RANKINGI ATP

[Barty]

Ale o co chodzi? Będzie YE#1 z tego co zostało rozegrane, bo jak inaczej?

To tak jakby po 8 kolejkach przyznać komuś mistrza kraju.

Trochę co innego, tenis to sport indywidualny, gdyby w skokach czy narciarstwie alpejskim rozegrano 10 zawodów to pewnie najlepszy by otrzymał Kryształową kulę.

Znów wracamy do tematu istotności tej nagrody, która jest znacznie mniej ważna niż Kryształowa Kula czy wygrana liga. Więc generalnie to jeden z mniejszych problemów dla tenisa w tym roku.

[Damian]

Remembering Rios' Rise To No. 1

Spoiler:

Twenty two years ago, a Latin American of great style and flair played some of the best tennis of his career to win a title double and become World No. 1

Editor's Note: ATPTour.com is resurfacing features to bring fans closer to their favourite players during the current suspension in tournament play. This story was originally published on 30 March 2018.

Pete Sampras held a slender lead in the FedEx ATP Rankings, such that as the world’s best players hit U.S. soil in March 1998, more than 10 players with a decent run in the California and Florida sunshine, could, theoretically, have risen to No. 1. Marcelo Rios, the exquisitely talented Chilean, whose popularity in his homeland was second only to footballer Marcelo Salas, was one such player at No. 7 on the professional tennis ladder. Rios, on 2,777 points, sat 939 points behind World No. 1 Pete Sampras, who, for much of the past five years, had been the sport’s leader.

In the space of 20 extraordinary days, as many years ago, the pony-tailed Rios harnessed not only his natural talent, but also a so-far untapped mental resolve to play some of the best tennis of his career and capture the Indian Wells-Miami title double. A feat achieved, at that point, by only a trio of Americans: Jim Courier (1991), Michael Chang (1992) and Sampras (1994). Andre Agassi (2001), Roger Federer (2005-06, ’17) and Novak Djokovic (2011, 2014-16) have since completed the ‘Sunshine Double’.

In doing so, Rios, who had been junior World No. 1 as a 17-year-old, rose to the summit of the professional game on 30 March 1998. “One of my goals was to be No. 1 in the juniors,” Rios told ATPTour.com. “I think it was a big step going from junior to professional, but in my first year I already broke into the Top 100 and aged 22 I became No. 1. Everything was really fast.” At 5’9”, Rios was the first Latin American and also the shortest of the 14 players (in 1998) to have led men’s professional tennis since 1973.

“Sampras had been No. 1 for a long time, most of the past five years, so it was a big achievement to win two ‘Super 9’ [now ATP Masters 1000s] in a row beating great players. Beating Agassi in Miami, his own country, was obviously one of my the best matches that I always will remember.”

Speaking to ATPTour.com, former World No. 1 Stefan Edberg admitted, “I actually practised with him quite a few times. I can remember he surprised me a lot in the way he was striking the ball. He was very quick and very talented. He had a great streak, when he played some fantastic tennis, and was very gifted to watch.”

Another former World No. 1, Carlos Moya, recalled to ATPTour.com, “He was a different player, you could see that from the first moment you saw him on court. He was probably the most talented player I ever saw. You could enjoy watching him a lot. He was great for tennis, had a different style of playing and was very talented."

Fleet of foot, striking first and imposing his baseline game, the sport’s most naturally gifted competitor since John McEnroe first clinched the 1998 BNP Paribas Open title on 15 March after beating Greg Rusedski, who’d hit a record 149 miles per hour serve in the semi-finals, 6-3, 6-7(15), 7-6(4), 6-4 in two hours and 46 minutes. Rios’ variance of topspin, slice and great disguise proved to be too accomplished for Rusedski to outhustle. Opponents often attempted to rile the Chilean by getting him off balance, with a variety of angles and speeds. Rios had also beaten Petr Korda, the player he’d lost to in January’s Australian Open final, in the Indian Wells quarter-finals.

In losing just one set all week — the second set of the final, which, historically, was the longest tie-break of 1998 — 22-year-old Rios moved up four places to No. 3 in the FedEx ATP Rankings on 3,235 points. Having finished 1997 at No. 10, Rios now sat behind Korda (3,432) and Sampras (3,761). Incredibly, Sampras’ third-round loss to Thomas Muster in Indian Wells meant that should the American lose before the Miami quarter-finals, then Korda, Rios, Patrick Rafter or Rusedski, up to No. 5, would rise to the top spot.

Days later at Crandon Park in Miami, where humidity so often plays its part in on-court performance, left-handed Rios eased his way past Hendrik Dreekmann in the first round, just as he did at Indian Wells, then Tommy Haas, Goran Ivanisevic, Thomas Enqvist and Tim Henman by cutting down his error count and going for placement over power. Knowing Sampras had lost to South African Wayne Ferreira 0-6, 7-6(8), 6-3 in the Miami third round, third seed Rios knew what was on the line. “The way he hit the ball and the way he saw the angles of the court, was like nobody else could do,” Enqvist told ATPTour.com.

In the sun-kissed 29 March final, the third seed competed nerve-free against three-time former champion Agassi, who had risen from No. 141 to No. 22 in just eight events and led the Tour with a 24-3 start on the season. Rios’ path to glory, including his 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Agassi in one hour and 57 minutes, which knocked off Sampras at No. 1 after 102 consecutive weeks, triggered rapturous celebrations on the streets of Chile, a nation that had witnessed every match live on television.

“Being the best player in the world for Chile is something that isn’t normal,” said Rios, at the time. “I feel really proud.” To celebrate, his then manager Jeff Schwartz and coach Larry Stefanki tossed Rios into a swimming pool and, days later in Santiago, there was a reception leading Rios to Chile's President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (1994-2000) on La Moneda Palace. “We don't have a lot of sportsmen in Chile, so being No. 1 in tennis was pretty big,” Rios told ATPTour.com, 22 years on. “It was not a big sport at that time.”

Any hope Rios had of holding onto No. 1 was soon scuppered by an elbow injury, which kept Rios off the circuit for four weeks. He relinquished the top spot to Sampras on 26 April 1998. Although he returned to win the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in May and spent a further two weeks at the summit from 10 August, injuries soon mounted. In April 2004, six years after winning the 1998 Indian Wells and Miami titles to become No. 1 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, Rios played his last professional match. A back problem had curtailed his career aged just 28.

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[Damian]

Potwierdzenie ze strony ATP, że Novak trochę jeszcze poczeka:

[Del Fed]

Ilie Nastase, The First No. 1

Spoiler:

The Romanian is one of the sport's most gifted players

In the first profile of a new series on the 26 players to rise to No. 1 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, ATPTour.com looks back on the career of Ilie Nastase. View Full List

First week at No. 1: 23 August 1973
Total weeks at No. 1: 40
Year-End No. 1: 1973

As World No. 1
Temperamental and talented Nastase was the first No. 1 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, when the ATP established the new world ranking system on 23 August 1973. Nicknamed ‘Nasty’, the right-hander once said, “The player who wants to conquer the summit cannot afford to be kind... He must want to kill". The Romanian spent 40 straight weeks in top spot until 3 June 1974, when he was replaced by John Newcombe of Australia, and was a member of the Top 10 until February 1978.

Grand Slam highlights
Nastase reached five major singles finals, winning the 1972 US Open title over Arthur Ashe in five sets and over Nikki Pilic at 1973 Roland Garros, when he became the first man to lift the trophy in Paris without losing a set. Two years earlier, he lost to Jan Kodes in the 1971 final.

His narrow 7-5 fifth-set loss to the fellow Army lieutenant Stan Smith in the 1972 Wimbledon final showcased the best of Nastase. Three-time former champion Fred Perry had told the Romanian before the start of The Championships, “If you can beat yourself, you can win Wimbledon.” Nastase also lost to Bjorn Borg in the 1976 final, at the start of the Swede’s five straight Wimbledon triumphs. He made his Grand Slam championship debut at Roland Garros in 1968 and his final appearance at the 1985 US Open.

Nitto ATP Finals highlights
His record was spectacular, winning on four occasions in 1971-73 and 1975, and he was runner-up to Guillermo Vilas in five sets in 1974. He compiled a 22-3 match record (.888). Only Roger Federer (six), Pete Sampras, Ivan Lendl and Novak Djokovic (five) have won more titles in the 50-year history of the season-ending championship (1970-2019).

Arguably, the most controversial moment came when the elite event was held in Stockholm in 1975, when Nastase’s clowning around during a round-robin match proved to be too much for Arthur Ashe. It led to the first double disqualification. Ashe led 1-6, 7-5, 4-1 and 40/15, when he walked off court because of Nastase’s antics. Walking onto court, referee Horst Klosterkemper said, “I had made up my mind to disqualify him (Nastase). But I had no chance because Arthur Ashe left the court.” A committee, 24 hours later, awarded the victory to Ashe. Needing to win two matches to qualify for the semi-finals, Nastase knuckled down and went on to beat Borg in the final. He never qualified for the season-ending championships again.


Tour highlights
Nastase, an all-court player, considered one of the fastest players on the 1970s circuit, announced himself on the world tennis scene in 1966 when he partnered fellow Romanian Ion Tiriac to the Roland Garros doubles final. But it wasn’t until 1970 that he came to the fore as a singles competitor, winning his first of two Internazionali BNL d'Italia trophies. In 1973, the year he won 16 singles tournaments and was the undisputed World No. 1, with a 118-17 record (59-3 on clay), he lost just three games to Manual Orantes in the Rome final. Nastase reached four straight Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters finals between 1971 and 1974, winning on four occasions. With Tiriac, they won the 1970 Roland Garros doubles title and contested the 1969, 1971 and 1972 Davis Cup finals. He also won the 1973 Wimbledon and 1975 US Open doubles title with Jimmy Connors, who would become the third player to rise to No. 1 in the history of the FedEx ATP Rankings on 29 July 1974. In 1976, Nastase became the first European to exceed $1 million in career prize money.

Overall ATP Match Win-Loss Record: 866-321
Overall ATP Titles/Finals Record: 62-39

Biggest Rivalries
At his peak, few got the better of a focused Nastase, but his matches against Stan Smith (11-10), Tom Okker (10-11) and Guillermo Vilas (7-5) stand out for their intensity. He also had winning records against Jimmy Connors (16-12), Jan Kodes (16-8), Manuel Orantes (16-7) and Adriano Panatta (15-6).

Legacy
Ashe once described Nastase as a “walking paradox”, an incredibly gifted and devoted athlete “who somehow can lose from 5-2 and 40/0; it is impossible to fathom him.” It was because of Nastase’s behaviour at the 1975 season-ending championships that Ashe and the sport’s governing bodies voted to implement Open tennis’ first formal code of conduct. His first wife, Dominique Grazia, explained, “I married two men. There is the man I see at home, and that other man I see on the court. I live the two parts — the good and the bad. It is the special thing about Ilie… you either love him or hate him. You see there is no middle with Ilie.”

Certainly, there have been few tennis players as quick around the court, as entertaining, though so mystifying. Bud Collins, the late journalist and broadcaster, once said, “When his concentration held together, he was an artist creating with great originality and panache.” Tiriac commented, “He is scared to lose, he is scared to win, he is scared of everything.” What’s certain is that when Nastase’s mind matched his talent for a six-year period between 1970 and 1976, he was among the world’s best players.

Memorable Moments
Although Nastase was good-natured, likeable and friendly off-court, on 3 October 1977, he controversially used a double-strung racquet against Vilas, riding a 46-match winning streak, in the Aix-en-Provence final. The racquet, known for creating a large amount of spin and unpredictable bounces, was subsequently banned by the ITF the following week, but not before Vilas walked off the court having lost the first two sets. “I am completely disconcerted and discouraged by the trajectory of those balls,” said Vilas. “You understand that Nastase, plus the racquet, that's just too much.”

Two years later, aged 33, Nastase began to stall and argue when he played John McEnroe in the 1979 US Open second round. With McEnroe serving at 2-1, 15/0 in the fourth set, Nastase began to argue about a line call and he sat in a linesman’s chair, refusing to play. The umpire, who had previously docked Nastase a point in third set, docked Nastase a game, so McEnroe led 3-1 in the fourth set. Cue pandemonium, with the crowd throwing beer cans and cups on the court. The match was eventually restarted with the chair umpire being replaced by the US Open referee.

Nastase on Nastase
“Everybody is not the same. Everybody’s personality is his own. Arthur Ashe is Arthur Ashe and I am me. I don’t try to make trouble; what happens outside comes from inside and I pay for it — fines, defaults, all those things… I was always rather nasty. I was willing to be friends with the Devil, just to cross the bridge.”

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[Kamileki]

[Damian]

[Barty]

Ivan Lendl: The Monk In The Iron Mask

Spoiler:

With a steely resolve and singular focus, the Czech/American took fitness and professionalism to a new level

In the sixth profile of a series on the 26 players to rise to No. 1 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, ATPTour.com looks back on the career of Ivan Lendl. View Full List

First week at No. 1: 28 February 1983
Total weeks at No. 1: 270
Year-End No. 1s: 1985-87, 1989

As World No. 1
Ivan Lendl first became No. 1 in the FedEx ATP Rankings on 28 February 1983, the year he won seven titles, for a total of 11 weeks until 15 May that year. At a time when the Czech turned-American jockeyed Jimmy Connors and, predominantly, John McEnroe for the top spot, Lendl was No. 1 on eight occasions, including for 157 straight weeks between 9 September 1985 and 11 September 1988. It was three weeks shy of Connors’ 160-week unbroken streak during the mid 1970s. Lendl once said, “I was between two and three in the world for two, three years. That’s not exactly where I wanted to be.” He finished the 1985-87 and 1989 seasons as the year-end No. 1 and was the world’s best player for 270 weeks in total.

Grand Slam Highlights
Lendl made his Grand Slam championship debut at 1978 Roland Garros, but picked up the tag of ‘nearly man’ after four runner-up finishes (1981 Roland Garros, 1982 US Open, 1983 Australian Open and US Open) before his major breakthrough. On Parisian clay, Lendl trailed McEnroe by two-sets-to-love and 2-4 in the 1984 Roland Garros final, only to win 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5. He lost to McEnroe in the US Open final a few months later but new-found confidence heralded the start of a dominant period, which included two further clay titles at Roland Garros in 1986 and 1987. Lendl contested eight straight US Open finals, equalling the record of Bill Tilden (1918-1925), winning in three successive years (1985-87) and famously hired the same workers to lay the exact US Open surface at his Connecticut house. Lendl won back-to-back Australian Opens in 1989 and 1990 and twice finished runner-up at Wimbledon in 1986 and 1987. Later in his career, while still near the top of the rankings, Lendl stepped up his bid to win what proved to be an elusive title at the All England Club. He skipped 1990 Roland Garros to win grass titles at Beckenham and then at The Queen’s Club, but could not replicate his form at Wimbledon, where he reached the semi-finals for the seventh time in eight years. His determination to win at SW19 was in stark contrast to his earlier outlook. He once said, “I am not playing Wimbledon because I am allergic to grass.” Overall, he won eight major crowns in 19 Grand Slam finals and reached a semi-final or better on 47 occasions.

Nitto ATP Finals Highlights
Lendl reached nine consecutive finals at the Masters [now named Nitto ATP Finals], from 1980 to 1988, when the season finale was held in New York. He won on five occasions in 1981 (d. Gerulaitis), 1982 (d. McEnroe), 1985 and 1986 (d. Becker), and 1987 (d. Wilander), while his fifth-set tie-break loss to Boris Becker in the 1988 final remains one of the sport’s greatest matches. In 12 straight appearances through to 1991, Lendl never once failed to advance to the semi-finals, and he finished with a 39-10 match record.


Tour Highlights
Turning pro in 1978, the year he won the Roland Garros and Wimbledon junior titles, Lendl soon began to amass singles titles: seven in 1980; 10 in 1981; 15 in 1982, including a 44-match winning streak, and seven trophies in 1983, before his big breakthrough. Lendl won more than 90 per cent of his tour-level matches in 1982, 1985-87 and 1989, when he won 10 trophies. His record of 94 singles titles is third on the ATP list, behind only Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103). He also helped then Czechoslovakia to the 1980 Davis Cup title. He finished in the year-end Top 10 every season from 1980 to 1992 and recorded 164 victories against Top 10 stars, from Arthur Ashe at 1979 Roland Garros to Becker at the 1993 Tokyo indoors. Lendl called it quits shortly after the 1994 US Open, after chronic back pain hindered the final years of his career. He was 34.

Overall ATP Singles Match Win-Loss Record 1,068-242
Overall ATP Singles Titles/Finals Record: 94-52

Biggest Rivalries
Lendl, seven years younger, met Connors on 35 occasions (Lendl 22-13), including victories in their first eight matches. In the 1982 US Open final, one of seven meetings at Grand Slam championships, there were the first signs of niggle as Connors dared Lendl to drive a ball past him. Lendl also played McEnroe 36 times between 1980 and 1992, leading the American 7-2 in their major championship clashes. McEnroe once said, disparagingly, “Nobody gives a damn about Lendl and that’s the bottom line. I could have no personality and be more popular than him”. Pat Cash once said, “McEnroe didn’t like Lendl at all, not one bit. They were both fiery and wanted to be the best they could be, and to win. I thought it made tennis entertaining.” Their rivalry was evenly split at 15-15, until Lendl won the last six matches between 1989 and 1992.

Lendl and McEnroe
Legacy
Built around a solid forehand, hit with heavy topspin, the steely, fiercely competitive and no-nonsense Czech developed an aggressive style of power tennis seen in today’s modern game. Lendl was one of the fittest players on Tour, who prepared meticulously and looked for an edge. “My serve and my forehand I pretty much always had, but my backhand was a ‘made’ backhand,” said Lendl. “I worked on it for years.” He was one of the first players to customise the weight, balance and string tension in his racquets. As one of the world’s top indoor and hard-court players, his records of consecutive finals at both the Masters [now named the Nitto ATP Finals] and the US Open may never be broken. In playing retirement since 1994, he developed his golf game and in 2011 heightened his credentials by coaching Andy Murray to three Grand Slam titles, the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medals, the 2016 Nitto ATP Finals and No. 1 in the FedEx ATP Rankings. Murray’s triumph at 2013 Wimbledon ended a 77-year wait for a British Gentleman's Singles champion at SW19. Lendl also briefly coached Alexander Zverev.

Memorable Moment
Arguably, the definitive moment of Lendl’s career, making him a major force throughout the 1980s, was his second Roland Garros final appearance on 10 June 1984. It also happened to be McEnroe’s worst moment on a tennis court. “It's still tough for me now to do the commentary at the French,” said McEnroe in 2002. “I'll often have one or two days when I literally feel sick to my stomach, just at being there.” Sensing it was his one opportunity to win on Parisian clay, McEnroe led Lendl 6-3, 6-2, 1-1, but became increasingly agitated by the noise from a courtside cameraman’s headphones. In a seesaw third set, McEnroe walked over to the cameraman and shouted something into his headset and later regrouped to lead 4-2. However, Lendl had rediscovered his game, starting to strike his backhand with significant topspin and lobbing when McEnroe attacked the net. McEnroe distanced himself from the net, allowing Lendl to strike crosscourt winners and he recovered to win 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 in four hours and eight minutes. The monkey was off Lendl’s back, after four runner-up finishes at major championships.

McEnroe on Lendl
"I realise I have to toughen up more in terms of physical conditioning, but I’m not going to live like a monk like Lendl. He’s an extremist. He’s sacrificed himself totally and in his case he got results. But I don’t think that has to be the general rule."

Lendl on Lendl
"I only play well when I'm prepared. If I don't practise the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can… People may say I developed an iron will, but what really happened is that I made myself much fitter. I think an iron will is always supported by fitness."

ATP Heritage: Milestones. Records. Legends.

Journalist/Broadcaster Graeme Agars On Lendl
There was a simple reason that Ivan Lendl won an amazing 1068 of his 1310 matches. Every time he went on court, he gave 100 per cent effort. If you beat Lendl, it was a significant achievement. Lendl was known for his work ethic, his uber competitiveness and his hard-hitting game. One of his early Adidas composite rackets has found a home in the ATP office in Ponte Vedra Beach in Florida. Picking it up is more a weightlifting exercise than anything else; the head is lined with more lead than a boat anchor. The implement was more a club than a racquet and not many players could have used it as effectively as did the super strong Czech-born eight-time major champion. Not surprisingly, it allowed Lendl to be one of the pioneers of the power game in men’s tennis, which ultimately transformed the way the game was played, much to the frustration of touch players like John McEnroe.

Lendl was particularly comfortable on a hard court, especially at the the US Open's Louis Armstrong stadium in New York. Lendl won there three times, but just as impressively made the final eight times in a row from 1982. He was no slouch on clay either, but the one win that eluded him despite mammoth efforts was a win on the hallowed grass courts at Wimbledon. He made two finals, but Boris Becker and Pat Cash denied him a Career Grand Slam. One other Lendl characteristic – he always played with a pocket full of sawdust to keep his racquet handle dry. That was in the days before players rushed to towel off between points.

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[Damian]

Rafael Nadal staje się dopiero trzecim graczem w Erze Open, który po 34 urodzinach jest w TOP 2!

Wcześniej tej sztuki dokonali, oczywiście Roger Federer i Ken Rosewall.

[Damian]

Turnieje tenisowe bez punktów do rankingu? Stacje telewizyjne mówią "nie"

Spoiler:

Podczas wideokonferencji ATP z tenisistami padł pomysł, by za występ w US Open zawodnicy nie otrzymali punktów do rankingu. Tenisowe władze nie akceptują jednak tej propozycji, powołując się na umowy ze stacjami telewizyjnymi.
Marcin Motyka
Marcin Motyka
12 Czerwca 2020, 11:05
obiekty w Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
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Tenis. Stacey Allaster dyrektorem US Open. Jako pierwsza kobieta w historii turnieju
Władze Amerykańskiej Federacji Tenisa (USTA) rozważają zrezygnowanie z rozegrania kwalifikacji do US Open, jeśli turniej dojdzie do skutku. Tenisiści, którzy zostaliby pozbawieni możliwości gry w eliminacjach, oraz debliści w ramach rekompensaty otrzymaliby 2 mln dolarów do podziału.
Taki wariant byłby krzywdzący dla graczy notowanych poza czołową "100" rankingu. Wobec tego podczas środowej wideokonferencji ATP z tenisistami padł pomysł, by za występ w US Open nie były przyznawane punkty do klasyfikacji. Z taką propozycją wyszedł Kei Nishikori.



Japończyk stanął w obronie niżej notowanych kolegów z rozgrywek i stwierdził, że byłoby to uczciwe wobec tenisistów, którzy stracą możliwość przebicia się do głównej drabinki US Open poprzez kwalifikacje, i nie rozwarstwiłoby różnicy pomiędzy graczami z Top 100 a resztą.

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USTA jednak odrzuciło jednak tę koncepcję. Amerykańscy działacze uargumentowaliby to względami finansowymi i marketingowymi. Stacja ESPN, główny nadawca US Open, płaci ogromne pieniądze za prawa do relacjonowania turnieju i - jak napisał "New York Times" - "nie wyobraża sobie, aby turniej zamienił się w prestiżową imprezę pokazową".

Negatywnie przez działaczy została również odebrana propozycja, by za pozostałe turnieje rangi ATP Tour, jakie być może zostaną rozegrane w tym roku, nie były przyznawane punkty do rankingu. W tym przypadku szef ATP, Andrea Gaudenzi, także powołał się na sprawy marketingowe i zaznaczył, że "takie rozwiązanie nie jest uwzględnianie w umowach ze stacjami telewizyjnymi".


Tenisowe rozgrywki zostały zatrzymane na początku marca z powodu pandemii koronawirusa. Decyzja, kiedy sezon zostanie będzie wznowiony, ma zapaść 15 czerwca.

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[Damian]

FedEx ATP Rankings COVID-19 Adjustments FAQ

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ATP announces Rankings changes in response to revised calendar, COVID-19 pandemic
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, changes to the FedEx ATP Rankings have been made to preserve the principles of merit, fairness and mobility in an attempt to apply a similar approach to the normal ATP Rankings. The Rankings will be updated on the Monday after the first week of competition once the Tour resumes. This will be the first time the Rankings are released since 16 March, when they were frozen due to the suspension of the ATP Tour. Below is a list of questions and answers relating to the Rankings changes.

(Note: The term Tour-level events used in the FAQ includes Grand Slams and ATP Tour tournaments.)

Why make these changes now?
Due to the uncertainty of the calendar through 2020 as a result of COVID-19, points from the 16 March 2020 frozen Rankings will not drop in 2020 unless they are replaced by a better result. Additionally, this will provide stability to players who may not feel comfortable travelling and competing due to the pandemic.

How will players be affected by the Rankings changes?
For the remainder of 2020, no player will have fewer points than he currently has in his frozen ranking. But players can improve their points total by playing after the Tour’s resumption and achieving results that are strong enough to be included in his countable results (“Best 18”).

When will the FedEx ATP Rankings be run for the first time since being frozen on 16 March?
The Rankings will be updated on the Monday after the first week of competition once the Tour resumes.

Which Ranking will be used for seeding when the Tour resumes?
The 16 March Rankings will be used for seeding for the first two (2) weeks of competition. Thereafter, players will be seeded based on the latest FedEx ATP Rankings. Based on a return to competition as the provisional calendar states, the US Open will use the first published Rankings (24 August).

How will 2020 events played after the Tour resumption count toward a player’s ranking?
Players can use the best result from 2019 or 2020 from the same Tour-level event (if played after the Tour resumption). If a player's 2019 result is better than his 2020 result, his 2020 result will not be included in his ranking breakdown.

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How will 2020 ATP Challenger Tour /ITF World Tennis Tour events played after the Tour resumption count toward a player’s ranking?
Any points obtained at ATP Challenger Tour/ITF World Tennis Tour events upon Tour resumption will be considered among a player's ‘Best of Other Countable’ results. A result obtained in 2020 that is not better than his lowest ‘Best of Other Countable’ results will be included in the Non-Countable results on his ranking breakdown.

If a player has the same result from both the 2019 and 2020 Tour-level event, which year will be counted in his Ranking?
If a player earns the same result in both 2019 and 2020 at the same Tour-level event, he will keep his 2019 result and not count the 2020 result. An improved result in 2020 will be considered among his ‘Best of Other Countable’ results and will only improve a player’s points total if the 2020 result is better than his lowest ‘Best of Other Countable’ result.

What happens if a player earns the same or fewer points in 2020 than 2019 at the same Tour-level event?
The 2020 result will not count. The player will keep his 2019 result (which stays as a mandatory result if the event was a mandatory 2019 tournament). This ensures rankings integrity as a player cannot improve his ranking by losing early in the same round as 2019.

Can a player count 2019 points and 2020 points from the same Tour-level event in his ranking breakdown?
No, a player may only count each Tour-level event once.

How will points at the Tour level be replaced/dropped from the Tour resumption until end of 2020?
After the Tour resumption through the end of 2020, a player will replace Tour-level points from the same event only if his 2020 result is better than his 2019 result. If a player competes at an event in 2020 that he did not contest in 2019, points earned at that event must exceed the points of his lowest countable result to displace that lowest countable result from his ‘Best of Other Countable’ total.

In 2021, points will drop based on their standard scheduled drop date when the Tour-level event is played.

How will qualifications be handled for the Nitto ATP Finals?
Historically, the FedEx ATP Rankings have served as the official determinant for singles qualifications into ATP’s season-ending event, and this will continue to be the case. Due to the Tour suspension, the FedEx ATP Race To London this year will not accurately reflect which players are likely to qualify. For that reason, ATP will not promote the Race this year. The Race to Milan will also not be promoted since it will follow a similar approach to the Nitto ATP Finals qualification.

The FedEx ATP Rankings run on 9 November will be used for Nitto ATP Finals singles qualification. The FedEx ATP Doubles Team Rankings, reflecting only results earned by teams in 2020 prior to 9 November, will be used for Nitto ATP Finals doubles qualification.

Will points from the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals be extended into 2021?
No. Points earned at the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals will drop 9 November, 2020 after the Rolex Paris Masters. As per existing ATP Tour rules, 2019 Nitto ATP Finals points will not count for qualification into the Nitto ATP Finals in 2020.

Why is the Nitto ATP Finals drop date not extended 52 weeks?
The Nitto ATP Finals is an extra event in a player’s Rankings breakdown and not part of the Best 18 results. Points from the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals will drop as per its normal process on 9 November after the 2020 Rolex Paris Masters. This ensures that players who did not qualify for last year’s season finale have the same opportunity to qualify this year as do the players who competed in London in 2019.

Will drop dates be extended for events that took place prior to the Tour’s suspension?
Provided that the calendar resumes as normal in 2021, drop dates for events played early in 2020 (6 January-9 March) will not change. Except for the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals, all other drop dates for events that were not played in 2020 will be extended for another 52 weeks.

How long will Tour events played after the Tour resumes stay on the Rankings?
2020 Tour events after resumption will stay on the Rankings for 52 weeks OR until the event is played again in 2021, whichever comes first. Any events played in 2021 will stay on for 52 weeks as standard.

How long will ATP Challenger/ITF World Tennis Tour events after Tour resumption stay on the Rankings?
ATP Challenger Tour/ITF World Tennis Tour events played after the Tour resumes will stay on the Rankings for 52 weeks

Why are ATP Challenger Tour/ITF World Tennis Tour events being added differently than Tour-level events?
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF World Tennis Tour events are scheduled on a one-year basis and do not have consistent spots in the calendar. Therefore, all results from these events will be added to a player’s Rankings breakdown. However, results will only improve a player’s ‘Best 18’ points total if better than a player’s lowest ‘Best of Other Countable’ result.

Will events played in 2020 after the suspension be considered mandatory?
No.

Will mandatory events that were originally scheduled to drop during the Tour’s suspension be considered mandatory for rankings purposes?
All events that were considered mandatory on the 16 March Ranking will remain mandatory if they are not replaced by a player’s 2020 result.

How will zero-point ranking penalties given in 2019 be handled?
Only if a player plays the same event in 2020 will a player’s 2019 zero-point ranking penalty be removed.

What happens if a player plays the 2020 edition of a Tour-level event and did not play that same event in 2019?
The 2020 result will be considered part of the player’s ‘Best of Other Countable’ results on the player’s Rankings breakdown.




Why is the US Open doubles points breakdown the same as an ATP Masters 1000 points breakdown?
The Masters 1000 doubles points breakdown will be used at the 2020 US Open doubles based on a reduced 32-draw size (the same as a Masters 1000).

What date will serve as the official Year-End FedEx ATP Rankings?
7 December 2020.

How will entries for ATP Cup work?
The FedEx ATP Rankings run on 14 September 2020 will be used for the first entry deadline and the Rankings run on 16 November 2020 will be used for the second entry deadline. The entry process with take the same process as the 2020 ATP Cup entries.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/fedex-a ... tments-faq

[Damian]

ATP Announces Adjustments To FedEx ATP Rankings Due To COVID-19

Spoiler:

Rankings will now cover a period of 22 months (March 2019 – December 2020).

The ATP has today announced how the revised FedEx ATP Rankings will be calculated once the Tour resumes. The Rankings, which reflect a player’s standing among the world’s best players and are used for tournament entry and seedings, are the lifeblood of professional tennis.

In anticipation of a return to competition in August, the Rankings, which traditionally operate on a "Best 18" results basis over 52 weeks, will now cover a period of 22 months (March 2019 – December 2020). The Rankings have been frozen since 16 March 2020, just days after the ATP Tour was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic..

The revised Rankings system aims to deliver the following key objectives:

• Provide flexibility & fairness to players across all levels in parallel with the condensed number of points available as part of the revised provisional 2020 calendar.
• Provide stability for players who cannot or prefer not to compete in 2020 due to health & safety.
• Provide a system that can adapt to further changes in the calendar if necessary.
• Reward players who perform well following the resumption of the Tour in 2020.
• Retain the principle of defending tournament points week by week in 2021, maintaining player mobility in the rankings.

BEST OF 2019 & 2020 RESULTS:
Among the key elements of the revised 22-month Ranking system are the following:

• A player’s ranking will be comprised of his "Best 18" results between March 2019 and December 2020.
• A player cannot count the same Tour-level tournament twice in his "Best 18" breakdown. For example, a player who played the Mutua Madrid Open in 2019 and plays Madrid again in 2020, will count the better of those two results.
• Tour-level tournament points added in 2020 that count in a player’s Ranking Breakdown will remain on a player’s ranking for 52 weeks, or until the event in question is played again in 2021, whichever comes first.

The temporary changes to the Rankings system have been made in consultation with the four Grand Slam tournaments and the ITF. Should the 2021 season be impacted by Covid-19, further adjustments to Rankings will be considered.

You May Also Like: FedEx ATP Rankings COVID-19 Adjustments FAQ
NITTO ATP FINALS QUALIFICATIONS:
The revised FedEx ATP Rankings will determine the singles qualifiers to the 2020 Nitto ATP Finals. As per normal, points earned at the season finale (as an additional 19th event) in 2019 will not count towards a player’s qualification for the 2020 event, ensuring a level playing field for 2020 qualification.

In doubles, the 2020 FedEx ATP Doubles Team Rankings will continue to be used to determine the eight teams that make it to London.

A full FAQ on the revised FedEx ATP Rankings, including details related to the ATP Challenger Tour, is available here.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/atp-ann ... -july-2020

[Damian]

Tenis. Ważne zmiany w rankingu. ATP opublikowało nowe kryteria

Spoiler:

Stowarzyszenie Tenisistów Profesjonalnych wprowadziło ważne zmiany do rankingu ATP. Nowa klasyfikacja będzie uwzględniała wyniki uzyskane przez zawodników na przestrzeni 22 miesięcy.
Rafał Smoliński
Rafał Smoliński
06 Lipca 2020, 22:01

Hubert Hurkacz
PAP/EPA / ROB PREZIOSO / Na zdjęciu: Hubert Hurkacz



Mistrzostwa Polski. Hubert Hurkacz otwiera listę zgłoszeń
Pierwotnie ranking ATP uwzględniał wyniki uzyskane przez graczy w ciągu 12 miesięcy. Ale w marcu doszło do zawieszenia touru z powodu pandemii COVID-19, a światową klasyfikację "zamrożono". Panowie mają powrócić na zawodowe korty w połowie sierpnia. Wówczas będą mogli ponownie zdobywać punkty do zestawienia.
Koronawirus sprawił, że ranking ATP zostanie rozszerzony. Do klasyfikacji będą wliczane punkty uzyskane przez graczy w okresie marzec 2019 - grudzień 2020. Jeśli w styczniu tour będzie przebiegał bez przeszkód, to nastąpi powrót do systemu 12-miesięcznego. Jeśli jednak pandemia nie ustąpi, to klasyfikacja ATP przejdzie kolejne modyfikacje.



Skorzystają najlepsi

Na razie ustalono, że do nowego rankingu ATP będzie zaliczanych 18 najlepszych wyników uzyskanych na przestrzeni 22 miesięcy (marzec 2019 - grudzień 2020). Co ważne, dany turniej będzie mógł być wliczony do klasyfikacji tylko raz. Dla przykładu: jeśli Rafael Nadal obroni w październiku tytuł wywalczony w czerwcu 2019 roku na kortach Rolanda Garrosa, to otrzyma 2000 (a nie 4000) punktów.

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Nowy system rankingowy na pewno jest korzystny dla czołowych tenisistów. Wspomniany wyżej Nadal zachowa punkty za wygranie Rolanda Garrosa i US Open w 2019 roku, jeśli we wrześniu i październiku 2020 nie podbije kortów w Nowym Jorku i Paryżu.
Bardzo dużo może zyskać obecny lider rankingu ATP, Novak Djoković. Serb jest aktualnym mistrzem Australian Open (2020) i Wimbledonu (2019), a we wrześniu i październiku może powalczyć o triumf w US Open i Rolandzie Garrosie (jeśli się na to zdecyduje). Gdyby "Nole" wygrał w Nowym Jorku i Paryżu, to w klasyfikacji ATP będzie miał uwzględnione punkty tak, jakby w jednym sezonie wygrał wszystkie imprezy Wielkiego Szlema. Tym samym ułatwi sobie zadanie pobicia rekordu Rogera Federera w liczbie tygodni spędzonych na fotelu lidera.



Co ciekawe, nowy system rankingowy (22-miesięczny) będzie stosowany jedynie do imprez głównego cyklu (Wielki Szlem i ATP Tour). W ramach rozgrywek ATP Challenger Tour i ITF World Tennis Tour będzie funkcjonował stary system (12-miesięczny).

Dobre wieści dla Polaków

ATP ogłosiło również zasady kwalifikacji do ATP Finals 2020. Z powodu wyjątkowej sytuacji nie będzie funkcjonował ranking ATP Race to London. Singlistom będą wliczane również punkty uzyskane podczas niektórych turniejów rozegranych w poprzednim sezonie (ale bez ATP Finals 2019). Rozwiązanie to promuje oczywiście lepszych graczy i ma zapewnić odpowiedni poziom zawodów.

W przypadku deblistów będą się liczyć tylko punkty wywalczone w 2020 roku. To akurat rozwiązanie sprawiedliwe, ponieważ po sezonie 2019 wielu deblistów zmieniło partnerów. Skorzystać na tym mogą Łukasz Kubot i jego brazylijski partner Marcelo Melo, którzy po triumfie w Acapulco awansowali na szóstą lokatę w zestawieniu najlepszych par sezonu 2020.



Jest także inna dobra wiadomość dla polskich tenisistów. ATP uznało, że ranking z 14 września 2020 roku zostanie w pierwszej kolejności użyty do wyłonienia uczestników turnieju ATP Cup 2021. Tzw. drugi nabór odbędzie się po 16 listopada. Biorąc pod uwagę obecną pozycję Huberta Hurkacza w światowej klasyfikacji (29. miejsce), to zgodnie z przyjętymi wcześniej zasadami (liczy się ranking najlepszego singlisty) Biało-Czerwoni mają duże szanse, aby ponownie zakwalifikować się do tej australijskiej imprezy drużynowej.

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[Damian]

Tenis. Novakowi Djokoviciowi odpowiadają nowe kryteria rankingu ATP. "To najlepsza opcja dla wszystkich"

Spoiler:

Novak Djoković, szef Rady Zawodników ATP, powiedział, że odpowiadają mu nowe kryteria rankingu. - Uważam, że jest to najlepsza i najsprawiedliwsza opcja dla wszystkich - zaznaczył.
Marcin Motyka
Marcin Motyka
10 Lipca 2020, 06:49

Novak Djoković
Getty Images / Clive Brunskill / Na zdjęciu: Novak Djoković


Tenis. Novak Djoković planuje, że wystąpi w Rolandzie Garrosie. Wciąż waha się co do gry w US Open
W poniedziałek władze ATP ogłosiły ważne zmiany dotyczące rankingów. W związku z przerwą w rozgrywkach i pandemią koronawirusa, do dorobku tenisistów będą się liczyć punkty zdobyte w ciągu ostatnich nie 12, lecz 22 miesięcy. Nowe kryteria zostały przyjęte po rozmowach z Radą Zawodników ATP.
- Dużo na ten temat rozmawialiśmy i doszliśmy do wniosku, że ten pomysł jest najlepszy - powiedział prezydent Rady Zawodników, Novak Djoković, w rozmowie z "Zurnal". - Chcieliśmy ochronić tenisistów, którzy nie mogą podróżować lub nie chcą narażać zdrowia i nie będą występować w najbliższych turniejach.


- Wielu tenisistów w tym roku może już nie zagrać, więc w ten sposób zostają ochronieni i nie stracą punktów. Z drugiej strony zawodnicy, którzy będą występować w obecnym sezonie, otrzymają możliwość zdobycia nowych punktów. Wobec tego myślę, że jest to najlepsza opcja - wyjaśnił.

Zapytany, co sądzi o opiniach, że nowe kryteria są nieuczciwe, Serb odparł: - Nie chcę tego komentować. Uważam, że jest to najlepsza i najsprawiedliwsza opcja dla wszystkich. Zawsze ktoś może poczuć się pokrzywdzony, ale powtarzam: celem Rady Zawodników jest ochrona tenisistów, którzy nie będą mogli grać w nadchodzących miesiącach.

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[Damian]

Djokovic Closes In On Sampras; Raonic Returns To Top 20, Mover Of Week

Spoiler:

ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the FedEx ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 31 August 2020

No. 1 Novak Djokovic, -
The Serbian completed a second Career Golden Masters at the Western & Southern Open (d. Raonic) to tie Rafael Nadal's record of 35 ATP Masters 1000 titles. With the resumption of the ATP Tour after a five-month suspension, Djokovic is now on 284 weeks at No. 1 in the FedEx ATP Rankings - two weeks shy of Pete Sampras' mark of 286 weeks. Roger Federer has spent the most weeks at No. 1 on 310 weeks. Read & Watch W&S Open Final Report

No. 18 Milos Raonic, +12
The Canadian returned to the Top 20 of the FedEx ATP Rankings for the first time since 12 August 2019 after competing in his fourth ATP Masters 1000 final on Saturday at the Western & Southern Open (l. to Djokovic). The 29-year-old beat Sam Querrey, Daniel Evans, two-time former champion Andy Murray, Filip Krajinovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas en route to the title match. Raonic, who underwent left wrist surgery in 2017 and has suffered a number of injuries, rose to a career-high No. 3 on 21 November 2016.

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No. 35 Reilly Opelka, +4
The American is four spots shy of his career-high after reaching his first Masters 1000 quarter-final in New York, where he lost to Tsitsipas. The 22-year-old recorded the fifth Top 10 win of his career over No. 8-ranked Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 7-6(4) in the third round. He hit 54 aces in four matches.

No. 66 Marton Fucsovics, +18
The Hungarian qualified for the Masters 1000 tournament, held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, and beat 2017 titlist Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 in the second round, before falling to Krajinovic. He soared 18 spots to No. 66 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, but remains 35 positions shy of his career-high (No. 31 on 4 March 2019).

Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 11 Roberto Bautista Agut, +1
No. 26 Filip Krajinovic, +6 (Career High)
No. 29 Jan-Lennard Struff, +5 (Career High)
No. 48 Tennys Sandgren, +7
No. 53 Aljaz Bedene, +8
No. 65 Ricardas Berankis, +7
No. 92 Emil Ruusuvuori, +8 (Career High)

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/raonic- ... ugust-2020

[DUN I LOVE]

Jeżeli Shapo pokona Bustę, będzie w top-10.

[Barty]

Czyli Thiem umacnia się na trzecim miejscu z 9125 punktami i tylko z 750 punktami straty do Rafaela.

[Kamileki]

Czyli Thiem umacnia się na trzecim miejscu z 9125 punktami i tylko z 750 punktami straty do Rafaela.

Ktoś wyliczał, że Thiem ma niemałą szansę na numer jeden po zakończeniu AO 2021. Oczywiście wygrana Garrosa jest konieczna do spełnienia tego warunku.

[Damian]

[Kamileki]

[DUN I LOVE]

Denis w top-10.