Today’s Men’s News (10/25)

Written by: Staff on 25th October 2012

Today's Men's News (10/25)

epa03399647 US John Isner returns the ball to Spanish David Ferrer on the third day of the Davis Cup semi final played at Parque Hermanos Castro court in Gijon, Asturias, northern Spain, 16 September 2012. EPA/Alberto Morante |

> London

> Mark it down as official: Rafael Nadal is out of London. And

> Paris, of course. He hopes to come back at the beginning of

> next year — and with a lot to defend in the early going. He

> will end this year at #4.

> As a side effect, it clinches Juan Martin del Potro’s London

> spot — and puts a whole bunch of players back in the hunt.

> We didn’t try to rewrite our Feature, but suddenly

> Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s place looks pretty safe, and it’s Janko

> Tipsarevic who is in line for the #8 position and trying to

> assure his spot.

> Valencia

> Singles – Second Round: (1) D Ferrer def. A Ramos 6-4 6-2

> David Ferrer won’t rise above #5 this week, and has no

> practical chance to go higher this year — but suddenly he

> looks as if he will be the #4 seed in London. If he can do

> something with that advantage, things might change next

> year.

> Singles – Second Round: (6) N Almagro def. S Querrey 6-4

> 6-7(4-7) 6-0

> Since when is Nicolas Almagro an indoor player? It’s hard to

> believe, but he is actually making a run for London. Sam

> Querrey will not rise above his current #23.

> Singles – Second Round: A Dolgopolov def. G Muller 6-4 6-4

> This will probably regain Alexandr Dolgopolov the Top Twenty

> spot he just lost to Tommy Haas.

> Singles – Second Round: M Granollers def. G Simon 6-7(4-7)

> 6-3 6-2

> When Rafael Nadal withdrew from London, it put Gilles Simon

> back in the Race to London. But, with this loss, he lost his

> chance again. As well as his Top Fifteen shot. For Marcel

> Granollers, this at least puts a few points in the bank

> against when Valencia 2011 comes off.

> We currently show the following in the Race:

> 1..Djokovic….11410…CLINCHED

> 2..Federer……9255…CLINCHED

> 3..Murray…….7510…CLINCHED

> 4..Nadal……..6840…WILL NOT PLAY

> 5..Ferrer…….4780…CLINCHED

> 6..Berdych……4225…CLINCHED

> 7..Del Potro….3740…CLINCHED

> 8..Tsonga…….3310…

> 9..Tipsarevic…2810…

> 10..Almagro……2425…

> 11..Gasquet……2370…

> 12..Monaco…….2340…

> 13..Raonic…….2290…

> 14..Isner……..2205…

> 15..Cilic……..2150…

> 16..Simon……..1805…OUT

> 17..Wawrinka…..1810…OUT

> 18..Kohlschreibe.1760…OUT

> Singles – Second Round: J Melzer def. X Malisse 7-5 6-2

> It’s almost surely too later for Jurgen Melzer to earn an

> Australian Open seed, but this should at least gain him a

> couple of ranking spots.

> Doubles – Quarterfinal: (2) Peya/Soares def. Klizan/Mertinak

> 6-4 6-2

> Doubles – Quarterfinal: S Gonzalez/Lipsky def. Cilic/Sa

> 7-6(7-0) 2-6 10-7 (Match TB)

> Basel

> Singles – Second Round: (2) J del Potro def. B Baker 7-5

> 6-1

> Juan Martin del Potro didn’t need this — in practice, he

> was sure to go to London even if Rafael Nadal had played.

> But extra insurance never hurts; he has a real shot at

> ending the year at #6 or #7.

> Singles – Second Round: (6) M Youzhny def. M Ebden 6-3 6-1

> This pretty definitely means that Matthew Ebden will end the

> year below #100. Of course, he should get an Australian Open

> wildcard. Mikhail Youzhny needs one more win to rise above

> his current #27.

> Singles – Second Round: B Paire def. (Q) L Kubot 6-4 6-4

> This should take Benoit Paire above #45. Lukasz Kubot will

> remain below #50, certainly this week and probably at

> year-end.

> Singles – Second Round: (WC) P Mathieu def. N Davydenko 6-3

> 6-7(2-7) 6-4

> Not a huge surprise based on current form, but it costs

> Nikolay Davydenko his chance to return to the Top Forty.

> Singles – Second Round: K Anderson def. M Matosevic 6-3

> 6-7(5-7) 6-3

> Kevin Anderson defends his points and clinches his Top Forty

> spot. Marinko Matosevic at least can say that it appears he

> will become Australia’s #1!

> Doubles – First Round: (1) Nestor/Zimonjic def. (WC)

> Chiudinelli/Lammer 6-0 6-4

> We aren’t going to say anything except that you read the

> name of the winning team correctly.

> Doubles – First Round: Kubot/Seppi def. Marach/F Mayer 6-4

> 6-3

> Doubles – First Round: Huey/Inglot def. Bellucci/Nieminen

> 6-2 7-5

> Doubles – Quarterfinal: (4) Fyrstenberg/Matkowski def.

> Marray/Nielsen 7-5 7-6(8-6)

> An odd match — Fyrstenberg/Matkowski lead Marray/Nielsen in

> the Race, but it’s Marray/Nielsen who have clinched for

> London. The Poles can’t clinch until next week. But this can

> only help….

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