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Old 02-08-2016, 02:24 PM   #251
Brian Swartz
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Join Date: May 2006
Top Ten Rankings Update

1. Antonin Iglar(CZE, 26) -- 13,460

Not as dominant as recent years so far, but still the clear best player in the world overall. Iglar will be looking to return to form in the summer and fall hardcourt swing, where he is still prohibitively favored everywhere.

2. Anil Mehul(SRI, 27) -- 11,520

Repeating at Wimbledon has Mehul as close to the top spot as he's ever been, though it still seems definitely out of reach.

3. Bjorn Benda(DEU, 29) -- 10,400

Over the last month, Benda showed he's still very much a factor at the top.

4. Cestmir Marcek(CZE, 29) -- 7,400

Marcek is unquestionably the surprise player of the year so far. He's opened up a big gap on the players below him, a few of whom are decidedly more talented. Right now he's making the absolute most of his abilities, reaching a career apex when he should be slowly fading away. Very impressive play so far.

5. Pierce Gaskell(USA, 27) -- 5,400

The top American continues to be pretty good, just not quite as good as he should be.

6. Girish Girsh(SRI, 24) -- 5,105

Having reached the quarterfinals or better in all three Slams this year, Girsh continues a gradual rise.

7. Perry Mockler(USA, 27) -- 4,490

Good enough to hang around, not good enough to go anywhere.

8. David Alvarez(ESP, 30) -- 4,235

9. Perry Hogue(USA, 29) -- 3,365

The end is basically now for both Hogue and Alvarez, barely a shadow of the players they were a year or two ago.

10. Roger Federer(SUI, 26) -- 3,185

Somebody's got to have the last spot, and Federer takes it back with Thiago Herrera having a subpar clay season compared to his breakout a year ago. Condon, Marcelo Herrera, Kinczllers, Smitala are all potentially good enough to take this spot and not that far behind. None of them look like big risers however, it's a big mass of 'meh' contenders.
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