Wimbledon 2010

[Ramy]

How is Federer seeded #1 when Nadal is ranked #1? I guess I don't understand tennis.

 

[riffjim4069]

Wow! I completely forgot it was about to start...

 

[HD MM]

How is Federer seeded #1 when Nadal is ranked #1? I guess I don't understand tennis.

Historically, Federer fairs better on grass than Raffa.

 

[AntAltMike]

Last I heard, tennis rankings were based on a player's performance over the previous two years, and were cumulative rather than qualitative in nature, to encourage participation by the top players in more tournaments. I vaguely remember that at some point during the past year, it was preordained that the #1 spot in women's tennis was going to change on a certain date just because an old tournament win by the top ranked player was about to drop out of the calculation.

 

[anders5189]

Last I heard, tennis rankings were based on a player's performance over the previous two years, and were cumulative rather than qualitative in nature, to encourage participation by the top players in more tournaments. I vaguely remember that at some point during the past year, it was preordained that the #1 spot in women's tennis was going to change on a certain date just because an old tournament win by the top ranked player was about to drop out of the calculation.

The rankings are based on a 12 month moving average. Nadal did surpass Federer as the #1 player after the French Open, but it's not that big a deal. Most tournaments seed players straight off the rankings, but Wimbledon has always reserved the right to seed them as they see fit. That's due to Wimbledon being the only grass court tournament, and historically, although not so much anymore, there were certain players who had high rankings but sucked on grass and others who had lower rankings but were great on grass. There were lots of other players who were seeded above or below their rankings too. In the case of Federer and Nadal it doesn't really matter because the top 2 seeds are always put on opposite ends of the draw so neither one is better or worse off.

Federer may have wished he was #2 though. He nearly lost his opening match today, needing to come back from 2 sets down. That would have been maybe the biggest upset in the history of professional tennis had Federer lost.

 

[AntAltMike]

From: The Internet (where else?)


Anybody that has watched tennis has probably noticed that some players have a ranking. But you might not know how the rankings for the ATP (men's tennis) and WTA (women's tennis) are determined. Once you know the formula, you can calculate the rankings on your own...

Instructions.
Step 1
Learn the differences between the ATP and WTA rankings and the Point Race. The ATP and WTA rankings consider all tournaments that have been played in the past 365 days. If the current date is July 13th, 2007 then the ATP and WTA rankings cover July 14th, 2006 to July 13th, 2007.

Step 2
Get the points. Every tennis tournament has a set amount of points a player gets for each round they advance to. The more important the tournament, the higher the points.

Step 3
These are the points awarded for each round of each tournament:

Grand Slam Tournament - 1000 points for winning, 700 points for the Finals, 450 points for the Semi-Finals, 250 points for the Quarter-Finals, 140 points for Round 16, 90 points for Round 32, 60 points for Round 64 and 2 points for Round 128.

Sony Ericsson Championships - 750 points for winning, 525 points for the Finals, 335 points for the Semi-Finals, 185 points for the Quarter-Finals and 105 points for Round 16.

Tier 1 $3,000,000 tournament - 500 points for winning, 350 points for the Finals, 225 points for the Semi-Finals, 125 points for the Quarter-Finals, 70 points for Round 16, 45 points for Round 32 and 30 points for Round 64.

Tier I $2,000,000 tournament - 465 points for winning, 325 points for the Finals, 210 points for the Semi-Finals, 115 points for the Quarter-Finals, 65 points for Round 16, 40 points for Round 32 and 25 points for Round 64.

Tier I $1,340,000 tournament (56 players) - 430 points for winning, 300 points for the Finals, 195 points for the Semi-Finals, 110 points for the Quarter-Finals, 60 points for Round 16, 35 points for Round 32 and 1 point Round 64.

Tier I $1,340,000 tournament (28 players) - 430 for winning, 300 points for the Finals, 195 points for the Semi-Finals, 110 points for the Quarter-Finals, 60 points for Round 16 and 1 point for Round 32.

Tier II $650,000 tournament (28 players) - 300 points for winning, 215 points for the Finals, 140 points for the Semi-Finals, 75 points for the Quarter-Finals, 40 points for Round 16 and 1 point for Round 32.

Tier II $600,000 tournament (56 players) - 275 points for winning, 190 points for the Finals, 125 points for the Semi-Finals, 70 points for the Quarter-Finals, 35 points for Round 16, 20 points for Round 32 and 1 point for Round 64.

Tier II $600,000 tournament (28 players) - 275 points for winning, 190 points for the Finals, 125 points for the Semi-Finals, 70 points for the Quarter-Finals, 35 points for Round 16 and 1 point for Round 32.

Tier III $225,000 tournament - 165 points for winning, 115 points for the Finals, 75 points for the Semi-Finals, 40 points for the Quarter-Finals, 20 points for Round 16 and 1 point for Round 32.

Tier III $175,000 tournament - 140 points for winning, 100 points for the Finals, 65 poin

Step 4
Once you've figure out the amount of points a tennis player has accumulated in each tournament of the past yearm add up the player's points to get a total. The tennis player with the most points will be ranked #1, second most will be #2 and so on.
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Read more: How to Determine a Tennis Player's WTA Rankings or ATP Rankings | eHow.com How to Determine a Tennis Player's WTA Rankings or ATP Rankings | eHow.com

 

[HDRoberts]

Whoa, just reading that there is a match that has lasted over 9 hours, Isner v Mahut on Court 18. The 5th set alone has been longer than any previous professional match. The match will now move into a third day, with the score tied up 59-59 in the final set. Wimbledon is nuts.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Whoa, just reading that there is a match that has lasted over 9 hours, Isner v Mahut on Court 18. The 5th set alone has been longer than any previous professional match. The match will now move into a third day, with the score tied up 59-59 in the final set. Wimbledon is nuts.

Quite a day for ESPN coverage....

 

[anders5189]

Whoa, just reading that there is a match that has lasted over 9 hours, Isner v Mahut on Court 18. The 5th set alone has been longer than any previous professional match. The match will now move into a third day, with the score tied up 59-59 in the final set. Wimbledon is nuts.

Get a tiebreak all ready! Matches like that are ridiculous. Players just acing each other and no rallies. That's as interesting as watching a spelling bee.

 

[Mr Tony]

actually this match has been fun to watch

 

[Ramy]

Whoa, just reading that there is a match that has lasted over 9 hours, Isner v Mahut on Court 18. The 5th set alone has been longer than any previous professional match. The match will now move into a third day, with the score tied up 59-59 in the final set. Wimbledon is nuts.

That's nuts.

 

[anders5189]

It's over, finally. John Isner won the longest match ever 70-68 in the 5th set. It only took 11 hours over 3 days to complete.

 

[AntAltMike]

Get a tiebreak all ready! Matches like that are ridiculous. Players just acing each other and no rallies. That's as interesting as watching a spelling bee.

I watched the match between Roddick and Federer that played out the same way. Basically, they had each decided that it was too much effort to try to break the other's serve until an opening presented itself, so as soon as a server got up by one point in any game, the other guy just rolled over and let him ace out.

 

[HDRoberts]

And now to make it all feel completely pointless, Isner lost his very next match, including getting broken on his first 3 service games to drop the first set at love.

Nice to see the queen there to watch Murray win. Given British luck at Wimbledon, it's good she showed up early in there tournament. Also cool to see the bows and curtsys return for the day.

 

[Ramy]

He was problaby still tired both physically and mentally after that last match.

 

[HD MM]

It's over, finally. John Isner won the longest match ever 70-68 in the 5th set. It only took 11 hours over 3 days to complete.

And people wonder why Soccer doesn't adapt an OT for tiebreakers.... because people, this would be a result. An 11 hour match? Are you serious!

 

[tigerfan33]

US Open is the only major that will use the tiebreaker in the last set. Don't look for the other majors to change anytime soon.
Just think how long the Isner match would have lasted on clay!!!
You can probably add another couple of hours to that match with a slower bounce and longer points. The serve is not near a factor on clay as other surfaces so I suspect we would never see this happen on a soft court.

 

[anders5189]

Andy Roddick was knocked out today. He lost 9-7 in the 5th set to a qualifier from Taiwan.
Still 6 of the top 8 players are into the quarterfinals so the best is yet to come.

On the women's side the Williams sisters continue to roll along, Serena beat Maria Sharapova today. And Kim Clijsters beat Justine Henin in 3 sets.

 

[tigerfan33]

Nadal better be on his game tomorrow. Soderling is a very dangerous player.... if he on.

 

[anders5189]

Nadal better be on his game tomorrow. Soderling is a very dangerous player.... if he on.

Absolutely.