wheelchair doubles title and 25th grand slam doubles title in total, the top pair in the game - certainly now and possibly ever
5. Jake Fearnley - winning the CH125 in Newport, his first title for almost 2 years. Building on his run to the Ilkley final in June, this will lift him a further 35 places or so in the rankings to the low 120s. Throughout this tournament, he demonstrated a lot of grit and self-belief, with 4 out of his 5 matches going to 3 sets and numerous match points saved in the final. The tennis (especially the serve) may still be a work in progress but he's on his way back.

If no one else gets around to it before I get a chance when I get home from work this evening, I'll also nominate Henry and Jan. But I am SO made up about Jake's return to form, I had to nominate him first.

-- Edited by Tanaqui on Monday 13th of July 2026 05:21:59 AM

Nice one, Tanaqui - I am not able to do the nominations (driving up the motorway and stopped for a coffee!) but I fully support Jan and Henry getting a nomination, so go for it!

Tanaqui · Pro player

Nominations:

1.Arthur Fery- The only British singles player, male or female, to win more than 1 Wimbledon round . Ex Stanford student athlete Fery went 4 rounds better than any of the others. Not bad for a player ranked outside the top 100, and now he has climbed to #38, making him ( at least temporarily ) British no 1.Wins over Bergs, Dimitrov and Coboli helped take him to the semis before coming up against number 2 seed Zverev. Truly sensational run , will take some beating this month .

2. Oliver Page - coming into Wimbledon ranked junior 323, Ollie surprised us all with a great run to the last 8. His win loss for the year had been 16 wins and 9 losses, this Wimbledon run out did that form and some!

3. Henry Patten - wins his 2nd Wimbledon doubles title in 3 years, again with his regular partner Harri Heliovaara. They go over 2500 points clear as joint WR 1s and already seal their place at the ATP Tour Finals. In his winners' speech Henry gives a passionate defence of doubles in the face of the proposed ATP changes.

4. Alfie Hewett/Gordon Reid - winning their 7th Wimbledon wheelchair doubles title and 25th grand slam doubles title in total, the top pair in the game - certainly now and possibly ever

5. Jake Fearnley - winning the CH125 in Newport, his first title for almost 2 years. Building on his run to the Ilkley final in June, this will lift him a further 35 places or so in the rankings to the low 120s. Throughout this tournament, he demonstrated a lot of grit and self-belief, with 4 out of his 5 matches going to 3 sets and numerous match points saved in the final. The tennis (especially the serve) may still be a work in progress but he's on his way back.

6. Jan Choinski - winning the CH125 in Braunschweig on his favoure clay, consolidating the top 100 position he achieved during the grass season with a rise to a new CH of WR75. This should also secure Jan direct entry to the main draw of the US Open as he more than covers the points dropping off in the next few weeks.

7. Henry Searle - winning his second successive challenger title (either side of Wimbledon) and putting himself on a 10-match winning streak in challengers, by taking the title at the Nottingham CH50. He rises nearly 60 places to a new CH of WR 214 and has almost certainly secured himself a place in qualies for the US Open.

Thanks to Stircrazy and Indiana for various write ups for Jan and Henry that helped me put these nominations together. smile

JonH · Tennis legend

Great list above - halfway through the month now, let's see what the second half brings. The list is VERY male dominated, let's hope some of the women players can push through and join the party later in the week or month