British Tennis 2023

[RosieBear]

A thread for discussing general aspects of British tennis and British players who do not have their own thread (2018 only):

This is positive news: I have long felt that the UK should have a version of the US college system:

'How British tennis is planning for life after Andy Murray'

https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/14/british-tennis-planning-life-andy-murray-7628683/

From the article: 'On Tuesday, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) announced Stirling and Loughborough Universities as the locations for Britain’s first national tennis academies, while outlining an ambitious project designed to revamp the sport in this country. In the first major act under new chief executive Scott Lloyd, the organisation will embark on a 10-year plan designed to boost numbers of British players in the top-100.'

[JAMES4578]

WC Brit Harriet Dart puts out big serving Kristyna Pliskova 6-3 in 3rd (sister of Karolina who took Serena to Tb in 1st set of French encounter) at Eastbourne . Match switched to centre at last minute but only first 2 sets played there, just when seemed about to stop for night completed on court 1! Still perhaps was more likely to get the win this evening, She also has WC for Wimbledon.

[anor]

That's great news about Harriet! She's been climbing the rankings well in the past few weeks.

[Teresa]

Lloyd Glasspool (538) has just won the Iowa City ITF, beating Karlovskiy ranked 245 in the final. A good win. Well done.

[exislander]

In Washington Katie Boulter has put out 5th seed Aleksandra Krunic 6-2 6-0.

[Jan]

In Washington Katie Boulter has put out 5th seed Aleksandra Krunic 6-2 6-0.

Ha snap - I just put this in the WTA thread! Too many options! But what a great win!

[cazza99]

Steven's charts

Men's - http://www.britishtennis.net/gbtop25m/2018wk31.htm

Women's - http://www.britishtennis.net/gbtop25f/currentf.htm

[anor]

Steven's charts

Men's - http://www.britishtennis.net/gbtop25m/2018wk31.htm

Women's - http://www.britishtennis.net/gbtop25f/currentf.htm

So great to have them back!

[Sallydaisy]

From Steven on Twitter:

The GB women's top 25 table at http://bit.ly/2018w34f (https://t.co/6rP1tgi83h) has just been updated with the new WTA rankings

Continuing to close in on the WTA top 100, @KatieBoulter1 (https://twitter.com/KatieBoulter1) rises to a new career high 103, up 3, while Vancouver 100K runner-up @HeatherWatson92 (https://twitter.com/HeatherWatson92) rises 17 places to 116. They are 93 & 104 respectively in the WTA Race too


The GB men's top 25 table at http://bit.ly/2018w34m (https://t.co/6jDIDKd3FM) has been updated with the new ATP rankings and today's results and draws so far

After winning his 6th Challenger title, Dan Evans soars back into the ATP top 250, up 84 at 226 (GB no. 4, up 2)@JamesWardtennis (https://twitter.com/JamesWardtennis) also returns to the top 250, up 4 at 248 (now up 595 places this year)

There is another new singles career high for @cam_norrie (https://twitter.com/cam_norrie), up 1 at 66 - indeed, all of the GB top 3 men are at their career highs right now
Kyle, Cam and Jay are our top 3 men for now!
;)

[Jane]

Liam Brody and Jay Clarke are drawn against each other in the US Open qualies - what really bad luck! :sad:


And the same for Katy Boulter and Naomi Brody in the women's qual,

[jackie55]

Liam Brody and Jay Clarke are drawn against each other in the US Open qualies - what really bad luck! :sad:


And the same for Katy Boulter and Naomi Brody in the women's qual,

:grrr::grrr: what bad luck

[cazza99]

BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/45534945) - Jack Draper wins first senior title and will climb into top 1,000 in rankings

[jagmad]

Wimbledon could be willing to rethink on-court coaching - chairman

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/45673423

[Stell]

I've just read about that as well, jagmad.

I believe Jack Draper beat Filip Bergevi in last Saturday's final at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton. He then got compared to Andy Murray.

[jagmad]

Blow it I'm gonna say it: So why the hell didn't we get Jack Draper v Jay Clarke as the 5th rubber in Glasgow?
If you asked them they both would'ave been more than up for it. IMHO.

[anor]

Today has been a good one for GB tennis as, in addition to Kyle's great win in Antwerp and Luke & Johnny's in Stockholm, Jonny Gray and Emma Raducanu won 15K Futures in Tunisia and Turkey respectively. Emma's win probably will take her to top spot in the WTA rankings for a 15 year old - for 1 week at least as she turns 16 next month.

[cazza99]

BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/get-inspired/46375231) - Unsung Hero: The autistic tennis coach getting people active

BBC Get Inspired takes a look at East Midlands' Unsung Hero winner for 2018 - autistic tennis coach Matthew Chilvers who wants to encourage people with disabilities to get involved in sport.

[Stell]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/46561439

[Hawkeye]

For want of a better place to put the article, the coaching team for the new National Tennis Academy at the University of Stirling has been announced.

https://www.lta.org.uk/about-us/tennis-news/news-and-opinion/general-news/2019/february/player-pathway-leonardo-azevedo-colin-fleming-esteban-carril-and-leon-smith-to-lead-coaching-team-in-stirling

[Sallydaisy]

British Mens rankings as at 17th June 2019.
Note - these are NOT the RACE rankings ...



Ranking

Move

Player


Age

Points

Tourn Played

Points Dropping

Next Best



30
1

Kyle Edmund (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kyle-edmund/e831/overview)
24
1,280 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kyle-edmund/e831/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
24 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kyle-edmund/e831/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


49
1

Cameron Norrie (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cameron-norrie/n771/overview)
23
940 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cameron-norrie/n771/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
24 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cameron-norrie/n771/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


63
7

Daniel Evans (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniel-evans/e687/overview)
29
818 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniel-evans/e687/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
22 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniel-evans/e687/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


164
2

Jay Clarke (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jay-clarke/ci14/overview)
20
342 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jay-clarke/ci14/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
22 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jay-clarke/ci14/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


212
8

James Ward (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/james-ward/w503/overview)
32
235 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/james-ward/w503/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
24 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/james-ward/w503/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


215


Andy Murray (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/overview)
32
230 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
12 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


285
4

Jan Choinski (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jan-choinski/ch12/overview)
23
130 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jan-choinski/ch12/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
20 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jan-choinski/ch12/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


291
3

Liam Broady (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/liam-broady/bi23/overview)
25
122 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/liam-broady/bi23/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
28 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/liam-broady/bi23/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


355
1

Brydan Klein (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/brydan-klein/k964/overview)
29
61 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/brydan-klein/k964/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
17 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/brydan-klein/k964/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


451
40

Alexander Ward (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-ward/w579/overview)
29
20 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-ward/w579/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
6 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-ward/w579/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


472
4

Lloyd Glasspool (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lloyd-glasspool/gd08/overview)
25
16 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lloyd-glasspool/gd08/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
19 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lloyd-glasspool/gd08/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


499
1

Evan Hoyt (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/evan-hoyt/hb89/overview)
24
12 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/evan-hoyt/hb89/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
15 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/evan-hoyt/hb89/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


507
64

Jack Draper (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/overview)
17
11 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
9 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


514
167

Ryan Peniston (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ryan-peniston/ph78/overview)
23
11 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ryan-peniston/ph78/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
20 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ryan-peniston/ph78/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


579T


Paul Jubb (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/paul-jubb/j0a4/overview)
19
5 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/paul-jubb/j0a4/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
2 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/paul-jubb/j0a4/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


647T
1

Ryan James Storrie (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ryan-james-storrie/sy31/overview)
21
1 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ryan-james-storrie/sy31/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
3 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ryan-james-storrie/sy31/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


670T
2

Jack Findel-Hawkins (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-findel-hawkins/f871/overview)
24
1 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-findel-hawkins/f871/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
10 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-findel-hawkins/f871/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


678T
1

Andrew Watson (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrew-watson/wb14/overview)
22
1 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrew-watson/wb14/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
14 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrew-watson/wb14/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0

[Sallydaisy]

Post USO rankings for British Men




Ranking


Move


Player



Age


Points


Tourn Played


Points Dropping


Next Best




32
- 1


Kyle Edmund (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kyle-edmund/e831/overview)
24
1,325 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kyle-edmund/e831/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
23 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kyle-edmund/e831/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


48

+10


Daniel Evans (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniel-evans/e687/overview)
29
1,038 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniel-evans/e687/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
23 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniel-evans/e687/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


67
- 5


Cameron Norrie (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cameron-norrie/n771/overview)
24
880 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cameron-norrie/n771/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
25 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cameron-norrie/n771/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


183

+ 4


Jay Clarke (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jay-clarke/ci14/overview)
21
265 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jay-clarke/ci14/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
23 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jay-clarke/ci14/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


266
-15


Liam Broady (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/liam-broady/bi23/overview)
25
170 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/liam-broady/bi23/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
27 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/liam-broady/bi23/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


291
-10


James Ward (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/james-ward/w503/overview)
32
140 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/james-ward/w503/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
25 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/james-ward/w503/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


294
- 4


Jan Choinski (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jan-choinski/ch12/overview)
23
138 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jan-choinski/ch12/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
24 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jan-choinski/ch12/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


337
+11


Jack Draper (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/overview)
17
115 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
15 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


347
- 3


Brydan Klein (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/brydan-klein/k964/overview)
29
112 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/brydan-klein/k964/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
22 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/brydan-klein/k964/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


354
- 3


Evan Hoyt (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/evan-hoyt/hb89/overview)
24
107 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/evan-hoyt/hb89/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
24 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/evan-hoyt/hb89/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


377

-

Lloyd Glasspool (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lloyd-glasspool/gd08/overview)
25
97 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lloyd-glasspool/gd08/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
24 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lloyd-glasspool/gd08/player-activity?matchType=singles)
1
0


378
+22


Ryan Peniston (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ryan-peniston/ph78/overview)
23
97 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ryan-peniston/ph78/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
25 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ryan-peniston/ph78/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


415
- 87


Andy Murray (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/overview)
32
82 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
8 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


464
+16


Aidan McHugh (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/aidan-mchugh/m0cw/overview)
19
66 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/aidan-mchugh/m0cw/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
28 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/aidan-mchugh/m0cw/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


535

+ 3


Mark Whitehouse (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mark-whitehouse/w716/overview)
26
48 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mark-whitehouse/w716/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
25 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mark-whitehouse/w716/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0



543
- 2


Andrew Watson (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrew-watson/wb14/overview)
23
47 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrew-watson/wb14/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
21 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrew-watson/wb14/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


624


-

Paul Jubb (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/paul-jubb/j0a4/overview)
19
36 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/paul-jubb/j0a4/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
7 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/paul-jubb/j0a4/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0

[Sallydaisy]

If anyone lives near Shrewsbury there's a Futures event being played at the Shrewsbury Club this week (23/9-29/9). The Qualifying draw features 31 British entrants and 1 Croatian! It'll be free to access, they have a nice Cafe and facilities and you'll get to see the 'rough' side of the tennis tour where ALL the players have to start.
;)

32-man QUALIFYING draw below.
(q1) Alexander Jhun WR 1537 (CH = 1034 in February 2016) vs Sebastian Kay UNR
Cameron Price UNR vs (q13) George Foster UNR
(q2) Daniel Little WR 1600 (= CH) vs Joshua Golding UNR
(qWC) Luke Henley UNR vs (q14) Josip Krstanovic (CRO) UNR


(q3) Sizya Kivanda WR 1852 (CH = 1698 last month) vs Tom Skinner UNR
Andrew Ponder UNR vs (q9) Jack Oswald UNR
(q4) Harry Meehan UNR (CH = 975 in June 2016) vs (qWC) Luc Woodall UNR
(qWC) Jacques Woodall UNR vs (q16) Tom Hands UNR


(q5) Adam Jones UNR (CH = 1580 in April last year) vs Ying Hou UNR
Alex Solonenko UNR vs (q12) Joseph Newman-Billington UNR
(q6) Elliott Farmer UNR vs James Mackinlay UNR
Yujiro Onuma UNR vs (q10) Cheraag Bajwa UNR


(q7) Llewelyn Bevan UNR vs Henry Patten UNR
(qWC) Scott Lawrence UNR vs (q15) Kyle Stocker UNR
(q8) George Davies UNR (CH = 1600 in May 2016) vs Jamie Praditngam UNR
Naran Bahra UNR vs (q11/qWC) Felix Gill UNR

Further details: https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100046379

[exislander]

Anyone awake just now should have a look at a Challenger match between Jack Sock and Jack Draper who is now 3-1 in set 3

[exislander]

Draper wins 3-6 7-6 6-3

[Guerkins2]

Draper wins 3-6 7-6 6-3

Fabulous win for him!

[JAMES4578]

Yes was great for Jack!

[exislander]

Jack Draper continues his great week beating Donald Young 6-3 7-6(1) to reach Fairfield quarter final.

[patlowe]

That is amazing. Well done Jack. He has an interesting service routine.

[Jan]

Great - well done Jack!

[cazza99]

British men post Shanghai




Ranking


Move


Country


Player


Age


Points


Tourn Played


Points Dropping


Next Best




43



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Daniel Evans (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniel-evans/e687/overview)
29
1,120 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniel-evans/e687/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
24 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniel-evans/e687/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


55
13

https://www.atptour.com/en/~/media/images/flags/gbr.svg


Kyle Edmund (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kyle-edmund/e831/overview)
24
995 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kyle-edmund/e831/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
24 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kyle-edmund/e831/player-activity?matchType=singles)
250
10


61
3

https://www.atptour.com/en/~/media/images/flags/gbr.svg


Cameron Norrie (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cameron-norrie/n771/overview)
24
960 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cameron-norrie/n771/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
26 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cameron-norrie/n771/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


190
1

https://www.atptour.com/en/~/media/images/flags/gbr.svg


Jay Clarke (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jay-clarke/ci14/overview)
21
265 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jay-clarke/ci14/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
21 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jay-clarke/ci14/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


243
46

https://www.atptour.com/en/~/media/images/flags/gbr.svg


Andy Murray (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/overview)
32
192 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
9 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


272



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Liam Broady (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/liam-broady/bi23/overview)
25
163 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/liam-broady/bi23/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
28 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/liam-broady/bi23/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


291
2

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James Ward (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/james-ward/w503/overview)
32
145 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/james-ward/w503/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
26 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/james-ward/w503/player-activity?matchType=singles)
7
0


297
2

https://www.atptour.com/en/~/media/images/flags/gbr.svg


Jan Choinski (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jan-choinski/ch12/overview)
23
138 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jan-choinski/ch12/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
23 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jan-choinski/ch12/player-activity?matchType=singles)
8
0


316
24

https://www.atptour.com/en/~/media/images/flags/gbr.svg


Jack Draper (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/overview)
17
131 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
16 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/player-activity?matchType=singles)
20
0


359



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Brydan Klein (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/brydan-klein/k964/overview)
29
108 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/brydan-klein/k964/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
22 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/brydan-klein/k964/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


378
1

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Ryan Peniston (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ryan-peniston/ph78/overview)
23
99 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ryan-peniston/ph78/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
26 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ryan-peniston/ph78/player-activity?matchType=singles)
6
0


381
28

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Evan Hoyt (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/evan-hoyt/hb89/overview)
24
98 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/evan-hoyt/hb89/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
25 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/evan-hoyt/hb89/player-activity?matchType=singles)
1
0


428
10

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Lloyd Glasspool (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lloyd-glasspool/gd08/overview)
25
78 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lloyd-glasspool/gd08/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
22 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lloyd-glasspool/gd08/player-activity?matchType=singles)
0
0


490
1

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Aidan McHugh (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/aidan-mchugh/m0cw/overview)
19
61 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/aidan-mchugh/m0cw/rankings-breakdown?team=singles)
29 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/aidan-mchugh/m0cw/player-activity?matchType=singles)
2
0

[Alis]

Go Andy!!

[cazza99]

Tuesday in Bangkok Jack Draper v Denis Istomin 2nd after 4:30

https://twitter.com/tennisontelly/status/1216677482717491200 (https://twitter.com/tennisontelly/status/1216677482717491200)

[anor]

Jack lost in straights.

[Sallydaisy]

Rankings after AO.
Evans 34, down 2 from ch 32
Norrie 61
Edmund 64
Murray 127
Clarke 161
Broady 243
Ward 266
Choinski 278
Draper 318
Klein 376

[Teresa]

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jamie-murray-leads-plans-for-british-event-to-fill-wimbledon-void-976wvhn9m

[Hawkeye]

Cathie Sabin has died.

https://www.lta.org.uk/about-us/tennis-news/news-and-opinion/general-news/2020/may/cathie-sabin-obe

[hfwardhouse]

Cathie Sabin has died.

https://www.lta.org.uk/about-us/tennis-news/news-and-opinion/general-news/2020/may/cathie-sabin-obe

:crying:

[Jan]

:crying: indeed

[JAMES4578]

Sad news, apparently Cathie had cancer. https://tennisthreads.net/obituary-cathie-sabin-obe/

[Hawkeye]

https://www.lta.org.uk/about-us/tennis-news/news-and-opinion/general-news/2020/may/lta-unveils-domestic-competition-plans-as-part-of-return-to-tennis

[Nessie]

Great news, thanks for posting that.:thumbup::thumbup:

[themass15]

Amazon Prime will be showing the tournament raising money for the NHS starting on 23 June. Some tennis to watch at last!

[Stell]

http://www.uk.yahoo.com/news/jack-draper-learned-accept-jealousy-122029063.html Jack Draper has done an interview.

[themass15]

Can't wait for Tuesday and to see live tennis in the UK again

[Mickey]

:GBflag:Me too.:cheer::boogie::yahoo::excited:

[jackie55]

Can't wait for Tuesday and to see live tennis in the UK again

Me too, hope there are some good matches:thumbup:

[Rosalind]

I'm also looking forward to it. It should be good practice for them all.

[Sallydaisy]

I understand that we'll next see the British singles players in action as follows:

w/c 14/9/20
Dan Evans - Rome Masters 1000
Kyle Edmund is 7th Alt for Rome

w/c 21/9/20
Dan Evans - Hamburg 500
Kyle Edmund - Hamburg Qualies
Cameron Norrie - Forli Challenger
James Ward - Sibiu Challenger

28/9/20 = ROLAND GARROS
Direct Acceptances:
MEN: Dan Evans, Kyle Edmund, Cameron Norrie,
WOMEN: Johanna Konta and Heather Watson

Andy Murray is the 12th alternate so needs withdrawals or a wildcard as he has not entered qualifying.

Liam Broady, Harriet Dart and Samantha Murray Sharan have entered RG Qualies.

[Hawkeye]

Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage are into the semis of the ITF W25 event in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.

[Hawkeye]

Harriet Dart won, so will face Jodie Burrage's conqueror, Kaia Kanepi, in the final tomorrow.

[Hawkeye]

Harriet lost the final 6-4 6-4.

[JAMES4578]

Pity but good run for Harriet.

[Hawkeye]

Harriet Dart and Francesca Jones both had good wins at the ITF W25 in Reims.

Katie Boulter won her first match back after injury at the ITF W15 in Sharm El Sheikh, but Freya Christie lost.

[Hawkeye]

Harriet and Katie both won today to make their respective QFs.

[Hawkeye]

Katie won to make the semis, but Harriet retired at a set down.

[Jan]

Katie won to make the semis, but Harriet retired at a set down.

Good news and bad news then...

[Hawkeye]

Katie into a decider, bagelled in the first set but handed out a breadstick in the second.

[Hawkeye]

Katie completes the turnaround, 0-6 6-1 6-1!

In the final she will be a big favourite against WR621 Joanna Garland of Taiwan.

[Hawkeye]

Katie’s great week ends in a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 defeat to Joanna Garland.

[Stell]

Well done to Jack Draper who dropped only three games against Evgeny Karlovsky in his second and final qualifying round in Parma, yesterday. He'll play Frederico Ferreira Silva in the first round.

[suttontennis]

Well done to Jack Draper who dropped only three games against Evgeny Karlovsky in his second and final qualifying round in Parma, yesterday. He'll play Frederico Ferreira Silva in the first round.

Draper lost 7-5 in the 3rd. Shame but still good experience

[JAMES4578]

Pity but Jack making progress.

[Sallydaisy]

LTA and Jamie Murray announce a mini 'Battle of the Brits' event at Roehampton from Dec 20-23. Competitive opportunities in league format over 4 days - Dan Evans, Andy Murray, Heather Watson among those playing.

[Hawkeye]

Australian Open qualifying is underway in Doha and Dubai, and it's not good news for the Brits so far. Naiktha Bains lost 6-1 6-2 to Tessah Andrianjafitrimo of France, and Jay Clarke lost 6-2 6-4 to Tung-Lin Wu of Chinese Taipei.

Liam Broady, Harriet Dart and Francesca Jones play tomorrow.

[JAMES4578]

Disappointing, hopefully better news tomorrow.

[Hawkeye]

Great result for Francesca Jones, she beat 28th seeded Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-3 6-2.

Sadly, Harriet Dart lost 7-5 6-2 to Grace Min of the USA.

[Hawkeye]

Liam lost 7-6(1) 6-2 to Constant Lestienne of France.

All 4 British players who lost in the 1st round lost to lower ranked players.

[JAMES4578]

Great for Francesca, not so good for the others.

[Hawkeye]

Fran Jones leads Jana Fett of Croatia 7-6(7) 2-6 5-1*. If she can finish this off she’ll play Jia-Jing Lu of China in the final qualifying round.

[Hawkeye]

And she does!

[Jan]

Well done Fran!!
I saw the second and third sets - first time I've watched her play.

[Hawkeye]

Wow!

Fran Jones is 6-0 4-1* up in her FQR.

[Hawkeye]

Fran wins 6-0 6-1 and joins Johanna Konta, Heather Watson and Katie Boulter in the main draw.

[Jan]

Brilliant from Fran!!!!!! :bravo::GBflag:

[Stell]

Congratulations to Fran on getting through to her first Grand Slam.

[exislander]

Well done Fran, the only British qualifier!

[themass15]

Great news, such a fighter.

[JAMES4578]

Marvellous for Fran, well done!:cheer::cheer:

[banskogirl]

Lovely to see her on tv :GBflag: well done Fran!

[exislander]

Podoroska beat Fran 6-1 6-3 in Yarra Valley Classic but had to work quite hard at times to do so.

[Sallydaisy]

Naomi Broady and Eden Silva vs Anna Bondar and Reka-Luca Jani in the semifinals of the W25 Potchefstroom is available to stream at https://360sport.co.za/#556 (https://t.co/ox5ZR0BBsG?amp=1)

[Sallydaisy]

Luke Bambridge has got into Singapore qualifying as an alternate, and will play top qualifying seed Thai-Son Kwiatkowski. Luke last played singles at the Aptos Challenger in August 2018.
Full draw http://protennislive.com/posting/2021/9460/qs.pdf (https://t.co/9l8dAQIGcA?amp=1)

[Sallydaisy]

Current rankings
28 Dan Evans
51 Kyle Edmund
65 Cameron Norrie
121 Andy Murray
167 Liam Broady
201 Jay Clarke
299 James Ward
307 Jack Draper

[Hawkeye]

Jodie Burrage is the W25 Dubai Champion.


Jodie beat Yuliya Hatouka 6-4, 6-3 to claim her 4th ITF title.

[Hawkeye]

Fran Jones ends as runner-up in Argentina.

Fran pushed Beatriz Haddad Maia all the way before falling 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 in the W25 Villa Maria final.

[Sallydaisy]

As at w/c 5th April 2021
Congratulations toDan Evans is the first British player since since Andy Murray in August 2014 to be in the top 100 for both Singles and Doubles rankings.

UK Singles top 200
32 (-3) Dan Evans
51 (+5) Cameron Norrie
71 (-6) Kyle Edmund
------------------------------
120 (-1) Andy Murray
152 (+6) Liam Broady(CH)


UK Doubles top 200
11 (+2) Joe Salisbury
19 (+4) Neal Skupski
20 (-1) Jamie Murray
47 (=) Ken Skupski
57 (+5) Dom Inglot
59 (-1) Luke Bambridge
63 (=) Jonny O'Mara
86 (+60) Dan Evans
-------------------------
102 (=) Lloyd Glasspool
114 (-1) Andy Murray
176 (+1) Cameron Norrie
197 (=) Kyle Edmund

[Sallydaisy]

As at w/c 19th April 2021
Congratulations to Dan Evans on his Career High ranking of #26 in Singles, #56 in Doubles.
Also to Liam Broady with a new Career High of #137.

:boogie:

UK Singles top 200
26 (+7) Dan Evans (CH)
58 (-6) Cameron Norrie
68 (+1) Kyle Edmund
------------------------------
121 (-1) Andy Murray
137 (+11) Liam Broady (CH)

233 (-32) Jay Clarke

[Sallydaisy]

BBC2 programme on Friday at 15.15pm (iPlayer Red Button from 12.30 BST)
to welcome home the victorious Brits from NYC
Joe Salisbury, Emma Raducanu and Reid/Hewitt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58664182

[Stell]

I was going to say the same thing, as I read about the home coming being shown on the BBC iPlayer, Red Button and online last night. I'm hoping to watch it, as I've got to go over to my sister, brother-in-law and niece's house just before it starts, as they're going away for a long weekend and I've agreed to look after the house for them.

[Sallydaisy]

BBC2 programme on Friday at 15.15pm (iPlayer Red Button from 12.30 BST)
to welcome home the victorious Brits from NYC
Joe Salisbury, Emma Raducanu and Reid/Hewitt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58664182
Watching it now - Emma and Joe very down to earth.

[exislander]

I thought Emma returning her own serve was brilliant!

[Sallydaisy]

I thought Emma returning her own serve was brilliant!
Wonder if Leylah Fernandez was watching?
;)

Decent programme - all 4 players came across very well, good humour and clearly focussed. Not too OTT but definitely a well deserved celebration with a few plugs here and there for the LTA.
:GBflag:

[Stell]

Has anyone heard of Johannus Monday? He's playing Nick Chappell in his first round qualifier in Knoxville.

[Hawkeye]

Doubt there are too many lads called Johannus in Hull...

[exislander]

https://utsports.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/johannus-monday/13470

Seems like a good prospect.

[Jane]

Monday and McHugh both won their matches yesterday and are due to play again today. Matches live on Challenger tv, available via the ATP website.

[Sallydaisy]

There are 2 British players contesting a Final right now!!!
The Forli 2 Challenger in Italy is showing on the ATP Challenger Livestream.
Draper took the 1st set 6'3, just started the 2nd.
:GBflag:

[Sallydaisy]

Jack Draper has just won his first Challenger title!
:trophy:

Good win for him over fellow Brit Jay Clarke 6'3,6'0

[JAMES4578]

Convincing from Jack,well done!

[cazza99]

BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/60621966) - Lily Miyazaki switches nationality from Japanese to British


World 206-ranked Lily Miyazaki has decided to play for Great Britain in future.

Miyazaki, 26, lived in Japan for the first six years of her life before settling in London aged 10, where she trained at the Sutton Tennis Academy.

Japanese citizens are not allowed to hold dual nationality, so Miyazaki has opted for British citizenship.

She will become the British number seven, and eligible to play for GB in the Billie Jean King Cup.

Miyazaki been playing full-time since 2019 and has won four singles titles on the second-tier ITF Tour.

She recently made her WTA tour debut at the 2022 Lyon Open after qualifying for the main draw where she reached the round of 32.

[suttontennis]

Jack Draper has just won his first Challenger title!
:trophy:

Good win for him over fellow Brit Jay Clarke 6'3,6'0

Draper also won Forli 4 & 5 events

[Stell]

I read, yesterday, Lily Miyazaki has decided to play for us and will be eligible to play in the Billie Jean Cup. She'll become our number seven in the rankings. Has anyone heard of her?

[Stell]

http://www.lta.org.uk/news/lily-miyazaki-becomes-gb-player/

[suttontennis]

BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/60621966) - Lily Miyazaki switches nationality from Japanese to British

See earlier post

[suttontennis]

And we ought to mention Alicia Barnett and Olivia Nicholls, who contest the WTA doubles final in Lyon later on, against Ziegemund and Zvonareva.
Update, the Brits lost 7-5, 6-1

[suttontennis]

This probably belongs in British tennis 2021 thread, but I missed it at the time. It's still a remarkable story, all the more when you see who Marcus beat in Wimbledon qualies !
https://www.atptour.com/en/news/marcus-willis-retirement-march-2021

[cazza99]

This probably belongs in British tennis 2021 thread, but I missed it at the time.

We edited the thread title so 2021 stuff is still in this thread. :)

[exislander]

All three ladies, Watson, Boulter and Dart, have qualified for main draw Indian Wells.

[Hawkeye]

Harriet Dart is in to round 2 after Ana Konjuh retired with Dart leading 6-1 3-1.

[Hawkeye]

Heather lost 6-2 6-1 and Katie lost 6-3 6-2.

[exislander]

Harriet Dart is into round 3 with a 3 set win over Svitolina.

[Sallydaisy]

Harriet Dart is into round 3 with a 3 set win over Svitolina.
Wow! That's a heck of a win for Harriet.
:thumbup:

[Teresa]

I was stunned when I read that this morning. An impressive result. Well done to her.

[JAMES4578]

Certainly was great win for Harriet,welL done!

[Jan]

That's excellent!!!! :GBflag:

[banskogirl]

Well done Harriet!!

[exislander]

Another great win for Harriet over Kanepi 7-6 6-3 from 2-5 in the first set. That should get her in top 100 for the first time.

[suttontennis]

Another great win for Harriet over Kanepi 7-6 6-3 from 2-5 in the first set. That should get her in top 100 for the first time.
No mention yet on the BBC website. Surprising / disappointing

[Jan]

GB needed that! Well done Harriet :cheer:

[Sallydaisy]

No mention yet on the BBC website. Surprising / disappointing
There is now:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/60730962

Well done Harriet Dart!!!
:clap:

[exislander]

No mention yet on the BBC website. Surprising / disappointing

I am the only idiot who watched till 2am!

[exislander]

Jay Clarke lost 1st QR in Miami, Liam Broady in action later, Harriet Dart lost first set 3-6 in her 1st QR and lost second 3-6. Harriet was fighting but too many errors especially forehand.

[Gary D]

Harriet Dart lost first set 3-6 in her 1st QR and lost second 3-6. Harriet was fighting but too many errors especially forehand.

She played a 34 year old German named Tatjana Maria & I suspect hated it. The German's a pusher. I didn't see the first set & when I started watching the German was slicing everything.....it looked like she couldn't hit a drive forehand. (but she eventually did) She was basically giving Dart junk balls & making her beat herself. The German's defensive skills were pretty good, but I think I only saw her hit two winners, a volley & a smash. Dart was pretty good at the the net, but she smacks everything......no nuances in her game. And a few times a lob would have been useful......didn't seem to occur though.
It looked like she almost walked off without shaking hands, & she might have said a few words. Deserved or not.....? Her coach has a job to do.

[exislander]

Liam lost 4-6 2-6 so not a good day for the Brits.

[Stell]

Well done to Paul Jubb, who won his first ATP title in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on Sunday. He beat Juan Pablo Varillas in straight sets 6 - 3, 7 - 6 (7 - 5).

[suttontennis]

3 Brits in the quarters of St Breuc challenger, Peniston, Draper and Gray. They don't play each other until a possible SF when Ryan would play Jack

[goldfish]

Jack won, Ryan and Ali Gray lost - went with rankings

[suttontennis]

Draper plays #186 ranked Bergs in the final on Sunday. Jack beat Escoffier 6-2 0-6 6-0 today.

[exislander]

Jack beat Bergs 6-2 5-7 6-4 so he is the new British number 4. (also on Jack's thread)

[Stell]

Well done to Blu Baker who beat Alexander Cozbinov 6 -4, 1 - 6, 6 - 1 in his first qualifying round in Salinas yesterday. He'll play Christian Langmo in his second and final qualifying round.

[Stell]

Blu Baker got a walkover, yesterday, and plays Yunseong Chung in the first round.

[exislander]

In first round Mexico Jay Clarke beat Bernard Tomic 6-4 6-7 6-3.

[Nessie]

But sadly he lost today too!:crying::crying:

[Hawkeye]

Has the Murray legacy been wasted?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61405541

[themass15]

Has the Murray legacy been wasted?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61405541

A bit of a surprise when I saw it on the BBC website earlier today

[RosieBear]

Has the Murray legacy been wasted?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61405541

Yes. Sadly comes as no surprise. One daft parochial and short-sighted decision after another by the LTA. Really pleased things being done differently with/by our next big star, Emma - eg her trophy tour.

[exislander]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61410385

Sad for Laura but I wish her well for whatever she does next.

[JAMES4578]

Sad for Laura but suspected there was not a road back, she has been doing commentary lately.

[Stell]

Well done to Billy Harris on beating Ramkumar Ramanathan in three sets, yesterday, to qualify for Surbiton's first round.

[suttontennis]

Are the Brits on a post Wimbledon holiday ? Apart from Andy in Newport, none of the main British players (Dan, Cam, Emma, Heather, Katie's) played last week or are playing this. Only the Challenger boys, Liam, Jay, Paul and some of the doubles guys are playing this week. I suppose as they were all in the country for Wimbledon, it makes sense to have an extended break.

[Stell]

Probably. I know Glasspool and Heliovaara won 7 - 5, 6 - 2 against Koolhof and Skupski in Hamburg, yesterday.

[suttontennis]

Are the Brits on a post Wimbledon holiday ? Apart from Andy in Newport, none of the main British players (Dan, Cam, Emma, Heather, Katie's) played last week or are playing this. Only the Challenger boys, Liam, Jay, Paul and some of the doubles guys are playing this week. I suppose as they were all in the country for Wimbledon, it makes sense to have an extended break.
Have the Brits started a secret breakaway tour, just for themselves. Still no main tour appearances by DE CN, HW, ER, KB. Perhaps they decided to go by minibus to Europe and are still sat on the approach to Dover.

[cazza99]

Have the Brits started a secret breakaway tour, just for themselves. Still no main tour appearances by DE CN, HW, ER, KB. Perhaps they decided to go by minibus to Europe and are still sat on the approach to Dover.

I assume they are not waiting for visas as they can apply a long time in advance. Some of the Work Championship athletes didn't manage to get theirs in time as the USA are very behind in issuing visas.

[exislander]

Glasspool/Heliovaara defeated Bopanna/Middelkoop 6-2 6-4 in Hamburg final.

[Sallydaisy]

Good news for Dan and Jack with their rankings; stats from Steven on Twitter:

In the new ATP singles rankings, Dan Evans jumps 16 places to 23 (just one place below his career high) after making the last 4 in Montréal, while Jack Draper soars 27 places to a new career high 55 after making his first Masters QF

[exislander]

News of Dan and Liam
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/63047138
Dan maybe suffering from all the travel recently - from Glasgow to San Diego to Seoul - although he has a very poor record against Nishioka.

[exislander]

Although Katie lost eventually she fought really well against Belinda Bencic in Tallinn.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/63062720

[exislander]

Jodie Burrage, having reached round 2 qualifying in Madrid, is at a career high ranking of 104 now just 3 places lower than Emma Raducanu.

[exislander]

Jodie fought well but went down to the experienced Sara Errani 7-6 5-7 2-6 in round 2 qualifying.

[Hawkeye]

British qualifiers in action in Rome today.

Harriet Dart, Jan Choinski, Ryan Peniston.

Jan is on court now.

[exislander]

Jan won, Harriet lost, Ryan lost in 3rd set tiebreak.

[exislander]

Congratulations to Ryan Peniston who won the Winnipeg Challenger today.

[JAMES4578]

Great for Ryan,well done!

[cazza99]

Well done Ryan.

[Jane]

Well done, Ryan! :thumbup:

[Genbrit]

Congrats to Ryan

[cazza99]

Dan Evans just retired injured 4-1 up against Tiafoe in Vienna. Doesn't look good - probably a calf injury.

[exislander]

He literally hopped from baseline back to chair but was able to hobble off court after medic discussion. He was due to play doubles later with Ben Shelton against Norrie/Paul which could have been fun. If it is as bad as it looked he will be doubtful for DC doubles and singles!

[themass15]

Didn't look good at all

[exislander]

Doubles pair Koolhof/Skupski are splitting with Koolhof returning to previous partner Mektic.

[suttontennis]

Have Nicholls and Barnett split as a partnership as they aren't playing together in Dubai and haven't played since Transylvania in mid October. (5 events)

[Jan]

Hannah Klugman has just won the U-18 Orange Bowl title :bravo::GBflag::trophy:

[JAMES4578]

Well done Hannah! :cheer::cheer:

[Sallydaisy]

Well done Heather Watson & Linda Noskova (CZE), hard fought win 7'6(2), 3'6, 10'5!


:oops:

[exislander]

Sorry Sally but that was only a quarter final match so they have not won the title quite yet!

[Sallydaisy]

:lol:
I realised that it was only Friday so cannot have been a Final ... but by then I was 1/2 an hour from my computer in order to change it.
However, they have got a WalkOver into the Final according to Tennis on Telly a few minutes ago.
:thumbup:

[Hawkeye]

First round defeats for both Dan Evans and Liam Broady in Delray Beach.

[Sallydaisy]

Glasgow Challenger looking a better bet for some GBR wins ... both singles and doubles.

[exislander]

Watching on the ATP Challenger TV - Kyle Edmund has lost set 1 tiebreak to fellow Brit Stuart Parker.

And the second set the same. It will be a long road back for Kyle.

[Sallydaisy]

All British Doubles Final at the Glasgow Challenger ...
Edmund/Searle v Duncan/Willis.

[themass15]

Heather through to final at W50 in Roehampton 6-1 6-0

[Hawkeye]

Duncan/Willis beat Edmund/Searle fairly comfortably.

[exislander]

Heather lost in Roehampton final 5-7 5-7.

[exislander]

Glasgow final Clement Chidekh beat Paul Jubb 0-6 6-4 6-1

[exislander]

Evans and Draper are both playing in Mexico, could play each other in 2nd round and are playing together in doubles.

[cazza99]

Dan on court around 11 pm tonight and Jack around 3 in the morning.

[JAMES4578]

Dan beat Safiullin 6-2,6-4,well done! Expexcted a closer one, Jack though unfortunately went out to Kokkinakis 4-6,7-6,6-4.

[cazza99]

Cameron on court now in Rio against Barrios Vera.

[cazza99]

Cameron won 6-1 6-1.

He plays Seyboth Wild in the quarters.

[exislander]

Katie Boulter is into her first 500 semifinal in San Diego.

[Sallydaisy]

Jack Draper retired in his SF in Acapulco.
De Minaur took the match 6'3, 2'6, 4'0.
Looks like Jack fought hard to win the 2nd set but, whatever his problem, wasn't able to go further.

[exislander]

Jack had the doctor on during set 2, think it was nausea and breathing problem, he took a pill and won the set but was just nowhere in set 3.

[Sallydaisy]

Olivia Nicholls (GBR), partnering Olivia Gadecki (AUS) , is through (by W/O) to the Doubles Final of the WTA Austin.
T'other SF is Kalashnikova/Kichenok v Kawa/Schoofs.

[themass15]

According to Mark Petchey, Jack had food poisoning

[JAMES4578]

Pity for jack, was obviously ill though.

[cazza99]

Out of interest, where was Mark Petchey commentating? Sky or TennisTV?

[themass15]

I am on holiday and saw Mark Petchey had made the comment on Twitter