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Brian Swartz · 05-30-2017, 06:42 PM

Rankings Update

1. Mateo Kaspar(23, FRA) -- 16,840

Kaspar has slipped multiple times in the Masters this year, but the Calendar Slam is nothing to sneeze at. He'll start showing up on the all-time leaderboards next year.

2. Prakash Mooljee(28, SRI) -- 9,880

Holding steady or maybe slipping just a bit, but still staying as the top challenger by virtue of his consistency.

3. Gillo Fangio(24, ITA) -- 7,450

A 'not-quite' ending to the USO, but still a nice run that essentially erased poor early losses in Canada and Cincinatti. It's still always a question of which guy shows up, but he's edged ahead of Browne for now.

4. Johnny Browne(27, USA) -- 7,310

An excellent last couple of months as usual, including the title in Cincinatti.

5. Luc Janin(25, CAN) -- 4,740

Janin and his doubles partner Borja are basically shooting their singles careers in the foot by teaming up. Still good enough to beat most top players of course.

6. Martin Zarco(23, ESP) -- 4,010

Zarco's emergence has made the Top 10 even younger. He's poised to be the best Spaniard the tour has seen in about a decade, maybe longer.

7. Ariel Borja(23, USA) -- 3,910

Another mismanaged flash-in-the-pan, unfortunately.

8. Khasan Zakirov(29, UZB) -- 3,700

Now that Zarco has gone by, one wonders who will be next. Kakirov's fall appears to be here.

9. Tomas Niklas(28, CZE) -- 3,550

After an quite unexpected run to the Cincy semis, Niklas is back in the news for the moment. Like a weed, he just keeps returning.

10. Juan de los Santos(27, ESP) -- 3,530

It's been many moons since there were two Spaniards on the first page. It's a short-term thing, but still cool to see.

11. Guus Dircx(22, NLD) -- 3,290

Not good enough yet to stick permanently it seems. It's only a matter of time though until he can consistently put Niklas, Zakirov, etc. behind him.

12. Sigmund Kronecker(25, DEU) -- 3,230

Back-to-back QF appearances in Wimbledon and the US Open have forced us to recognize the German no. 1 as a legitimate member of the noteworthy elite. The amazing thing about this is that his hardcourt game sucks. Definitely a guy that should make serious waves on clay the next few years.

13. Tiosav Srbulovic(26, USA) -- 3,175

Srbulovic is fading, and at the point where it's no longer a surprise really when he loses to weaker competition. Soon, maybe even already, he won't be worth mentioning.

3(D). Anil Mehul

While Cordasic/Aspelin have seized control of the top spot, he's now in position on the second-best doubles team in the world. This would appear to be his peak, but it's a darn good one. Singles ranking is low enough(318th) that he's playing futures at least for the moment, and finding him enough matches to get it back up a bit is still a goal. The doubles success makes that tough a lot of the time.

21. Shreya Ujjaval

Continues to be remarkably consistent. Ranking hasn't moved more than a spot or two either way in at least a year.

40. Ritwik Dudwadkar

A noteworthy moment here as he moves up to become our #3 singles after Mooljee and Ujjaval, and also has replaced the latter as our second doubles player in WTC play with Mehul. This will be good for him in terms of development, not so good in his push to rack up challenger points as quickly as possible to join the top. Still he's making a good push in that regard. There's a big break points-wise right at #32; 32nd-ranked Rosenberg has 1338, 33rd is Alenichev, who Dudwadkar has beaten multiple times, at 1190. He's got 1017, and is getting close. Should be a seed at the AO next year if he finishes strong.

54. Shyam Senepathy

Sliding a bit again after peaking at 47th just a few weeks ago. Playing all the big events this year has done nothing other than limit the amount of successful challengers he can count. It's a new way to shoot yourself in the foot, really.

149(J). Sushant Chiba

Holding pretty steady, was up a little more a few weeks ago. He didn't lose any points, just got passed. Right now he's on the border between being a tier-4 and tier-3 player, and is ranked right where he should be. I don't expect much progress until the calendar flips over to a new year, but he'll still be looking for reasonable opportunities if a diluted tier-3 event can be found. Fatigue at the end of a long tournament is still an issue as well. Right where I want him at the moment.

1(Mgr). 35.2k points, down just a few hundred. Pretty stable in this range.

05-30-2017, 06:42 PM	#620
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Rankings Update 1. Mateo Kaspar(23, FRA) -- 16,840 Kaspar has slipped multiple times in the Masters this year, but the Calendar Slam is nothing to sneeze at. He'll start showing up on the all-time leaderboards next year. 2. Prakash Mooljee(28, SRI) -- 9,880 Holding steady or maybe slipping just a bit, but still staying as the top challenger by virtue of his consistency. 3. Gillo Fangio(24, ITA) -- 7,450 A 'not-quite' ending to the USO, but still a nice run that essentially erased poor early losses in Canada and Cincinatti. It's still always a question of which guy shows up, but he's edged ahead of Browne for now. 4. Johnny Browne(27, USA) -- 7,310 An excellent last couple of months as usual, including the title in Cincinatti. 5. Luc Janin(25, CAN) -- 4,740 Janin and his doubles partner Borja are basically shooting their singles careers in the foot by teaming up. Still good enough to beat most top players of course. 6. Martin Zarco(23, ESP) -- 4,010 Zarco's emergence has made the Top 10 even younger. He's poised to be the best Spaniard the tour has seen in about a decade, maybe longer. 7. Ariel Borja(23, USA) -- 3,910 Another mismanaged flash-in-the-pan, unfortunately. 8. Khasan Zakirov(29, UZB) -- 3,700 Now that Zarco has gone by, one wonders who will be next. Kakirov's fall appears to be here. 9. Tomas Niklas(28, CZE) -- 3,550 After an quite unexpected run to the Cincy semis, Niklas is back in the news for the moment. Like a weed, he just keeps returning. 10. Juan de los Santos(27, ESP) -- 3,530 It's been many moons since there were two Spaniards on the first page. It's a short-term thing, but still cool to see. 11. Guus Dircx(22, NLD) -- 3,290 Not good enough yet to stick permanently it seems. It's only a matter of time though until he can consistently put Niklas, Zakirov, etc. behind him. 12. Sigmund Kronecker(25, DEU) -- 3,230 Back-to-back QF appearances in Wimbledon and the US Open have forced us to recognize the German no. 1 as a legitimate member of the noteworthy elite. The amazing thing about this is that his hardcourt game sucks. Definitely a guy that should make serious waves on clay the next few years. 13. Tiosav Srbulovic(26, USA) -- 3,175 Srbulovic is fading, and at the point where it's no longer a surprise really when he loses to weaker competition. Soon, maybe even already, he won't be worth mentioning. 3(D). Anil Mehul While Cordasic/Aspelin have seized control of the top spot, he's now in position on the second-best doubles team in the world. This would appear to be his peak, but it's a darn good one. Singles ranking is low enough(318th) that he's playing futures at least for the moment, and finding him enough matches to get it back up a bit is still a goal. The doubles success makes that tough a lot of the time. 21. Shreya Ujjaval Continues to be remarkably consistent. Ranking hasn't moved more than a spot or two either way in at least a year. 40. Ritwik Dudwadkar A noteworthy moment here as he moves up to become our #3 singles after Mooljee and Ujjaval, and also has replaced the latter as our second doubles player in WTC play with Mehul. This will be good for him in terms of development, not so good in his push to rack up challenger points as quickly as possible to join the top. Still he's making a good push in that regard. There's a big break points-wise right at #32; 32nd-ranked Rosenberg has 1338, 33rd is Alenichev, who Dudwadkar has beaten multiple times, at 1190. He's got 1017, and is getting close. Should be a seed at the AO next year if he finishes strong. 54. Shyam Senepathy Sliding a bit again after peaking at 47th just a few weeks ago. Playing all the big events this year has done nothing other than limit the amount of successful challengers he can count. It's a new way to shoot yourself in the foot, really. 149(J). Sushant Chiba Holding pretty steady, was up a little more a few weeks ago. He didn't lose any points, just got passed. Right now he's on the border between being a tier-4 and tier-3 player, and is ranked right where he should be. I don't expect much progress until the calendar flips over to a new year, but he'll still be looking for reasonable opportunities if a diluted tier-3 event can be found. Fatigue at the end of a long tournament is still an issue as well. Right where I want him at the moment. 1(Mgr). 35.2k points, down just a few hundred. Pretty stable in this range.