The Rankings Thread (ATP)

[PhiEaglesfan712]

Sinner's been far & away the best player if results are the only dynamic! It isn't as cut & dry w/ a WADA investigation hanging over his head! Carlos needs to "pull back" a lit'l to make his results more consistent! I guess winning China Open helped, but his results in the FALL have reminded me of Nadal's; totally spent going into the YEC! Sinner & Alcaraz have officially taken over it seems as they're making final after final! Time may have run out on The Lost Gen II, w/ Sascha, Stefanos, Dom, & Daniil! They had their chances only taking 2 majors, 4 YEC's, & an Olympic Gold medal between the 4 of them OTTH! Carlos could get his CGS very early in his career by taking Aussie next yr.! Normally the FO is the 1 major needed to complete this feat! Very impressive start!

2005 was the only year when Rafa really overdid it. He was a developing 19-year-old, who was playing at every tournament (and pretty much winning them all). He should have cut back after the US Open, but I don't blame him. I blame the ATP for putting meaningless tournaments in between the US Open and YEC. The YEC should take place immediately after the US Open and those tournaments can start a new season following the break. It would provide a much longer ramp-up to the Australian Open, which would be good for the players.

 

[shawnbm]

Rankings points are what they are. Everyone complains when a Slam winner drops below a non-slam winner.

I always have

 

[shawnbm]

If you win two majors in a year that is pretty incredible stuff. Does not happen often except for top tier ATGs.

 

[El Dude]

Rankings points are what they are. Everyone complains when a Slam winner drops below a non-slam winner.

I'm not complaining, just pointing it out - and that it is rather unusual, especially for a guy with two Slams vs. zero.

 

[El Dude]

If you win two majors in a year that is pretty incredible stuff. Does not happen often except for top tier ATGs.

Yep. Just 16 players have done it in the Open Era, the worst being Vilas and Courier. Edberg is the only no-contest ATG that didn't do it. Only 8 have done it more than once.

4-Slam winners:
1 Laver

3-Slam winners:
4 Djokovic
3 Federer
1 Connors, Wilander, Nadal


2+ Slam winners:
7 Djokovic
6 Federer, Nadal
4 Sampras
3 Borg
2 Connors, McEnroe, Lendl
1 Newcombe, Vilas, Wilander, Becker, Courier, Agassi, Alcaraz, Sinner

 

[El Dude]

It is also interesting to note that two seasons of 2+ plans seems to separate the "inner circle greats" from the rest.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

ATP Top Ten, Monday 4th November,
1. Sinner 11,330
2. Zverev 7, 715 (+1)
3. Alcaraz 7,2010 (-1)
4. Medvedev 5, 230 (+1)
5. Djokovic 5,210 (-1)
6. Frtiz 4,300
7. Ruud 3,855 (+1)
8. Alex de Minaur 3,745 (+2)
9. Rublev 3,720 (-2)
10. Dimitrov 3,340 (-1)

 

[Moxie]

I'm not complaining, just pointing it out - and that it is rather unusual, especially for a guy with two Slams vs. zero.

Oh, I know you weren't complaining...just pointing out how he got there. Mine was a stray remark, for general purposes.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Casper Ruud, Alex de Minaur, Andrey Rublev have claimed and qualified the final 3 singles spots ATP Finals, Turin., they will join Sinner, Zverev, Alcaraz, Medvedev and Fritz
Novak Djokovic unable to compete due to injury.

 

[Moxie]

Casper Ruud, Alex de Minaur, Andrey Rublev have claimed and qualified the final 3 singles spots ATP Finals, Turin., they will join Sinner, Zverev, Alcaraz, Medvedev and Fritz
Novak Djokovic unable to compete due to injury.

What injury? I thought he just didn't really want to bother.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

What injury? I thought he just didn't really want to bother.

I believe it is his knee ?, he stated ongoing injury. When he withdrew from Paris, I didnt think he would compete in the finals