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Race to the World Tour Finals
Post-Wimbledon Edition
In
Mateo Kaspar -- 11,900
The nigh-invincible potentate of tennis stands very much alone.
Probable
Martin Zarco -- 4960
Ritwik Dudwadkar -- 4530
Guus Dircx -- 4400
Prakash Mooljee -- 3595
You can see very clearly here what Zarco has achieved this year -- and what Fangio hasn't, since he's dropped down below. Meanwhile, Dudwadkar has played like at minimum a Top-4 player, and is anxious to see that eventually reflected. It's not at all out of the question for him to take the #2 spot by year's end, though the draws he is getting right now from the sixth position will certainly hamper that pursuit.
Contenders
Valentin Rosenberg -- 2985
Sigmund Kronecker -- 2855
Gillo Fangio -- 2845
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Milos Schmucker -- 2725
Ruben Piazzola -- 2640
Many things could still happen this year. I knew Fangio wasn't doing well -- but I didn't know it was this dire. Schmucker has back-to-back Wimbledon finals but nothing to go with them other than 250 titles. That won't be enough. Kronecker and Piazzola figure to fade now that clay is done. And others can challenge this group as well, while it already contains quite the logjam.
Long-Shots
Hsuang-tsung Teng -- 2535
Johnny Browne -- 2440
Jake Jolland -- 1845
Teng's hardcourt proficiency definitely makes him the favorite the crash the party here, much as it did last year. He was adequate at best early in the season, but at worst he won't fade as much as some of the others. The two Americans here are just stirring the ashes of their careers.
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