Novak Djokovic – Winning the first major of 2020 makes Djokovic the easy choice for the first #1 in Tennis Abides’ power rankings. Dominic Thiem – The Austrian is getting closer to claim his first major. At 26, he is no youngster, but he is taking the ball earlier on hard courts and this should…
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Final Power Ranking of 2019: King Rafa the Fifth Reigns
Rafael Nadal’s extraordinary 2019… 🇦🇺 Australian Open: F 🇫🇷 French Open: 🏆 🇬🇧 Wimbledon: SF 🇺🇸 US Open: 🏆 🇪🇸 Davis Cup: 🏆 🌎 World No.1: 🍾 pic.twitter.com/Re2Ljn3XhZ — Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) November 24, 2019 Rafael Nadal ended 2019 with wins. He picked up two wins at the World Tour Final despite not making it…
US Open 2019: New Power Ranking Lands Rafa at #1
Tennis Power Ranking 2019: Post-US Open Suffling Rafael Nadal – Rafa won his 4th US Open title and also took home the big trophy in Montreal. Rafa is #1 here and will soon be #1 on the ATP computer. Novak Djokovic – Djokovic’s epic Wimbledon title gives him 1/2 of 2019’s major haul. His shoulder is a…
Tennis Power Ranking 2019: Roland Garros Changes Our #1
Rafa Rises to Number 1 and a Lot of Other Shifts Prior to Grass Court Tennis Rafael Nadal – Rafa beat Novak to take Rome and then beat Thiem in the finals and Federer in the semifinals to further cement a singular fact about tennis – Do not Play Rafa on Clay Unless You Have…
2019 Post-Rome Power Ranking
Scramble on! 😱 Everything about this point is 👌 @DjokerNole @delpotrojuan #ibi19 pic.twitter.com/UvlxE0tfZR — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 17, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Novak Djokovic – Nole has been #1 in every 2019 Tennis Abides Power Ranking. Certainly, Nadal got the better of him in Rome, but Novak picked up 1600 points in Madrid and Rome and is…
Tennis Power Ranking 2019: Novak Takes Madrid
With apologies to #NoleFam, I am a few days later getting this out there than I would have liked. Also, multi-media content will be added later today. Novak Djokovic – Novak Djokovic beat Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas to grab a lot of momentum and ranking points in Madrid. He is also now tied for the…
Tennis Power Ranking 2019: The Road Thiem Triumphs in Barcelona
What a match, what a victory for @ThiemDomi 👍 see the best shots https://t.co/opru7cD8Fb #Nadal #kingofclay — Sierralog (@Sierralog) April 27, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Dominic Thiem Making a Push Novak Djokovic – I don’t read a lot into Djokovic’s performances at the past 3 Masters 1000 events, but his hold on the top spot in tennis is…
Power Ranking 2019: Post-Miami and Pre-Clay Standings
Where Things Stand as Tennis Shifts to the Beaten Earth Novak Djokovic – His performance at the Australian Open was outstanding. That is enough to win the first phase of 2019 regardless of what has transpired since. Roger Federer – Winning Miami and Dubai as well as posting a runner-up finish at Indian Wells positions Federer in…
Final Power Ranking for 2018
Novak Djokovic – I am sure Nole would have loved to have grabbed the big trophies in Paris and London to end the year. Still, his Wimbledon and US Open triumphs as well as solving the riddle of Cincinnati more than place him atop men’s tennis for 2018. On the plus side, finishing the year with…
Tennis Power Rankings 2018: Clay Update Monte Carlo, Barcelona, and Madrid
Clay Brings Changes at the Top Rafael Nadal – Even with a loss in Madrid, which has never been Rafa’s best clay event, his 50 straight sets won on clay and titles in Monte Carlo and Barcelona make Rafa the hot hand on tour and favorite for an 11th(!) Roland Garros title. Change since last ranking…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 