Here are the ATP rankings going into Wimbledon

1st Roger Federer 7515
2nd Rafael Nadal 5225
3rd Nicolay Davydenko 3040
4th Novak Djokovic 3010
5th Andy Roddick 2930
6th Fernando Gonzalez 2780
7th Tommy Robredo 2200
8th James Blake 2110
9th Andy Murray 2085
10th Tommy Haas 2020

Federer obviously the favorite... but I think Nadal is getting better and better and could beat him...

The only HONEST question that could come of this is if Nadal somehow wins and beats Federer, the king of grass, does he become the new number 1 ranking??? It's too close to call and I have no opinion yet, have to wait and see.

Tune in June 25th...

6/14/2007 6:28:25 PM

hmmm.... *post*

6/14/2007 7:36:05 PM

haha thanks dawg.... early thread, but im excited about it

6/14/2007 7:45:48 PM

i know nothing about the atp ranking system but it would seem to me that federer would have to lose often and early to be replaced anytime soon...that is quite a big gap

6/14/2007 7:55:57 PM

if you win 2 of the last 3 majors, two times beating the worlds #1, I think that would justify a #1 ranking

6/14/2007 9:44:54 PM

if nadal plays federer in the final... i predict...

6-3 / 6-1 / 6-4 to federer




but i hope roddick gets a chance at it too.


i think i could get a few points off federer. honestly. like 4 per set. thats being generous

6/15/2007 12:09:00 AM

^^yeah iirc, the atp works on the previous 365 days matches, so a big chunk of federer's points would go away if he lost at wimbledon (especially early). BUT one thing heavily in federer's favor is that he plays a lot of matches and wins nearly all of them. so, while majors are worth a lot of points, if he happens to lose one it doesn't totally kill him. he's not one of those guys that only plays in the majors. he plays all the time.

^i'd rather see blake win it than roddick. too bad blake isn't consistent enough to put 7 good matches together (let alone a five good sets against a top 3 opponent in a major). and i don't really think roddick is good enough even on his best days to get past the likes of federer or nadal.

[Edited on June 15, 2007 at 1:39 AM. Reason : .]

6/15/2007 1:37:59 AM

(though i haven't seen blake or roddick play yet this year)

6/15/2007 2:25:53 AM

Federer would get a golden set off you with his left hand

6/15/2007 9:26:54 PM

you would not get ONE point off of him...the consistency of these guys is amazing, thats why they are pros... certain people in college can hit strong shots like them RARELY,,, maybe even a club tennis player but... the consistency will never come close to matching their talent, OR their serves (their - referring to the pros)

6/15/2007 10:11:22 PM

i dont think Rat has an idea of just how good those guys are. (especially federer)

[Edited on June 15, 2007 at 10:18 PM. Reason : asdd]

6/15/2007 10:18:03 PM

^,^^,^^^

oh.... once upon a time... i was ranked in the top 20 in the southern usa district when i was 18...

i actually bet i could get a game off him on clay... lol

[Edited on June 16, 2007 at 4:37 AM. Reason : clay]

6/16/2007 4:35:25 AM

federer will win wimbledon.. he hasnt lost a match there what since like 2003? Nadal is good but he loses one of his big strengths on grass. His speed is somewhat negated because the ball is not slowed down as much. Federer will win and i say will probably drop 1 set in the second round. Thats my random guess.

Rat even if you were a current top 20 in the national usta rankings I do not think you could get a game off of federer on clay. There is such a huge jump between 18s and professional.

6/16/2007 11:18:17 AM

rat you play club tennis??? if you do i'll see you out there and i want to see this talent

6/16/2007 2:36:00 PM

Rat, how come now college tennis? All of those guys in the top 20 in the south get full rides.

6/16/2007 3:19:04 PM

Don't talk about tennis players, we are in the land of the bull fighters!!

6/17/2007 7:45:03 PM

Roddick won the Queen's Cup. His usual prelude to not winning at The Championships.

Federer wins without dropping a set. Pete Sampras cries because no one remembers him anymore. Nadal loses in the third round to someone that plays tennis like a man instead of that clay court pushing nonsense.

[Edited on June 18, 2007 at 9:30 PM. Reason : ]

6/18/2007 9:30:25 PM

you never know, sampras is testing the waters for a disappointing comeback.

also:

will andy murray make a splash this year and become the next henman, providing hope (but no wimbledon championship) for great britain for the next few years?

[Edited on June 19, 2007 at 10:05 AM. Reason : of course he's scottish --- so i couldn't say english]

6/19/2007 9:37:37 AM

Sampras has said numerous times that he isn't going to play wimbledon again. I think he is supposed to be doing some exhibitions against Federer sometime this year, but I could be wrong about that.

6/19/2007 10:33:46 AM

i know he's doing an exhibition in raleigh against mcenroe, but i hadn't heard of one against federer. seems like he would get killed.

6/19/2007 10:44:18 AM

yea roddick winning queens is great, but he'll choke for america in wimbledon

6/20/2007 12:36:39 AM

it's kinda funny that the us has two top 10 men's tennis players, but you never hear about either because federer and nadal are so dominant.

6/20/2007 8:55:54 AM

Yeah, July 21st Sampras is playing McEnroe @ the RBC.

I'll be there for the battle of has beens.

It should be fun though!

[Edited on June 20, 2007 at 9:30 AM. Reason : asdf]

6/20/2007 9:16:14 AM

that has been Federer

6/20/2007 9:20:40 AM

rat, i think u mean USTA* southern region...did u play in the Bullfrog Invitational in Georgia?

if u did 5 years ago, then i played in the same tourney as ya

[Edited on June 20, 2007 at 9:22 AM. Reason : sweet]

6/20/2007 9:21:46 AM

he meant to say sampras

6/20/2007 9:22:10 AM

its in McEnroe's contract that he HAS to dispute one call verbally, and then have 1 big fit on the court hhahah....i find that hilarious

6/20/2007 9:23:53 AM

The seeding

1. Roger FEDERER (SUI)
2. Rafael NADAL (ESP)
3. Andy RODDICK (USA)
4. Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB)
5. Fernando GONZALEZ (CHI)
6. Nikolay DAVYDENKO (RUS)
7. Tomas BERDYCH (CZE)
8. Andy MURRAY (GBR)
9. James BLAKE (USA)
10. Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP)
11. Tommy ROBREDO (ESP)
12. Richard GASQUET (FRA)
13. Tommy HAAS (GER)
14. Mikhail YOUZHNY (RUS)
15. Ivan LJUBICIC (CRO)
16. Lleyton HEWITT (AUS)
17. David FERRER (ESP)
18. Mario ANCIC (CRO)
19. Jarkko NIEMINEN (FIN)
20. Jonas BJORKMAN (SWE)
21. Juan Carlos FERRERO (ESP)
22. Dmitry TURSUNOV (RUS)
23. Guillermo CANAS (ARG)
24. David NALBANDIAN (ARG)
25. Juan Ignacio CHELA (ARG)
26. Carlos MOYA (ESP)
27. Marat SAFIN (RUS)
28. Philipp KOHLSCHREIBER (GER)
29. Robin SODERLING (SWE)
30. Agustin CALLERI (ARG)
31. Filippo VOLANDRI (ITA)
32. Juan Monaco (ARG)

I think Roddick should have had the number 2 seed over Nadal, but I guess that would be kinda hard to justify

6/20/2007 4:57:34 PM

i'm pulling for these guys (in this order):

1. James Blake
2. Any unseeded players (if they make it past the second round or so)
3. Andy Roddick
4. Andy Murray (gotta throw great britain a bone in their tourney)
5. Federer
6. Baghdatis (i don't know why, but i like this guy)

and for the women:
1. henin
2. venus williams
3. serena williams
4. sharapova

[Edited on June 20, 2007 at 5:29 PM. Reason : .]

6/20/2007 5:23:18 PM

I think Federer is like -340 to win the tournament.... so betting only $3,400 would win you a cool thousand...

jsut hope he doesnt sprain an ankle

6/20/2007 5:43:11 PM

A Rod gonna take it down. Don't care what Kornheiser says

6/27/2007 5:48:35 PM

I'm rooting for Blake, Roddick and all the women whose last name isn't Williams

6/27/2007 5:53:41 PM

roddick looking decent, but needs a little bit more to continue

6/27/2007 8:19:05 PM

is it me or is Sharapova becoming more manly as she gets older.

6/27/2007 9:00:19 PM

just you boss

6/27/2007 11:19:27 PM

Quote :

"I'm rooting for Blake, Roddick and all the women whose last name isn't Williams"

Well said. And Roger is just too nice of a guy not to wish well.

6/28/2007 2:07:06 AM

is anyone watching Sharapova/Sugiyama right now? these guys in the booth are AWFUL...i almost want to put this thing on mute. this needs to switch to NBC with a quickness and get McEnroe in there

6/30/2007 10:35:50 AM

Well Sharapova won today as did Serena....its raining in the UK now.

I like Maria's chances since she doesn't have to face Serena for a while.

6/30/2007 1:43:32 PM

rat you playin tennis?

6/30/2007 11:32:05 PM

theres no way serena's injury was really as bad as she made it out to be....

7/2/2007 1:30:05 PM

The rain and tommy haas giving federer a walkover has pretty much guaranteed that federer will win again/ (as if it wasnt gauranteed already)

7/2/2007 4:53:47 PM

how in the HELL did Hantuchova not win that match with Serena not able to run? just move her from side to side and that's IT...ridiculous

7/2/2007 8:04:12 PM

^^^yea....it looked like a cramp

7/2/2007 8:07:58 PM

I'd say its hard to get in a rhythm when your opponent either hits a winner or has an error. And I believe in the 3rd set Serena only had like 9 errors which is pretty incredible for the kind of tennis she was playing. Yea she couldn't move as well as normally but she could get in position enough to hit them harder than Danielle could take.

7/2/2007 10:22:07 PM

danielle had some nice little legs... she was striking my fancy more than sharapova

7/3/2007 12:19:37 AM

^agreed

7/3/2007 12:46:31 AM

She was even hotter when she was anorexic/bulemic a couple years back.

7/3/2007 12:50:29 AM

yea, the only reason i watch womens tennis is the hot russians....theres always a few hot ones each year

I remember the year that sharapova won i believe, there was one named "Sprem" or somethin....name cracked me up, but i thought she was a lil hottie

and this vaidisova chick that beat mauresmo today has some nice knockers

[Edited on July 3, 2007 at 8:43 PM. Reason : vaid]

7/3/2007 8:24:07 PM

hantuchova looked pretty cute too, could be wrong but there is something about these ova eastern europe chics


and whatever happened to jelena dokic, she was quite the hottie

[Edited on July 3, 2007 at 8:52 PM. Reason : k]

7/3/2007 8:51:45 PM

^yea, eastern europe is throwin out some hotties on the tennis courts....hantuchova was cute as well

7/3/2007 8:58:23 PM