Andrew Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 False position though surely Nadal has been out for the last two months I think and rankings are only for the last year or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caledonia Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Wont be long before Nadal and Murray are fighting for number 1 and 2 as i see Federer dropping out soon.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Wont be long before Nadal and Murray are fighting for number 1 and 2 as i see Federer dropping out soon.. Why would Federer drop out? I think its great the three of them battling it out between each other, so I'd hope he doesn't. Obviously though, I'd prefer it if Murray got a major tournament win under his belt. Just to ruffle a few feathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 False position though surely Not really, the rankings are based on the last two years results, and just because Nadal was out for a couple of months, Murray still had to perform which he has done. Fingers crossed for the US Open! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caledonia Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Why would Federer drop out? I think its great the three of them battling it out between each other, so I'd hope he doesn't. Obviously though, I'd prefer it if Murray got a major tournament win under his belt. Just to ruffle a few feathers. I just think the younger guys will overtake him in the rankings soon as you cant stay at the top forever.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBiscuit Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Federer has said he's likely to retire a touch early. I reckon he may be gone in two years time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caledonia Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Murray wins 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Not really, the rankings are based on the last two years results, and just because Nadal was out for a couple of months, Murray still had to perform which he has done. Fingers crossed for the US Open! Yeah can accept that, but my point is that with Nadal out for over a couple of months, he has to have lost out on points that he had previously banked, and taking nothing away from Murray's achievements, genuinely believe that the position would be different if Nadal hadn't had time out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madbadteacher Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Yes. Nadal and Fed would have taken points off each other and Andy would be No1! Well, maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoftherock Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Yeah can accept that, but my point is that with Nadal out for over a couple of months, he has to have lost out on points that he had previously banked, and taking nothing away from Murray's achievements, genuinely believe that the position would be different if Nadal hadn't had time out Of course it would have been different.... Nadal as wimbledon champion, defended 2000 points, which he forfeited by not playing this year. If we assume Nadal would have made the final of wimbledon, losing to to Federer, that equates to a loss of 600 points rather than 2000! Hypothetically you can then argue this means Nadals true position would be +900 points with respect to Andy Murray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtS Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Hasn't Murray also missed some tournaments in the past 2 years through injury? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoftherock Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Hasn't Murray also missed some tournaments in the past 2 years through injury? Yeah, but the rankings only take into account tournaments played within exactly 12months of the current date. I think the Canadian Masters has been rescheduled since last year, with cincinnati shunted forward by a week. I am just trying to make sense of these new rankings, and Andy Murray has lost the 1000 points he won last year from winning Cincinnati (things have fucked up by moving the Madrid masters from hard to clay courts this season). I am assuming this means he was effectively defending the points he won in Cincinnati the previous year at the Canadian Masters, which means a clean slate for the 2009 Cincinnati masters. Which is good news for Murray and gives him an excellent chance of holding onto the number two spot... which he should do unless Nadal wins next week and Andy has a complete shocker. Although he has a really shit draw next week.... Federer, Del Potro, Roddick, Soderling Wawrinkwa, Verdasco are all in his half! Out of form Nadal and Djokovic have it easier on the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8234811.stm Approx. 8pm tonight for his next round match in the US Open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 6-2, 1-4. I have a tenner on there being 28 games or more. Get in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow sheep Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 6-2, 1-4. I have a tenner on there being 28 games or more. Get in! Final Score: 6-2 3-6 6-0 6-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caledonia Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 6-2, 1-4. I have a tenner on there being 28 games or more. Get in! nice one what odds did you get for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy_Don Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Through in straight sets against the American Taylor Dent. To be honest he looked pretty comfortable the whole match. He seems to have developed a level of maturity in his play that was missing a couple of years ago!! Next up Cilic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinburghdon Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Murray is currently 1 set down and losing 2-0 in the second set against Cilic Been broken twice already in the second set and really looking very poor indeed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Murray is currently 1 set down and losing 2-0 in the second set against Cilic Been broken twice already in the second set and really looking very poor indeed... Matter of time now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy_Don Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Oot - just wasn't with it today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Somebody's email Sky to suggest he'll be the Colin Montgomerie of Tennis - best player never to win a major. I'm beginning to fear this could be the case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Somebody's email Sky to suggest he'll be the Colin Montgomerie of Tennis - best player never to win a major. I'm beginning to fear this could be the case! He's 22! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caledonia Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Somebody's email Sky to suggest he'll be the Colin Montgomerie of Tennis - best player never to win a major. I'm beginning to fear this could be the case! Or the Jimmy White of tennis Or the fatjim of football forums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizer Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 On BBC3 at the moment playing Federer in the ATP WTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 On BBC3 at the moment playing Federer in the ATP WTF Nice one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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