1. Sonay Kartal - as a qualifier beating Sorana Cirstea WR29 in R1 of Wimbledon, who was nearly 200 places above her in rankings. Followed that up by beating Clara Burel WR45 in R2

2.  Jake Fearnley - for winning his first grand slam singles match in straight sets, beating a player nearly 100 places above him in the rankings and earning a rankings rise of around 50 places. And for taking a set off Novak Djokovic in the second round

3. Sir Andy Murray - for working his butt off just to get out there on court and play alongside his brother. Result doesn't matter. The man is a legend. Enough said.

4. Harriet Dart - for making the 3rd round of Wimbledon, equalling her best performance at a GS, beating Katie for only the second time in 7 meetings (previously only in 2018) and potentially securing a new CH of 81 after Wimbledon.

5. Marcus Willis and Alicia Barnett - for beating the 8th seeds and three times grand slam champions Dodig and Chan and on court One and did it with style. Reached the QF stage before bowing out on centre court. What a chance that was to play on a big court and they took it!

6. Dylan Davies (age 16) - for winning the singles AND the doubles titles in Dublin, in the J30, never having won a tournament before

7. Mark Ceban - for reaching the third round of the Wimbledon Boys tournament as a wild card at just 15 years old. His two victories included a first-round defeat of the 5th seed.

8. Mr Patten (H) - Wimbledon Mens Doubles Champion, 2024 with partner, Harri H, the happiest man in Finland! - unseeded, beat 4 seeded pairs on the way to the title (including two pairs who were top in the year-end race at the time). Wins over Skupski/ Venus and Purcell/ Thompson in semi final and final were outstanding. 28 year old Henry will rise from 42 to 17 in post Wimbledon rankings. 

9. Megan Knight - for reaching the semi-finals at the Wimbledon under 14 Invitational Singles, having topped her group even though she was a year younger than most of the other players.

 

 

 

 

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 Thompson! or maybe Johnson- Thompson?! 

JonH comes home wrote:

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1. Sonay Kartal - as a qualifier beating Sorana Cirstea WR29 in R1 of Wimbledon, who was nearly 200 places above her in rankings. Followed that up by beating Clara Burel WR45 in R2

2.  Jake Fearnley - for winning his first grand slam singles match in straight sets, beating a player nearly 100 places above him in the rankings and earning a rankings rise of around 50 places. And for taking a set off Novak Djokovic in the second round

3. Sir Andy Murray - for working his butt off just to get out there on court and play alongside his brother. Result doesn't matter. The man is a legend. Enough said.

4. Harriet Dart - for making the 3rd round of Wimbledon, equalling her best performance at a GS, beating Katie for only the second time in 7 meetings (previously only in 2018) and potentially securing a new CH of 81 after Wimbledon.

5. Marcus Willis and Alicia Barnett - for beating the 8th seeds and three times grand slam champions Dodig and Chan and on court One and did it with style. Reached the QF stage before bowing out on centre court. What a chance that was to play on a big court and they took it!

6. Dylan Davies (age 16) - for winning the singles AND the doubles titles in Dublin, in the J30, never having won a tournament before

7. Mark Ceban - for reaching the third round of the Wimbledon Boys tournament as a wild card at just 15 years old. His two victories included a first-round defeat of the 5th seed.

8. Mr Patten (H) - Wimbledon Mens Doubles Champion, 2024 with partner, Harri H, the happiest man in Finland! - unseeded, beat 4 seeded pairs on the way to the title (including two pairs who were top in the year-end race at the time). Wins over Skupski/ Venus and Purcell/ Thompson in semi final and final were outstanding. 28 year old Henry will rise from 42 to 17 in post Wimbledon rankings. 

9. Megan Knight - for reaching the semi-finals at the Wimbledon under 14 Invitational Singles, having topped her group even though she was a year younger than most of the other players.

10. Alfie Hewett - for winning the Wimbledon Wheelchair Mens singles title for the first time, on Court 1 and going back to world ranked number 1 as a result. Completing his career grand slam in the process. 

 

 

 

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Sunday 14th of July 2024 11:49:12 AM

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As per my tradition:


1. Sonay Kartal - as a qualifier beating Sorana Cirstea WR29 in R1 of Wimbledon, who was nearly 200 places above her in rankings. Followed that up by beating Clara Burel WR45 in R2

2. Jake Fearnley - for winning his first grand slam singles match in straight sets, beating a player nearly 100 places above him in the rankings and earning a rankings rise of around 50 places. And for taking a set off Novak Djokovic in the second round

3. Sir Andy Murray - for working his butt off just to get out there on court and play alongside his brother. Result doesn't matter. The man is a legend. Enough said.

4. Harriet Dart - for making the 3rd round of Wimbledon, equalling her best performance at a GS, beating Katie for only the second time in 7 meetings (previously only in 2018) and potentially securing a new CH of 81 after Wimbledon.

5. Marcus Willis and Alicia Barnett - for beating the 8th seeds and three times grand slam champions Dodig and Chan and on court One and did it with style. Reached the QF stage before bowing out on centre court. What a chance that was to play on a big court and they took it!

6. Dylan Davies (age 16) - for winning the singles AND the doubles titles in Dublin, in the J30, never having won a tournament before

7. Mark Ceban - for reaching the third round of the Wimbledon Boys tournament as a wild card at just 15 years old. His two victories included a first-round defeat of the 5th seed.

8. Mr Patten (H) - Wimbledon Mens Doubles Champion, 2024 with partner, Harri H, the happiest man in Finland! - unseeded, beat 4 seeded pairs on the way to the title (including two pairs who were top in the year-end race at the time). Wins over Skupski/ Venus and Purcell/ Thompson in semi final and final were outstanding. 28 year old Henry will rise from 42 to 17 in post Wimbledon rankings.

9. Megan Knight - for reaching the semi-finals at the Wimbledon under 14 Invitational Singles, having topped her group even though she was a year younger than most of the other players.

10. Alfie Hewett - for winning the Wimbledon Wheelchair Mens singles title for the first time, on Court 1 and going back to world ranked number 1 as a result. Completing his career grand slam in the process. Also won the doubles title in the process with partner Gordon Reid

11. Hugo Coquelin - for gaining his first ever ranking point in the ITF tournament at Nottingham

Just a week left for July Pom nominations - remember , anyone can nominate at any time. Just take the last list and add a name and a supporting reason.

Nominations close next Sunday. Looks likely we will have just one single vote this month.

Bit of a short list this month despite Wimbledon. So I'm adding Mimi as the standout player at Nottingham (IMO)

1. Sonay Kartal - as a qualifier beating Sorana Cirstea WR29 in R1 of Wimbledon, who was nearly 200 places above her in rankings. Followed that up by beating Clara Burel WR45 in R2

2. Jake Fearnley - for winning his first grand slam singles match in straight sets, beating a player nearly 100 places above him in the rankings and earning a rankings rise of around 50 places. And for taking a set off Novak Djokovic in the second round

3. Sir Andy Murray - for working his butt off just to get out there on court and play alongside his brother. Result doesn't matter. The man is a legend. Enough said.

4. Harriet Dart - for making the 3rd round of Wimbledon, equalling her best performance at a GS, beating Katie for only the second time in 7 meetings (previously only in 2018) and potentially securing a new CH of 81 after Wimbledon.

5. Marcus Willis and Alicia Barnett - for beating the 8th seeds and three times grand slam champions Dodig and Chan and on court One and did it with style. Reached the QF stage before bowing out on centre court. What a chance that was to play on a big court and they took it!

6. Dylan Davies (age 16) - for winning the singles AND the doubles titles in Dublin, in the J30, never having won a tournament before

7. Mark Ceban - for reaching the third round of the Wimbledon Boys tournament as a wild card at just 15 years old. His two victories included a first-round defeat of the 5th seed.

8. Mr Patten (H) - Wimbledon Mens Doubles Champion, 2024 with partner, Harri H, the happiest man in Finland! - unseeded, beat 4 seeded pairs on the way to the title (including two pairs who were top in the year-end race at the time). Wins over Skupski/ Venus and Purcell/ Thompson in semi final and final were outstanding. 28 year old Henry will rise from 42 to 17 in post Wimbledon rankings.

9. Megan Knight - for reaching the semi-finals at the Wimbledon under 14 Invitational Singles, having topped her group even though she was a year younger than most of the other players.

10. Alfie Hewett - for winning the Wimbledon Wheelchair Mens singles title for the first time, on Court 1 and going back to world ranked number 1 as a result. Completing his career grand slam in the process. Also won the doubles title in the process with partner Gordon Reid

11. Hugo Coquelin - for gaining his first ever ranking point in the ITF tournament at Nottingham

12. Mingge Xu (Mimi) - for reaching the singles semi and doubles final (with Katie Swan). Beat Marni WR242 and Anita Raina WR263 before giving Heather a tight match in the SF. Mimi and Katie beat the experienced doubles pair of Maddy and Beth in the SF and and only lost the final in the MTB 8-10

1. Sonay Kartal - as a qualifier beating Sorana Cirstea WR29 in R1 of Wimbledon, who was nearly 200 places above her in rankings. Followed that up by beating Clara Burel WR45 in R2

2. Jake Fearnley - for winning his first grand slam singles match in straight sets, beating a player nearly 100 places above him in the rankings and earning a rankings rise of around 50 places. And for taking a set off Novak Djokovic in the second round

3. Sir Andy Murray - for working his butt off just to get out there on court and play alongside his brother. Result doesn't matter. The man is a legend. Enough said.

4. Harriet Dart - for making the 3rd round of Wimbledon, equalling her best performance at a GS, beating Katie for only the second time in 7 meetings (previously only in 2018) and potentially securing a new CH of 81 after Wimbledon.

5. Marcus Willis/Alicia Barnett - for beating the 8th seeds and three times grand slam champions Dodig and Chan and on court One and did it with style. Reached the QF stage before bowing out on centre court. What a chance that was to play on a big court and they took it!

6. Dylan Davies (age 16) - for winning the singles AND the doubles titles in Dublin, in the J30, never having won a tournament before

7. Mark Ceban - for reaching the third round of the Wimbledon Boys tournament as a wild card at just 15 years old. His two victories included a first-round defeat of the 5th seed.

8. Henry Patten - Wimbledon Mens Doubles Champion, 2024 with partner, Harri H, the happiest man in Finland! - unseeded, beat 4 seeded pairs on the way to the title (including two pairs who were top in the year-end race at the time). Wins over Skupski/ Venus and Purcell/ Thompson in semi final and final were outstanding. 28 year old Henry will rise from 42 to 17 in post Wimbledon rankings.

9. Megan Knight - for reaching the semi-finals at the Wimbledon under 14 Invitational Singles, having topped her group even though she was a year younger than most of the other players.

10. Alfie Hewett - for winning the Wimbledon Wheelchair Mens singles title for the first time, on Court 1 and going back to world ranked number 1 as a result. Completing his career grand slam in the process. Also won the doubles title in the process with partner Gordon Reid

11. Hugo Coquelin - for gaining his first ever ranking point in the ITF tournament at Nottingham

12. Mingge Xu (Mimi) - for reaching the singles semi and doubles final (with Katie Swan). Beat Marni WR242 and Anita Raina WR263 before giving Heather a tight match in the SF. Mimi and Katie beat the experienced doubles pair of Maddy and Beth in the SF and and only lost the final in the MTB 8-10

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 Just tidied up . 

Tanaqui wrote:

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Good call on the nomination for Mimi, TA. Is that for the Nottingham W50? (I've been pretty busy for the last week or so and haven't been following results as closely as usual.)

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 Yes, sorry, should have said. I'd edit the post, but JonH has tidied the thread already.