lichtie23 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 So Murray has extended his lead at top of the rankings then? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 So Murray has extended his lead at top of the rankings then? Yup 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Don't think Murray could have hand-picked a better draw for Indian Wells: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_BNP_Paribas_Open_–_Men's_Singles#Top_half 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-ton Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Aye, plus the insane draw I'd hoped for at the Oz open has come to fruition here - Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Del Potro all in one quarter together with Zverev, Kyrgios. Mental!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 All in the same half would have been stacked enough, but aye, the same quarter is mental. Nishikori and the in-form Dimitrov will probably await whoever comes out on top in the semi-final as well. Murray won't get a better chance to finally win here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 ITF announced proposals for the Davis Cup... moving to 3-set games; matches possibly held over 2 days not 3; and possible neutral venue final. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-coo-shed Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Well to top a off a crap day of sport (Scotland getting pumped, Queens losing) all we need is Murray to get beat by Pospisil. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-coo-shed Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Just awful from Murray. Far too many double faults. Bit of a crap season so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 A bit concerning that he's now lost twice recently to relatively poor players using serve-volley tactics. WIll open the door to more players trying it and he'll need to come up with a way of combating that. Against Zverev and Pospisil he's looked a bit short of ideas. His lob is a great shot when used sparingly and makes the highlight real, but when players are consistently coming to the net it's not really effective or reliable enough over a whole match. Obviously he served terribly, and has always been poor at Indian Wells, so not enough to be overly concerned at, still disappointing though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Well that's a bit of a shitter to wake up to. Another missed opportunity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 It's bizarre how he never seems to play well at Indian Wells, only one final appearance and that was years ago, Saturday night was the 4th time he has gone out in Round 2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Kyrgios beats Djokovic in straight sets for the second time in as many weeks. Even more impressive considering he beat Sascha Zverev in straight sets in the previous round. Nadal or Federer up next for him. That result also puts Murray 3,090 points clear of Djokovic in the rankings. If Murray can have a good tournament in Miami at the end of the month, he could end up at least another thousand points ahead. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Is a thousand points a lot in tennis? How many do you get for, say, winning a Grand Slam? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Is a thousand points a lot in tennis? How many do you get for, say, winning a Grand Slam? 2000 for a Grand Slam1000 for a Masters 1000 event500 for a 500 Series 250 for a 250 Series80- 125 for challenger events 18-35 for futures eventsUpto 1500 (200 for each round robin match win+ 400 semi win+500) for overall winner in the World Tour Final Davis Cup and Olympics no longer gain you points 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I don't agree that Davis Cup should earn you points, as it unfairly disadvantages players from the diddy countries. Seems a bit mental taking the Olympics out though. What's the logic in that? I'd say it's the fifth or sixth biggest event in tennis. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I don't agree that Davis Cup should earn you points, as it unfairly disadvantages players from the diddy countries. Seems a bit mental taking the Olympics out though. What's the logic in that? I'd say it's the fifth or sixth biggest event in tennis. It was 750 points for Gold at the Olympics. I think the Davis Cup was worth about 600 points for the year if your country won it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Murray would have reached number one sooner and be even further ahead now if they never dropped them. Sure they only lasted 12 months rather than the full four years between events, though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Murray withdraws from the Miami Masters: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39317104 It did seem like he was shaking his arm a bit last week, so hopefully it's just a minor precaution. Shame he won't get a chance to play for more points, but unless Djokovic retains the title he'll go further ahead anyway. Hopefully he's fully fit for the clay then grass court seasons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davied85 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Djokovic has withdrew from Miami also ,I think 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Although Djokovic hasn't officially pulled out one of his fan girl journalists has said that he will be missing the tournament and she is usually correct. If both pull out it it will mean Stan Wawrinka will be the number one seed at a Masters Event for the first time in his career. If he was to win the final tomorrow, a very good clay court season could see him sneak to second in the world if Djokovic continues to struggle. Murray will be dropping 90 points from Miami last year but as this will count as an exemption, his 150 points from Doha will now count towards his ranking. So he'll net gain 60 points. Djokovic has no non countable tournaments so he will lose 1000 points if he doesn't play. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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