ATP Wearables

 This looks like a revenue plan for the ATP.

Alcaraz destroys the ATP in blistering complaint

Alcaraz destroys the ATP in blistering complaint

"And considering his tennis, which is very physically demanding, the dense ATP schedule has left him facing questions." This article somehow forgets that Rafa's Tennis along with many others is physically demanding. They can't all be Federer with his low-impact approach or Novak with his injury-preventing flexibility. His tennis, as if somehow his tennis doesn't interact with other players. All of the players face the same demands on their bodies. He chose to do things in a way that put him at greater risk. Novak and many other players have mentioned this but somehow now it matters. He should join the PTPA but that wouldn't work with the establishment types.

Novak loses #1 ranking and top Wimbledon Seed to Alcaraz by 80 Points courtesy of 2K points taken last year

McNamee wrote, "For me, not a good look." I agree it's not. 

Taking 2,000 points last year from the Wimbledon winner was decided by the ATP players council. Both Fed and Rafa were on the council along with an assortment of players that had no expectation of winning the tournament. It was an easy decision to punish your leading rival. 

Alcaraz lost less than 200 points from that move. He's not complicit in that but has surely benefited. Alcaraz gains the #1 ranking and top seed at Wimbledon by 80 points.

The Economics of Professional Tennis in one Quote

 

PTPA - has the time for it finally arrived. New members and an executive committee

 PTPA

Adelaide tournament director: 'Sharp' Novak Djokovic ready to take on all contenders

Novak Djokovic ready to take on all contenders

Copy Novak on the Return of Serve for Success

 

This statistic on points won after returning first serves confirms his top spot in this category. He returns the ball and places it well enough to create a better-than-even position for winning the point. It pays to copy Novak on this to win.

 

ATP Tour Article - Novak is #1 on Return of Serve

Novak - AO Update - Support Increases

 Pushback Drops from Australians

Biggest Spread among ATP Finals Titles - Novak owns the record

The biggest spread between ATP Finals titles.

 
Novak Djoković 14
Roger Federer 8
Pete Sampras 8
Boris Becker 7
Ivan Lendl 6                                                                                                                                                       John McEnroe 6

Who is the Real Number One in the World of Men's Tennis

 I believe that this man has it right.

Novak would have passed 400 weeks at #1 if they hadn't wrecked his momentum with the mandates.

Holger Rune Wins over Novak Djokovic

This is a great win for Holger Rune over Novak so he deserves congratulations.  It's great to have more top talent out there.

Here is my suggestion to those who start making predictions and planning for Novak to retire now.

Just a reminder to those who now might say the torch has been passed with this win. Not yet.  I remember watching fresh faces taking out Laver, Rosewall, Connors, Mac, Sampras, Agassi, Fed, and Nadal. It's inevitable even at that level to lose matches to relative unknowns and outside of tennis enthusiasts, anyone lower than 1 or 2 is an unknown.  There are many really fantastic tennis players out there in the top 50 and even the top 100. On any given day, you can lose to any of them no matter how great your record. 

As for being a future best ever and stacking more slams than the big 3 have so far, I take all predictions in that area as chatter. First hit 20 slams and you can talk about someone surpassing them. In this case, first hit 1. He will probably do that soon which as always is good for tennis.

Alcaraz is out for the Season

Add this to the retirement against Rune.  He's out for the season based on this tweet. "Unfortunately this is the result of my injury: an internal oblique muscle tear in the left abdominal wall with an estimated recovery time of six weeks. After my withdrawal yesterday and having been evaluated by my medical team,@drlopezmartinezand@JuanjoMoreno_M"    Carlos Alcaraz

 

 

Novak - Ice in Veins and a Superior Record

 

 

 

 

Rune brings Alcaraz to Retire with Injury

I suspect that if Alcaraz saw a chance to win he'd have stayed with it.  Give Rune some credit.

 Novak walks through his matches.

 Turin News - ATP Finals

Stubbs Supports Following Rule that Allowed Novak to Play

 That is refreshing since most tennis commentators are still going on and on about the now dispensed vax rule.

Stubbs

The treatment of Novak - what is fair?

Tennis media has still lost the plot.  

Is it myopia or a willing inattention to facts?

 

Novak is not getting any more advantages to playing Turin due to the rules than the disadvantages he faced with point removals by the ATP and being banned from tournaments for his vax status.

 

After results showed it was wrong to require it, most countries have removed the requirement.

 

Can Novak Djokovic bail the ATP out of a jam?

 Norrie says it's a bit strange

Will Nadal Play ATP Finals

 ATP Finals

British Tennis Russian Ban May Continue into 2023

 So what will the ATP do if Wimbledon keeps Russians out in 2023? The ATP should discuss a boycott or huge fines to force Wimbledon to undo this bad idea. At least the WTA showed some backbone.

 British Tennis Russian Ban May Continue into 2023

Tennis Rankings are a Mess - Let Novak. Play

The ATP, Wimbledon Officials, Australian Politicians, and finally, USA CDC; They've all contributed to screwing up Tennis Rankings and tournament participation by Tennis Players who only want to hit tennis balls, make their own health decisions, and not involve themselves in politics when it comes to tennis.

Let Novak Play - at the U.S. Open

3 of top 10 men at Wimbledon out with Covid

Wimbledon