I think marcus will climb to 420 although I believe that jay Clarke will be the biggest climber , ed corrie will peak in 2016 and start to drop down the rankings
I still see GB a bit light in the top 200 for 2017 but improved as a nation due to the rise of Cam and Jay. What the hell do I know... Merry Xmas to all.
1 Andy Murrey
22 Kyle Edmund
86 Aljaz Bedene
90 Dan Evans
195 Cameron Norrie
225 Ed Corrie
269 Lloyd Glasspool
270 Brydan Klein
300 Liam Broady
305 Jay Clarke
I'm a Frog fan and certainly don't want Cameron Norrie to go pro full-time. But in the U.S., he's allowed to play pro tourneys while still in college, and he's also allowed to take the fall and summer off from school as well, so he's already effectively a pro for 8 months out of the year in any event. And, he's also allowed to keep any money earned so long as it's balanced with expenses for a 12-month period which, with travel and accommodations and tennis gear bought, can really add up. In 2016, he earned about U.S.$28,000, so, as long as he also spent that amount, he's still an "amateur" for college eligibility. This is probably why he's going to play the Maui Challenger - flights to and from NZL and Maui and Ft. Worth, plus accommodations at the Royal Lahaina ranch in Ka'anapali can add up pretty quickly. Even in college this Spring, he's still expected to play at least one Futures tourney (Irving) and one Challenger tourney (B&P) in addition to the Maui Challenger, so he's still playing pro tourneys even while competing for TCU. But we need him to stay with the Frogs. In singles, he has a good chance to win the NCAA's in May and lead the team to a team championship as well - he's ranked #2 preseason and the team is ranked #3.
Our other British Frog - Alastair Gray - is currently ranked #1061 in singles and #1384 in doubles. He should make a move upward in 2017 as well. TCU's tennis coach is David Roditi, who also captained the Mexican Davis Cup this summer and he's really good at developing players. And another Anglo/TCU connection is ex-Frog Esteban Carril, who became the coach for Johanna Konta 2 and 1/2 years ago when she was ranked 147th. Now, even though they parted ways a week or so ago, she's up to the Top 10, the first time a British woman player has done that since 1984 (when Jo Durie did it). And we also follow Luke Bambridge, who frequently partners with Norrie in doubles and has worked out at the TCU facility often - he's up to #564 in singles and #215 in doubles.
1 Andy Murray
29 Kyle Edmund
80 Dan Evans
95 Alijaz Bedene
130 Cameron Norrie
180 Brydan Klein
250 Jay Clarke
260 Lloyd Glasspool
270 Ed Corrie
280 Liam Broady
1 Andy Murray 25 Kyle Edmund 40 Dan Evans 70 Alijaz Bedene 150 Cameron Norrie 210 Liam Broady 220 Marcus Willis 240 Jay Clarke 250 Brydan Klein 260 Lloyd Glasspool
-- Edited by LordBrownof on Sunday 25th of December 2016 08:07:03 AM
Well, I can't do much worse than last year really!
1 Andy Murray
29 Dan Evans
36 Kyle Edmund
68 Alijaz Bedene
145 Liam Broady
156 Cameron Norrie
195 Marcus Willis
225 Brydan Klein
265 James Ward
290 Jay Clarke
1 Andy Murray
30 Kyle Edmund
60 Dan Evans
82 Aljaz
140 Cam Norrie
150 Marcus Willis
180 Brydan Klein
230 Liam Broady
250 Jay Clarke
255 Lloyd Glasspool
1 Andy Murray
30 Kyle Edmund
40 Dan Evans
80 Aljaz Bedene
160 Cameron Norrie
180 Brydan Klein
240 Marcus Willis
250 Ed Corrie
260 Lloyd Glasspool
300 Liam Broady