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Emirates ATP World Rankings (April 21, 2014)
1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 11,040
2. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 10,580
3. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 6,580
4. Roger Federer (SUI) 5,805
5. David Ferrer (ESP) 4,910
6. Thomas Berdych(CZE) 4,720
7. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 4,215
8. Andy Murray (GBR) 4,040
9. Milos Raonic (CAN) 2,715
10. John Isner (USA) 2,555
11. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 2,545
12. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 2,370
13. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 2,190
14. Tommy Haas (GER) 2,075
15. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 2,065
Emirates ATP Race to London Points (April 21, 2014)
1. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 3,535
2. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3,050
3. Roger Federer (SUI) 2,920
4. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2,775
5. Thomas Berdych (CZE) 2,135
6. David Ferrer (ESP) 1,440
7. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 1,175
8. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 1,150
9. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 1,105
10. Andy Murray (GBR) 1,065
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Wow, at this rate, Andy Murray may not make it to London (though it's too early to comment of course). Wonder if the quest for Wimbledon took too much out of him and he doesn't have motivation to pursue any other goals now that that is done. Wawrinka finishing the year at no.1 would be a welcome break from the big four monotony (but looks very distant right now).
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Looks like we had two Good Fridays in a row!!!
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^^^ lol. Already the worst clay court season for Rafa in a very long time. Back in 2003, he was the winner of the Monte Carlo event, right? Maybe his body finally can't cash the cheques he's been writing, to refer to Agassi's comment years back. Forehand is just gone. Even last year, the topspin on his forehand was just not what it used to be but he compensated by using more aggressive tactics. He is simply too tentative to try that this year and, as he himself admitted, losing to Wawrinka hasn't helped at all.
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Also a more graceful acceptance of defeat this time by Rafa, unlike the cold handshake he offered to good friend Ferrer at Monte Carlo. Getting used to the feeling, perhaps?
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Rafa has never been able to dominate for a full complete year.
Normally he tames off by USO and completely loses steam by the indoor season (End of year).
He has been competing non-stop starting from Feb 2013 last year going deep in many tournaments, so its obvious his body is not able to handle the physical toll.
Its a tricky situation for his camp that it has come around during his favorite time of the season (clay) where he rakes 60% of his points.
He should have took a good break after the AO loss and skipped all those tournaments (Rio/IW/Miami) and come fresh for the Clay swing. Toni the mastermind got it completely wrong on the schedule... With 4000 points still to defend in clay, losing to lapdogs in his favorite surface is doing no good for his already sinking confidence.
Still he is the favorite for FO, but lot will depend on how he does in Madrid (his weakest clay tournament) and Rome. I am sure Nole will have a big say on FO..
Very interesting clay season ahead!!
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Yeah, I can somewhat understand losing to Ferrer even though Nadal has always beaten the latter very comfortably. But if he starts losing to Almagro on clay, he is losing the plot. Djoko himself is struggling with that wrist problem, so, as my dad put it, Nadal's very presence in the RG draw will deem him a favourite. But this should be his toughest defence yet as if Nole didn't push him around enough the last two times.
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My man - Stan(wawrinka) the man - posted this pic in his twitter account and is trolling everyone . :lol:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmIwkpIIcAAcHxJ.jpg:large
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