I'm probably completely wrong here but do I understand from Dom's tweets that this is the first time that the US Open is using singles rankings as priority/equal rating as doubles ranking when choosing doubles teams?

Certainly there are a lot of 'doubles' teams on the list who only have singles rankings (or only singles rankings of any note)..... Evo and Kyrgios for one....

Dom+ are second alternate ?

Ignoring the Olympics, is this the normal way it's done in Grand Slams ? Rather downplays the whole doubles argument.....

Coup Droit wrote:

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I'm probably completely wrong here but do I understand from Dom's tweets that this is the first time that the US Open is using singles rankings as priority/equal rating as doubles ranking when choosing doubles teams?

Certainly there are a lot of 'doubles' teams on the list who only have singles rankings (or only singles rankings of any note)..... Evo and Kyrgios for one....

Dom+ are second alternate ?

Ignoring the Olympics, is this the normal way it's done in Grand Slams ? Rather downplays the whole doubles argument.....

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I'm pretty sure this is not new to the US Open 

It's my understanding that players have been able to use singles rankings for doubles entry for some years not just for all slams but many more besides, certainly masters series - all pro circuit tournaments ?

The Olympics takes it a stage further by using ( edit: or rather allowing ) singles rankings not just for doubles entry but doubles seeding. Hence Andy and Jamie seeded 2. That wouldn't happen in Slams since singles rankings purely for entry.

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 21st of August 2016 02:06:21 PM

What's up with Alex Ward he's been on the list for challengers last few weeks and not played?

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Jaggy1876 wrote:

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What's up with Alex Ward he's been on the list for challengers last few weeks and not played?

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arm has flared up again 

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hmmmm - Bob knows what I think about that.....

Best of luck, Alex - wishing you all the best.

With 5 hours to go James Ward is now 1st alt for US Open qualifying.

-- Edited by RJA on Monday 22nd of August 2016 04:57:04 PM

Agreed.

On the doubles, it's Colin Fleming, not Dom Inglot, who's just outside the cut, no? Dom Inglot is one off being a seed at present, I think.

Yes, my understanding is that players can use singles rankings for doubles entry for all ATP tournaments and Grand Slams. Sometimes that doesn't jar: if Feliciano Lopez wants to dip in and out of doubles and so would rather use a singles ranking, so be it. We all know he's also a fine doubles player. Sometimes, as with Dan Evans, who has played doubles at five tournaments (4 Challenger and 1 ATP) this year, lost in the first round of all but one, and in that one played two of the three matches he won against teenagers, it does jar somewhat. That's not a statement against Mr Evans, just a statement about the system. Given that it exists, there's no reason why singles players shouldn't avail themselves of it. And actually Kyrgios/Evans could be rather interesting. But a system that permits it is rather rough on the people for whom doubles is what they do.

The seedings at the Olympics were particularly frustrating in that by rating Tsonga/Gasquet as the 4th team, they pushed the 3rd (Melo/Soares) and the 5th (Tecau/Mergea) into a situation where they played in the QFs. That should have been a medal match.

http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/2016_MQ_draw.pdf

 

QD is out - James Ward playing Maximo Gonzalez in Round 1 and overall his draw doesn't look too bad if he can find some form...if.