ATP Race Rankings: 10th August, Montreal key for momentum

ATP Race Rankings: 10th August, Montreal key for momentum

The ATP Race is usually shaped heavily by events throughout the US hard court series. There is a glut of points available in the upcoming weeks for those with a ranking that grants them entry into both the Montreal and Cincinnati Masters.

Even the recent ATP 500 event in Washington had a sizeable impact on the ATP Race standings, as finalists Kei Nishikori and John Isner made strides in the right direction. Hitting form now also bodes well for the final maor of the year in New York.

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	9595
2	Andy Murray	GBR	5840
3	Stan Wawrinka	SUI	4600
4	Roger Federer	SUI	4525
5	Tomas Berdych	CZE	3490
6	Kei Nishikori	JPN	3405
7	Rafael Nadal	ESP	3365
8	David Ferrer	ESP	2915
9	John Isner	USA	1820
10	Richard Gasquet	FRA	1780

Novak Djokovic continues to top the pile by some margin, despite not playing a competitive match since winning Wimbledon. The World Tour Finals qualification cut moves down week by week, now standing at 6,140 points, although it will fall another 2,000 or so between now and November.

It means that Andy Murray should make certain of his place at the Montreal Masters this week, whilst Stan Wawrinka is also there after his French Open win. The idea that one big name will miss out on London is shown by Milos Raonic’s noticeable absence in the Top 10.

– What is wrong with Rafael Nadal? –

For Rafael Nadal, the standings are finally not stuff of nightmares. Whilst he is not at the very top as we have come to expect, he could chalk this year as a transitional one rather than a disaster if he qualified for London and started a fresh in early 2016.

John Isner has catapulted himself into contention with a fine run of form in North America so far. He has a favourable draw at the Montreal Masters and should he keep winning, he will be knocking rather firmly on the door of the Top 8.

Race Rankings – 11 to 20

Place	Player	Nation	Points
11	Gilles Simon	FRA	1750
12	Milos Raonic	CAN	1730
13	Kevin Anderson	RSA	1525
14	Gael Monfils	FRA	1355
15	Dominic Thiem	AUT	1320
16	Viktor Troicki	SRB	1252
17	David Goffin	BEL	1225
18	Bernard Tomic	AUS	1170
19	Marin Cilic	CRO	1155
20	Andreas Seppi	ITA	1140

It really is time to get moving for Milos Raonic, who many thought at the start of the year might have hopes of cracking the Top 4. Instead he finds himself some way off the pace, with over 1,000 points to gain between now and the end of the season.

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