2025 ATP General News

[MargaretMcAleer]

This came out of nowhere, Draper breaks Rublev, whose serve let him down
Draper will serve for the 2nd set 6-5
Good service game from Draper 75 2nd set
Going 3

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Wow Rublev is looking to hand Draper a bagel in the 3rd set, leads 5-0
Bagel avoided!
Rublev will serve for the match 5-1

 

[El Dude]

Draper looks to be capped as a 10-15 guy, who might dip into the lower half of the top 10. I could see him sneaking in a Masters, though, especially in the "Coric-Popyrin era."

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Draper looks to be capped as a 10-15 guy, who might dip into the lower half of the top 10. I could see him sneaking in a Masters, though, especially in the "Coric-Popyrin era."

Agree, what is his ELO rating one of my commies who is British said some unbelievable ELO rating

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Rublev d Draper 75 57 61
This is Rublevs 17th ATP title and he now extends his H2H 4-0 against Draper
This is Rublevs 2nd Doha title

 

[Moxie]

Great job, Rublev!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Great job, Rublev!

I also liked the way he handled his emotions all week, good to see

 

[El Dude]

Agree, what is his ELO rating one of my commies who is British said some unbelievable ELO rating

Before the tournament it was 2021 according to Tennis Abstract, or #6. He's probably a few points above that now and has passed Grigor for #5.

(Note that TA's Elo is lower than UTS...and there is another version or two out there. I tend to use TA because it is updated weekly, while UTS seems to be on a once-a-year schedule. Plus, Jeff Sackmann is sort of the God of Tennis Analytics, so I'm guessing his formula is a touch more accurate than UTS, but haven't dived into the differences).

 

[El Dude]

That said (re: my assertion that he's more of a Masters-level champion), he does seem to be a candidate to go on a micro-Stanimal run at some point. There might be another octave, in other words. But as of right now, I put him in the same general group as Ruud, De Minaur, and Paul...solid second tier guys that that are more Slam darkhorses than candidates.

 

[mrzz]

Rublev d Draper 75 57 61
This is Rublevs 17th ATP title and he now extends his H2H 4-0 against Draper
This is Rublevs 2nd Doha title

YYYYYEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS

 

[mrzz]

Rublev wo-on, cheater lo-ost, nananana naa!!!

Stay tuned for more super mature commentary!

 

[El Dude]

Rublev wo-on, cheater lo-ost, nananana naa!!!

Stay tuned for more super mature commentary!

Draper is gay?

 

[mrzz]

Draper is gay?

No idea about that, it is just that my inner 5 years old took over. Don´t worry, the 11 years one will shortly be back in charge.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Waiting for mrzz to find his 11 year old self
Draper will rise to a career high No 12, regardless of his 'collapse' in the 3rd set, he should not be having struggling, fitness issues, this was a best of 3 match.
Draper is also entered in Dubai tournament which starts shortly

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

ATP500 Rio,
SFs,
Saturday 22nd February
S.Baez (5) vs LL C.Ugo Carabelli
A.Muller vs F.Comensana

BTW in this tournament Zverev was in a winning position and let it slip, Commensana defeated him in 3 sets in the QFs

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Results of SFs at ATP500 Rio,
Baez (5) d LL Ugo Carabelli 36 61 61
Muller d Comensana 75 67(3) 63

Mens Singles Final ATP500 Rio Open,
Sunday 23rd February
A.Muller vs Baez (5)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BTW Draper has withdrawn from Dubai, stating he needs to address physical issues.
Dubai Update:
OUT: Draper
IN: LL

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Andrey Rublev credited his mental approach after beating Jack Draper 75 57 61 to win the Qatar Open for the second time on Sunday.
"I was really good mentally and didn't let frustration get over me" Rublev said
"As soon as I was frustrated I was able to restart again and I was able to play at the same intensity.Thats the most important thing:".
( source AP tennis. https//apnews/com/hub/tennis)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Taylor Fritz has withdrawn from the Mexican Open after injury setback.Fritz said he's been struggling with an abdominal injury, during the whole stretch after the AO. Fritz will now focus on his recovery, as an important part of the calendar is coming up IW and Miami

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

ATP500 Acapulco 24th February - 1 March,
Top seed Zverev faces a tough draw, after leading in his last 2 events on the clay in his matches, he let them slip and was defeated before getting to the final in both events
Zverev faces Matteo Arnaldi in his 1st rd match, then will meet Shapovalov in the 2nd rd, if he wins both matches could meet Cam Norrie ( former top ten player)
Kecmanovic, Machac Mensik are potential QF opponents.4th seed Rune or Shelton 5th seed, are seeded to play Zverev in the SFs

In the bottom half of the draw, Ruud No 2 begins against Rinderknech and is seeded to play Tiafoe in the QF. Ruud advanced to the title match in Mexico last season and is chasing his first title of the year. 3rd seed Paul is in the same section as Musetti.Both start against a qualifier
Musetti has just withdrew and a LL will take his place