Q2 Rankings
1.
Nicolas Perez (26, ARG) - 13,780
Everything points to Perez remaining 'first among equalis' as he continues to chase down big trophies to build his legacy. Two out of three so far.
2.
Harald Wentz (25, AUT) - 11,160
Looks like Wentz is settling in to being, at best, clear #2 again. He took his shot at the end of last year, but couldn't quite get to the summit.
3.
Tobias Velilla (24, ARG) - 8,280
Tobias clearly has no intention of fading away with two semis and a runner-up in the early stages.
4.
Calisto Aviles (25, ESP) - 6,560
Some stumbles early but after the final in Miami Aviles is heading in the right direction as we switch to his favored clay. As always, this period will define his season.
5.
Chisulo Mpakati (25, ZIM) - 5,730
A couple of brutally close defeats now for Mpakati already. I would think he's got to be a frustrated player these days.
6.
Lucas Perez (26, ARG) - 5,015
Consistent aside for Miami, he isn't breaking through yet but is another guy whose chance to do so is on the dirt.
7.
Il-Sung Jung (26, KOR) - 4,325
Slipping a bit it seems.
8.
Ollie Haas (27, NLD) - 4,275
9.
Tim de Jong (28, NLD) - 3,950
Surprisingly solid start for de Jong, and both are still holding their ground well against the next generation.
10.
Ross Vicars (22, USA) - 3,520
Just edging onto the first page this week. He's set to be a force in the summer for sure; not as certain how he'll do in the spring.
11.
Odimos Csollang (22, ROU)
Sputtering a bit, but just behind Vicars and still dangerous.
12.
Fabio Cagide (23, ESP)
Here they are, the big three or at least first three of the up-and-comers. Fabio's time is now after a somewhat disappointing clay run last year kept him from advancing faster.
13.
Amrik Kasaravalli (26, SRI)
Down from 11th, but he hasn't slipped so much as others have gained. Still, it doesn't appear it's going to get any easier.
15.
Clavet Moniotte (27, FRA)
The long, slow slide has begun.
16.
Algot Hakanson (27, SWE)
Hakanson has done just enough to get into the Top 16, and he may stay there a bit esp. if he can get by Molyneaux (14th).
17.
Acke Kjaerstad (26, SWE)
Up a couple spots and looking fairly dangerous despite limited hardcourt abilities. Could be headed for a strong year and into the lower teens.
18.
Constantino Gonzoles (28, ARG)
It must be mentioned that he's back up near his career-best despite being well past his prime. Looks like it's just a reminder of what could have been had he been more fortunate at points earlier.
20.
Mark Smith (22, GBR)
Outstanding showing in the recent masters has Smith looking upwards more aggressively than the other risers. On the other hand, he's not much on clay so wait till Wimbledon ... where he could make some serious noise.
21.
Peter de Boer (23, NLD)
Probably not too long before he's the top Dutch player in the world. Up from 25th and should be pretty good on clay as well.
24.
Tommy Fitzpatrick (22, IRE)
So far Fitz has done what's expected of him, no more and no less, and continues grinding away.
25.
Joao Narciso (25, BRA)
Looking more and more like he's going to stay up this time, Narciso stumbled early at IW but has been solid otherwhise.
26.
Nasir Chittoor (22, SRI)
The nice run at AO and a couple of solid 250 results helped, but recent failures have at least wiped out those successes. It's going to be a very tough year unless Nasir makes something happen on clay, which he's capable of doing if he sharpens up and gets some favorable draws.
27.
Jaak Christ (24, USA)
Another youngster grinding along and holding his own.
29.
Ivan Hudobin (23, RUS)
Up from 35th, and we'll be hearing more about him in years to come. For now though, clay/grass are the weak part of his game so I don't expect much the next few months.
30.
Helmut Edlund (24, SWE)
Solid so far this year, Edlund is another who needs to make things happen on clay to avoid slipping back down.
32.
Pieter de Boer (23, NLD)
His exploits in Miami got him just above the line ... for now.
39.
Willy Weigl (24, AUT)
Tried a couple 250s earlier, then the last three challengers have resulted in three finals ... but only one trophy. That has Weigl treading water, but not able to bounce back up yet.
47.
Shakti Vemireddy (22, SRI)
Aside from making Chittoor's life miserable, Vemireddy hasn't actually moved much. Still hasn't figured out he's still a Challenger player, and a bunch of early losses have resulted.
49.
Rakesh Kayeeda (22, SRI)
Kayeeda recently joined the Sri Lanka Legends list (10th). He's gobbling up challenger titles left and right these days, working his way towards the top.
51.
Sushant Chiba (32, SRI)
Now better in doubles (42nd) after the Miami SF. Sometimes gets a word in edgewise in singles still, but that won't last much longer.
72.
Ritwik Intodia (22, SRI)
Seems to be breaking out now with wins in his last two challenger events. Look out above.
104.
Lubos Rucklov (20, CZE)
Rucklov has been consistently lately, with QF exits in four straight events. He's kind of stalled, and will probably just sort of hang out here for a bit.
129.
Chiang-hui Cheng (20, TPE)
Similar story here, with a number of QF/SF challenger results.
148.
Rene Deschesnay (26, MAL)
Won Cherbourg CH2 a few weeks ago which hopefully is a sign of things to come. In general, Deschesnay has been too aggressive in entering higher-ranking events.
151.
Satyagit Guha (22, SRI)
39th in doubles now, and we're taking aim at getting a doubles seed by the time we hit RG. I think that's doable. Meanwhile singles events remain few and far-between and will probably stay that way.
161.
Mike Corey (19, USA)
I honesty don't know what he's doing. A couple times playing just futures doubles one week, then just a singles event the next ... Corey needs to figure out what he wants to be
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34(J).
Aleksije Konstantinovic (18, CRO)
He's been seeing regular JTC action which is fantastic, but probably reaching a bit too high in the regular events for his ranking (a JG1 this week).
66(J).
Joseph Charriol (17, MAL)
Assesment here is the same; more JG3s are recommended before pushing to the higher tiers. Best recent result is a JG2 final at Funchal.
129(J).
Eduardo Yroz (16, CHI)
A little bit all over the map in scheduling; JG4s is the appopriate tier. Mixed results in JG3s and JG2 entries have been a stretch.
131(J).
Kjell Falkeving (16, SWE)
More consistent here, bouncing between JG3 and JG4. That makes some sense though with a few JG4 titles and a couple of finals. My main suggestion here is that form is too high - more practice weeks, less tournaments.
151(J).
Anant Koppula (16, IND)
Criminal overplaying. It doesn't matter what you enter if your constantly going 500 mph.
163(J).
Raul Almaraz (17, PRT)
Not quite as bad, but same disease.
221(J).
Sebastien Bisteri (16, ESP)
And here as well.
224(J).
Ambroz Kozubek (16, CZE)
Make it four in a row.
295(J).
Josh Frobisher (15, GBR)
Here the news is a little better. Tried one JG3 which I wouldn't advise repeating; in fact I'd say win an other JG5 or two. A couple of JG4 SFs show he's getting close to being ready for them.
554(J).
Anikitos Khadjikyriakos (15, CYP)
Hasn't made a junior final yet, so the consistent JG4 events are not justified. More practice weeks and JG5s until you win a few of them are indicated.
641(J).
Thanasis Theodopoulos (15, CYP)
Ditto to everything I just said.
888(J).
Lucas Dufourcq (14, FRA)
Here's one I can heartily endorse. Dufourcq had a bit of a rough outing his last time, but is sticking with JG5s and has a QF/final in recent days so he's getting close. On the right path at least early.