Joshua Milton

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Joshua Milton
Joshua Milton 2, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg
Country (sports) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Born (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 (age 35)
Cardiff, Wales
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$141,390
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 284 (22 June 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q2 (2009, 2015)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 498 (25 July 2011)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q1 (2010)

Joshua Milton (born 14 October 1989) is a British tennis coach and former professional player. [1] Based in San Diego, Milton has been the traveling coach of Dan Evans. [2] As a player he was a Welsh number one and represented Wales at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. [3] [4] [5]

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Biography

Born in Cardiff, Milton was a student at Stanwell School in Penarth and lived in the village of Rhoose. [6]

Tennis career

Milton won eight ITF Circuit titles during his career, five in singles and three in doubles. [7] [8] He participated in the singles qualifying draw at the Wimbledon Championships on five occasions, twice reaching the second round. [9] [10] On the ATP Tour he also made several qualifying appearances, including at the 2016 Indian Wells Masters. [11]

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Milton had a second round win over Ross Hutchins of England, before falling to number-two seed Peter Luczak at the quarter-finals stage, in three sets. [12] [13] With partner Chris Lewis he was also a quarter-finalist in the doubles. [14]

In 2011 he became the first Welshman since Gerald Battrick in the 1970s to reach the top-four in the British rankings. [15]

In 2016, he recorded his best ever result in an ATP Challenger Tour event in Bangkok, reaching the Quarter-Final as a qualifier, before finally being defeated by former top-10 star Mikhail Youzhny. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tennis: Big reward for Cardiff's Josh Milton". WalesOnline . 7 January 2011.
  2. ↑ Briggs, Simon (20 August 2019). "Andy Murray contemplates dropping down to Challenger level to build up match fitness". The Telegraph .
  3. ↑ Woolford, Anthony (28 July 2009). "Tennis: First victory gained for young Milton". WalesOnline.
  4. ↑ "Wales double tennis team at Games". BBC News . 15 September 2010.
  5. ↑ "Tennis: Milton in Delhi mission". WalesOnline. 31 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Tennis ace Josh flies the flag for Wales". Barry And District News. 2 September 2010.
  7. ↑ Woolford, Anthony (10 August 2010). "Tennis: Josh a smash hit in AEGON". WalesOnline.
  8. ↑ "Vale tennis star Josh Miltons wins Croatia title". Penarth Times . 24 February 2011.
  9. ↑ Blanche, Phil (15 June 2009). "Tennis: Milton dreaming of Wimbledon after Sidorenko upset". WalesOnline.
  10. ↑ Griffiths, Gareth (22 June 2015). "Welsh tennis star Joshua Milton and fellow Brit Dan Evans win Wimbledon qualifying matches". WalesOnline.
  11. ↑ Burton, Alex (9 March 2016). "Indian Wells: Men's Qualifying First Round sees progress for seeds including Austin Krajicek and Andrey Rublev". Ubitennis.
  12. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2010: Tennis results". BBC News. 30 September 2010.
  13. ↑ Ja, Crystal (7 October 2010). "Aussies eye golden tennis double". The Sydney Morning Herald .
  14. ↑ Griffiths, Gareth (6 October 2010). "Commonwealth Games day three round-up". WalesOnline.
  15. ↑ "Milton moves fourth in GB tennis". BBC Sport . 29 March 2011.
  16. ↑ "Joshua Milton | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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