Week 30 - ITF M15 - Tabarka, Tunisia (clay)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RE: Week 30 - ITF M15 - Tabarka, Tunisia (clay)

Michael D · All-time great

Bob in Spain wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Another strong week for Stuart. Personally I can't wait for the rankings to revert to the old system so I can get my head around where players such as Stuart really sit.
Yes, absolutely. To both points.
Great to see our Frenchie/GB/Channel Island man doing well, I always root for him, as you know.
And, yes, won't it be wonderful when they're all on a level playing field again and we don't have to do this silly dance to try and compare one player with another....
A year or so back, I was always following the rankings with huge interest, especially at the lower end. #20inTop500 and all that. Over this last twelve months, I have completely lost track/interest in everything but those in the top 100 or so. The current rankings simply don't reflect accurately a players level. It is more about tournament selection and strategy.
Someone please tell me, what date is normality restored ? It's not long now, I think.

Just one week Bob, thankfully. 5th August the rankings are combined again smile

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Michael D wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Another strong week for Stuart. Personally I can't wait for the rankings to revert to the old system so I can get my head around where players such as Stuart really sit.
Yes, absolutely. To both points.
Great to see our Frenchie/GB/Channel Island man doing well, I always root for him, as you know.
And, yes, won't it be wonderful when they're all on a level playing field again and we don't have to do this silly dance to try and compare one player with another....
A year or so back, I was always following the rankings with huge interest, especially at the lower end. #20inTop500 and all that. Over this last twelve months, I have completely lost track/interest in everything but those in the top 100 or so. The current rankings simply don't reflect accurately a players level. It is more about tournament selection and strategy.
Someone please tell me, what date is normality restored ? It's not long now, I think.
Just one week Bob, thankfully. 5th August the rankings are combined again

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (1) Mats Hermans & Bart Stevens (NED/NED) CR 606 (468+138) (ATP UNR [0+817]) defeated Stuart Parker & Marius Ruzgas (SWE) UNR (0+1328) by 5 & 2

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

All good - our Stu can now concentrate on his singles......

The lad he's playing was number one in the world in juniors last year, so it's a big ask !

However, he hasn't got an ATP ranking yet, although he'll have a nice one in a week or so as he's won a couple of 15ks, and made the final and semis in several too.

You don't get to be the top junior for nothing.......

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, similarish to Bob, this forum in the past so heightened my interest in lower ranked players, but since the ATP/ITF split rankings I have essentially just followed ATP rankings.

While noting other results they have had much less relevance to me since I have never particularly followed the ITF rankings. They have known flaws ( or at least in supposedly ranking players from so many different circumstances re their 15K and 25K involvement, had to be taken with a huge pinch of salt ) and frankly I couldn't be bothered following 2 sets of rankings so just followed the much more important and truer ones.

Now I am enthused enough again to chart our projected top 30 men for 05/08 and 12/08 in the upcoming new ATP rankings ( and all our WTA ranked women ).

And the exciting news is that Stuart appears to have taken over as projected GB #30 from Billy Harris, each on 9 points wink

Now let"s one day be having 20 in the top 500! ( it looks like we will resume with 14 in the top 500 on 05/08 ). OK, some in the top 50 too.

-- Edited by indiana on Friday 26th of July 2019 05:32:56 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (1) Sebastián Báez (ARG) ITF 219 defeated Stuart Parker ITF 874 by 1 & 3 cry

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I do so love Steven's positive take on everything:

Steven

@GBtennis
56m56 minutes ago

Tabarka M15 SF: It took a former world junior no. 1 to end Stuart Parker's career best M15 run in Tunisia - top seed Sebastián Báez ARG UNR (CH 853 in 2018; ITF WR 219) won 1&3

, though that's only the first time this week anyone has taken a least a game off Báez in both sets!

Hope you're doing well, steven !

indiana · Tennis legend

Indeed.

Mine of information. Plus accentuates the positives without ya ya bulls***ting while reporting but not dwelling on negative results.

Was great, a while ago now, when Katy D and Beth got a chance to show their appreciation in person when they found and outed him. I suspect that they are two of quite a number of players.