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Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Top 500

paulisi · Tennis legend

As stated i was using live rankings and Alicia has dropped down to 502, but will creep in again when she gets the point for Glasgow main draw.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
As stated i was using live rankings and Alicia has dropped down to 502, but will creep in again when she gets the point for Glasgow main draw.

Surely live rankings for 27th October are the actual rankings for October 27th ?

i.e. they are 'live' for the day they are released - they could not be more live

Rankings for next Monday aren't live, they're just future predictions

smile

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
paulisi wrote:
As stated i was using live rankings and Alicia has dropped down to 502, but will creep in again when she gets the point for Glasgow main draw.
Surely live rankings for 27th October are the actual rankings for October 27th ?
i.e. they are 'live' for the day they are released - they could not be more live
Rankings for next Monday aren't live, they're just future predictions

Lots of fortunes lost on future predictions!!

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, 19 women in the top 500 in the actual official rankings today 27/10/25! biggrin

Although signposted last week as being on the cards, let's not miss the big headline.

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 27th of October 2025 12:50:57 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

10/11/25

Wonderful to see 28 (!!!!) men in the top-500

indiana · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
10/11/25

Wonderful to see 28 (!!!!) men in the top-500

Great to see. In early October, when we were at 25, paulisi talked about 28+, possibly 30, within a few months, and received a bit of scepticism from yours truly.

Here we are, just in mid November, wirlth 28, Anton M capable of getting back in at some time, and Lui M having been making great strides and emerging as the possible 30th man. Lui is in a US Challenger this week and M25 next week. Jon did bring up his name but wondered about college commitments?

The year they have been having overall, I shouldn't underestimate the GB men. Well done them and paulisi.

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 10th of November 2025 03:41:05 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
10/11/25

Wonderful to see 28 (!!!!) men in the top-500
Great to see. In early October, when we were at 25, paulisi talked about 28+, possibly 30, within a few months, and received a bit of scepticism from yours truly.
Here we are, just in mid November, wirlth 28, Anton M capable of getting back in at some time, and Lui M having been making great strides and emerging as the possible 30th man. Lui is in a US Challenger this week and M25 next week. CD did bring up his name but wondered about college commitments?
The year they have been having overall, I shouldn't underestimate the GB men. Well done them and paulisi.

This is really good, well done to the whole GB Mens squad

We could have a 32 player national champs now and it would actually look and feel like a serious event.

indiana · Tennis legend

Ah, it was actually yourself Jon that mentioned Lui among a few college guys. I have edited my previous post.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Ah, it was actually yourself Jon that mentioned Lui among a few college guys. I have edited my previous post.

No worries, lots of people say lots of things, impossible to remember who said what!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
indiana wrote:
Ah, it was actually yourself Jon that mentioned Lui among a few college guys. I have edited my previous post.
No worries, lots of people say lots of things, impossible to remember who said what!

Yes, but you're suppposed to remember what you yourself said biggrin biggrin

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
indiana wrote:
Ah, it was actually yourself Jon that mentioned Lui among a few college guys. I have edited my previous post.
No worries, lots of people say lots of things, impossible to remember who said what!
Yes, but you're suppposed to remember what you yourself said

tbh, I thought it was quite plausible you had commented on Lui also so I didnt want to pick holes - honest!!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
indiana wrote:
The guys have done great to have 25 in the top 500 and indeed recently to have had 26 ( and I've mentioned my thoughts about possibly making a general GB men PoS WC nomination ).

But 30 in the top 500 sure isn't happening within a few months lMHO.

If we count all of the current 25 ( including Anton to restore these points ), plus all 4 of Aidan, James, Toby and Felix ( and all 4 does seem a stretch ) then who else might be a contender?
Does feel a stretch- the guys whos names pop out are Lui or Luca or Charlie R or Oli B, but theyll all be at college I think and limited from making much headway in the rankings for a year or two.

This is where I mentioned Lui - but don't think I can claim mystic meg style insight tbh!

Lambda · Top national player

Lui's graduated from college.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
Lui's graduated from college.

There you go! My insight was limited and it also makes Lui into a viable candidate for that 30th man spot Indy mentions