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ATP Rankings
Jul 14
1
Roger Federer
6600
2
Rafael Nadal
6055
3
Novak Djokovic
4945
4
Nikolay Davydenko
2970
5
David Ferrer
2945
6
Andy Roddick
2065
7
David Nalbandian
2030
8
James Blake
1975
9
Andy Murray
1805
10
Stanislas Wawrinka
1785
WTA Rankings
Jul 14
1
Ana Ivanovic
3828
2
Jelena Jankovic
3685
3
Maria Sharapova
3626
4
Svetlana Kuznetsova
3455
5
Serena Williams
3126
6
Elena Dementieva
3105
7
Venus Williams
2606
8
Anna Chakvetadze
2486
9
Dinara Safina
2287
10
Agnieszka Radwanska
2141
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Archive for October, 2006

October 30th, 2006
The Shock of all Shocks, Players Pull from Paris

While the ATP heads have been thinking of ways to screw with tennis, the top players have decided to (again) screw the Paris event. As of this writing Monday afternoon, five of the top six players have already pulled from the Tennis Masters Series event in Paris.

Taking a pass from Paris are Ivan Ljubicic, Andy Roddick, David Nalbandian, Rafael Nadal and today Roger Federer. The pulls mean Paris, which offers 2.6 million dollars, with two fewer Top 6 players than the $690,000 Vienna event earlier this month.

October 28th, 2006
Last Week of Season Redux; MS-Paris Preview

Welcome to the last week of regular-season play on the ATP and WTA tours. Doesn’t it seem like yesterday was January and you were anticipating the return of Martina Hingis after her three-year hiatus? Or are you thinking ‘Thank (fill in your god or preferred deity)! Let’s get Tommy Robredo eliminated and get on with […]

October 27th, 2006
Angry Reader Mail: Roger v Pete, Tennis v Golf, WTA Injuries

Tim Henman finally shows an interest in coming back to the British Davis Cup fold, and Andy Murray says no thanks?
Andy Murray says maybe it’s time to let the younger guys have a shot?
Who’s that, Andy? Alex Bogdanovic, currently ranked outside the Top 100? Or next-in-line Richard Bloomfield, ranked outside the Top 200? Is this […]

October 26th, 2006
Weighing the Round Robin

The ATP announced that they are going through with their plans to experiment with the round robin format at thirteen different tournaments over the course of 2007. It’s probably too soon for anyone to determine whether this is the greatest idea since velcro, or the worst idea since the glass hammer, but it’s definitely sparked […]

October 25th, 2006
The Age of No Competition (2002-2006)

In a post few weeks ago, I basically took offense to those that hammered Pete Sampras’s rightful place in history. Part of my argument was that the game back then was just as strong when Pete played as it is now.

Well, after thinking a bit more on it, reading some comments, I’ve changed my stance. And I actually think history will ultimately look upon the current, 2002-2006 ATP years as one of the weaker periods, if not the weakest, in terms of overall competition and strength in the modern era.

October 23rd, 2006
Year-End Races Heat Up, Blake Cooled by Illness

There are two more weeks of tournaments before the year-end WTA Tour Championships, but the eight-woman field is essentially set.
The first six positions have been clinched by Justine Henin-Hardenne, Maria Sharapova, Amelie Mauresmo, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova, and Elena Dementieva. That looks like half the year-end field will be Russian, for thoe concerned that the […]

October 23rd, 2006
Courting a New British Game

These are fast changing times for British tennis. Andy Murray shot into the world’s Top 20 this year with new coach Brad Gilbert. There is a new British Davis Cup Captain, John Lloyd; and they just officially hired Peter Lundgren to coach the team after working with them during the fall. At the center of it all is a new Chief Executive of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), Roger Draper, who has big aspirations.

October 18th, 2006
The Wednesday Wagers

Now for something completely different. I know based on my last post many of you think of me as a total idiot. Fair enough. I won’t argue that point, at least not right now.

Instead, I got my schedule of matches for tomorrow, and my ATP notes and my ATP guide, so I figured while I got some time why not make some picks on tomorrow’s Pista Central matches in Madrid. So without further adieu…

October 18th, 2006
Quick Hits: Needy Roddick, Taped Masters, Golf a Sport?

Some mid-week quick hits:
NEEDY RODDICK: After his US Open success failed to translate to Europe, Andy Roddick showed up this week in Madrid with part-time coach Jimmy Connors in tow. The Roddick-Connors camp previously said Jimbo wouldn’t join Andy again in 2006 unless he qualified for the Masters Cup, but you have to assume A-Rod […]

October 15th, 2006
WTA Preview: Rare Week at Zurich Amidst Injury-o-Rama

There are a number of “storylines,” as the TV people like to say, this week at the Zurich Open. Foremost is the fact the WTA Tour has a week where one of its top-level Tier I events is showcased without a couple Top 20-less (or Top 50-less) Tier III or Tier IV events being contested […]