Richard's win takes him past Stakhovsky, Roger- Vasselin and Lacko. He now sits at 177 Rog-Vas is a set up against Faurel right now so could leapfrog back past him. However, Faurel has just broken him in the second
Stadler going out is good news for Josh's ranking - one less who can overtake him.
The updated table is posted here (On BritishTennis.net) - Extended upwards into Boggo territory, as Richard advances Bloomers rises to 178, overtaking Warburg, Lorenzi, Healey, Sela, Cilic, Stakhovsky and Lacko. Roger- Vasselin gets overtaken then overtakes back
Cakl overtakes Greg and Jamie
Mertinak, Tsonga, Stadler, Faurel and Ionita are knocked out :smile:
Cakland Roger- Vasselin advance.
No news yet from Italy.
Haehnelis a break up in the first against Carlsen in Cherbourg, and wll overtake Josh if he wins
Stakhovsky plays the evening ,match in Cherbourg against Ascione.
Richard started the week with 217 points at world rank 187. With his second round win, he now has 226 points, at 176. If Richard wins Wolfsburg: He will have 264 points. He will overtake Giraldo, Bastl, Carlsen, Agassi, Wang, Labadze, Ouahab, Okun, Mertinek, Granollers, Kuznetsov, Gremelmayr and Arthurs. He could overtake Guez (out before the semi in Cherbourg), Roger- Vasselin and Stakhovsky (W in C). He could be overtaken by Lacko. That's 4 targets, a max of 3 can overtake.
If Richard loses in the final: He will have 249 points. He will overtake Giraldo, Bastl, Carlsen, Agassi, Wang, Labadze, Ouahab, Okun and Mertinek. He could overtake Roger- Vasselin and Stakhovsky (F in C). He could be overtaken by Lacko (F in C). That's 3 targets/threats, a max of 2 can overtake.
Best case: 165 (+22) Worst case: 167(+20)
If Richard loses in the sf: He will have 236 points. He will overtake Giraldo, Bastl, Carlsen and Agassi. He could overtake Roger- Vasselin and Stakhovsky (S in C). He could be overtaken by Lacko(S in C). That's 3 targets/threats, a max of 2 can overtake.
Best case: 170 (+17) Worst case: 172(+15)
If Richard loses in the qf: He will have 226 points. He could be overtaken by Lacko(S in C) and Haehnel (W in C). That's 2 targets/threats, both can overtake.
Best case: 179 (+8) Worst case: 181(+6)
For Josh:
Kollerer will overtake if he makes the final in the Italian future. Cakl will overtake if he makes the final in Cherbourg
For Jonny:
Cakl will overtake if he makes the semis in Cherbourg.
For Greg and Jamie:
they're safe now!
Tomorrow:
in Cherbourg, Cakl plays Luzzi, and overtakes Jonny if he wins. Lacko plays Montcourt, and overtakes Richard if he wins. Haehnel plays Stakhovsky: If Richard wins tomorrow, we want Stakhovsky to lose, if he wins, we want Haehnel to lose. Roger -Vasselin plays Guez: If Richard wins the tournament, we want Guez to lose, if he only wins the semis, we want R-V to lose