Monday, September 10, 2012
PRO TOUR NEWS – MEN
****** EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ******
* Djokovic cruises past Ferrer in comeback
****** TODAY’S MEN’S NEWS ******
U. S. Open
Singles – Semifinal: (2) N Djokovic def. (1) D Ferrer 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
People have complained about the delay of this semifinal. But it is now reported that there were two tornados yesterday in the New York area. It seems pretty clear that they had to get people under cover.
But what a disappointment for David Ferrer! He actually seemed to be on his way to a U. S. Open final, leading 5-2 in the first set. Novak Djokovic, given the chance to rest and regroup overnight, did just that. The rest of the match was a trouncing, with very little to say about it.
Ferrer remains at his seemingly-permanent ranking of #5. Still, he is only 1600 points behind Rafael Nadal, and Nadal is out for at least two months. So maybe Ferrer could actually become the #1 Spaniard later this year.
Novak Djokovic remains #2, but he is back in the U. S. Open final. He’ll still be #2 even if he wins that, but he’ll open a big, big lead in the Race. If he wins it, the final is likely to settle, in practical terms, the year-end #1. In the rankings, Roger Federer can only lose points for the rest of the year, and Djokovic can add, and the gap between them will be small after the Open….
****** TODAY’S FEATURE ******
KEYWORDS: No Feature Today
******** THIS WEEK IN TENNIS ********
THIS WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:
Davis Cup
NEXT WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:
Metz (250/Indoor Hard). Defending champion: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
St. Petersburg (250/Indoor Hard). Defending champion: Marin Cilic (in October)
******** STATS AND FACTS ********
Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings
As of September 9, 2012
Rank &
Prior…Player………..Points
1..(1) Federer………..11805
2..(2) Djokovic……….10470
3..(4) Murray………….7770
4..(3) Nadal…………..7515
5..(5) Ferrer………….5915
6..(7) Berdych…………4830
7..(6) Tsonga………….4520
8..(8) Del Potro……….3890
9..(9) Tipsarevic………3285
10.(10) Isner…………..2790
11.(11) Monaco………….2565
12.(12) Almagro…………2475
13.(13) Cilic…………..2455
14.(14) Gasquet…………2165
15.(16) Raonic………….2080
16.(18) Nishikori……….1870
17.(19) Wawrinka………..1865
18.(20) Kohlschreiber……1855
19.(15) Dolgopolov………1815
20.(17) Simon…………..1800
21.(22) Roddick…………1780
22.(21) Haas……………1553
23.(25) Fish……………1535
24.(26) Verdasco………..1525
25.(24) Granollers………1510
26.(23) Mayer…………..1500
27.(28) Querrey…………1440
28.(27) Seppi…………..1390
29.(29) Youzhny…………1290
30.(32) Chardy………….1258
U. S. Open — Week of August 27
………………..3R……………..4R………….QF………..SF
1 Federer………..(1)Federer………Federer……..Federer
25 Verdasco………(25)Verdasco
23 Fish………….(23)Fish………..Fish
16 Simon…………(16)Simon
11 Almagro……….(11)Almagro……..Almagro
22 F Mayer……….Sock
27 Querrey……….(27)Querrey
6 Berdych………..(6)Berdych………Berdych……..Berdych……Berdych
3 Murray…………(3)Murray……….Murray………Murray…….Murray….Murray
30 Lopez…………(30)Lopez
24 Granollers…….Blake
15 Raonic………..(15)Raonic………Raonic
12 Cilic…………(12)Cilic……….Cilic……….Cilic
17 Nishikori……..(17)Nishikori
32 Chardy………..(32)Chardy
5 Tsonga…………Klizan………….Klizan
8 Tipsarevic……..(8)Tipsarevic……Tipsarevic…..Tipsarevic
29 Troicki……….Zemlja
19 Kohlschreiber….(19)Kohlschreiber..Kohlschreiber
9 Isner………….(9)Isner
13 Gasquet……….(13)Gasquet……..Gasquet
21 Haas………….Johnson
28 Youzhny……….Hewitt
4 Ferrer…………(4)Ferrer……….Ferrer……..Ferrer……..Ferrer
7 Del Potro………(7)del Potro…….del Potro…..del Potro
26 Seppi…………L.Mayer
20 Roddick……….(20)Roddick……..Roddick
10 Monaco………..Fognini
14 Dolgopolov…….(14)Dolgopolov
18 Wawrinka………(18)Wawrinka…….Wawrinka
31 Benneteau……..(31)Benneteau
2 Djokovic……….(2)Djokovic……..Djokovic……Djokovic…..Djokovic…Djokovic
Status of Seeds:
1 Federer……….lost QF (Berdych)
2 Djokovic
3 Murray
4 Ferrer………..lost SF (Djokovic)
5 Tsonga………..lost 2R (Klizan)
6 Berdych……….lost SF (Murray)
7 Del Potro……..lost QF (Djokovic)
8 Tipsarevic…….lost QF (Ferrer)
9 Isner…………lost 3R (Kohlschreiber)
10 Monaco……….lost 1R (Garcia-Lopez)
11 Almagro………lost 4R (Berdych)
12 Cilic………..lost QF (Murray)
13 Gasquet………lost 4R (Ferrer)
14 Dolgopolov……lost 3R (Wawrinka)
15 Raonic……….lost 4R (Murray)
16 Simon………..lost 3R (Fish)
17 Nishikori…….lost 3R (Cilic)
18 Wawrinka……..lost 4R (Djokovic)
19 Kohlschreiber…lost 4R (Tipsarevic)
20 Roddick………lost 4R (del Potro)
21 Haas…………lost 1R (Gulbis)
22 F Mayer………lost 1R (Sock)
23 Fish…………WITHDREW from 4R
24 Granollers……lost 2R (Blake)
25 Verdasco……..lost 3R (Federer)
26 Seppi………..lost 1R (Robredo)
27 Querrey………lost 3R (Berdych)
28 Youzhny………lost 1R (Muller)
29 Troicki………lost 1R (Stebe)
30 Lopez………..lost 3R (Murray)
31 Benneteau…….lost 3R (Djokovic)
32 Chardy……….lost 3R (Klizan)
******** SCORES ********
SUNDAY
U. S. Open
Singles – Semifinal
(2) N Djokovic def. (1) D Ferrer 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
Boys’ Singles – Final
(2) F Pellwo def. (13) L Broady 6-2 2-5 7-5
© Bob Larson Tennis
Topics: David Ferrer, Men's Pro Tour News, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, US Open