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Brian Swartz · 08-23-2022, 05:23 PM

2088 Mid-Year Rankings Update

1. Leon Polychroniadis (25, GRC) - 16,155

48-2 so far this year. At a certain point you run out of appropriate superlatives. The tennis world is his personal possession.

2. Renke Cananis (26, DEU) - 10,400

I'm not particularly bullish on Renke's chances of keeping a secure grip on the #2 spot. Wimbledon will be important as he made the final there, but last year's Tour Finals is his biggest success. Good chance of hanging on until then .... afterwards, who knows.

3. Themis Xanthos (26, CYP) - 7,620

Missed two clay Masters and moved up a spot. That's how topsy-turvy it is right now.

4. Alexander Reimann (26, DEU) - 6,920

Two years ago, Reimann won Roland Garros. Last year he made the final. This year he left a couple rounds before that thanks to Faille, and now it's time to figure out if he can still hang near the top, or if it's time to slip further.

5. Jochen Weigle (24, SUI) - 5,860

Weigle looks like he's making progress. It could go either way this summer, however. Canada is an opportunity; he was a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon last year and a finalist at the USO so there's a lot to defend there.

6. Solitris Papadias (26, GRC) - 5,550

The 'other Greek' has fairly quietly been solid if not downright impressive. He's right in the middle of a very competitive group.

7. Toni Bardales (25, ESP) - 5,120

The clay swing was looking quite good for him until Roland Garros. It doesn't take much of a slip in the current environment, and now we'll see if he can regroup.

8. Ben Faille (21, FRA) - 5,010

Making the RG final didn't move Faille up at all, but it caught him up to the 'main pack' here. 2 through 8 are super-competitive right now.

9. Ale Ballok (24, ITA) - 3,435

Ballok is the new kid on the block here in the Top 10. He belongs, but he's also got some ground to make up and it won't be easy pushing his way into the current eight above him.

10. Eddy Copperfield (27, AUS) - 3,360

We have to wait all the way until here to get to a player who is on the downswing of his career, and that only barely. Copperfield has been getting blasted of late, which is a demonstration of how many strong players there are around.

17. Oleg Urazov (22, CAN)

Urazov is coming, but has some more traffic to get through before he hits the first page.

498. Manoj Datar (31, SRI)

About a third to having the trainer payment saved up, Datar will be heading out for his first futures under my management soon.

785. Sushant Srivastava (23, SRI)

The ranking is going to take a tumble soon it appears, unless he has a breakthrough. As I write this, he's just lost a close first-round futures singles match, and made it through doubles qualifying just to lose in the first round there as well. The news is better on the training side, his serve is coming along but hasn't yet been improved quite enough to reach balance with where the rest of his game is. On-court results have been disappointing, but he'll get there; he's a little too good not to.

1146(J). Girish Raychaudhari (14, SRI)

Playing his third tournament this week and Raychaudhari has looked a little bit better each time out there. Still has no serve - literally - and fatigue is a regular issue, and the latter will continue to be the case for probably about a year. Patience is the order of the day here. Girish is very young, and he's getting better.

08-23-2022, 05:23 PM	#1268
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	2088 Mid-Year Rankings Update 1. Leon Polychroniadis (25, GRC) - 16,155 48-2 so far this year. At a certain point you run out of appropriate superlatives. The tennis world is his personal possession. 2. Renke Cananis (26, DEU) - 10,400 I'm not particularly bullish on Renke's chances of keeping a secure grip on the #2 spot. Wimbledon will be important as he made the final there, but last year's Tour Finals is his biggest success. Good chance of hanging on until then .... afterwards, who knows. 3. Themis Xanthos (26, CYP) - 7,620 Missed two clay Masters and moved up a spot. That's how topsy-turvy it is right now. 4. Alexander Reimann (26, DEU) - 6,920 Two years ago, Reimann won Roland Garros. Last year he made the final. This year he left a couple rounds before that thanks to Faille, and now it's time to figure out if he can still hang near the top, or if it's time to slip further. 5. Jochen Weigle (24, SUI) - 5,860 Weigle looks like he's making progress. It could go either way this summer, however. Canada is an opportunity; he was a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon last year and a finalist at the USO so there's a lot to defend there. 6. Solitris Papadias (26, GRC) - 5,550 The 'other Greek' has fairly quietly been solid if not downright impressive. He's right in the middle of a very competitive group. 7. Toni Bardales (25, ESP) - 5,120 The clay swing was looking quite good for him until Roland Garros. It doesn't take much of a slip in the current environment, and now we'll see if he can regroup. 8. Ben Faille (21, FRA) - 5,010 Making the RG final didn't move Faille up at all, but it caught him up to the 'main pack' here. 2 through 8 are super-competitive right now. 9. Ale Ballok (24, ITA) - 3,435 Ballok is the new kid on the block here in the Top 10. He belongs, but he's also got some ground to make up and it won't be easy pushing his way into the current eight above him. 10. Eddy Copperfield (27, AUS) - 3,360 We have to wait all the way until here to get to a player who is on the downswing of his career, and that only barely. Copperfield has been getting blasted of late, which is a demonstration of how many strong players there are around. 17. Oleg Urazov (22, CAN) Urazov is coming, but has some more traffic to get through before he hits the first page. 498. Manoj Datar (31, SRI) About a third to having the trainer payment saved up, Datar will be heading out for his first futures under my management soon. 785. Sushant Srivastava (23, SRI) The ranking is going to take a tumble soon it appears, unless he has a breakthrough. As I write this, he's just lost a close first-round futures singles match, and made it through doubles qualifying just to lose in the first round there as well. The news is better on the training side, his serve is coming along but hasn't yet been improved quite enough to reach balance with where the rest of his game is. On-court results have been disappointing, but he'll get there; he's a little too good not to. 1146(J). Girish Raychaudhari (14, SRI) Playing his third tournament this week and Raychaudhari has looked a little bit better each time out there. Still has no serve - literally - and fatigue is a regular issue, and the latter will continue to be the case for probably about a year. Patience is the order of the day here. Girish is very young, and he's getting better.