The Rankings Thread (ATP)

[Front242]

Well he was playing well till the match against Dimitrov so it's not like he was that off his game. Presume the bookies are just calling the Wimbledon loss a poor match and nothing more or they'd hardly have him second favourite for the US Open.

 

[Front242]

Troicki is making good progress in the rankings. Up to 468 now and when he returned he was ranked around 400+ lower than that.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Troicki is making good progress in the rankings. Up to 468 now and when he returned he was ranked around 400+ lower than that.

It is lot easier to move from 800 to 400 than it is to move from 200 to 100.

 

[Front242]

^ True but he's doing well all the same and beaten some decent players already since he's returned.

 

[TennisFanatic7]

Got to give him some credit as he could have done a lot worse than he has, but the real test, as GSM says, is getting back in the top 100.

 

[Front242]

Quite sure he will.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

With Cincy points removed, Milos is 895 points ahead of Murray and Grigor is 560 points
ahead of Murray. So, for all practical purposes, Murray will not be getting a top 8 seeding
unless Rafa withdraws from USO.

 

[Fiero425]

With Cincy points removed, Milos is 895 points ahead of Murray and Grigor is 560 points
ahead of Murray. So, for all practical purposes, Murray will not be getting a top 8 seeding
unless Rafa withdraws from USO.

I wouldn't be surprised if he did take a powder! After winning another French Open, Rafa isn't beyond discounting the rest of the season! He knows he can only go down in the rankings anyway when having to defend so many points from last year! :nono :angel:

 

[herios]

With Cincy points removed, Milos is 895 points ahead of Murray and Grigor is 560 points
ahead of Murray. So, for all practical purposes, Murray will not be getting a top 8 seeding
unless Rafa withdraws from USO.

I wouldn't be surprised if he did take a powder! After winning another French Open, Rafa isn't beyond discounting the rest of the season! He knows he can only go down in the rankings anyway when having to defend so many points from last year! :nono :angel:

Tell this to Kieran

 

[Fiero425]

With Cincy points removed, Milos is 895 points ahead of Murray and Grigor is 560 points
ahead of Murray. So, for all practical purposes, Murray will not be getting a top 8 seeding
unless Rafa withdraws from USO.

I wouldn't be surprised if he did take a powder! After winning another French Open, Rafa isn't beyond discounting the rest of the season! He knows he can only go down in the rankings anyway when having to defend so many points from last year! :nono :angel:

Tell this to Kieran

He should be aware enough to know before I mentioned it! I'm just venting since I can't stand the guy; gloating a little! :lolz: :snigger :laydownlaughing :angel: How people think this guy is anywhere near being "The GOAT" is beyond me! Doesn't defend any title off of clay, takes vacations when other players are working hard the entire year, and disappears altogether for months at a time; supposedly with a serious injury! :nono :cry :angel:

 

[Kieran]

Gloating cos the guy is injured... :nono

 

[Fiero425]

Gloating cos the guy is injured... :nono

Spare me the victimhood! He ain't dying! More a gloat over his being totally inept at defending titles off of clay! He still has a chance at the USO, but I doubt it! Will probably be upset if he plays! :angel:

 

[Kieran]

Nah, you were BS-ing...

 

[Riotbeard]

How people think this guy is anywhere near being "The GOAT" is beyond me!

You are just being silly. How can he be anywhere near being the goat? By having the most masters titles of all time, and being tied for the second most slams of all time. I neither believe in the goat concept nor that rafa is yet the "goat", but he is about as near goat you can be, without being Federer.

Get real Fiero. Gloat by all means, but be honest.

 

[Fiero425]

How people think this guy is anywhere near being "The GOAT" is beyond me!

You are just being silly. How can he be anywhere near being the goat? By having the most masters titles of all time, and being tied for the second most slams of all time. I neither believe in the goat concept nor that rafa is yet the "goat", but he is about as near goat you can be, without being Federer.

Get real Fiero. Gloat by all means, but be honest.

Some believe he's the GOAT already because he "owns" Federer; esp. on clay! After all is said and done, we might see Nole owning him; catching up fast! No one has been as successful against Rafa as Djokovic, winning every way you can on clay, in majors, straight sets, and 2 big streaks! Roger never has been that effective against him!

 

[Riotbeard]

How people think this guy is anywhere near being "The GOAT" is beyond me!

You are just being silly. How can he be anywhere near being the goat? By having the most masters titles of all time, and being tied for the second most slams of all time. I neither believe in the goat concept nor that rafa is yet the "goat", but he is about as near goat you can be, without being Federer.

Get real Fiero. Gloat by all means, but be honest.

Some believe he's the GOAT already because he "owns" Federer; esp. on clay! After all is said and done, we might see Nole owning him; catching up fast! No one has been as successful against Rafa as Djokovic, winning every way you can on clay, in majors, straight sets, and 2 big streaks! Roger never has been that effective against him!

Novak fan here, but irrelevant. The point is rafa deserves credit for being great. He is, he deserves it, so give it to him. I don't like him either, but you are lying to yourself if you don't believe he is in the top 5 all time, probably number 2, and at least in converstation for #1 goat.

 

[herios]

New career high as of Aug. 11:

36. Pablo Cuevas 28y
56. Jack Sock 21y
58. Nick Kyrgios 19y
79. Victor Estrella Burgos 34y
81. Diego Schwatzman 21y

 

[herios]

I expect Andy 2 come on strong in the USA & take a higher ranking than he has now.Word is Andy back on his game,Nole & others watch out.

JW Tsonga did not get this memo

 

[GameSetAndMath]

If Federer wins USO, he will rise to #2 ranking.

 

[herios]

New career high ranking as of Aug. 18:

49. Steve Johnson 24y
55. Jack Sock 21y
80. Diego Schwatzman 21y

I have predicted a few weeks ago that Johnson and Sock are bound to be top 50 players soon. Johnson has made it, Sock will be next, surely. They are now competing for those DC team spots.