But surely in situations like this, the atp is the most reliable source? After all, they are the ones awarding the points?
You'd think so wouldn't you but unfortunately the ATP isn't always 100% reliable, although it's getting better all the time.
Does this kind of thing happen often?
Not really but this isn't the first time it's happened. Part of the problem is the points sometimes change for tournaments from one year to the next but I'm pretty sure that's not the case here.
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