And Nadal will remain #1 for the end of the year.

So Rafael Nadal is looking likely to miss the ATP Tour Finals because of injury. Does Carreno Busta replace him or Del Potro?

 

 

I hope JMDP!

Next in line would be Carreno Busta but I cant see Nadal not being there, think Paris was probably more precautionary.

 

Mens ATP Finals Qualifiers

 

Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer

Alexander Zverev

Dominic Thiem

Marin Cilic

Grigor Dimitrov

David Goffin

Jack Sock

Did anyone hear about the weird NextGen ATP Tour draw. Not right from what they were doing.

 

 

Did anyone hear about the weird NextGen ATP Tour draw. Not right from what they were doing.

 

Yes that was really disgusting and glad that its being looked at, I cant ever imagine the WTA having male models parading themselves and being chosen by the women to decide group they in.

 

The Nitto draw for groups I feel really favours Nadal no-one his group to trouble him I think. Federer trickier group. Federer group starts Sunday, Nadal Monday

 

Pete Sampras Group

 

Nadal

Thiem

Dimitrov

Goffin

 

Boris Becker Group

 

Federer

Zverev

Cilic

Sock

Yesterdays Results

Boris Becker Group

Federer
Zverev
Cilic
Sock

Federer Defeated Sock 6/4 7/6 (7/4)
Zverev Defeated Cilic 6/4 3/6 6/4

Yesterdays Results

Pete Sampras Group

Nadal
Thiem
Dimitrov
Goffin

Dimitrov Defeated Thiem 6/3 5/7 7/5
Goffin Defeated Nadal 7/6(7/5) 6/7(4/7) 6/4


Nadal has now withdrawn and replaced with Carreno Busta

Yesterdays Results

Boris Becker Group

Federer
Zverev
Cilic
Sock

Federer Defeated Zverev 7/6(8/6) 5/7 6/1
Sock Defeated Cilic 5/7 6/2 7/6(7/4)

Means Federer through to the semi final, Cilic def out and it comes down to Sock V Zverev to see who goes through with Federer

Wednesdays Results

Pete Sampras Group

Nadal (Withdrawn)
Thiem
Dimitrov
Goffin
Carreno Busta

Thiem Defeated Carreno Busta 6/3 3/6 6/4
Dimitrov Defeated Goffin 6/0 6/2

Dimitrov qualifies for semi final, Goffin V Thiem will decide the other spot

Thursdays Results

Boris Becker Group

Federer
Zverev
Cilic
Sock

Federer Defeated Cilic 6/7 (5/7) 6/4 6/1
Sock Defeated Zverev 6/4 1/6 6/4


Federer won all 3 round robin matches toppng the group and will meet either Goffin or Thiem in the semi finals depending on who wins

Sock served up the shock last to qualify and only just and taking out Zverev he will face Dimitrov in the other semi final

 

Goffin Defeated Thiem 6/4 6/1

 

Semi finals

 

Federer V Goffin

Dimitrov V Sock

Well I wasn't expecting that Goffin Defeated Federer 2/6 6/3 6/4

Dimitrov defeated Sock 4/6 6/0 6/3

 

Nitto ATP Final

 

David Goffin V Grigor Dimitrov

Well done Grigor on winning the ATP World Tour finals for the first time and at the first attempt.

 

That moves him up to 3 in the world.

 

Was hoping Goffin would win just for the total reason thats its a topsy turvy end of year really.

 

ATP Final

 

Dimitrov BT Goffin 7/5 4/6 6/3

 

 

and in sad news Jana Novotna has died aged 49 from cancer. Jana is one of my earliest tennis memories when she broke down crying after losing to Steffi

Very sad news, her eventual win at Wimbledon was one of the great sporting fairytale stories after her crushing losses.

 

RIP Jana Novotna.

 

 

 

A new year in tennis.

World Rankings:

ATP Rankings:

1. Andy Murray

2. Novak Djokovic

3. Milos Raonic

4. Stan Wawrinka

5. Kei Nishikori

6. Marin Cilic

7. Gael Monfils

8. Dominic Thiem

9. Rafael Nadal

10. Tomas Berdych

11. David Goffin

12. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

13. Nick Kyrgios

14. Roberto Bautista Agut

15. Lucas Pouille

16. Roger Federer

17. Grigor Dimitrov

18. Richard Gasquet

19. John Isner

20. Ivo Karlovic

WTA:

 

1. Angelique Kerber

2. Serena Williams

3. Agnieszka Radwanska

4. Simona Halep

5. Dominka Cilbulkova

6. Karolina Pliskova

7. Garbine Muguruza

8. Madison Keys

9. Svetlana Kuznetsova

10. Johanna Konta

11. Petra Kvitova

12. Carla Suarez Navarro

13. Elina Svitolina

15. Timea Bacsinszky

16. Elena Vesnina

17. Venus Williams

18. Roberta Vinci

19. Caroline Wozniacki

20. Barbora Strycova

I wonder how different the rankings will look at the end of the year.

 

 

As it is pretty much end of the year now for the bigger names, they are some smaller tournaments still on the circuit its all change in the rankings

 

ATP

 

1. Rafael Nadal

2. Roger Federer

3. Grigor Dimitrov

4. Alexander Zverev

5. Dominic Thiem

6. Marin Cilic

7. David Goffin

8. Jack Sock

9. Stan Wawrinka

10. Pablo Carreno Busta

11. Juan Martin Del Potro

12. Novak Djokovic

13. Sam Querry

14. Kevin Anderson

15. Jo-Wilfred Tsonga

16. Andy Murray

17. John Isner

18. Lucas Pouille

19. Tomas Berdych

20. Roberto Bautista Agut

 

 

Selected Others

 

21. Nick Kyrgios

22. Kei Nishikori

24. Milos Raonic

51. Denis Shapovalov

79. Frances Tiafoe

 

Brit Watch Top 400

 

49. Aljaz Bedene

50. Kyle Edmund

114. Cameron Norrie

134. Daniel Evans

171. Liam Broady

220. Jay Clarke

282. Brydan Klein

358. Edward Corrie

373. Alexander Ward

 

WTA

 

1. Simona Halep

2. Garbine Muguruza

3. Caroline Wozniacki

4. Karolina Pliskova

5. Venus Williams

6. Elina Svitolina

7. Jelena Ostapenko

8. Caroline Garcia

9. Johanna Konta

10. Coco Vandeweghe

11. Kristina Mladenovic

12. Svetlana Kuznetsova

13. Sloane Stephens

14. Julia Gorges

15. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

16. Anastasjia Sevatsova

17. Ashleigh Barty

18. Elena Vesnina

19. Madison Keys

20. Magdalena Rybarkova

 

Selected Others

 

21. Angelique Kerber

22. Serena Williams

29. Petra kvitova

57. Monica Puig

60. Maria Sharapova

82 . Eugenie Bouchard

 

Brit Watch Top 400

 

74. Heather Watson

116. Naomi Broady

199. Katie Boulter

231. Laura Robson

278. Katy Dunne

303. Katie Swann

310. Harriet Dart

335. Gabriella Taylor

351. Tara Moore

Again thanks for doing this,. An difference a year makes with the men's Top 5 from the start of the year all out of the Top 10.

 

 

Serena is in training and has a visa for the Australian Open in January! *_*