Men’s Tennis Update (5/23) – Nice/Dusseldorf

Written by: on 23rd May 2013
MADRID OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Men's Tennis Update (5/23) - Nice/Dusseldorf

epa03696106 Spanish tennis player Pablo Andujar returns the ball to compatriot Rafael Nadal during their Madrid Open tennis tournament semifinal round match at the Caja Magica pavilion in Madrid, central Spain, 11 May 2013. EPA/Juan Carlos Hidalgo  |

Nice

 

Singles – Quarterfinal: P Andujar def. (2) G Simon 6-4 7-5

Pablo Andujar really does seem to be on fire. He will certainly be Top Fifty after this. Gilles Simon was going to be #17 no matter what.

Singles – Quarterfinal:(WC) E Roger-Vasselin def. (3) S Querrey 3-6 7-6(7-2) 6-1

An ugly ending for Sam Querrey, who loses what should have been a big chance to rise above #20.

Singles – Quarterfinal:A Montanes def. P Mathieu 6-4 6-1

Albert Montanes suddenly looks like a potential finalist, since he faces Roger-Vasselin next.

Singles – Quarterfinal:(WC) G Monfils def. R Haase 6-2 6-3

Gael Monfils, though, looks like a potential champion. He isn’t the highest-ranked player left (that’s Andujar), but he’s certainly the best.

Doubles – Semifinal: Brunstrom/Klaasen def. Elgin/Istomin 6-2 3-6 10-8

Dusseldorf

 

Singles – Quarterfinal: (6) J Nieminen def. (2) (WC) T Haas walkover (Illness)

Sad for Tommy Haas with Roland Garros so close. But he needed a title to budge his ranking, and maybe he didn’t want to play that many matches anyway. Jarko Nieminen is now assured a Top Forty spot.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (3) (WC) J Monaco def. T Kamke 6-3 6-4

Juan Monaco came in tied with Philipp Kohlschreiber for the #18/#19 ranking. If he wins his next match, he’ll break that tie and move to #18. And he is the clear favorite in the semifinal.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (Q) G Pella def. (7) V Troicki 7-6(7-5) 7-5

Viktor Troicki’s struggles are really starting to hit home now. He will fall out of the Top Fifty.

Singles – Quarterfinal: I Sijsling def. J Hajek 6-3 6-1

After a very rapid rise a year or so ago, Igor Sijsling seems to have stalled. Maybe he’s finally found the next gear.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (1) Fleming/Marray def. Murray/Peers 7-5 6-3

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (3) T Huey/def. Inglot def. Brands/Sijsling 7-6(7-4) 6-4

Doubles – Quarterfinal: Begemann/Emmrich def. Dodig/Rosol 6-4 7-5 …

 

Doing It Their Way

 

What if Roland Garros seeded the Wimbledon way?

That is, what if the French Open used a seeding formula to adjust for clay, the way Wimbledon adjusts for grass?

There is nothing complex about the concept. We decided to do it. There is more clay than grass, of course, so we modified the Wimbledon system a little. Instead of counting results from two years, we counted part of one: In this system, we take a player’s current ranking total, and add his Roland Garros 2012 points again, plus his clay points from the week after Miami through Rome.

We took the Top 35 players (the 32 potential seeds, several of whom have already withdrawn, plus a few alternates) and ranked them this way. The result is as follows (we show the player’s revised seed, the ATP ranking on which his actual seed is based, his name, his adjusted points, and his move if any):

1 (ATP: 1). Djokovic: 14700

2 (ATP: 4). Nadal: 11995 RISES 2

3 (ATP: 3). Federer: 9410

4 (ATP: 2). Murray: 9390 FALLS 2

5 (ATP: 5). Ferrer: 7970

6 (ATP: 6). Berdych: 5735

7 (ATP: 7). Del Potro: 4860

8 (ATP: 8). Tsonga: 4705

9 (ATP: 11). Wawrinka: 3975 RISES 2

10 (ATP: 9). Gasquet: 3550 FALLS 1

11 (ATP: 13). Almagro: 3400 RISES 2

12 (ATP: 10). Tipsarevic: 2930 FALLS 2

13 (ATP: 12). Cilic: 2805 FALLS 1

14 (ATP: 14). Haas: 2805

15 (ATP: 16). Raonic: 2595 RISES 1

16 (ATP: 15). Nishikori: 2585 FALLS 1

17 (ATP: 17). Simon: 2310

18 (ATP: 19). Kohlschreiber: 2305 RISES 1

19 (ATP: 18). Monaco: 2255 FALLS 1

20 (ATP: 21). Isner: 2050 RISES 1

21 (ATP: 26). Paire: 2010 RISES 5

22 (ATP: 29). Fognini: 1895 RISES 7

23 (ATP: 25). Anderson: 1885 RISES 2

24 (ATP: 22). Seppi: 1830 FALLS 2

25 (ATP: 20). Querrey: 1760 FALLS 5

26 (ATP: 23). Janowicz: 1759 FALLS 3

27 (ATP: 28). Dimitrov: 1715 RISES 1

28 (ATP: 24). Dolgopolov: 1700 FALLS 4

29 (ATP: 30). Mayer: 1610 RISES 1

30 (ATP: 27). Chardy: 1606 FALLS 3

31 (ATP: 33). Granollers: 1605 RISES 2

32 (ATP: 31). Youzhny: 1535 FALLS 1

33 (ATP: 32). Benneteau: 1355 FALLS 1

Novak Djokovic’s lead is too large to overcome. But note that Rafael Nadal rises all the way to #2. Andy Murray slides to #4, just behind Roger Federer — although, with Murray out, this becomes moot. Interestingly, we have exactly the same order from #5 to #8.

Below that, almost everyone moves. But only a few moves actually matter. Nicolas Almagro rises from the #13-#16 block into the #9-#12 block, dumping Marin Cilic from #12 to #13. Benoit Paire’s Rome heroics would have moved him from the #25-#32 block; Fabio Fognini and Kevin Anderson also rise into this block. Falling out are Sam Querrey, Jerzy Janowicz, and Alexandr Dolgopolov.

The above, of course, assumes that everyone plays, which they won’t. With Murray and Del Potro out, for instance, the revised seedings would put Wawrinka instead of Tipsarevic .in the top eight seeds. And there are similar changes lower down.

The changes at the bottom probably aren’t worth bothering with. But that move by Nadal is, at the least, interesting.

 

RANKINGS

 

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of May 23, 2013

 

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Djokovic……….12310

2..(2) Murray………….8670

3..(3) Federer…………8000

4..(4) Nadal…………..6895

5..(5) Ferrer………….6740

6..(6) Berdych…………4685

7..(7) del Potro……….4320

8..(8) Tsonga………….3795

9..(9) Gasquet…………3090

10.(11) Wawrinka………..2630

11.(12) Cilic…………..2570

12.(10) Tipsarevic………2480

13.(13) Almagro…………2375

14.(14) Haas……………2340

15.(15) Nishikori……….2315

16.(16) Raonic………….2225

17.(17) Simon…………..1895

18.(18) Kohlschreiber……1750

19.(19) Monaco………….1750

20.(20) Querrey…………1730

21.(21) Isner…………..1690

22.(22) Seppi…………..1530

23.(23) Janowicz………..1524

24.(24) Dolgopolov………1500

25.(25) Anderson………..1420

26.(26) Paire…………..1405

27.(27) Chardy………….1371

28.(28) Dimitrov………..1355

29.(29) Fognini…………1345

30.(30) Mayer…………..1290

 

DRAWS

 

Dusseldorf — Week of May 20

 

……………….QF…………….SF

1 Tipsarevic…….Pella(Q)……….Pella

7 Troicki……….(7)Troicki

3 Monaco (WC)……(3)Monaco(WC)…..Monaco

8 Davydenko……..Kamke

 

5 Rosol…………Hajek

4 Kohlschreiber….Sijsling……….Sijsling

6 Nieminen………(6)Nieminen…….Nieminen

2 Haas (WC)……..(2)Haas(WC)

 

STATUS OF SEEDS

1 Tipsarevic……lost 2R (Pella)

2 Haas (WC)…….WITHDREW from QF

3 Monaco (WC)

4 Kohlschreiber…lost 2R (Sijsling)

5 Rosol………..lost 1R (Brands)

6 Nieminen

7 Troicki………lost QF (Pella)

8 Davydenko…….lost 1R (Bedene)

Nice — Week of May 20

 

……………QF………………SF

1 Berdych……Montanes…………Montanes

7 Granollers…Mathieu

3 Querrey……(3)Querrey

8 Istomin……Roger-Vasselin(WC)..Roger-Vasselin

 

6 Fognini……Monfils………….Monfils

4 Isner……..Haase

5 Seppi……..Andujar………….Andujar

2 Simon……..(2)Simon

STATUS OF SEEDS

1 Berdych……WITHDREW

2 Simon……..lost QF (Andujar)

3 Querrey……lost QF (Roger-Vasselin)

4 Isner……..lost 2R (Haase)

5 Seppi……..lost 1R (Lu)

6 Fognini……lost 2R (Monfils)

7 Granollers…WITHDREW

8 Istomin……lost 1R (Berankis)

 

THURSDAY

Dusseldorf

Singles – Quarterfinal

(6) J Nieminen def. (2) (WC) T Haas walkover (Illness)

(3) (WC) J Monaco def. T Kamke 6-3 6-4

(Q) G Pella def. (7) V Troicki 7-6(7-5) 7-5

I Sijsling def. J Hajek 6-3 6-1

Doubles – Quarterfinal

(1) Fleming/Marray def. Murray/Peers 7-5 6-3

(3) T Huey/def. Inglot def. Brands/Sijsling 7-6(7-4) 6-4

Begemann/Emmrich def. Dodig/Rosol 6-4 7-5 …

Nice

Singles – Quarterfinal

P Andujar def. (2) G Simon 6-4 7-5

(WC) E Roger-Vasselin def. (3) S Querrey 3-6 7-6(7-2) 6-1

A Montanes def. P Mathieu 6-4 6-1

(WC) G Monfils def. R Haase 6-2 6-3

Doubles – Semifinal

Brunstrom/Klaasen def. Elgin/Istomin 6-2 3-6 10-8








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