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goldenboy


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Murray 50% chance of being world no. 1!
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...provided he can reach the top 10 before he turns 20.

can prove anything with stats: From ATP site

Since the inception of the ATP Rankings on Aug. 23, 1973, there have been 18 teenagers to rank in the Top 10. Half of them went on to rank No. 1. Djokovic is the latest addition to this impressive list.

So Murray just needs to join Nole within the next 6 weeks or so, which I'm sure he will! For info, list below: inc's djokovic and nadal who may yet be no 1's - so murray may have more than 50% chance!!!

PlayerAge Broke into Top 10 Career High
Aaron Krickstein
17 years, 11 days
6 (February 26, 1990)
Michael Chang
17 years, 3 months
2 (September 9, 1996)
Boris Becker
17 years, 7 months
1 (January 28, 1991)
Mats Wilander
17 years, 10 months
1 (September 12, 1988)
Bjorn Borg
17 years, 11 months
1 (August 23, 1977)
Andre Agassi
18 years, 1 month
1 (April 10, 1995)
Andrei Medvedev
18 years, 9 months
4 (May 16, 1994)
Rafael Nadal
18 years, 10 months
2 (July 25, 2005)
Jimmy Arias
18 years, 11 months
5 (June 25, 1984)
Goran Ivanisevic
19 years, 11 days
2 (July 4, 1994)
Pete Sampras
19 years, 29 days
1 (April 12, 1993)
Stefan Edberg
19 years, 1 month
1 (August 13, 1990)
Lleyton Hewitt
19 years, 2 months
1 (November 19, 2001)
Pat Cash
19 years, 3 months
4 (May 9, 1988)
Kent Carlsson
19 years, 5 months
6 (September 19, 1988)
John McEnroe
19 years, 7 months
1 (March 3, 1980)
Novak Djokovic
19 years, 9 months
7 (April 2, 2007)
Andy Roddick
19 years, 11 months
1 (November 3, 2003)


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just looking through the list: pretty impressive players, even those who haven't or didn't reach the v top - chang, ivanisevic, nadal, cash - all grand slam chaps!

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And if he doesn't make it before he's 20, just note who's missing from that list - Federer!

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So six of the nine players who managed to win a Tour match before their 16th birthday went on to crack the 10 before they turned 20.

Just Franco Davin, Thomas Ho and Gasquet are missing.

-- Edited by The Panda Bear at 17:01, 2007-04-02

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I love what you can do with statistics! Thanks goldenboy.

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Well, Andy has now reached the top10 so it's almost a dead cert that he'll make no.1 right?!

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Thank god for that, imagine being doomed to the sort of career thot those that don't reach the top 10 before age 20 are left with like that Roger Federer.

Now, he can look forward to grest achievements like Aaron Krickstein or Kent Carlsson lol

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Shame that Krickstein didn't pile up the Slams, which everyone thought he would do. That boy won a Tour title at the age of 16 and 2.

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