ATP Race Rankings: 8th June, Wawrinka makes huge leap

As is the case every year, the French Open has had huge ramifications on the ATP Race standings. With the major events representing the best chance to gain rankings points, there was a lot at stake over the two weeks in Paris, where Stan Wawrinka eventually lifted the title.

Three men have really taken a stranglehold on the race and the standings correlate strongly with performance in two majors so far in Melbourne and Paris. The current Top 8 have also created some distance between themselves and the chasing pack over the last fortnight.

For a full run through of how the Race rankings are calculated and how they differ from the official ATP rankings, see here.

Race Rankings – 1 to 10

Place	Player	Nation	Points
1	Novak Djokovic	SRB	7585
2	Andy Murray	GBR	4480
3	Stan Wawrinka	SUI	4230
4	Tomas Berdych	CZE	3210
5	David Ferrer	ESP	2915
6	Roger Federer	SUI	2825
7	Kei Nishikori	JPN	2750
8	Rafael Nadal	ESP	2560
9	Milos Raonic	CAN	1540
10	Gael Monfils	FRA	1255

Novak Djokovic has built such a commanding lead that he could skip the grass court season and still be at the head of the standings come August. Such is his competitive nature, however, that you can expect he will be desperate to win Wimbledon for the third time to make up for his French Open disappointment.

The story of Roland Garros lay with Stan Wawrinka, whose 2,000 point windfall has caused him to surge into third place in the rankings. He now has a 1,000 point gap over third place and will be hopeful of continuing his form and finishing the year inside the Top 4.

Solid French Open campaigns for the remainder of the Top 10 have seen them consolidate their positions, whilst Milos Raonic has suffered from having to withdraw due to injury. Gael Monfils squeaks into the Top 10, but how long he can stay there is anyone’s guess.

Race Rankings – 11 to 20

Place	Player	Nation	Points
10	Gael Monfils	FRA	1255
11	Gilles Simon	FRA	1145
12	John Isner	USA	1090
13	Kevin Anderson	RSA	1035
14	Guillermo Lopez	ESP	1025
15	Richard Gasquet	FRA	1005
16	Jo Wilfried Tsonga	FRA	990
17	Grigor Dimitrov	BUL	955
18	Bernard Tomic	AUS	930
19	Pablo Cuevas	URU	870
20	Viktor Troicki	SRB	818

Selected Others

The focus must go to the Australian men in this first half of the season as they seem to have kicked their country our of the post-Hewitt funk that they have been stuck in. Bernard Tomic leads the charge in 2015 in 18th place, whilst Nick Kyrgios is hot on his heels at 25th, handed an unlucky draw in Paris.

Thanasi Kokkinakis was also unfortunate in his draw but earned more than a few admirers for his attitude during his loss to Rafael Nadal. He sits at career high rankings in the ATP Race and the ATP Rankings themselves. All three men seem to be on the up and are guys to watch during Wimbledon.

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