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Top Ten Rankings
** Note: all of the rankings updates are a week 'late' -- they are based on the week after the WTC QF, not the USO as I normally due them. The difference isn't significant though. **
1. Bjorn Benda(DEU, 26) -- 14,080
14,000 is pretty rare territory -- 10-11k was typical under the Alastra regime. Unless he's playing Iglar on hardcourt, it's not wise to bet against Benda right now.
2. Antonin Iglar(CZE, 23) -- 11,060
Iglar's had the best year of his career, but has made up less than half the distance required to overtake the dominant German despite winning two Slams and nearly doubling his total. It may take longer than previously thought for the switch to take place.
3. David Almagro(ESP, 29) -- 7,440
The best of the deposed veterans, Almagro sits comfortably in a very distant third.
4. Mick Elder(USA, 29) -- 6,820
5. Perry Hogue(USA, 26) -- 6,250
6. David Alvarez(ESP, 27) -- 5,325
7. Viktor Goncharenko(RUS, 27) -- 5,020
8. Evgeni Topolski(RUS, 27) -- 4,660
The Russians performed well at the USO, and continue to do just enough to hang around and be relevant.
9. David Prieto(ESP, 30) -- 4,330
Given up for dead earlier in the year, Prieto is enjoying a brief run of good form, but time is not on his side. Life doesn't really begin at 30, at least not in this sport.
10. Anil Mehul(SRI, 24) -- 4,140
Back down to the bottom of the list after a brief stay at 8th, and it could get worse. With the WTC occupying him, it's unlikely he'll be able to defend his best career title to date, the Japan Open which comes up in a few weeks. He could possibly even drop out of the Top 10 at that point.
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