no. 1 ranking

[Tony48]

Originally Posted by ktid

Steffi Graff she not no.1 for 377 weeks? or was it 337? cannae mind but one of them

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ranked_players

Correct. In fact, TWO women have been ranked No. 1 for 300+ weeks: Steffi Graf (377 weeks, the record for both male and female) and Martina Navratilova (332 weeks)

[timnz]

Originally Posted by Tony48

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ranked_players

Correct. In fact, TWO women have been ranked No. 1 for 300+ weeks: Steffi Graf (377 weeks, the record for both male and female) and Martina Navratilova (332 weeks)

What would everts true number of weeks at number 1 be if the wta had started counting earlier than late 1975? She surely was the number 1 for 1974

[mattennis]

Around 330 possibly or more.

[Sentinel]

Sweet Rogi Dahlin' will be 299 tomorrow

[adil1972]

why fed is no. 2 in the atp race, hasnt he won more 1000 tournments this year then djokovic

[batz]

Originally Posted by adil1972

why fed is no. 2 in the atp race, hasnt he won more 1000 tournments this year then djokovic

Because the race doesn't just count 1000 tournaments.

[Russeljones]

How many Slam finals did Djokovic contest in 2012? There's your answer. It's going to be a tall order for Roger to defend (his points) for the rest of the year.

[RogerFan1991]

Originally Posted by merlinpinpin

Nope. RogerFan didn't take the 0-pointer from Tokyo last year into account. It will drop next Monday, and Federer will gain his 90 points from Doha, for a 11,895 point total. So, a single win in Shanghai will be enough. Not that he plans to stop there, I guess...

I just read this in an article on ATP site:

"Federer can guarantee his place atop the South African Airways ATP Rankings by minimally reaching the Shanghai quarter-finals. Anything less, and Djokovic would overtake the Swiss by winning the Shanghai crown."

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Ten...-The-Line.aspx

[Evan77]

Originally Posted by RogerFan1991

I just read this in an article on ATP site:

"Federer can guarantee his place atop the South African Airways ATP Rankings by minimally reaching the Shanghai quarter-finals. Anything less, and Djokovic would overtake the Swiss by winning the Shanghai crown."

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Ten...-The-Line.aspx

he can stay #1 after Shangai, but the problem is if Djokovic reaches better than QF the gap between him and Rog will be even wider in the race and the race is going to match actual rankings in less then few months.

[Gonzo_style]

Originally Posted by adil1972

why fed is no. 2 in the atp race, hasnt he won more 1000 tournments this year then djokovic

He won 3 masters, Djokovic won 2, but Djokovic playing 3 more finals....

[RogerFan1991]

Originally Posted by Evan77

he can stay #1 after Shangai, but the problem is if Djokovic reaches better than QF the gap between him and Rog will be even wider in the race and the race is going to match actual rankings in less then few months.

Yes, each tournament in which djokovic goes deep from now on is gonna be a problem for federer.

Lets suppose djokovic losses in shanghai semi to either tsonga, berdych or raonic and federer wins the title, race would be: Djoko - 10770, Fed - 9920, then if roger wins basel: Fed - 10420, so the gap between them would be of 350 pts, and the clue will be if federer skips paris or not.

[Gonzo_style]

Originally Posted by RogerFan1991

Yes, each tournament in which djokovic goes deep from now on is gonna be a problem for federer.

Lets suppose djokovic losses in shanghai semi to either tsonga, berdych or raonic and federer wins the title, race would be: Djoko - 10770, Fed - 9920, then if roger wins basel: Fed - 10420, so the gap between them would be of 350 pts, and the clue will be if federer skips paris or not.

Tsonga lost last 6 matches vs Djokovic, Berdych never beat him on HC and Raonic

Murray is gonna play Basel i think so it's not going to be easy for Fed...

[Evan77]

Originally Posted by RogerFan1991

Yes, each tournament in which djokovic goes deep from now on is gonna be a problem for federer.

Lets suppose djokovic losses in shanghai semi to either tsonga, berdych or raonic and federer wins the title, race would be: Djoko - 10770, Fed - 9920, then if roger wins basel: Fed - 10420, so the gap between them would be of 350 pts, and the clue will be if federer skips paris or not.

well, if Fed skips Paris that's 1000 points gone. I doubt it. If he somehow decides to skip Basel that's 500 points gone as he needs to defend both titles. He'll be doomed one way or another, and I highly doubt that Rog will win 15 matches in 3 weeks.

[RF20Lennon]

Originally Posted by ktid

Steffi Graff she not no.1 for 377 weeks? or was it 337? cannae mind but one of them

No I dont think so but im not sure

[RF20Lennon]

Originally Posted by Evan77

well, if Fed skips Paris that's 1000 points gone. I doubt it. If he somehow decides to skip Basel that's 500 points gone as he needs to defend both titles. He'll be doomed one way or another, and I highly doubt that Rog will win 15 matches in 3 weeks.

If he wins Shanghai he can skip or Tank Paris

[adil1972]

federer strategy of regaining no. 1 slot, he looses early in some Grand Slams, then he tries to win these grand slam next year so that he can regain no. 1 ranking

[Prisoner of Birth]

Originally Posted by adil1972

federer strategy of regaining no. 1 slot, he looses early in some Grand Slams, then he tries to win these grand slam next year so that he can regain no. 1 ranking

That really doesn't work. It seems to be a common misconception.

[adil1972]

is tennis the only sport which has no point for the last point of the game, ie whats the score after 40 love when the server wins the next point

[Prisoner of Birth]

Originally Posted by adil1972

is tennis the only sport which has no point for the last point of the game, ie whats the score after 40 love when the server wins the next point

You know what, I don't know either

[ledwix]

Originally Posted by adil1972

is tennis the only sport which has no point for the last point of the game, ie whats the score after 40 love when the server wins the next point

Game. Tennis scoring is a continuum. I interpret that calling "game" after 40-0 means both that the score the server has reached is game (not game-0) and also that the threshold has been reached to put a point on the next resolution of scoring, the set score.