First, where we stand, both in terms of rankings and the Race (which started after last year's London WTF & so doesn't track with the Calendar Year ranking, but will give us a sense of how guys are doing so far):
ATP Ranking | Race Ranking | |
---|---|---|
1 | Isner (11) | Isner (17) |
2 | Johnson (63) | Johnson (33) |
3 | Young (65) | Young (59) |
4 | Klahn (72) | Sock (62) |
5 | Sock (75) | Querrey (71) |
6 | Querrey (78) | Klahn (109) |
7 | Russell (97) | Ram (124) |
8 | Smyczek (106) | Kudla (130) |
9 | Kudla (122) | Russell (137) |
10 | Harrison (141) | Harrison (144) |
Jonathan (@jokelley_tennis)
Including, for fun, where I thought their ranking would end up
1. Isner (15)
2. Querrey (30)
3. #jacksock (75)
4. Harrison (80)
5. Smyczek (90)
6. Klahn (95)
7. Young (100)
8. Kudla (105)
9. Johnson (110)
10. (tie) Williams/Sandgren (120)
Lang (@ARhyneMoment) fixed
1. Isner
2. Querrey
3. Sock
4. Harrison
5. Smyczek
6. Young
7. Kudla
8. Williams
9. Sandgren
10. Baker
Baseline Bagels (@BaselineBagels)
1. Isner
2. Sock
3. Querrey
4. Young
5. Smyczek
6. Harrison
7. Kudla
8. Johnson
9. Klahn
10. Sandgren
Analysis
Well, so far Baseline Bagels is leading this race, with 9 of the top 10 represented, and outside Johnson & Klahn, close to the same order. And certainly concerns about Klahn's health (and ton of points to defend this summer and fall) could drastically affect his final standing. Bagels also seems to have been right to challenge Querrey's #2 status (although again, there is a LOT of tennis still to be played). Lang
And I was way optimistic on the Harry Front. Story of my life :( Anyway, make sure to bookmark this post for posterity's sake. I'm quite excited to see how the second half plays out, and whether some of the dark horses (Buchanan, Krajicek, Kosakowski) can sneak into the race.
Nice picks guys! Before the year I tried to predict the entire top 100, and I had exactly 10 Americans in it, so I thought I would share it.
ReplyDeleteJohn Isner (16)
Sam Querrey (22)
Ryan Harrison (53)
Jack Sock (59)
Bradley Klahn (62)
Donald Young (69)
Denis Kudla (82)
Tim Smyczek (85)
Steve Johnson (87)
Rhyne Williams (91)
Apparently, 10 Americans in the top 100 was way too optimistic. Anyways, it will be fun to see where everyone ends up!
Thanks for adding this! Yes, optimistic it was but there's still time :D
ReplyDeleteHonestly it hasn't been that bad a year, and we still have a long way to go. Much will happen when we move to US hard courts.