2024 ATP General News

[MargaretMcAleer]

AO Update:
OUT: Ofner
IN: Fearnley

 

[Moxie]

Jon Wertheim linked to this in his recent mailbag. I had realized how much pain Juan Martín del Potro lives with. It's really very sad.

âNightmareâ: Juan MartÃn del Potro lives with daily pain after tennis career

Former US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro has detailed the toll injuries took on his career and the pain he still experiences in his everyday life

www.theguardian.com

 

[Fiero425]

Jon Wertheim linked to this in his recent mailbag. I had realized how much pain Juan Martín del Potro lives with. It's really very sad.

âNightmareâ: Juan MartÃn del Potro lives with daily pain after tennis career

Former US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro has detailed the toll injuries took on his career and the pain he still experiences in his everyday life

www.theguardian.com

I feel fortunate that I didn't have as many problems as some w/ aches & pains! I had a little tennis elbow back in the 70's, pulled a stomach muscle or 3 over-servng, a shoulder ache here & there, w/ the most annoying issue getting cramps (Charlie-horse) due to dehyration!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jon Wertheim linked to this in his recent mailbag. I had realized how much pain Juan Martín del Potro lives with. It's really very sad.

âNightmareâ: Juan MartÃn del Potro lives with daily pain after tennis career

Former US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro has detailed the toll injuries took on his career and the pain he still experiences in his everyday life

www.theguardian.com

I didnt realize how much pain Del Potro still suffers to this very day, hopefully he can find a better pain management program in the future, sad way to end a tennis career

 

[Moxie]

I feel fortunate that I didn't have as many problems as some w/ aches & pains! I had a little tennis elbow back in the 70's, pulled a stomach muscle or 3 over-servng, a shoulder ache here & there, w/ the most annoying issue getting cramps (Charlie-horse) due to dehyration!

I got some of @the AntiPusher's yellow mustard for the cramps. It seems to help! Anyway, you are lucky not to have more long-term affects, since you seemed to play a lot of serious tennis for a long time. But you didn't hit a FH like JMDP, I dare to guess. But it's bad luck on him, too.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Dominic Thiem has been awarded " Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award for 2024" ( for his passion and interest in sustainability and helping educate people about it )

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

ATP Coach of the Year ( voted by fellow ATP coaches) is Michael Russell, after guiding Taylor Fritz to the USO final, and a career best high of No 4 ( highest year end finish by an American in the ATP rankings since James Blake in 2006).
Russell is the first American man to win the ATP Coach of the Year Award in the nine years since the tour added the distinction to its year end awards

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Newcomer of the Year Award (selected by fellow players), is Jakub Mensik.
Mensik entered the Top 100 for the first time and made the biggest impact on the ATP Tour during the season, with Mensik climbing inside the Top 50, reaching a career high of No 48, in the ATP rankings.
Mensik will compete in the upcoming NEXT Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah where the Top 20 and under players will compete from 18-22 December.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Lucas Pouille receives the French wild card for the AO, but he will most likely not need it, as he is the second alternate at the moment.
Personally I hope they end up giving it to Gasquet to play one last AO.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Main wild cards into AO 2025 from Tennis Australia, more main draw wild cards and wild card entries to the qualifying tournament to be announced soon
James McCabe ( AUS)
Tristan Schoolkate (AUS)
Li Tu (AUS)
Stan Wawrinka ( SUI)
American wild card reciprocal Nishesh Basavareddy
Asia Pacific wild card Kasidit Samrej

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Grigor Dimitrov wins the 2024 Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award ( this award is voted by fellow players)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

ATP 2024 Tournament Award Winners,
1000 Indian Wells
500 Queens Club
250 Doha

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

NEXTGen ATP Finals 18-22 December,

Blue Group,
Fils
Mensik
Tien
Fonseca

Red Group
Michelsen
Shang
Van Assche
Basavareddy
Landaluce and Rocha are the alternates
From Wednesday to Sunday ( a vary rare Arab tournament with a Sunday final )

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Cruz Hewitt, 16 year old, ( son of Lleyton Hewitt ) has received AO qualifying wild card.In 1997 15 year old Lleyton Hewitt received a AO qualifying wild card into the AO
Rei Sakamotoa (JAP) 2024 AO Junior champion,
7 remaining AO Qualifying wild cards went to Australian players,
Marc Polmans, Matthew Dellavedova, Blake Ellis, Edward Winter, Dan Sweeny, Pavle Marinkov, Hayden Jones.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

18 yo old Fonseca defeated top seed Fils 3-4 (9) 4-2, 4-1 14 41 to start hss ATP NEXT Gen Finals campaign
He has 2 top 50 wins in his career, both over Fils
3 of the 4 top seeds lost today in Jeddah.

 

[mrzz]

18 yo old Fonseca defeated top seed Fils 3-4 (9) 4-2, 4-1 14 41 to start hss ATP NEXT Gen Finals campaign
He has 2 top 50 wins in his career, both over Fils
3 of the 4 top seeds lost today in Jeddah.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Fils, top seed in the NEXT GEN Finals, scored an impressive win against Mensik 4-2, 4-3(4) 4-2, he bounced back quickly from his 5 set defeat to Joao Fonseca yesterday ( Wednesday).
Jakub Mensik was asked to do an anti- doping test during the match, not before, not after but right in the middle of the match, when he went for a toilet break
The umpire said this should not have happened - mid match. I am at a loss for words!!!!!

Fonseca d Tien 4-0, 4-0, 1-4, 4-2, one of the youngest ever players to qualify for the event, to reach the SFs as the Blue Group Winner
Mensik is eliminated.
Tien vs Fils tomorrow for 2nd place


Rafa Nadal will arrive in Jeddah on Friday to visit NEXT GEB ATP Finals. As Saudi Tennis Federation Ambassador he will spend two days and will also participate on various meetings in schools and tennis clubs

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jack Draper has withdrawn from the United Cup to represent GBR due to a hip injury he sustained in pre season, he will fly to Melbourne later this month.

 

[Moxie]

Fils, top seed in the NEXT GEN Finals, scored an impressive win against Mensik 4-2, 4-3(4) 4-2, he bounced back quickly from his 5 set defeat to Joao Fonseca yesterday ( Wednesday).
Jakub Mensik was asked to do an anti- doping test during the match, not before, not after but right in the middle of the match, when he went for a toilet break
The umpire said this should not have happened - mid match. I am at a loss for words!!!!!

Fonseca d Tien 4-0, 4-0, 1-4, 4-2, one of the youngest ever players to qualify for the event, to reach the SFs as the Blue Group Winner
Mensik is eliminated.
Tien vs Fils tomorrow for 2nd place


Rafa Nadal will arrive in Jeddah on Friday to visit NEXT GEB ATP Finals. As Saudi Tennis Federation Ambassador he will spend two days and will also participate on various meetings in schools and tennis clubs

That seems outrageous, testing Mensik mid-match. Fils looked good today, as did Fonseca. Only saw the end of Michelson.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

That seems outrageous, testing Mensik mid-match. Fils looked good today, as did Fonseca. Only saw the end of Michelson.

TC were discussing why they made Mensik mid match have a testing, commentators could not believe they made Mensik have a testing mid match, before or after a match is reasonable, I feel the umpire should take this further and ask why mid match, even he said it was not reasonable.
Fils did look better today in his match, Fonseca is just great to watch when he plays at this level, his fhand was on fire in the match