2014 ITF World Champions dinner
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World number two and the most consistent player the whole year. That's not hard to support.
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
How come the number 2 in the world can be the best player of the year ?
SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
okay… But best? :?
Roddick was the most consistent player (had the most wins) in 2009 or 2010 if I recall correctly… He wasn't called the best player as a result…
Look, I dislike Rafa quite a bit, but that title goes to him.
He didn't lose Wimbledon's first round.
Yes
Really? In 2009, he reached world no. 6 and in 2010, he reached world no. 7. That statement is grossly exaggerated. And consistency doesn't equal number of wins. Consistency, I assume, is a combination of W/L ratio, titles won, and little variance in tournament performance.
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octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
The 2013 ATP World Tour No.1 was crowned on Nov.9, 2013.
5555
Hall of Fame
Connors was the ATP year-end No. 1 in 1977. Does it mean that he was the best player?
Russeljones
Talk Tennis Guru
I think the pick is spot on. The greyed out text is infantile, however.
Chico
Banned
Nice to see ITF recognizes who was truly the best player in 2013 and is making a nice celebration about that fact.
Omega_7000
Legend
Novak would exchange his 2013 results with Ralph in a heartbeat...Years down the line people will only remember slam wins.
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
Maybe because the #1 (IMO the true #1 for 2013 even though I am not his fan) has played less than 1/2 the year to get him to that point.
He flipped the switch on in March 2013 and flipped it off September 2013, that is 5 months of defending NO previous year points that got him to #1.
He may lose that #1 spot tomorrow, literally...
heninfan99
Talk Tennis Guru
Meaningless award...
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
How come the number 1 in the world can't even win a set in the main draw of Wimbledon against a total journeyman?
xFedal
Legend
Defending champion lost in 2nd round bigger loss
octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
Who was number 1 in Wimbledon?
Besides:
"Grass is for the cows,” said Ivan Lendl, while deciding to give the Wimbledon a miss in 1982 and go holidaying instead.
SQA333
Hall of Fame
The only logical explanation is that Djokovic was the best player in the ITF-sanctioned events, while being close enough to Nadal in the ATP rankings. Nadal didn't play the Australian Open and lost in the first round of Wimbledon.
Think of how Serena Williams was crowned ITF Champion in 2012 despite finishing WTA #3, while Azarenka took home the WTA #1 that year. Both were Slam champions in 2012 and Azarenka was consistent in the WTA events as well.
Think of how Serena Williams was crowned ITF Champion in 2012 despite finishing WTA #3, while Azarenka took home the WTA #1 that year. Both were Slam champions in 2012 and Azarenka was consistent in the WTA events as well.
Are we discussing now whose loss is less embarrasing? X-D
Sorry. I forgot this forum is serious business.
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