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[Kamileki]

[Barty]

Djokovic Ready For Battle For Year-End No. 1 With Nadal In Paris

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Serbian looking to finish the year on top for the sixth time
Novak Djokovic isn't focussed on the battle for year-end No. 1 between himself and Rafael Nadal as he looks to return to the Rolex Paris Masters final this week.

But the Serbian is certainly aware of the task at hand and what it will take for him to finish at the top of the ATP Rankings for a second consecutive year and sixth time overall (2018, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011).

Djokovic needs to finish this week's ATP Masters 1000 event less than 1,500 ATP Race To London points behind Nadal to have a chance at the year-end top spot. Nadal currently leads Djokovic by 1,280 Race points.


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“He's in a much better position, but I hope I can do well in this tournament. I've historically played really well indoors in Paris and also [Nitto ATP Finals in] London, but it doesn't depend on me. So I cannot really focus too much on what he is doing or other players. I'll try to get the most out of my performances and see where it takes me,” Djokovic said.

“These kind of [year-end No. 1] calculations are never really great for the mentality of a player, and they take away vital energy that you need to use for your performance, so I prefer not really think about it too much.”

Djokovic is competing on the ATP Tour for the first time since his Rolex Shanghai Masters quarter-final loss to fellow Nitto ATP Finals qualifier Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece. Djokovic, the all-time wins leader in Paris with 32, is going for a record-extending fifth title in Bercy.


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He and the second-seeded Nadal could play in the final, which would be their third FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting of the season. Djokovic won in the Australian Open final, but Nadal avenged that loss by winning the Internazionali BNL d'Italia title match in Rome.

“Physically I'm feeling well. I haven't had any left shoulder pain or any major concerns physically in the last three, four weeks, basically. So my preparation has been going well,” Djokovic said. “I'm just hoping I can kick off this tournament in the best possible way.”

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[Barty]

Monfils Jumps In ATP Race To London With All Eyes On Paris

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ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the ATP Race To London, as of Monday, 28 October 2019

No. 10, Gael Monfils, +3, 2,350 points
The Frenchman rose three places from 13th to 10th in the 2019 ATP Race To London after reaching the Erste Bank Open semi-finals (l. to Schwartzman) last week. It was his fifth tour-level semi-final run of the year. The 33-year-old is bidding to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the second time (2016), but needs to lift this week’s Rolex Paris Masters crown.

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No. 7, Alexander Zverev, 2,855 points
The reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion can confirm his spot in London this week if he reaches the Rolex Paris Masters final. The German is next in line to qualify for one of the two remaining singles berths at the season finale, to be held at The O2 in London from 10-17 November. Last week, at the Swiss Indoors Basel, Zverev lost to Taylor Fritz in the first round.

No. 8, Matteo Berrettini, 2,660 points
The Italian won three matches at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, where he reached the semi-finals (l. to Thiem) to further strengthen his position in eighth in the ATP Race To London. The 23-year-old leads ninth-placed Roberto Bautista Agut by just 130 points, and currently needs to advance to the Paris final to book his spot at the season finale.

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No. 9, Roberto Bautista Agut, 2,530 points
The Spaniard reached the Swiss Indoors Basel quarter-finals (l. to Opelka) for the third straight year and sits in ninth position in the ATP Race To London, with one week left in the regular ATP Tour season.

No. 11, David Goffin, -1, 2,350 points
The Belgian, who has a shot at competing at The O2 in London for a third time, trails Berrettini by 310 points. Having served as an alternate in 2016, Goffin qualified outright the following year, when he went 2-2 en route to the title match at the Nitto ATP Finals (l. to Dimitrov).

No. 12, Fabio Fognini, -1, 2,280 points
The Italian, who has gone 6-5 since a US Open first-round exit, must lift his second ATP Masters 1000 crown this week in Paris to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals. The 32-year-old won the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters title in April (d. Lajovic).

Diego Schwartzman, runner-up to Dominic Thiem at the Erste Bank Open, Stan Wawrinka, Karen Khachanov, John Isner and Alex de Minaur also have a shot at qualifying for The O2 event in London.

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[Damian]

Nadal Returns To ATP World No. 1 Today

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Spaniard passes Djokovic for top spot
Spain’s Rafael Nadal today returned to the top of the ATP Rankings for an eighth stint at the pinnacle of men’s professional tennis, exactly 12 months to the day since he completed his 196th and most recent week at No. 1 on 4 November 2018.

As the second-oldest No. 1 in ATP Rankings history (since 1973), after Switzerland’s Roger Federer (aged 36 in 2018), 33-year-old Nadal will now look to stay ahead of Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and finish atop the year-end rankings for the fifth time in his career (2008, 2010, 2013, 2017). Should Nadal clinch year-end No. 1 at the Nitto ATP Finals, he would be the oldest player to do so in history.

“I'm super happy with my season,” said Nadal. “It was a tough beginning but then I was able to find a way to be back playing at a very high level of tennis and be in the situation that I am today. I'm very proud about the year that I am having.”

The Mallorcan first ascended to No. 1 on 18 August 2008 at the age of 22, spending 46 weeks in the top spot until 5 July 2009. He returned to the top spot on six further occasions between 7 June 2010 and 3 July 2011 (56 weeks), from 7 October 2013 to 6 July 2014 (39 weeks), from 21 August 2017 to 18 February 2018 (26 weeks), from 2 April to 13 May 2018 (six weeks), from 21 May to 17 June 2018 (four weeks) and from 25 June to 4 November 2018 (19 weeks).

Nadal, whose eight stints at No. 1 equal the mark of Ivan Lendl, trails Americans John McEnroe (14), Pete Sampras (11), Jimmy Connors (9) for most periods at No. 1. The Spaniard has now been in the top spot at some stage in nine of the past 12 years (2008-11, 2013-14, 2017-19).

Chris Kermode, ATP Executive Chairman and President, said, “Rafa has made a habit of setting the highest of standards throughout his career and his return to No. 1 is just the latest example. It’s an incredible achievement and he continues to amaze with his longevity at the top of the game – many congratulations to him and his team.”

The Spanish superstar, who ended the 2018 season early due to injury, has returned in 2019 playing some of the best tennis of his career. In compiling a 51-6 match record, Nadal has captured four trophies this season, including a historic 12th title at Roland Garros (d. Thiem) in June and a fourth at the US Open (d. Medvedev) in September. He won a ninth Internazionali BNL d’Italia crown (d. Djokovic) in Rome in May and a record-extending 35th ATP Masters 1000 trophy in August at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal. He also reached the Australian Open final (l. to Djokovic) in January and has now contested three Grand Slam championship finals in a calendar year on four occasions (also 2010-11, 2017).

On 11 July, Nadal became the first player to qualify for the 2019 season-ending Nitto ATP Finals. It is the 15th straight year that he has qualified for the elite eight-player tournament.

MOST WEEKS AT NO. 1 IN ATP RANKINGS (since 1973)
A list of the total number of weeks each player has spent at No. 1 in the history of the ATP Rankings (since 1973):

Player Total Weeks At No. 1
Roger Federer (SUI) 310
Pete Sampras (USA) 286
Novak Djokovic (SRB) 275
Ivan Lendl (CZE/USA) 270
Jimmy Connors (USA) 268
Rafael Nadal (ESP) 197 (as of 4 November 2019)
John McEnroe (USA) 170
Bjorn Borg (SWE) 109
Andre Agassi (USA) 101
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 80
Stefan Edberg (SWE) 72
Jim Courier (USA) 58
Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) 43
Andy Murray (GBR) 41
Ilie Nastase (ROU) 40
Mats Wilander (SWE) 20
Andy Roddick (USA) 13
Boris Becker (GER) 12
Marat Safin (RUS) 9
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) 8
John Newcombe (AUS) 8
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) 6
Thomas Muster (AUT) 6
Marcelo Rios (CHI) 6
Carlos Moya (ESP) 2
Patrick Rafter (AUS) 1

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[Damian]

Kevin wylatuje z TOP 50 po 126 tygodniach.

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[DUN I LOVE]

Mocny odlot, bo aż na 91. miejsce.

[arti]

[Damian]

Nadal & Djokovic Battle For Year-End No. 1 ATP Ranking In London

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Rafael Nadal leads Novak Djokovic by 640 points going into the Nitto ATP Finals, where 1500 points await an undefeated champion

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[Damian]

Updated Nadal & Djokovic Year-End No. 1 Scenarios

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Top spot on the line at the Nitto ATP Finals
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are down to the wire in their battle to finish as year-end No. 1 in the ATP Rankings. Several scenarios are still in play that make it possible for both men to leave the Nitto ATP Finals with the top spot.

Djokovic has a must-win match on Thursday against Roger Federer. If he loses to the Swiss, Nadal will automatically clinch the year-end No. 1 spot for a fifth time. Nadal also has an important match of his own against Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday. After falling to defending champion Alexander Zverev on Monday, a win against the Russian is crucial if he hopes to advance out of Group Andre Agassi.

Year-End No. 1 Scenarios

Nadal finishes as year-end No. 1 if...
- He takes the title in London.
- He makes the final with two round-robin wins.
- He makes the final with one round-robin win AND Djokovic does not win the event.
- He wins at least one round-robin match AND Djokovic does not win the event.
- He wins no round-robin matches AND Djokovic does not make the final.

Djokovic finishes as year-end No. 1 if...
- He wins the event AND Nadal does not make the final.
- He makes the final AND Nadal does not win a round-robin match.

Nadal takes on Medvedev in Wednesday's day session and Djokovic squares off with Federer in Thursday's evening session.

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[Damian]

Cabal/Farah Presented Year-End ATP Tour No. 1 Doubles Trophy

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Childhood friends celebrate career-best 2019 season

Colombians Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah were presented with the year-end doubles No. 1 trophy in a special on-court ceremony on Thursday at the Nitto ATP Finals.

“It’s an honour to receive this trophy, being alongside the names on engraved on it,” said Farah, during the presentation. “Starting the year, it was difficult to predict we’d end it as the No. 1 team. It’s a dream come true and I’d like to thank everyone who is here for supporting us.”

“It’s crazy to pick a [standout] moment from the year,” said Cabal. “Coming through the five-hour match we had at Wimbledon, for our first Grand Slam title, is a moment we’ll remember forever.”

They were presented the ATP Tour No. 1 Doubles Team award by Chris Kermode, the ATP Executive Chairman and President, and Tournament Chairman of the Nitto ATP Finals. Cabal and Farah have captured five titles from tour-level finals in 2019, and compiled 49 match wins.

They are the second all-South American team to finish year-end No. 1 (in the history of the ATP Doubles Team Rankings since 1984), following in the footsteps of Chile’s Hans Gildemeister and Andres Gomez of Ecuador in 1986. Brazil’s Bruno Soares was the 2016 year-end No. 1 with Jamie Murray and Soares’ compatriot, Marcelo Melo, finished in top spot with Lukasz Kubot in 2017.

Cabal and Farah captured their first Grand Slam championship crown at The Championships, with a five-hour victory over Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the Wimbledon final, which saw them rise to joint No. 1 in the ATP Rankings on 15 July 2019. Two months later, the pair clinched their second major trophy at the US Open (d. Granollers/Zeballos).

The players also captured the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell title (d. Murray/Soares) in April, successfully defended the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome (d. Klaasen/Venus) in May, which represented their second ATP Masters 1000 trophy, and won the Nature Valley International in Eastbourne (d. Gonzalez/Zeballos) in June. Cabal and Farah additionally finished runners-up at the Sydney International in January (l. to Murray/Soares) and the Western & Southern Open at Cincinnati (l. to Dodig/Polasek) in August.

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[Damian]

Nadal Clinches Year-End No. 1 ATP Ranking For Fifth Time

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Ninth time since 2000 that top spot has been decided at final tournament of year
Rafael Nadal has clinched the year-end No. 1 ATP Ranking for a fifth time, following today’s results at the Nitto ATP Finals. The Spanish star’s position at the summit of the year-end ATP Rankings was confirmed following Novak Djokovic’s defeat to Roger Federer at The O2 on Thursday evening.
Nadal, who replaced Novak Djokovic at World No. 1 on 4 November, has enjoyed a stellar season, capturing four titles — including two Grand Slams and two ATP Masters 1000s. At 33, Nadal is the oldest player to finish year-end No. 1 in the history of the ATP Rankings (since 1973).
Having previously finished at the top in 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2017, Nadal is the first player to hold, lose and regain the year-end No. 1 on four occasions. The Mallorcan is also the first player to finish No. 1 five times in non-consecutive years. The 11-year gap between his first year-end No. 1 season (2008) and his last (2019) is also a record.
Nadal is the fifth player to finish the year at the pinnacle of men’s professional tennis on five or more occasions, following in the footsteps of Pete Sampras (6), Jimmy Connors (5), Roger Federer (5) and Novak Djokovic (5). This is the 16th straight season that the year-end World No. 1 ranking has been held by a member of the ‘Big Four’ — Federer (2004-07, ’09), Nadal (2008, ’10, ’13, ’17, ‘19), Djokovic (2011-12, ’14-15, ‘18) or Andy Murray (2016).
Chris Kermode, ATP Executive Chairman and President, said, "Rafa has had another incredible season and fully deserves this accolade for a remarkable fifth time in his career. Since the inception of the ATP Rankings in 1973, only 17 players can lay claim to finishing year-end No.1 - it’s unquestionably one of the toughest achievements in all sport. On behalf of ATP, many congratulations to Rafa and his team."
The Spanish superstar, who ended the 2018 season early, has returned in 2019 playing some of the best tennis of his career. In compiling a 52-7 match record, Nadal has captured four trophies this season, including a historic 12th title at Roland Garros (d. Thiem) in June and a fourth at the US Open (d. Medvedev) in September. He won a ninth Internazionali BNL d'Italia crown (d. Djokovic) in Rome in May and a record-extending 35th ATP Masters 1000 trophy in August at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal. He also reached the Australian Open final (l. to Djokovic) in January and has now contested three Grand Slam championship finals in a calendar year on four occasions (also 2010-11, 2017).
This week, Nadal is aiming to clinch his first title at the Nitto ATP Finals, which he has qualified for a record 15 straight occasions (nine appearances) since 2005. Nadal will be presented with the ATP Tour No. 1 trophy at The O2 this week.
It is the ninth time in the past 19 years that year-end No. 1 has been decided at the final tournament of the season — 2000 (Gustavo Kuerten), 2001-02 (Lleyton Hewitt), 2003 (Andy Roddick), 2009 (Federer), 2013 (Nadal), 2014 (Djokovic) and 2016 (Murray).
ATP TOUR YEAR-END NO. 1

Year Player
2019 Rafael Nadal (Spain)
2018 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2017 Rafael Nadal (Spain)
2016 Andy Murray (Great Britain)
2015 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2014 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2013 Rafael Nadal (Spain)
2012 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2011 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2010 Rafael Nadal (Spain)
2009 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2008 Rafael Nadal (Spain)
2007 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2006 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2005 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2004 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2003 Andy Roddick (U.S.)
2002 Lleyton Hewitt (Australia)
2001 Lleyton Hewitt (Australia)
2000 Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil)
1999 Andre Agassi (U.S.)
1998 Pete Sampras (U.S.)
1997 Pete Sampras (U.S.)
1996 Pete Sampras (U.S.)
1995 Pete Sampras (U.S.)
1994 Pete Sampras (U.S.)
1993 Pete Sampras (U.S.)
1992 Jim Courier (U.S.)
1991 Stefan Edberg (Sweden)
1990 Stefan Edberg (Sweden)
1989 Ivan Lendl (Czech Republic)
1988 Mats Wilander (Sweden)
1987 Ivan Lendl (Czech Republic)
1986 Ivan Lendl (Czech Republic)
1985 Ivan Lendl (Czech Republic)
1984 John McEnroe (U.S.)
1983 John McEnroe (U.S.)
1982 John McEnroe (U.S.)
1981 John McEnroe (U.S.)
1980 Bjorn Borg (Sweden)
1979 Bjorn Borg (Sweden)
1978 Jimmy Connors (U.S.)
1977 Jimmy Connors (U.S.)
1976 Jimmy Connors (U.S.)
1975 Jimmy Connors (U.S.)
1974 Jimmy Connors (U.S.)
1973 Ilie Nastase (Romania)

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[Damian]

[DUN I LOVE]

Czy ja dobrze liczę?

Jeżeli Nadal przegra na AO w QF, a Novak wygra turniej, to obaj będą mieli tyle samo punktów w entry? Oczywiście, coś pewnie wpadnie na ATP Cup, ale załóżmy, że obaj się wycofają z tego drużynowego cyrku.

[Kamileki]

Czy ja dobrze liczę?

Jeżeli Nadal przegra na AO w QF, a Novak wygra turniej, to obaj będą mieli tyle samo punktów w entry? Oczywiście, coś pewnie wpadnie na ATP Cup, ale załóżmy, że obaj się wycofają z tego drużynowego cyrku.

Novak broni 90 pkt za Doha.

[Federasta20]

To już pewne, że wielka trójka skończy sezon w top 3. Podobnie jak... 12 lat temu.

[Kiefer]

To już pewne, że wielka trójka skończy sezon w top 3. Podobnie jak... 12 lat temu.

Tak, ale nigdy w tym formacie, że 1 Rafa, 2 Novak, a 3 Roger. Zobaczymy jaką przewagę osiągnie Szwajcar nad pozostałymi, jeśli wygra to jednak będzie trzeba powiedzieć, że i on od tej młodzieży był znacznie lepszy.

[Damian]

Thiem Returns To Career-High, Mover Of The Week

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ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 18 November 2019
No. 4 (Career-High) Dominic Thiem, +1
In his first three appearances at the Nitto ATP Finals, Dominic Thiem won just one match apiece, and was unable to advance to the semi-finals. But the Austrian star got off to a fast start this year, defeating Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in back-to-back matches, before defeating defending champion Alexander Zverev in straight sets to make his first championship match at the season finale. The 26-year-old, who also won his first ATP Masters 1000 title this year at the BNP Paribas Open, will finish the season at a career-high year-end World No. 4.

No. 78 (Career-High) Jannik Sinner, +18

The day after the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals, a 17-year-old Jannik Sinner was No. 762 in the ATP Rankings. One year later, the Italian teen is up to a career-high World No. 78. Sinner won his third ATP Challenger Tour title on Sunday — also his third of the season — in Ortisei to become the second-youngest player to capture three Challenger trophies in a season. The only player who accomplished the feat at a younger age than the Next Gen ATP Finals champion is Richard Gasquet, who did it at 17.

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No. 95 Ivo Karlovic, +11

Ivo Karlovic reached the final at the Houston ATP Challenger Tour event to climb 11 spots, propelling him into the Top 100, where he is projected to finish the season. This will be the 16th time in 17 years that the Croat has completed a year inside the Top 100. Karlovic finished year-end No. 101 in 2018, which means he was one spot away from accomplishing the feat for 17 consecutive seasons. Karlovic, now 40, first did it when he was 24.

Other Notable Movers

No. 68 Tennys Sandgren, +2

No. 87 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, +2
No. 93 Damir Dzumhur, +4

No. 100 James Duckworth, +11

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[Barty]

Tsitsipas prawie łyknął Medvedeva, nieźle.

[Kamileki]

Szkoda, że Grek poza AO wygrał w pozostałych trzech Szlemach łącznie 3 mecze. W sumie Daniił też nie lepszy - poza USO ugrał łącznie 5 wygranych w pozostałych Szlemach . A czwarty w rankingu Thiem poza Garrosem... 1 wygrana. Musi się ta trójka (choć Daniiła można nieco bronić - przy innym rywalu w AO z pewnością zrobiłby ćwiartkę) poprawić bo miejsca 4-6 na koniec roku zobowiązują do przynajmniej dwóch dobrych runów w czterech Szlemach. To nawet trup Stana zrobił dwie ćwiartki w tym roku nie wspominając o dzielnym Japończyku, który gościł trzy razy w 1/4. Agut też miał dwa dobre starty - w AO i na Wimblu.

[DUN I LOVE]

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