ATP

 

1. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)

2. Rafael Nadal (Spain)

3. Casper Ruud (Norway)

4. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)

5. Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

6. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada)

7. Daniil Medvedev

8. Andrey Rublev

9. Taylor Fritz (USA)

10. Hubert Hurkacz (Poland)

11. Holger Rune (Denmark)

12. Alexander Zverev (Germany)

13. Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain)

14. Cameron Norrie (Great Britain)

15. Jannik Sinner (Italy)

16. Matteo Berrettini (Italy)

17. Marin Cilic (Croatia)

18. Denis Shapovalov (Canada)

19. Frances Tiafoe (USA)

20. Karen Khachanov

 

 

Brits in the Top 200:

 

27. Dan Evans

42. Jack Draper

49. Andy Murray

163. Liam Broady

167. Ryan Peniston

 

 

WTA

 

1. Iga Swiatek (Poland)

2. Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)

3. Jessica Pegula (USA)

4. Caroline Garcia (France)

5. Aryna Sabalenka

6. Maria Sakkari (Greece)

7. Coco Gauff (USA)

8. Daria Kasatkina

9. Veronika Kudermetova

10. Simona Halep (Romania)

11. Madison Keys (USA)

12. Belinda Bencic (Switzerland)

13. Paula Badosa (Spain)

14. Danielle Collins (USA)

15. Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil)

16. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic)

17. Anett Kontaveit (Estonia)

18. Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia)

19. Ekaterina Alexandrova

20. Liudmila Samsonova

 

Brits in the Top 200:

 

78. Emma Raducanu

98. Harriet Dart

131. Jodie Burrage

136. Katie Boulter

139. Heather Watson

145. Katie Swan

186. Yuriko Miyazaki

 

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

Auckland draw is out

 

https://www.rank-tennis.com/en/draw/1049/2023

 

Emma gets Linda Fruhvirtova and Leylah gets Brenda Fruhvirtova

Dan Evans shrugged off a desperate second set to sink Spain’s Albert Ramos-Viñolas and steer Great Britain into the quarter-finals of the United Cup in Sydney. Evans’s 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 win gave his side an unassailable lead in their Group D matchup following Saturday’s wins for Cameron Norrie – who beat Rafael Nadal – and Katie Swan in the inaugural mixed-team event.

Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from playing in the 2022 tournament "changed nothing", says world number five Aryna Sabalenka.

 

Belarusian Sabalenka was one of several top players to miss out on the Grand Slam, after Wimbledon imposed the ban following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

 

Organisers were subsequently fined and the tournament was stripped of its ranking points by the ATP and WTA.

 

"I'm just really disappointed sport is somehow in politics," said Sabalenka.

Great to see Britain the first locked in qualifier in the United Cup, wasn't expecting it going into the tournament but I think there was a bit of luck with the late withdrawals of Kyrgios and Carreno Busta.

 

Looking forward to the Netflix show "Break Point" starting in a couple of weeks just before the Australian Open!

Rankings are an absolute mess currently thanks to the shambles of last year. Djok and Nadal to win the first 3 majors and someone new to win the US Open as is now tradition.

Not long until the .Australian Open begins.

 

Curious to see how Nick Kyrgios goes. Most people either love or hate him.

Australian Open going to be without the #1 ranked men's player again, as Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn due to injury.

 

Bit up in the air for Raducanu too as she had to retire from a match yet again, at the warm-up tournament in Auckland. :(

 

Idk, am I actually here for Djokovic to come back fighting at AO? Nadal doesn't seem to be in a position to win it again, he started the season by losing his first couple of matches.

oh too bad Alcaraz is gonna miss AU :/ Nadal is gonna flop hard, never seen him so out of shape

 

Korda should have won against Djo but he panicked as usual

Britons Jodie Burrage and Lily Miyazaki eased into the final round of qualifying for next week's Australian Open.

 

Miyazaki beat South Korean Jang Su-jeong 6-4 7-6 (7-2) in Melbourne to set up a tie with American Coco Vandeweghe.

 

Burrage defeated Czech Barbora Palicova 6-1 6-2 and will play France's Selena Janicijevic in the next round.

 

But British number three Katie Boulter lost 6-1 6-3 to Russian teenager Polina Kudermetova.

Andy Murray said he is healthy and has "no timeframe" on retirement after he battled to his first win of the season.

 

The 35-year-old Briton beat China's Zhang Zhizhen 2-6 6-3 10-2 at the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne.

Big Win for Jack Draper in Adelaide beating Tommy Paul in straight sets.

Novak Djokovic, women's world number two Ons Jabeur and six other players will form the first executive committee of the controversial Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA).

 

The breakaway organisation was first unveiled in 2020 by Djokovic and others - a move which divided the sport.

 

The PTPA wants to increase the power of the players, taking it away from the current bodies - the ATP and WTA.

 

Co-founder Vasek Pospisil will also be on the first executive committee.

 

The Canadian will be joined by Hubert Hurkacz and Paula Badosa, both ranked 11th in the respective rankings, Americans John Isner and Bethanie Mattek-Sands, plus China's Zheng Saisai.

Big Win for Jack Draper in Adelaide beating Tommy Paul in straight sets.

 

Although he’s just been drawn against Nadal in 1st round of Aussie Open!

Kinda feeling Nadal could lose, he's totally out of shape. Murray-Berretini in R1 will be interesting too.

Big Win for Jack Draper in Adelaide beating Tommy Paul in straight sets.

 

And now Khachanov too

 

I hope Nadal-Draper is likely to be a night session? Because for me, that is the first round match to watch.

And now Khachanov too

 

I hope Nadal-Draper is likely to be a night session? Because for me, that is the first round match to watch.

 

I will be gutted it Draper goes straight out. It won’t be long until he is seeded himself

Australian Open Draws

 

https://ausopen.com/draws

Australian Open Men's Singles Odds (Coral)

 

N.Djokovic 5/6f

D.Medvedev 6/1

R.Nadal 14/1

S.Tsitsipas 14/1

N.Kyrgios 16/1

F.A.Aliassime 20/1

Jannik Sinner 20/1

T.Fritz 20/1

Holger Rune 25/1

C.Ruud 33/1

S.Korda 33/1

M.Berrettini 40/1

A.Zverev 50/1

C.Norrie 50/1

A.Rublev 66/1

F.Tiafoe 66/1

H.Hurkacz 80/1

J.Draper 80/1

D.Shapovalov 100/1

K.Khachanov 100/1

Australian Open Women's Singles Odds (Coral)

 

Iga Swiatek 12/5f

A.Sabalenka 7/1

J.Pegula 10/1

C.Garcia 14/1

Cori Gauff 14/1

O.Jabeur 14/1

B.Bencic 16/1

Veronika Kudermetova 25/1

B.Krejcikova 28/1

E.Rybakina 28/1

B.H.Maia 33/1

D.R.Collins 33/1

M.Keys 33/1

M.Sakkari 33/1

P.Kvitova 33/1

D.Kasatkina 40/1

Liudmila Samsonova 40/1

Qinwen Zheng 40/1

A.Anisimova 50/1

B.Andreescu 50/1

E.Raducanu 50/1

M.Vondrousova 50/1

V.Azarenka 50/1

A.Kontaveit 66/1

J.Ostapenko 66/1

Ka.Pliskova 66/1

Leylah Fernandez 66/1

S.Kenin 80/1

G.Muguruza 100/1