So who will be the ATP Player of the Year?

Player of the year will be....

  • Federer

    Votes: 50 52.6%

  • Nadal

    Votes: 2 2.1%

  • Djokovic

    Votes: 3 3.2%

  • Murray

    Votes: 40 42.1%
  • Total voters
    95
Zarfot Z

Zarfot Z

Professional
THE YEAR SO FAR

Roger Federer: 1 Grand Slam, three 1000, two 500 = 6 titles (1 GS)
Rafael Nadal: 1 Grand Slam, two 1000, one 500 = 4 titles (1 GS)
Novak Djokovic: 1 Grand Slam, two 1000 = 3 titles (1 GS)
Andy Murray: 1 Grand Slam, one Olympic gold, one 250 tournament = 3 titles (1 GS)

The top four have split the majors between them, with Federer slightly ahead of his competition. Djokovic has been the most consistent at Grand Slams, with Nadal being the least consistent. IMO it all comes down to the WTF. The winner of that will likely go on to be the player of the year.
 
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tenniswriter

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Zarfot Z said:
THE YEAR SO FAR

Roger Federer: 1 Grand Slam, three 1000, two 500 = 6 titles (1 GS)
Rafael Nadal: 1 Grand Slam, two 1000, one 500 = 4 titles (1 GS)
Novak Djokovic: 1 Grand Slam, two 1000 = 3 titles (1 GS)
Andy Murray: 1 Grand Slam, one 250 tournament = 2 titles (1 GS)

The top four have split a major between them. At this stage Federer is slightly ahead of his competition. I don't see Nadal winning anything for the rest of the year, especially on hard courts. Djokovic and Murray especially have good chances of winning plenty of the titles in the lead up to the WTF.
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Too early to say. Depends on the WTF really, but I think it will probably be Federer.
 
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tenniswriter

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AnotherTennisProdigy said:
Probably Federer, but my personal choice would be Murray because of how much he has accomplished for his country.
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I don't know about accomplishing stuff for his country. I mean, yes he got them the Olympic gold. If a player was a part of a Davis Cup winning team, then yes, I'd say he's accomplished something for his country. Just my opinion though.
 
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NadalAgassi

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Right now I would say Djokovic, but really it is impossible to say now as it will probably all come down to the WTF and who ends the year #1. Since I think Federer is still most likely to win the WTF, and even possibly end the year #1 it will probably end up being him, even though it would not be him if the year ended now. Even Murray winning the WTF will likely win it (if he wins the WTF) despite that he wont end the year #1. U.S Open, Olympic, and WTF Champion would be too much for the others to overcome in a year of only 1 slam winners.
 
Antonio Puente

Antonio Puente

Hall of Fame
In the big tournaments, it's probably been Murray. Never thought I would say that.

Murray: 1 slam, 1 gold medal, 1 slam final
Djoker: 1 slam, 2 slam finals
Nadal: 1 slam, 1 slam final
Fed: 1 slam
 
AnotherTennisProdigy

AnotherTennisProdigy

Professional
tenniswriter said:
I don't know about accomplishing stuff for his country. I mean, yes he got them the Olympic gold. If a player was a part of a Davis Cup winning team, then yes, I'd say he's accomplished something for his country. Just my opinion though.
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I'm just saying that because Andy is basically the only player the British have got. What he wins is what the British win. You can't say that for somebody like, say, Roddick who has many American contemporaries.
 
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octogon

Hall of Fame
Zarfot Z said:
THE YEAR SO FAR

Roger Federer: 1 Grand Slam, three 1000, two 500 = 6 titles (1 GS)
Rafael Nadal: 1 Grand Slam, two 1000, one 500 = 4 titles (1 GS)
Novak Djokovic: 1 Grand Slam, two 1000 = 3 titles (1 GS)
Andy Murray: 1 Grand Slam, one 250 tournament = 2 titles (1 GS)

The top four have split the majors between them. At this stage Federer is slightly ahead of his competition. I don't see Nadal winning anything for the rest of the year, especially on hard courts.
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Fed has the most titles, but Murray is the only one with two truly prestigious titles (Olympics + Grand Slam). I'd sort of lean towards Muzza, because even though the ranking points don't reflect it, the Olympics is a much bigger deal than any event outside the slams. It's almost like winning two slams for Murray.
 
Feña14

Feña14

G.O.A.T.
Tough one.

Murray won a major, got the final of Wimbledon, was a few points away from the Australian final, won the Olympics etc..

I think that just edges it for me.
 
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mistik

Hall of Fame
Roger only win Wimbledon and he didnt even have 2nd major final.He missed the chance of being the best player this year.
 
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merlinpinpin

Hall of Fame
DolgoSantoro said:
Andy unless federer wins the wtf and has a solid end to the season
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That's what I would say, too.

1) Federer wins WTF and ends up #1 for a record-tying 6th time, then he's the player of the year, no question.

2) Murray wins WTF, then *he* is the player of the year, even if he "only" ends up 3rd in the rankings.

3) Anybody else wins WTF, this will be a close call (although I guess Federer would still edge it should he end up #1, or Djokovic should he end up top dog).
 
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merlinpinpin

Hall of Fame
mistik said:
Master means nothing.If it means something Rafa would already be the greatest player ever.
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Any reason why? :confused: Because he's tied with Federer although some of his are non-mandatory? Is that the "non-mandatory" part that would get him the "greatest player ever" moniker? As in, the smaller tournaments you win, you greater player you are? :shock:
 
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mistik

Hall of Fame
merlinpinpin said:
Any reason why? :confused: Because he's tied with Federer although some of his are non-mandatory? Is that the "non-mandatory" part that would get him the "greatest player ever" moniker? As in, the smaller tournaments you win, you greater player you are? :shock:
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Rafa is go on to win more masters tournament then Fed in the end.Thats a fact.
 
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Sim

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Andy Murray with OG and USO unless Fed wins the WTF. Even then, it could still be a toss-up imo.
 
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mistik

Hall of Fame
MTF07 said:
Federer - 17 GS + 21 MS + 6 WTF = 44 big titles

Nadal - 11 GS + 21 MS + 0 WTF = 32 big titles
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I know the numbers you dont need to remind me.Rafa won 33 big titles.He won the most difficult one Olympics.Roger will never win a Olympic Gold.Thats a fact.( please dont come with stupid doubles gold stuff as well)No one cares about WTF.(not even a best 5 final anymore)
 
Zarfot Z

Zarfot Z

Professional
mistik said:
I know the numbers you dont need to remind me.Rafa won 33 big titles.He won the most difficult one Olympics.Roger will never win a Olympic Gold.Thats a fact.( please dont come with stupid doubles gold stuff as well)No one cares about WTF.(not even a best 5 final anymore)
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Of course not. Why would they, when Nadal hasn't won it?

Only tournaments that Nadal have won are of actual value, no?
 
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David Brent

New User
5555 said:
As of now Djokovic is the ATP Player of the Year, and I think Novak will stay No. 1 until the end of the season

1. Djokovic 9,910
2. Federer 8,905
3. Nadal 6,840
4. Murray 6,730

Link http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/YTD-Singles.aspx
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People forget that Federer's best part of the season is coming up, he is 1000 points behind djokovic and that could be made up with 2 tournament wins, if he was to win the WTF and shanghai, paris or even basel, I don't think djokovic can win enough to challenge him. I would say that Tsonga, Murray and Federer are better indoor players than Djokovic and he'd do well to win one title!
 
cknobman

cknobman

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MTF07 said:
Federer - 17 GS + 21 MS + 6 WTF = 44 big titles

Nadal - 11 GS + 21 MS + 0 WTF = 32 big titles
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Aneto said:
Nadal - 11 GS + 21 MS + 1 olympics + 0 WTF = 33 big titles
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Federer - 17 GS + 21 MS + 1 olympics + 6 WTF = 45 big titles :wink:

On topic:
Since each grand slam has gone to a different person I would say its going to come down to WTF and YE#1.
If one of the top guys manages to get both of those then he is a lock for player of the year regardless of what the others have done.
 
norbac

norbac

Legend
Toss up between Djokovic and Federer so far. Djoko has performed a bit better at the Slams, while Fed has done the same in the 1000/500 category. Murray might make a case if he finishes the year strong.
 
Matt H.

Matt H.

Professional
honestly, i think it'd be cool if all 4 shared it.

it's been a very interesting and competitive year. The "Big 4" is for real and finally arrived.

All 4 have huge wins and losses against each other. All acheived some big historical success.

Novak had an attempt at holding all 4 and made the semi's of all 4 again. Nadal with the FO record 7th win, Fed with the Wimbledon 7th win and breaking the weeks at #1 record, Murray grabbing gold and getting his first slam.

If I was pressed to trim the list down further, it would be between Federer and Murray though.
 
veroniquem

veroniquem

Bionic Poster
In slams: Djokovic (1 title + 2 finals). In masters, too early to tell because there are 2 left + WTF but this year has been more even than usual. Winter hard court was Djoko/Fed dominance, red clay was all Rafa, grass was Fed/Murray and summer hard an even split between Djoko, Fed and Murray. I think taking Rafa out of the equation made things more even between the other top 3. Hard to predict the fall results now.
 
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TMF

Talk Tennis Guru
In the order of deserving the ATP player of the year as of now:

1. Federer
2. Nole
3. Murray
4. Nadal
 
tennisMVP

tennisMVP

Banned
TMF said:
Nope. Murray only has 2 titles while Fed has 6.
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Even if Federer wins 8 titles, he won't win Player of the Year if Murray wins the World Tour Finals. So it really is all about the World Tour Finals. Winner takes all. Djokovic will win Player of the Year if he wins the World Tour Finals too (because he's been in THREE slam finals).
 
veroniquem

veroniquem

Bionic Poster
heftylefty said:
It's between Fed & Murray. Murray need a strong indoor season.
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He usually has one but as it stands, it's certainly NOT between Fed and Murray. Djokovic has outperformed both in slams and Murray has not won a single master title yet (Djoko has 2, Fed has 3). Murray needs at least 1 master title and WTF to compensate for his inferior results to Djoko in slams. Doable of course but we're not there yet.
 
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TMF

Talk Tennis Guru
tennisMVP said:
Even if Federer wins 8 titles, he won't win Player of the Year if Murray wins the World Tour Finals. So it really is all about the World Tour Finals. Winner takes all. Djokovic will win Player of the Year if he wins the World Tour Finals too (because he's been in THREE slam finals).
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I agree whoever wins the WTF will have the best chance to win player of the year, but as of now, Fed is ahead of the other 3 players.

Also, it's possible that none of the top 4 players win the WTF, so the tie breaker should be decided by the total number of titles.
 
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