2025 ATP General News

[kskate2]

Speaking of Meddy. I see he lost in QF of Hangzhou

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Speaking of Meddy. I see he lost in QF of Hangzhou

Yep he had a good chance to make the finals lets see what he can do in China, in saying that the field in China is well stacked.

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

Lorenzo Musetti blew a 4-1 lead in the 3rd set tiebreak, and is unable to break his title drought, which now stands at 1066 days. Alejandro Tabilo defeats Musetti 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(5) to win Chengdu.

In Hangzhou, Bublik wins his 4th title of the year, defeating Valentin Roper in 2 tiebreaks 7-6(4), 7-6(4).

I wish we had a playoff system to determine the ATP Finals. Bublik has been hot post-Wimbledon, and would really do damage. Also, Tabilo would be a nice Cinderella story.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

ATP1000 Shanghai Masters news,

Sad to say Fils lower back injury has not healed and he has withdrawn.Tommy Paul has withdrawn
Novak Djokovic has announced he will play in Shanghai

 

[El Dude]

Fokina is due to earn the Julien Benneteau Award.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Alcaraz who missed both qualifying rounds in Davis Cup this year, he plans to travel to Bologna in November.Spain will play Czech Republic in the QFs

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Fokina is due to earn the Julien Benneteau Award.

Be Nice

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Grigor Dimitrov announced on his Instragam page that he has decided to part ways with coach Jamie Delgado amicably.
Grigor is looking forward to coming back to play on the tour soon.

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

Grigor Dimitrov announced on his Instragam page that he has decided to part ways with coach Jamie Delgado amicably.
Grigor is looking forward to coming back to play on the tour soon.

When he comes back, I will be rooting hard for Grigor to get his slam title. He's definitely owed one after what happened at Wimbledon.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

When he comes back, I will be rooting hard for Grigor to get his slam title. He's definitely owed one after what happened at Wimbledon.

Please we all know when the tough gets going Grigor folds like an envelope lol!
No player is owed a GS title regardless of the circumstances you have to Earn a GS title, he has been one of the most over rated players who has never reached his so called potential
You really need to move on from Wimbledon btw! it has become monotonous!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Just in the final Laver Cup numbers per Michal Samulski @ Michal Samulski

Over 81,500 fans - the largest attendance in LC history
Broadcasted to 230 territories
Over 124 million social media impressions
148 accredited media
24 ball kids selected from 400 applicants
Over 1,000 people involved in the production onsite

 

[kskate2]

Lorenzo Musetti blew a 4-1 lead in the 3rd set tiebreak, and is unable to break his title drought, which now stands at 1066 days. Alejandro Tabilo defeats Musetti 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(5) to win Chengdu.

In Hangzhou, Bublik wins his 4th title of the year, defeating Valentin Roper in 2 tiebreaks 7-6(4), 7-6(4).

I wish we had a playoff system to determine the ATP Finals. Bublik has been hot post-Wimbledon, and would really do damage. Also, Tabilo would be a nice Cinderella story.

I don't agree with that. While I like Tabilo, dude notoriously shows up for one tourney a year and makes a deep run. That's not enough to qualify him for YEC when others have been consistent throughout the year. Bublik is doing well. He needs to apply that same level to a M1000 tournament and he could qualify for a 7 or 8 spot.

 

[Fiero425]

I don't agree with that. While I like Tabilo, dude notoriously shows up for one tourney a year and makes a deep run. That's not enough to qualify him for YEC when others have been consistent throughout the year. Bublik is doing well. He needs to apply that same level to a M1000 tournament and he could qualify for a 7 or 8 spot.

Musetti blew it! Tabilo didn't win this as much as waited for UFE's from Lorenzo! I see Sinner & Alcaraz won't be renewing their rivalry in China! Carlos' playing Japan instead! I wonder why? Both are 500's! I read Novak's coming back to play Shanghai next week! I wonder will he use it as warm-up for 1 last YEC run? We'll see!

 

[El Dude]

I wish we had a playoff system to determine the ATP Finals. Bublik has been hot post-Wimbledon, and would really do damage. Also, Tabilo would be a nice Cinderella story.

I love that idea. You could do one of several things, such:

• Top 4 get a bye. Seeds 5-12 play against each other, with the winning 4 joining the top 4 in the usual RR format.
• Top 4 get a bye. Seeds 9-16 play a R8, then the winning 4 play Seeds 5-8. Winning 4 of that goes on to the usual RR format.

This means someone ranked as low as #16 could theoretically win it, but they'd have to do so by playing seven matches, while the top 4 seeds would only have to play five matches.

Anyhow, I'd probably go with the first one, though. I like the idea of 16 players, but the extra two rounds is a bit much.

 

[Fiero425]

I love that idea. You could do one of several things, such:

• Top 4 get a bye. Seeds 5-12 play against each other, with the winning 4 joining the top 4 in the usual RR format.
• Top 4 get a bye. Seeds 9-16 play a R8, then the winning 4 play Seeds 5-8. Winning 4 of that goes on to the usual RR format.

This means someone ranked as low as #16 could theoretically win it, but they'd have to do so by playing seven matches, while the top 4 seeds would only have to play five matches.

Anyhow, I'd probably go with the first one, though. I like the idea of 16 players, but the extra two rounds is a bit much.

By a whole lot! Back in the day, players had t/b bribed w/ appearance $$ to do these YEC! IIRC, they just threaten to hold their YE bonuses unless excused by an injury! Players are already exhausted & broken down, now you guys want to add more work to the event? Who'd come really; no matter the $$ if owning Majors already? Again, times have changed where players aren't as desperate when Majors really didn't pay much; the Men's FO winner barely earning $42,500 in '77! Exh. & TV events were a lot more lucrative; hence Aussie Open relegated to a 3rd rate Major way back when! They've come a long way!

 

[El Dude]

By a whole lot! Back in the day, players had t/b bribed w/ appearance $$ to do these YEC! IIRC, they just threaten to hold their YE bonuses unless excused by an injury! Players are already exhausted & broken down, now you guys want to add more work to the event? Who'd come really; no matter the $$ if owning Majors already? Again, times have changed where players aren't as desperate when Majors really didn't pay much; the Men's FO winner barely earning $42,500 in '77! Exh. & TV events were a lot more lucrative; hence Aussie Open relegated to a 3rd rate Major way back when! They've come a long way!

This is just odd. I suppose Fiero is time-lapsing again, thinking its 1978.

How often do top players miss the Tour Finals? Almost never. If they qualify, they play. And if it were open to the top 12 or 16, you might see a bit more year-end intensity.

That said, you might also see one or two more players skip Paris.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Stan Wawrinka has received a wild card for the Shanghai Masters along with Junchen Shang, Yibing Wu and Yi Zhou

 

[Front242]

Musetti blew it! Tabilo didn't win this as much as waited for UFE's from Lorenzo! I see Sinner & Alcaraz won't be renewing their rivalry in China! Carlos' playing Japan instead! I wonder why? Both are 500's! I read Novak's coming back to play Shanghai next week! I wonder will he use it as warm-up for 1 last YEC run? We'll see!

Alcaraz is dog shit on indoor hard courts so Novak could beat him at the WTF for sure imo. Not sure how Sinner is on that surface without researching but certainly wouldn't be his best surface with the bad bounces and slow speed.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Front242,

Sinner has 76 wins - 21 losses indoor record
Indoor titles at Vienna, Montpellier, Antwerp and Sofia ( multiple times) making him a formidable opponent in indoor conditions
Sinner won the 2024 ATP finals without dropping a set.

Alcaraz indoor hard court record includes a 5-0 record for 2025 and a 2-1 record in the ATP Finals 2023
Resulting in an overall win - loss record of 5-1 in 2025

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Shanghai Update:
OUT: Monfils
IN: O'Connell