Jack has 6 points coming off from reaching the SF last year, so not gong to make a lot of difference in the long run. 12 points for reaching the final, so nett gain of 6. But over the next three months, he has just three one-pointers to his name, so might make a move then.

Priesty wrote:

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Will this put Jack anywhere near the top 300? Nothing to defend from this time last year as I recall due to injury.

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As the addict indicates, with 6 points coming off he'll stil be a bit short.

But if he wins the title and so adds  a further 14 net points ( on top of 2 net points from last week ) he will move up to 135 points on 02/03 and be very close.

OER has that as a projected 298 ranking on 02/03. Now that allows for all points due to come off and clearly not for what further points other players might add this coming Monday or the next, but he will at least be very close to the top 300 if he wins the title here. 

And if not, yes, Jack should surely add the necessary points in the coming months. And then onwards towards 200 ...

Jack currently a break up in the decider at *2-1, having handed out a bagel in the first set but losing the 2nd 7-5.

Edit

Scrap that.  Back on serve at 2-2*

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Sunday 23rd of February 2020 02:24:14 PM

this is the list of wins at the two GB ITF events so far this February. Jack has the most but not sure he will feel 6 wins is enough, the two chaps on 5 of course only played 1 event each.

I am not sure what a decent haul of wins for Brits would be, will update after Sunderland

J. Draper 6
L. Poullain 5
K. Zuk 5
M. Whitehouse 4
A. McHugh 4
C. Heyman 4
E. Hoyt 3
J. De Jong 3
P. Niklas-Salminen 3
T. Hands 2
L. Johnson 2
V. Royer 2
W. Marek 2
H. Patten 2
J. Zielinski 2
A. Bellier 1
A. Donski 1
A. Matusevich 1
B. Stevens 1
G. Brouwer 1
G. Sakharov 1
A. Fery 1
D. Little 1
F. Gill 1
J. Mridha 1
L. Zima 1
M. Rosenkranz 1
M. Wojciech 1

EddietheEagle wrote:

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He has to start making ranking gains. If he gets stuck in Futures for another year he's likely to stay there.

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That would be a disappointing stall if Jack, with high anbitions, was still playing futures. But he would still be well ahead of the game. Fairly temporary stalls happen so often before moving on again.

His efforts so far have him, after turning 18 in December, as the 6th ranked under 19 in the world.

I certainly wouldn't be condemning him to such a likely ongoing futures fate at then still just 19. And would still expect much more to come.