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Too good from Sascha today so far. I’m sure that RR match he lost provided great feedback for him and Lendl to consider going into the final.

 

Look out if they can build upon this in the offseason. Five-set matches will be the biggest test.

 

 

 

 

 

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I guess Novak wasn't magnificent today?....bwahahahahahahahaha. He laid a big fat egg on the court!

 

Sasha will now be #3 after the Aussie Open. I don't see Roger winning again and even he does he has 2000 to defend to Sasha only 80 points.  There is less than a 100 difference between him and Roger.

 

Great win from Sasha...haven't seen the match...neither both semis...will see them this week ....

 

Sasha's biggest tourney win...maybe but Grigor won it last year...so not putting to much on it....where is Grigor? Or barely holding on at #19 when he will more than likely drop out of the top 20 when the Aussie Open rolls around...he has QF points to defend.

 

Sasha needs to win a major or at least make one to show he has really arrived...but he is close. I think Lendl is the main reason he won this week. 

 

The final top 20 for the year......until January.....can't wait!

 

 

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Novak Djoković 31.4 SRB1 9045 - +1000 - Lost in World Tour Finals F
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Rafael Nadal 32.4 ESP1 7480 - - - - - -
 
 3     1    
 
Roger Federer 37.2 SUI1 6420 - +400 - Lost in World Tour Finals SF youtube-logo-play-icon.png - -
 
 4     3    
 
Alexander Zverev 21.5 GER1 6385 +1 +1300 - World Tour Finals W
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 5     3    
 
Juan Martín del Potro 30.1 ARG1 5300 -1 - - - - -
 
 6     5    
 
Kevin Anderson 32.5 RSA1 4710 - +400 - Lost in World Tour Finals SF youtube-logo-play-icon.png - -
 
 7     3    
 
Marin Čilić 30.1 CRO1 4250 - +200 - Lost in World Tour Finals RR (1 W / 2 L) youtube-logo-play-icon.png - -
 
 8     4    
 
Dominic Thiem 25.2 AUT1 4095 - +200 - Lost in World Tour Finals RR (1 W / 2 L) youtube-logo-play-icon.png - -
 
 9     4    
 
Kei Nishikori 28.8 JPN1 3590 - +200 - Lost in World Tour Finals RR (1 W / 2 L) youtube-logo-play-icon.png - -
 
 10     8    
 
John Isner 33.5 USA1 3155 - - - Lost in World Tour Finals RR (0 W / 3 L) youtube-logo-play-icon.png - -
 
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Karen Khachanov 22.4 RUS1 2835 - - - - - -
 
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Borna Ćorić 22 CRO2 2480 - - - - - -
 
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Fabio Fognini 31.4 ITA1 2315 - - - - - -
 
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Kyle Edmund 23.8 GBR1 2150 - - - - - -
 
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Stefanos Tsitsipas 20.2 GRE1 2095 - - - - - -
 
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Daniil Medvedev 22.7 RUS2 1977 - - - - - -
 
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Diego Schwartzman 26.2 ARG2 1880 - - - - - -
 
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Milos Raonic 27.8 CAN1 1855 - - - - - -
 
 19     3    
 
Grigor Dimitrov 27.5 BUL1 1835 - - - - - -
 
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Marco Cecchinato 26.1 ITA2 1819 - -

 

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Ha yes. I posted that upthread. It’s very funny how their careers have paralleled in many ways.

 

In any case, I can’t be that upset after the year Novak has had. 2 Slams back-to-back to tie Sampras, 2 fast-court (!) M1000s and finishing the Golden Career Masters by winning that elusive Cincinnati title, showing he can dominate on ANY surface. Year-end No. 1 (after falling out of the top 20) with little to defend for MONTHS in 2019. Most top 10 wins on tour. Considering he started the year losing to the likes of Taro Daniel, wanting more than he’s already achieved seems greedy. It’s always preferable when people are *surprised* and digging for explanations when you lose.

 

That said, Tsitsipas, Khachanov, Zverev, Coric, Medvedev, and De Minaur make me excited because I enjoy watching the game and not just my favorite player(s). (Hopefully, Chung and Tiafoe get it together and FAA continues to develop. The ATP needs POC and more geographic diversity at the top.) They are much more exciting than the  Dimitrov/Nishikori/Raonic generation who almost always got in their own way.

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My fav is Tsitsipas...but all great ones coming up and should be fun. Chung has already dropped to almost 30 in the rankings ...he has all those points to defend ...if he doesn't he could fall in the 70s in the rankings...he has been injured too much.....I don't see him having a long career with all his injuries. And how is Raonic still ranked 18 with all his early exists? He is so injured prone too.....Dimitrov has been a major disappointment. 

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