TimHenmanATG
Hall of Fame
Barring major injury, it appears a foregone conclusion.
The guys currently battling for 10th place have barely amassed 2,500 points. Bloody hell, Kevin Anderson has only just dropped out of the top 20, and he hasn't played for months.
It's not difficult for a top player to attain a high ranking with a modicum of consistency. And Sir Andy - when injury free - is one of the most consistent players on tour.
How exactly could an injury-free GOATray not amass at least ~2,100 more ranking points by July 2020? He's already got 400-odd on his comeback already (I'm including the inevitable 250 which he'll pick up at Antwerp).
Considering he's not even near 100% match-conditioned yet, he'll just get exponentially better in the new year. Imagine just how good he'll be by the time of Wimbers!
I would have backed him to be top 5 by the end of the US Open, but he is obviously going to forsake some of the NA hard-court season as he bids for an iconic THREEpeat at Tokyo (which, incidentally, would be the greatest achievement in the history of tennis).
I don't want to tempt fate, but I imagine that this time next year we'll be discussing Sir GOATray in the context of a potential numero uno in 2021.
The guys currently battling for 10th place have barely amassed 2,500 points. Bloody hell, Kevin Anderson has only just dropped out of the top 20, and he hasn't played for months.
It's not difficult for a top player to attain a high ranking with a modicum of consistency. And Sir Andy - when injury free - is one of the most consistent players on tour.
How exactly could an injury-free GOATray not amass at least ~2,100 more ranking points by July 2020? He's already got 400-odd on his comeback already (I'm including the inevitable 250 which he'll pick up at Antwerp).
Considering he's not even near 100% match-conditioned yet, he'll just get exponentially better in the new year. Imagine just how good he'll be by the time of Wimbers!
I would have backed him to be top 5 by the end of the US Open, but he is obviously going to forsake some of the NA hard-court season as he bids for an iconic THREEpeat at Tokyo (which, incidentally, would be the greatest achievement in the history of tennis).
I don't want to tempt fate, but I imagine that this time next year we'll be discussing Sir GOATray in the context of a potential numero uno in 2021.