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Robxon


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I  was wondering if there is a significant difference in the rankings if only best-of-3 set matches were considered as Andy tries to defend his Cincinatti title.

So I did a little checking...
 3 Sets5 SetsTotal Points
1(2)Murray659026609250
2(3)Nadal558530808665
3(4)Djokovic544017107150
4(1)Federer3920712011040
5(6)Del Potro378016255405
6(5)Roddick320026005800
7(7)Tsonga31807803960
8(8)Davydenko29057503655
9(9)Simon25407803320
10(10)Verdasco195512303185


I wonder why Andy is so successful at the shorter version while relatively less so at the longer game. After all Andy has only lost 4 times outside the slams and only one of them was not on clay (not counting the W/O he gave to Gasquet when he was ill in Dubai). He lost to Rafa in the final in IW.

Has he just been 'unlucky' in the Slams or is there something in his game that doesn't last for 5 sets?



-- Edited by Robxon on Friday 21st of August 2009 01:35:00 PM

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or maybe there is something in the other players games that picks up in the longer matches? surely a lot must come down to stamina and focus.

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To me, I see little to be concerned about. There is still a slight comparative Slams thing in that it is taking him time and gradually more experience to consistently reach the later stages of Grand Slams.

But he is getting there, particularly in the last year and his fitness is also getting there ( if you had produced similar stats at this time last year  I would suggest that the 3 set v 5 set divergence would have then been so much more marked ).

Instead he now actually has the 3rd best 5 set record of anyone from the above statistics ( so hard to make it out as any great issue ).  He is now steadily more and more consistently getting deeper into Slams.

It is also worth pointing that Andy has played is counting more 3 set tournaments than Rafa ( who also admittedly missed Wimbledon ) and more particularly Roger.
 
Basically, to me, no problemo.

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 23rd of August 2009 09:05:10 AM

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I think part of it is Andy adjusts his game for the most part, well as he learns.You get far more chance to learn bof3 tennis,than 5 set tennis.

The improvement in his slam results is cause for optimism that the same pattern of one big breakthrough followed by becoming the best in the format may be repeated.



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