Jamie_B Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 If he wins tomorrow, plus in Vienna, Paris and the World Tour Finals, he'll finish year end number one I'm sure? Winning all those tournaments is a big ask, obviously, but the way he's going about things just now it certainly doesn't seem impossible. Is that all not predicated on beating Djokovic in the final of each though? If Djokovic goes out early somewhere down the line is there not a bit of leeway? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 If he wins tomorrow, plus in Vienna, Paris and the World Tour Finals, he'll finish year end number one I'm sure? Winning all those tournaments is a big ask, obviously, but the way he's going about things just now it certainly doesn't seem impossible. He will be 915 points behind in rankings for the year if he wins tomorrow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 30 minutes ago, ajwffc said: He will be 915 points behind in rankings for the year if he wins tomorrow Yeah but he will have 275 points dropping from the Davis Cup after the World Tour Finals. So he could go ahead of Djokovic after the WTF and be World Number 1 for a week and then have the year end number one taken away when that points drop 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 If Djokovic was to fail to make it through his group at the World Tour Finals would he not lose around 1,000 points? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 The points will drop before the tournament (Novak 1300 Andy 200). At that time the Race to London and the World Rankings should be equal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Great year for Andy. Would love to see him win slams in Oz and France next year to complete the set. What a career he`s had.` 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-coo-shed Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 What a point by Murray to win the first set. Top quality. He has looked knackered all week and still hasn't dropped a set! Kyrgios would do well to look at Murray's attitude over this tournament. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 1 minute ago, The-coo-shed said: What a point by Murray to win the first set. Top quality. He has looked knackered all week and still hasn't dropped a set! Kyrgios would do well to look at Murray's attitude over this tournament. He`d do well to look at his attitude over his entire career. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Murray took the first set on a tie-break but has stepped up a gear in the second set and has just gone a double break up at 5-1, now serving for the match. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 And he wins to love to take it 7-6, 6-1. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Pleasing. Never had a single doubt he wouldn't win that comfortably. It will be a travesty if he's not number one before long. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Andy Murray is the absolute fucking boi. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Another Masters title under the belt. They're fast becoming ten a penny for him like the are/were for Djokovic, Federer and Nadal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I wonder what his strategy will be going into the final weeks of the season here. If he plays Vienna he's got a good chance of picking up the 500 points, but doing so would possibly create fatigue which would affect him for Paris and the WTF, which obviously have more points at stake. It's an interesting dilemma for Andy. I think he'll play Vienna and go for it all right now. Or at least, I'd hope he will, as he's playing at a high level currently and Novak is clearly not at his best. World #1 would be a fitting way to end what has been a fantastic year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I wonder what his strategy will be going into the final weeks of the season here. If he plays Vienna he's got a good chance of picking up the 500 points, but doing so would possibly create fatigue which would affect him for Paris and the WTF, which obviously have more points at stake. It's an interesting dilemma for Andy. I think he'll play Vienna and go for it all right now. Or at least, I'd hope he will, as he's playing at a high level currently and Novak is clearly not at his best. World #1 would be a fitting way to end what has been a fantastic year. I can't see him not going for it in Vienna tbh, he only has 4 500 events counting towards his ranking from the 6 he is allowed, any points he picks up will help if Djokovic takes the week off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 53 minutes ago, peasy23 said: I can't see him not going for it in Vienna tbh, he only has 4 500 events counting towards his ranking from the 6 he is allowed, any points he picks up will help if Djokovic takes the week off. That's not quite true. The top 30 commitment players can only have four 500 events that count toward their ranking. They then can have two 250 events to make up the six. But as you said Murray hasn't any in these slots. Vienna will replace Murray's 0 from Basel last year when it drops. Vienna doesn't have anyone too scary - Berdych, Thiem, Agut, Ferrer all players he beats routinely now. Like you said i think he will go for it. He has a weeks rest before that starts, then straight into Paris then a weeks rest before the WTF. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taranaki Well Fan Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Is it not the case that Murray has been screwed by the fact that no ranking points are added for his Olympic win? I may be mistaken, but I believe that previously this would have been given the same status as a Master 1000 event. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 The last Olympics had 750 points on offer for the winner (400 points for 2008 in the old ranking system). I wouldn't say he was screwed by the fact the ITF and ATP had a falling out. It was known months before the Olympics that there was no points on offer for ITF events (Olympics and Davis Cup).. He could have opted to skip it and play Toronto. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 There is probably a generic tennis thread but can't be arsed finding it bit like tanking Nick the p***k who hasn't been banned for long enough. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-17/nick-kyrgios-booted-off-atp-tour-for-extended-period/7940834 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Only a 3 week ban if he agrees to see a psychologist 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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