2022 ATP General News

[Jelenafan]

Gonna miss that crazy grumpy German....

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Nick Kyrgios, formly with IMG, is the first athlete to sign with Naomi Osaka and Stuart Duguid new agency Evolve.
( not surprising as Nick as previously been represented by agent Stuart Duguid).

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Retired tennis player David Ferrer was appointed tournament director of the Davis Cup finals, Ferrer replaces Albert Costa, who held the position since 2019.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The cities for the Laver Cup 2023 and 2024 have been announced......Vancouver and Berlin respectively

 

[Kieran]

The cities for the Laver Cup 2023 and 2024 have been announced......Vancouver and Berlin respectively

Great. Remind me to never visit them places…

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Great. Remind me to never visit them places…

I happen to like Berlin....great for the Arts btw....maybe not in 2024 though

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Philipp Kohlschreiber loses at Wimbledon QR2, retires from tennis, Philipp has the most remarkable 'blue eyes' I have seen, his bhand wasnt too shaby either.Phillip said he would retire from tennis after Wimbledon, his retirement came early.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Andy Murray will make his Laver Cup debut, representing Team Europe at the O2 in London, from September 23-25, 2022.

 

[Moxie]

Australia lifts vaccine requirement to entry, lifting Novak's hopes for next year.

Novak Djokovic's huge boost as Australia opens door for return

The 2023 Australian Open could be back on the agenda for Novak Djokovic after a key federal government decision. Read more here.

au.sports.yahoo.com

 

[Fiero425]

Australia lifts vaccine requirement to entry, lifting Novak's hopes for next year.

Novak Djokovic's huge boost as Australia opens door for return

The 2023 Australian Open could be back on the agenda for Novak Djokovic after a key federal government decision. Read more here.

au.sports.yahoo.com

As I said a few wks ago, Novak's ranking'll continue to plummet, then next season he w/b the most dangerous WC/Floater in history of tennis!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Australia lifts vaccine requirement to entry, lifting Novak's hopes for next year.

Novak Djokovic's huge boost as Australia opens door for return

The 2023 Australian Open could be back on the agenda for Novak Djokovic after a key federal government decision. Read more here.

au.sports.yahoo.com

Novak has been banned for 3 years, regardless if we have lifted our vaccination requirements of entry, Novak was deported, he still has to give our Immigration officials, most importantly our Immigration Minister, why he should be given a new visa, so Novak's hopes for next year at the AO is no guarantee.

 

[don_fabio]

This is good news for Novak, there is a chance now to play AO 23.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

This is good news for Novak, there is a chance now to play AO 23.

I would not bet on it....he was deported from our country, he has to submit a very good reason why our Immigration Minister should give him a new visa, he left our country not in a good light, and surrounded by controversy, people here were glad to see him deported.

 

[don_fabio]

I would not bet on it....he was deported from our country, he has to submit a very good reason why our Immigration Minister should give him a new visa, he left our country not in a good light, and surrounded by controversy, people here were glad to see him deported.

I know. Let's see, hoping for the best.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Andy Murray and FAA have both received wild cards for next weeks grass court tournament ATP250 Newport tournament

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Novak has been banned for 3 years, regardless if we have lifted our vaccination requirements of entry, Novak was deported, he still has to give our Immigration officials, most importantly our Immigration Minister, why he should be given a new visa, so Novak's hopes for next year at the AO is no guarantee.

Qantas our Australian national carrier will not allow anyone on their flights outward bound or inward bound to Australia without a COVID vaccine passport.

 

[Moxie]

This is good news for Novak, there is a chance now to play AO 23.

TBH, I think there has always been the notion of a chance, because his ban can get waived. This does add extra reason to waive it. But I take @MargaretMcAleer's point above, which is that he wasn't deported, in the end, for not being vaccinated, but for being a threat to health and good order in Australia, because of his position. There is also the fact that there was a false statement on his visa paperwork. And Margaret just posted that Qantas still requires vaccination, which means the conversation for Australians is far from over. There is also the court of public sentiment, which politicians will care about. Giving Novak a let-off from a 3-year ban, given all of the above, is not likely to be that popular in Australia, unless a lot of things change in the next 5 months. Maybe Margaret and @Chris Koziarz and anyone else in Oz can tell me if I'm wrong on that, or give us a clearer bead.

 

[Jelenafan]

As I said a few wks, Novak's ranking will continue to plummet, then next season he w/b the most dangerous WC/Floater in history of tennis!

After Wimbledon and the dropping of his 2000 championship points Novak will be 7th in the computer rankings , with 4770 points. Losing USO SF will bring him down to 3570 points , still good for 9th place. At best if he can defend other points, what with Zverev injured Novak could conceivably still be seeded top 8 in Oz if they allow him to play there. At worst he could be seeded between 12 and 16 at Oz. However to start 2023 his points won't have dipped so down that he would not be seeded in most tournaments.

 

[Fiero425]

After Wimbledon and the dropping of his 2000 championship points Novak will be 7th in the computer rankings , with 4770 points. Losing USO SF will bring him down to 3570 points , still good for 9th place. At best if he can defend other points, what with Zverev injured Novak could conceivably still be seeded top 8 in Oz if they allow him to play there. At worst he could be seeded between 12 and 16 at Oz. However to start 2023 his points won't have dipped so down that he would not be seeded in most tournaments.

So you think he might still have a chance to make the YEC in November? I wasn't sure thinking without defending USO points and probably not motivated enough to win Paris Indoor again, I thought Novak might drop out of sight in the rankings! I really haven't looked at it that closely!

 

[Jelenafan]

So you think he might still have a chance to make the YEC in November? I wasn't sure thinking without defending USO points and probably not motivated enough to win Paris Indoor again, I thought Novak might drop out of sight in the rankings! I really haven't looked at it that closely!

Fiero, that's a tough one to call. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if Novak wins Wimbledon doesn't that give him an automatic entry into the YEC at Turin? What make things more difficult it that there is no China swing, I"m assuming he can't play the Cincinatti and Canada Masters in the fall, where Novak could have possibly picked up some points. Now regarding defending Paris Masters, I would hope not losing yet another 1000 points would be motivation enough.