Canadian Open
Singles – Second Round: (2) A Murray def. M Granollers 6-4 7-6(7-2)
Marcel Granollers sees his winning streak end at six, meaning that he will lose the Top Forty spot he just regained. This pretty well ends his hopes for a U. S. Open seed.
Singles – Second Round: (4) R Nadal def. (WC) J Levine 6-2 6-0
Five Canadians made it to the second round here, but most of them fell on day three….
Singles – Second Round: (5) T Berdych def. A Dolgopolov 6-3 6-4
Alexandr Dolgopolov will remain below #35. He still has an outside shot at a U. S. Open seed, but his chances now look very bad.
Singles – Second Round: B Paire def. (8) S Wawrinka 6-2 7-6(7-2)
Benoit Paire will probably hit the Top 25, but Stanislas Wawrinka loses his chance to rise above #9. His Top Ten spot looks almost sure, but Richard Gasquet may be able to stay ahead of him, and Kei Nishikori might pass him.
Singles – Second Round: (Q) M Matosevic def. (10) T Haas 5-0, retired
Tommy Haas can forget about the Top Ten. The best he can hope for is to be #12.
Singles – Second Round: E Gulbis def. (13) F Fognini 6-3 1-6 6-1
No move for Fabio Fognini, either; the best he can hope for is to stay #16. Ernests Gulbis is up to around #35; he just might have a shot at a U. S. Open seed.
Singles – Second Round: (15) J Janowicz def. (WC) F Dancevic 7-6(7-5) 3-6 6-4
Jerzy Janowicz is now firmly in the Top Fifteen.
Singles – Second Round: D Istomin def. (WC) F Peliwo 6-3 3-6 6-3
This is probably the best result of Filip Peliwo’s career, but it’s Denis Istomin closing in on a return to the Top Fifty.
Singles – Second Round: (WC) V Pospisil def. R Stepanek 6-2 6-4
At least Canada has one survivor — their best player other than Milos Raonic. Radek Stepanek may make the Top Fifty despite the loss.
Doubles – First Round: Berdych/Llodra def. Klizan/Tipsarevic 6-2 6-3
Doubles – First Round: Fleming/A Murray def. Benneteau/Zimonjic 1-6 6-4 10-6
This Week’s Movers — Men
Each week, Daily Tennis will look at the biggest movers of the week, looking at how they did what they did.
Biggest Upward Mover — Most Places Moved (Top 100)
Leader: Pablo Carreno Busta — Moved 20 places, from #111 to #91.
Carreno Busta won the Segovia Challenger.
Runner-Up: TIE:
Dmitry Tursunov .– Moved 18 places, from #61 to 43
Vasek Pospisil — Moved 18 places, from #89 to #71
Tursunov made the Washington semifinal. Pospisil won the Vancouver Challenger.
Biggest Percentage Mover — Cut Ranking By Highest Percent (Top 100)
Leader: Marcel Granollers — Moved 17 places, 32%, from #53 to #36
Granollers won Kitzbuhel to rescue what had been turning into a bad year.
Runner-Up: Tursunov, 30%
Biggest Loser — Most Places Lost (Top 100)
Loser: James Blake — Dropped 22 places, from #77 to #99
Blake lost points from the Washington 2012 quarterfinal.
Biggest Percentage Loser — Worst Percentage Increase in Ranking (Top 100)
Loser: Alexandr Dolgopolov, ranking increased 12 places, 48%, from #25 to #37.
Dolgopolov was last year’s Washington champion.
Ranking Notes
It was a fairly quiet week; only four players rose as much as 20%: Granollers rose 32%, Tursunov 30%, and Pospisil 20%. Carreno Busta’s 18% rise was fourth. On the down side, we had more big moves: Dolgopolov lost 48%, Blake 29%, Guido Pella 26% (to #96), Tobias Kamke 23% (to #92), and Mardy Fish 22% (to #76).
Our Personal Picks for “Best Mover of the Week”
These are subjective picks!
Granollers. He had the biggest move and won a title.
RANKINGS
Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings
As of August 5, 2013
Rank &
Prior…Player………..Points
1..(1) Djokovic……….11130
2..(2) Murray………….8610
3..(3) Ferrer………….7130
4..(4) Nadal…………..6950
5..(5) Federer…………5515
6..(6) Berdych…………4865
7..(7) Del Potro……….4660
8..(8) Tsonga………….3470
9.(10) Wawrinka………..2925
10..(9) Gasquet…………2535
11.(11) Nishikori……….2485
12.(12) Haas……………2140
13.(18) Janowicz………..2116
14.(14) Almagro…………2100
15.(13) Raonic………….2090
16.(16) Fognini…………2050
17.(17) Simon…………..2030
18.(15) Cilic…………..1985
19.(21) Anderson………..1740
20.(19) Tipsarevic………1650
22.(20) Isner…………..1585
22.(23) Seppi…………..1585
23.(22) Robredo…………1570
24.(27) Paire…………..1450
25.(25) Youzhny…………1440
26.(24) Kohlschreiber……1410
27.(29) Lopez…………..1355
28.(26) Querrey…………1345
29.(31) Dimitrov………..1305
30.(28) Chardy………….1281
DRAWS
Canadian Open — Week of August 5
…………….3R
1 Djokovic……(1)Djokovic
16 Tipsarevic…Istomin
9 Nishikori…..(9)Nishikori
7 Gasquet…….(7)Gasquet
4 Nadal………(4)Nadal
15 Janowicz…..(15)Janowicz
10 Haas………Matosevic(Q)
8 Wawrinka……Paire
5 Berdych…….(5)Berdych
12 Almagro……Pospisil(WC)
14 Simon
3 Ferrer
6 Del Potro
11 Raonic
13 Fognini……Gulbis
2 Murray……..(2)Murray
STATUS OF SEEDS:
1 Djokovic
2 Murray
3 Ferrer
4 Nadal
5 Berdych
6 Del Potro
7 Gasquet
8 Wawrinka…….lost 2R (Paire)
9 Nishikori
10 Haas……….lost 2R (Matosevic)
11 Raonic
12 Almagro…….lost 1R (Stepanek)
13 Fognini…….lost 2R (Gulbis)
14 Simon………lost 1R (Davydenko)
15 Janowicz
16 Tipsarevic….lost 1R (Istomin)
MONDAY
Canadian Open
Singles – Second Round
(2) A Murray def. M Granollers 6-4 7-6(7-2)
(4) R Nadal def. (WC) J Levine 6-2 6-0
(5) T Berdych def. A Dolgopolov 6-3 6-4
B Paire def. (8) S Wawrinka 6-2 7-6(7-2)
(Q) M Matosevic def. (10) T Haas 5-0, retired
E Gulbis def. (13) F Fognini 6-3 1-6 6-1
(15) J Janowicz def. (WC) F Dancevic 7-6(7-5) 3-6 6-4
D Istomin def. (WC) F Peliwo 6-3 3-6 6-3
(WC) V Pospisil def. R Stepanek 6-2 6-4
Doubles – First Round
Berdych/Llodra def. Klizan/Tipsarevic 6-2 6-3
Fleming/A Murray def. Benneteau/Zimonjic 1-6 6-4 10-6