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Rankings Update
1. Mateo Kaspar(FRA, 27) -- 17,460
Still on track for a fourth straight year of two losses or less, unless/until somebody proves they can beat him off clay.
2. Ritwik Dudwadkar(SRI, 26) -- 10,230
Third Slam final of the year shows that Dudwadkar is clearly better than anyone else besides King Kaspar.
3. Martin Zarco(ESP, 27) -- 8,590
Similarly, the top Spaniard, while demoted a spot, looks to be an unquestioned #3.
4. Guus Dircx(NLD, 26) -- 7,550
Dircx and Teng have swapped the vital #4 spot a few times this year; for now the Dutch has it, and neither is all that far back of Zarco.
5. Hsuang-tsung Teng(NZL, 26) -- 6,530
Dropped back a bit after a disappointing 4th-round loss at the USO(was a semifinalist the year before).
6. Ruben Piazzola(CHL, 25) -- 4,540
Still a big, big gap here; there's the Top 5, and then there's everyone else.
7. Prakash Mooljee(SRI, 32) -- 4,110
Really impressive for a 32-year-old.
8. Gillo Fangio(ITA, 28) -- 3,330
Fangio here shows why. A few years younger, but he's fallen harder and faster.
9. Alexey Nikitin(UKR, 24) -- 3,200
Made his move with the SF showing at Canada, along with a 500 final and semi both in recent months. Still could be the next #1.
10. Matthew Panter(USA, 25) -- 2,935
Panter and Nikitin have definitely made it a younger Top 10. Still, over half of it is declining. This youth movement will only continue and intensify next year.
12. Gilberto Chinaglia(ITA, 24)
Soon to be the top Italian player it appears.
14. Dick Blake(USA, 24)
18. Karl Kaspar(FRA, 21)
Same name, same manager as Mateo. And Top 20 at age 21. Scary. In the 12-19 range right now there is nobody older than 26. Lots of solid players approaching their best years.
24. Hamal Sbai(MOR, 23)
Also worth watching.
27. Hugo Cordova(USA, 22)
Yet another new face here.
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