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#41 01-03-2011 12:42:30

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Yslaw napisał:

Czemu Ferdkowi nie dodali 300 pkt za finał Dubaju?

Dodadzą latem, kiedy odpadnie mu 0 pkt za Hamburg.


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#42 01-03-2011 13:28:42

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Na jakiej zasadzie przyznawane są te kary za nie wystąpienie w danym turnieju ? Nigdy nie wiem dlaczego u jednego tak jest, a u drugiego nie


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#43 01-03-2011 15:08:04

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Na jakiej zasadzie przyznawane są te kary za nie wystąpienie w danym turnieju ? Nigdy nie wiem dlaczego u jednego tak jest, a u drugiego nie

W turniejach 500 wygląda to tak, że każdy ma obowiązek zagrać w 4 takich imprezach. Jeżeli nie zagra w takiej ilości to ma na koniec roku dopisywane 0 w tylu turniejach 500, ile mu brakuje do 4. Fed rok temu zagrał tylko w Basel, więc otrzymał po 0 w 3 wcześniej rozegranych turniejach 500: Tokio, Waszyngton, Hamburg. Nadal zagrał w Monte Carlo (traktowany jako event500) i w Tokio, więc ma po 0 za Valencię i Waszyngton.

Niby tak jest reguła, ale jak naprawdę wygląda jej egzekwowanie to trudno się połapać. Strasznie zagmatwany ten ranking się zrobił.


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#44 08-03-2011 14:14:26

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Indian Wells to turniej walki o pozycję wicelidera rankingu światowego, donosi o tym szumnie ATP.

Djoković zostanie nr2, jeśli:
- wygra turniej
- dojdzie do finału, a Federer przegra przed meczem o tytuł
- awansuje do 1/2, a Federer przegra przed 1/4.

Przed rokiem Federer odpadł w 3 rundzie (45 pkt do rankingu), Djoković mecz później (90 pkt).


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#45 10-03-2011 16:47:59

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Battle For World No. 2 Set To Intensify

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Novak Djokovic will be looking to continue his sizzling start to the 2011 ATP World Tour season at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells this week.

The Serbian could replace his rival, Roger Federer, at No. 2 in the South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings, by virtue of his performance at the first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of the year.

Djokovic, who reached a career-high No. 2 on 1 February 2010, could rank behind World No. 1 Rafael Nadal on 21 March through three different scenarios.

Djokovic will become World No. 2 if:

- He wins the Indian Wells tournament;
- He reaches the final and Federer loses before the title-match; or,
- He advances to the semi-finals and Federer loses before the quarter-finals.

Federer currently has 7,965 South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings points compared to 7,800 points for Djokovic. At Indian Wells last year, Federer reached the third round (l. to Baghdatis) and earned 45 ranking points. Djokovic exited in the Last 16 (l. to Ljubicic) and won 90 points.

Djokovic, the 2008 titlist (d. Fish), must therefore win 211 more South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings points than Federer if he is to regain World No. 2 after the Californian tournament.

The 23-year-old Djokovic is on a 14-match winning streak, including his second title at the Australian Open (d. Murray) in January and his third straight triumph at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships (d. Federer) nine days ago.

Since reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals (l. to Berdych) in July 2010, Djokovic has compiled a 42-8 match record.

By comparison, in the same period, Federer has a 49-6 mark. At Indian Wells, the Swiss superstar is 27-9 overall, which includes three straight titles in 2004 (d. Henman), 2005 (d. Hewitt) and 2006 (d. Blake).

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#46 21-03-2011 13:14:48

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#47 21-03-2011 15:11:01

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Brawo Fed brawo


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          Final: Sztokholm '10, Cincinnati '10, Estoril '11, Nicea '11, Halle '11
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#48 21-03-2011 15:45:12

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Juan Martin wszedł do windy która jedzie w góre, i nikt nie wie gdzie się zatrzyma.


Janko Tipsarevic ~~ Marcos Baghdatis ~~ Philipp Kohlschreiber
~~Nicolas Almagro~~Jeremy Chardy~~Gaston Gaudio~~Dmitry Tursunow~~Eduardo Schwank~~

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#49 22-03-2011 17:01:39

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Nadal Sees Djokovic As No. 1 Threat

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Following his defeat to Novak Djokovic in the BNP Paribas Open final on Sunday, Rafael Nadal declared that the Serbian is “in the best position” to finish as the year-end World No. 1 in the South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings.

Djokovic, who displaced Federer at No. 2 in the South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings on Monday, has opened the season with an 18-0 match record, taking in titles at the Australian Open (d. Murray), Dubai (d. Federer) and Indian Wells.

“Nole starts with a big advantage right now, 3,000, almost 4,000 points, so that's a lot,” said Nadal. “That's a lot for [a] serious player like him. That's a lot for [a] complete player like him, because he can play really good on all the surfaces. He has a big advantage.

“I started the tournament 17th in the [year-to-date rankings]; I’m going to finish this tournament No. 6. That's a big improvement for me, very positive. I am closer to the top positions, and [Roger] Federer played a good semi-finals, a good result, too. He's there. He's like Nole. He can play really good on all the surfaces.”

The Spaniard currently holds the top spot in the South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings and has opened up a lead of 3,920 points since re-assuming the position on 7 June 2010, after winning Roland Garros. However, he declared that for him it is the year-end rankings which carry the most significance.

“When I am talking about the No. 1 ranking, I'm talking about finishing [the year] No. 1, not being No. 1 during the season. Because [while] that's important, for me it's not the most important thing. If you finish the No. 1 of the year that's the most important thing.”

The Sony Ericsson Open begins on Wednesday, followed by a two-month clay-court swing with most of the top players beginning their build-up for Roland Garros at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. It is a time of year that Nadal believes could be pivotal in the battle to finish the year No. 1

“After Roland Garros, I will tell you who is the biggest favourite to be No. 1, because [it] is after two months of competition,” said the Mallorcan, a five-time winner of the clay-court major. “Only thing I can tell you is Djokovic is in the best position. Right now he’s playing on his favourite surface, I think, because hard court, outdoor I think is when he plays better. It's his favourite surface. So he has confidence, he's playing well; he's a very good player. We will see what's going on in the clay season. After this, first six months of the season, we start to see what are the chances of everybody.”

While Nadal will be optimistic of closing the gap on Djokovic during his strongest stretch of the season, the Serbian is confident he can continue to improve on clay and challenge Nadal for the major trophies.

“I believe I can play well on that surface, and I have proven that in the past couple of years,” said Djokovic, a two-time semi-finalist at Roland Garros. [i] had a great clay-court season in 2009 and 2008; have always played well in Roland Garros.

“I am aware that, in order to win trophies on that surface, big ones, I will need to be physically very, very fit. Because as the slowest surface, it requires a lot of physical strength and endurance, and I have been working hard on it for a while. I will definitely pay attention to it more.”

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#50 04-04-2011 13:01:51

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#51 04-04-2011 19:19:52

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Melzer i Monfils w top 10. Andy, coś ty narobił baranie


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#52 05-04-2011 09:16:58

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Wielka forma Murraya zaowocowała powrotem na 4 miejsce w rankingu.

Bizon napisał:

Melzer i Monfils w top 10. Andy, coś ty narobił baranie

Melzer już od jakiegoś czasu tam jest. Ale chyba niedługo. Po Monte Carlo wypadnie chyba Verdasco, po RG właśnie Melzer, słabe szanse na ten rejon rankingu ma niegrający Monfils. Otwiera się za to duża szansa przed Fishem.

Parę słów o walce o #1, bowiem Djoković ma kapitalną sytuację wyjściową przed sezonem na cegle/trawie:

1 Novak Djokovic - 4725
2 Roger Federer - 1990
3 Rafael Nadal - 1690
4 David Ferrer - 1660
5 Robin Soderling - 1310
6 Andy Murray - 1220
7 Tomas Berdych - 1075
8 Nicolas Almagro - 1070
9 Juan Martin Del Potro - 1035
10 Andy Roddick - 1010

Powyżej punkty uzyskane od początku sezonu i przewaga Serba jest gigantyczna. Nadal na samej cegle broni aż 5 tysięcy punktów, a Djoković zaledwie 960.

Tak będzie wyglądał ranking Entry przed startem Monte Carlo (po odjęciu pkt za zeszły rok):
1 Rafael Nadal - 11870
2 Novak Djokovic - 9340

Novak nie ma żadnych szans, by zostać #1 w najbliższych tygodniach, ale na początku sezonu ceglanego może zbliżyć się do Nadala.


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#53 05-04-2011 11:40:01

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Ciekawie się to zapowiada.
Wydaje mi się jednak, że Novak Djokovic nie będzie w stanie znieść tak wielkich obciążeń. Rozegrał już 24 mecze.
Przy założeniu, że będzie dochodził do finałów w Monte Carlo, Madrycie, i Rzymie rozegra kolejne 15 spotkań.

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#54 05-04-2011 13:18:46

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Novak ma jeszcze Belgrad w grafiku, więc teoretycznie może to być nawet 20 spotkań.


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#55 05-04-2011 14:55:10

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Djokovic Embraces “Trivalry” In Battle For No. 1

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Novak Djokovic believes the battle to finish as the year-end No. 1 in the South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings will be a three-way contest between himself, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

The Serbian has opened the 2011 ATP World Tour season with a perfect 24-0 mark, taking in titles at the Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells and Miami, and believes he is well placed to stake a claim for the top spot with a strong showing in the upcoming clay-court season.

"I know I had the best start of the season, no question about it. It's [been] the best four months in my life. This is going to give me a big confidence boost for the upcoming clay-court season," said the 23 year old. "This streak is incredible that I have, and I want to keep on working hard and try to get more success. Then the clay courts come where I haven't had a lot of success [in the] past years. So maybe that's my chance to really try and get some success.

"If I want to have that shot, the No. 1 ranking, I need to play consistently well throughout the whole year," continued Djokovic. "We all know that clay is [Nadal’s] favourite surface, and obviously somewhere where he plays his best. Over the years, he's been the king of that surface and the guy to beat. He didn’t lose last year on clay. He comes up always with his best game on the clay court tournaments.

"I think I have the game to challenge him on that surface, and I showed that in 2009. I think we had some great matches in Monte Carlo, [in the] final; in Madrid, [in the] semi-finals, so it is possible."

Indeed, current World No. 1 Nadal believes that while his results on the clay could hold Djokovic off for a short spell, it is just a matter of time before the Serbian assumes the top ranking.

"I think he's going to be No. 1 [at some point]," said the Spaniard, who was beaten by Djokovic in the finals at Indian Wells and Miami. "He won two tournaments in a row right now, very big tournaments and one Grand Slam.  [The] normal thing is he will be No. 1 in the next month, month and a half, two months. I don't know. Depends on my results on clay. For sure he will be there. I am going to fight for me. If I am solid, if I play a very good clay-court season, we will see what's going on after."

Djokovic’s stellar performances this season have seen him usurp Federer at No. 2 in the South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings, and despite the Swiss suffering a comprehensive defeat at the hands of Nadal in the Miami semi-finals, Djokovic expects him to continue challenging for the top honours.

"I don't think Roger is separated [from the top two]," said the Serbian of the 16-time Grand Slam winner. "He's still up there. It's obvious that he still wants to come back to be No. 1 in the world and he's hungry for more success. Of course he's not going to just pull back from that.

"He didn't have the best start to the season, but he was still in most of the tournaments semi-finals, finals. So he's definitely going to be one of the contenders for the top spot in the rankings at the end of the year.

"If you want to call it trivalry, whatever you want to call it, I don't know. I just try to focus on what I do. Of course Roger and Rafa are the two biggest rivals that I have, and of course there are many more players out there are able to play great tennis. We cannot forget about them. [Andy] Murray, [Robin] Soderling, [Andy] Roddick, the Spaniards."

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis … valry.aspx

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#56 05-04-2011 18:49:14

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Co najśmieszjniejsze, niewiele wskazuje na to by ktoś mógł w najbliższym czasie Murraya wyprzedzić w rankingu, pomimo jego fatalnej gry. Jakoś ciężko uwierzyć by Soderling miał zrobić trzeci raz z rzędu finału RG i do tego bardzo dobrze rozegrać Mastersy. Jedyną opcją jest mega forma na clayu Ferrera. Del Potro bardzo możliwe że zawita do Top 4, ale dopiero po US Open. Będę mu z pewnością w tym kibicował, bo biorąc pod uwagę jego obecny potencjał i grę z 2009 roku bez dwóch zdań na to zasługuję.

Roddicka chcę widzieć minimum na 12 miejscu przed Wimblem. 10 miejsce w Entry, myślałem że będzie gorzej.


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W : Los Angeles 08, Dubaj 09, New Heaven 09, Bangkok 09, Pekin 09, Madryt 10, Roland Garros 10, Barcelona 11, Madryt 11, Roland Garros 11
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#57 11-04-2011 13:06:22

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#58 11-04-2011 19:27:12

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Nadal Anticipating Wide Open Battle For No. 1

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Rafael Nadal won 22 straight matches during
the European clay-court swing last year.


World No. 1 Rafael Nadal declared the battle for year-end No. 1 to be wide open as he prepares to defend a wealth of points over the coming four months.

Following on from Federer’s assertions on Sunday that he hopes to make up ground on Nadal and Novak Djokovic during the clay-court swing, the Spaniard conceded it is unlikely he will be able to repeat his historic clay sweep of 2010.

This time last year, the left-hander went on a 22-match winning streak, winning the three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 clay-court tournaments in Monte-Carlo, Rome and Madrid before triumphing for the fifth time at Roland Garros. He lost just two sets in the four tournaments.

“What I did last year, winning Monte-Carlo, Rome, Madrid and Roland-Garros, was historic,” said Nadal at a round-table engagement in the VIP Village on Monday at the Monte-Carlo Country Club. “I don’t think that I can do it this year. It didn’t happen in 50 or 60 years. So I guess I can’t do the same two times in a row.”

With Federer looking to improve on his 2010 performances at Monte-Carlo, Rome and Roland Garros, and Djokovic riding a 26-match winning streak – although absent from the opening tournament of the European clay-court swing – Nadal expects competition to be rife for the year-end No. 1 spot in the South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings.

“Of course, it’s very open,” said the left-hander. “Roger has a chance; Djokovic as well. I have some advantage in the [South African Airways 2011] ATP Rankings for now, but you never know how things will turn out. Novak is playing extremely well. He’s got a huge potential and he’s on a winning streak which gives him a lot of confidence. So we’ll see at the end of the year who will be No. 1."

The 24-year-old Nadal is chasing a record seventh consecutive title at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, which would also give him his 19th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown. He is coming off back-to-back runner-up showings at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, losing to Djokovic both times, and will hope to take his good form into his opening match against either French qualifier Julien Benneteau or Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis … -No-1.aspx


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#59 11-04-2011 20:32:58

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#60 13-04-2011 19:25:42

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FEDERER: “CLAY SWING PIVOTAL IN BATTLE FOR NO. 1”

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Roger Federer is hopeful he can make up
ground on Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic
over the next four months, starting with
a strong showing in Monte-Carlo.


The battle to finish year-end World No. 1 in the South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings is fast turning into a three-horse race between Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, and the Swiss believes the European clay-court swing could play a pivotal role in separating the three.

It was at this stage last season that Nadal let fly, winning 22 successive matches as he swept the three clay-court ATP World Tour Masters 1000s and Roland Garros, before going on to win Wimbledon and the US Open over the summer. Should the Spaniard do the same again, Federer pointed out, it would be quite the task for someone to wrest the No. 1 ranking from his grip.

"I guess it depends a lot on Rafa," said Federer on Sunday at the Monte-Carlo Country Club, where he will contest the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters next week. "If he's able to defend everything he did last year, it's going to be tough for anybody because then he has three straight Masters 1000s and the French Open in the bag as well. He had super solid results at the end of the season as well, winning the [US] Open, so forth. It all depends a little bit on Rafa."

Federer was absent from Monte-Carlo last year, suffering from the after-effects of pneumonia, and struggled for consistency on the clay on his return, reaching the final in Madrid, but falling in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros and the second round in Rome. With points aplenty to pick up over the next four months, Federer is hopeful he can make significant strides.

"I feel very strong on the surface. It's the surface I grew up on. Everybody knows that by now. I can make a huge step forward," said the Basel native. "In my situation, if I can go really deep here in Monaco, and also in Rome and so forth, then clearly I don't have much to defend at the French [Open] and Wimbledon. I'll have some opportunities as well, especially when the slams roll around.

"I think there's a lot to play for us in the next three, four months. Sure, I know Rafa has a lot of pressure, but I don't think that matters that much for him, especially on this surface. He's so confident, he's so good; I definitely could see him doing it again. But there are other guys that have something to say. I hope I'm one of those guys."

World No. 2 Djokovic has been forward to withdraw from Monte-Carlo with a knee injury, putting on hold his 26-match winning streak, and will return to action on home soil in Belgrade in two weeks. Federer, along with the rest of the tennis world, will be watching with interest to see if the Serbian can maintain his rich vein of form on the clay.

"Right now it's clicking for him. I think it's great for the game that he's managed to play so well and go on a streak. But Rafa's had streaks in the past, [Andy] Murray has had streaks, I've had streaks. It's good when that happens. It focuses on something very positive in the game. It's going to be interesting to see how long he can keep it up and stay mentally and physically strong because he's had a long end to the year last year and he started really strong this year."

Federer and Nadal will get a head start on Djokovic on the clay when they compete at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. The 29-year-old Federer is bidding to win the coveted title for the first time, after three runner-up efforts from 2006-2008. He will open his campaign against Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber.

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