Week 46 - ATP Tour Finals 2016 - O2, London

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Week 46 - ATP Tour Finals 2016 - O2, London

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

WOW O WOW O WOW!!!

Andy in the zone tonight! No-one can say he hasn't earned the right to be

WORLD NUMBER ONE AT YEAR END :D :D :D

(Sorry for shouting!)

TMH · Futures qualifying

Absolute legend!

Can't believe how he vultured the World Tour Finals. Only beat all of the other players in the top 5. Didn't even beat Federer.

World Tour Finals champion, and year end #1.

Just Australian Open, Indian Wells, Monte Carlo and French Open to complete the collection now.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Surely has to be BBC SPotY now....

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

TMH wrote:
Can't believe how he vultured the World Tour Finals.

??? confuse

Strongbow · All-time great

TMH · Futures qualifying

Stircrazy wrote:
TMH wrote:
Can't believe how he vultured the World Tour Finals.
???

It's a term used in tennis to describe high ranked players playing in smaller tournaments just to pick up easy points and trophies.

It was used by a certain poster on here after Murray won Vienna.

indiana · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
Anyone who doubted Andy's right to be called WR1, have now had those doubts shot to pieces by possibly GB and Scotland's finest ever sportsman. Andy has just beaten all four of the other Top 5 players, in a row, over a period of just 5 days.

Truly sensational.

Now has anyone ever done that before !?

Clearly in 'normal' knockout it couldn't be done because of seeding so presumably that just leaves other Tour Finals.

His first match this week though was only against the WR 7 Even the group seeding here couldn't allow WRs 2 to 6 as his 5 opponents.

With all that was riding on it too, an absolutely extraordinary week from Andy.

TMH · Futures qualifying

indiana wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Anyone who doubted Andy's right to be called WR1, have now had those doubts shot to pieces by possibly GB and Scotland's finest ever sportsman. Andy has just beaten all four of the other Top 5 players, in a row, over a period of just 5 days.

Truly sensational.
Now has anyone ever done that before !?
Clearly in 'normal' knockout it couldn't be done because of seeding so presumably that just leaves other Tour Finals.
His first match this week though was only against the WR 7 Even the group seeding here couldn't allow WRs 2 to 6 as his 5 opponents.
With all that was riding on it too, an absolutely extraordinary week from Andy.

He couldn't possibly have had a tougher draw or tournament, and yet he beat all of them. Utterly remarkable. He's well and truly confirmed his #1 status.

Sim · County player

Is 2016 the greatest ever year for British tennis??

Men's Singles:

World No.1

Wimbledon

Olympics

World Tour Finals winner

6 ATP titles

Mens Doubles:

World No. 1

Australian Open

US Open

Womens singles:

World No. 9

Australian Open semis

2 WTA titles

Mixed doubles:

Wimbledon

... And I am sure there is more

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

TMH wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
TMH wrote:
Can't believe how he vultured the World Tour Finals.
???
It's a term used in tennis to describe high ranked players playing in smaller tournaments just to pick up easy points and trophies.
It was used by a certain poster on here after Murray won Vienna.

Thanks for the explanation. Never saw it used after his victory in Vienna or I'd've questioned it then, as I disapprove strongly of nouns incorrectly used as verbs. furious

TMH · Futures qualifying

Sim wrote:
Is 2016 the greatest ever year for British tennis??

Men's Singles:
World No.1
Wimbledon
Olympics
World Tour Finals winner
6 ATP titles

Mens Doubles:
World No. 1
Australian Open
US Open

Womens singles:
World No. 9
Australian Open semis
2 WTA titles

Mixed doubles:
Wimbledon

... And I am sure there is more

Not to mention Edmund and Evans breaking the top 50!

goldfish · Futures qualifying

That was amazing - didn't get behind the sofa once. I'm still in shock that Andy managed to play that well and win that comfortably after such a tough week. He fully deserves all the plaudits he gets. A fantastic year for the Murray family and British tennis.

Thanks to all the posters on here who keep us so well informed and are so supportive of our players.

Jan · Hall of fame

Absolutely stunning from Andy.
No more words are needed.

scottie1 · Futures level

Great result for Scotland's no 1 sensational he beat Novak fair and square and he can get better with Novak at least 6000 points or more to defend till the end of clay court season.