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Brian Swartz · 01-09-2016, 04:54 PM

Sri Lanka Annual Rankings Review

Anil Mehul -- 3rd to 2nd singles, 180th to 246th doubles. 2042 could hardly have gone better. Mehul didn't defend either of his Masters titles but upgraded to a Wimbledon and Tour Finals. There are 10 big events not played on clay; he was in the final of nine of them, winning two. The one exception was the US Open, where he lost in five sets to Benda in the semifinals. He's at his peak, and his goal for '43 is really very simple:

Do it again. It would be unrealistic to improve on this season, which will likely end up the best of his career.

Girish Girsh -- 19th to 11th singles, 85th to 247th doubles. As the year went on, Girsh had an increasingly good second half. He's still a little too inconsistent, but he pulled himself out of the funk he'd been in. Overall, he's still tracking a hair better than Mehul at the same age(he was ranked 13th). His record was 55-23, vs. 52-20 for the senior player three years ago. Girsh was just 1-6 against the top three but 7-8 against the 4th-8th place players; he's good enough to hang with that group but to get to their level you need to be a little better. He should be ready to take that step.

The minimum goal this year is to make the World Tour Finals.

Prakash Mooljee -- 11th to 27th juniors, initial senior rankings at 1828th singles, 2873rd doubles. Mooljee is ranked higher in singles after one amateur win than Manohar. He'll have to play probably three more of those but will definitely move into futures as soon as he escapes(Top 1000 ranking). At present my best projections are that he's done well as a junior and will end up roughly in Girsh's territory in terms of his achievements as a player. Too early to tell more than that. Given that he started off 'behind', i.e. a little rawer coming in, that's a fine place to be. In a couple year we'll have a lot better sense of things. Train, train, and train some more will continue to be the mantra in the meantime.

Anil Manohar -- 2351st to 2324th singles, 602nd to 574th doubles. It appears he's hit rock bottom for the time being. The trainer evaluation is up to 4.38, up 0.07. A pretty firm decision has been made to keep the 40-year-old active for two more years and then retire him to trainer duty. By that point he should be close to 4.5, and he can't realistically get a whole lot higher than that. That will leave a six-year gap for the next upcoming player behind Mooljee, which is about the right amount as 6-7 years after that, Mehul should be ready to go out as a 5-point trainer.

Manager Ranking -- 10th to 4th, 20.2k points to 25.6k. Another good year especially at the end. I expect to move up to 2nd place behind only oprice by the end of this season. And under best-case scenarios, it would take close to a decade to make up the ground to him, if it's even possible.

01-09-2016, 04:54 PM	#234
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Sri Lanka Annual Rankings Review Anil Mehul -- 3rd to 2nd singles, 180th to 246th doubles. 2042 could hardly have gone better. Mehul didn't defend either of his Masters titles but upgraded to a Wimbledon and Tour Finals. There are 10 big events not played on clay; he was in the final of nine of them, winning two. The one exception was the US Open, where he lost in five sets to Benda in the semifinals. He's at his peak, and his goal for '43 is really very simple: Do it again. It would be unrealistic to improve on this season, which will likely end up the best of his career. Girish Girsh -- 19th to 11th singles, 85th to 247th doubles. As the year went on, Girsh had an increasingly good second half. He's still a little too inconsistent, but he pulled himself out of the funk he'd been in. Overall, he's still tracking a hair better than Mehul at the same age(he was ranked 13th). His record was 55-23, vs. 52-20 for the senior player three years ago. Girsh was just 1-6 against the top three but 7-8 against the 4th-8th place players; he's good enough to hang with that group but to get to their level you need to be a little better. He should be ready to take that step. The minimum goal this year is to make the World Tour Finals. Prakash Mooljee -- 11th to 27th juniors, initial senior rankings at 1828th singles, 2873rd doubles. Mooljee is ranked higher in singles after one amateur win than Manohar. He'll have to play probably three more of those but will definitely move into futures as soon as he escapes(Top 1000 ranking). At present my best projections are that he's done well as a junior and will end up roughly in Girsh's territory in terms of his achievements as a player. Too early to tell more than that. Given that he started off 'behind', i.e. a little rawer coming in, that's a fine place to be. In a couple year we'll have a lot better sense of things. Train, train, and train some more will continue to be the mantra in the meantime. Anil Manohar -- 2351st to 2324th singles, 602nd to 574th doubles. It appears he's hit rock bottom for the time being. The trainer evaluation is up to 4.38, up 0.07. A pretty firm decision has been made to keep the 40-year-old active for two more years and then retire him to trainer duty. By that point he should be close to 4.5, and he can't realistically get a whole lot higher than that. That will leave a six-year gap for the next upcoming player behind Mooljee, which is about the right amount as 6-7 years after that, Mehul should be ready to go out as a 5-point trainer. Manager Ranking -- 10th to 4th, 20.2k points to 25.6k. Another good year especially at the end. I expect to move up to 2nd place behind only oprice by the end of this season. And under best-case scenarios, it would take close to a decade to make up the ground to him, if it's even possible.