Race to the World Tour Finals
Post-USO Edition
In
Ben Faille - 12,970
Leon Polychroniadis - 10,310
Renke Cananis - 8,360
Themis Xanthos - 5,240
Toni Bardales - 4,620
Ene Caballero - 4,470
Probable
Oleg Urazov - 4,060
Contenders
Jochen Weigle - 3,330
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Solitris Papadias - 3,190
Johann Przalowik - 3,160
Long Shots
Eddy Copperfield - 2,935
Goya Banqueria - 2,785
Assessment
Ene Caballero has won three 500-level events this year, which puts him in the field comfortably for the first time. He has doubled his point total on the year since Wimbledon. That's ... kind of scary actually. The Spanish sensation was a Long Shot then, and he just completely skipped over the 'challenging for a spot' phase.
That leaves just the flagging Jochen Weigle as a question mark. It's a big question mark though, and Johann Przalowik has erased the margin for error. Papadias is still there in the conversation, but that feels like a technicality. There's even a couple of other chasers very much in it.
I would lay pretty good odds on Przalowik ending up in that 8th spot, but it definitely remains a very open question. I can't overstate how much of a disaster that would be for Weigle. He should easily be in, period - but he hasn't earned that.
Last edited by Brian Swartz : 12-18-2022 at 09:02 PM.
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