Entry Lists: Tokyo 500 and Nur-Sultan 500

[James P]

Entry lists are out! Big points on the line down the home stretch of the season, twin ATP 500s on hardcourt that start the first week of October. Eight of the top ten and sixteen of the top twenty in action.

Tokyo 500:

Seed*	Name	Rk	ER
1	Alexander Zverev	2	2
2	Casper Ruud	7	7
3	Cameron Norrie	9	9
4	Taylor Fritz	12	12
5	Alex de Minaur	20	20
6	Denis Shapovalov	21	21
7	Daniel Evans	23	23
8	Nick Kyrgios	25	25
	Frances Tiafoe	26	26
	Borna Coric	29	29
	Miomir Kecmanovic	36	36
	Jenson Brooksby	43	43
	Pedro Martinez	54	54
	Yoshihito Nishioka	55	55
	Marcos Giron	56	56
	Jaume Munar	57	57
	Joao Sousa	59	59
	Brandon Nakashima	69	69
	Thanasi Kokkinakis	70	70
	Mackenzie McDonald	77	77
	Bernabe Zapata Miralles	79	79
	Soonwoo Kwon	81	81
	James Duckworth	83	83
	(WC) Taro Daniel	95
	(WC) Kaichi Uchida	168
	(WC) Kei Nishikori	370
	(WC) A+
	(SE)
	(Q)
	(Q)
	(Q)
	(Q)

Nur-Sultan 500:

Seed*	Name	Rk	ER
1	Daniil Medvedev	1	1
2	Carlos Alcaraz	4	4
3	Stefanos Tsitsipas	5	5
4	Felix Auger-Aliassime	8	8
5	Hubert Hurkacz	10	10
6	Andrey Rublev	11	11
7	Jannik Sinner	13	13
8	Diego Schwartzman	16	16
	Marin Cilic	17	17
	Roberto Bautista Agut	18	18
	Grigor Dimitrov	19	19
	Botic van de Zandschulp	22	22
	Gael Monfils	24	24
	Francisco Cerundolo	27	27
	Lorenzo Musetti	30	30
	Karen Khachanov	31	31
	Maxime Cressy	32	32
	Holger Rune	33	33
	Nikoloz Basilashvili	35	35
	Aslan Karatsev	38	38
	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	39	39
	Lorenzo Sonego	63	63
	Cristian Garin	82	82
	(WC)
	(WC)
	(WC)
	(WC) A+
	(SE)
	(Q)
	(Q)
	(Q)
	(Q)

 

[Tshooter]

I’m with Nick. After the USO the season is over and begins again with the AO. When I expect to see where Egg is at.

I do not even know what Nur-Sultan means.

 

[Nostradamus]

I’m with Nick. After the USO the season is over and begins again with the AO. When I expect to see where Egg is at.

I do not even know what Nur-Sultan means.

I thought Nick said he's homesick and he's going home for the rest of the year ?

 

[Tshooter]

I thought Nick said he's homesick and he's going home for the rest of the year ?

Just because you're on an entry list doesn't mean you're showing up. Ask Egg. Nick was pretty clear he's going home.

 

[Nostradamus]

Just because you're on an entry list doesn't mean you're showing up. Ask Egg. Nick was pretty clear he's going home.

I thought Japan was paying him big time money for appearance money,,,, he just throw all that away ?? just show up and take the money and tank the 1st round,,, Nick's good at that....

 

[James P]

He said he's playing Tokyo. Tshooter didn't listen to the entire answers during the press conference. Could he pull out still? Of course. But, he said he's playing Tokyo.

 

[Tshooter]

He said he's playing Tokyo. Tshooter didn't listen to the entire answers during the press conference. Could he pull out still? Of course. But, he said he's playing Tokyo.

I didn't. If he's going to Tokyo they are throwing massive bags of money at him.

I just listened to it. Sounds like he's 100% committed to trying to win Tokyo this year. Expect a big result:

"...honestly I don't care about any other tournament...now having success at a Grand Slam it's just like no other tournament really matters...pretty much every other tournament during the year is a waste of time really...I'm playing Tokyo and stuff but I feel like these four tournaments are the only ones that are ever going to matter..."

 

[Fabresque]

I’m with Nick. After the USO the season is over and begins again with the AO. When I expect to see where Egg is at.

I do not even know what Nur-Sultan means.

Nur-Sultan is the capital and second largest city in Kazakhstan.

 

[Tshooter]

Nur-Sultan is the capital and second largest city in Kazakhstan.

I thought Kazakhstan was a fictional place.

 

[Fabresque]

I thought Kazakhstan was a fictional place.

Yeah you’re right my bad

 

[fafa]

Novak should play Tokyo

 

[pj80]

Just because you're on an entry list doesn't mean you're showing up. Ask Egg. Nick was pretty clear he's going home.

He did mention in his last presser that he's playing tokyo

 

[DSH]

I’m with Nick. After the USO the season is over and begins again with the AO. When I expect to see where Egg is at.

I do not even know what Nur-Sultan means.

Kyrgios is only good for tournaments below the 1000 category.
That is his true level.

 

[Tshooter]

He did mention in his last presser that he's playing tokyo

Nick is not made of stone.

 

[BGod]

As expected, Novak likely only playing Paris and WTF, maybe Vienna

 

[ChrisRF]

As expected, Novak likely only playing Paris and WTF, maybe Vienna

Why not Basel? Would be nice to have another match with Federer. Who knows how often there will be another chance.

 

[FrontHeadlock]

I’m with Nick. After the USO the season is over and begins again with the AO. When I expect to see where Egg is at.

It's true. At the very least, they should drastically reduce the number of points offered post-USO. It's always strange to me that someone can rack up like 4500 points after the USO. That is WAY too many by orders of magnitude.

I'd prefer to scrap everything except for Basel/Vienna, Paris, and WTF. And w/r/t WTF, perhaps those points should only count for that year's race and not be carried over, given how small the field is.

 

[BGod]

Why not Basel? Would be nice to have another match with Federer. Who knows how often there will be another chance.

Would likely spoil that farewell unless you were making a joke.

 

[BGod]

It's true. At the very least, they should drastically reduce the number of points offered post-USO. It's always strange to me that someone can rack up like 4500 points after the USO. That is WAY too many by orders of magnitude.

I'd prefer to scrap everything except for Basel/Vienna, Paris, and WTF. And w/r/t WTF, perhaps those points should only count for that year's race and not be carried over, given how small the field is.

Should be less 250s.

Stockholm should be upgraded to 500 snd Tokyo replacing Shanghai Masters (not gonna happen but I wish).

The problem with WTF is awarding RR points. Should just be 400 for making Semis, 500 for Final and 600 for title.

 

[ChrisRF]

Would likely spoil that farewell unless you were making a joke.

Certainly no joke. I want to see more matches between Federer and Djokovic or Nadal as long as it's possible. And I meant it from Djokovic's point of view anyway. Why should he care if he "spoils" something? Also if Federer retires there (which I don't believe), then a final match against Djokovic is better than a loss against a lesser player.

 

[Tshooter]

Just because you're on an entry list doesn't mean you're showing up. Ask Egg. Nick was pretty clear he's going home.

Big surprise.