ATP General Thread

[Sallydaisy]

ATP Spring proposed Calendar ... up to and including Roland Garros
All dependent on worldwide controls of Covid19, see tournament threads.
* reduced prize money (see thread). ** updated as information available
Names in brackets indicate that player needs to qualify for the event.

DATE

LOCATION

TYPE

Crt

Draw

BRITISH PLAYERS**



1/3-7/3
Rotterdam
500
IH
32
Murray, (Norrie)



Buenos Aires
250
OC
28 4B



8/3 - 13/3
Doha
250
OH
28 4B
Evans


8/3 - 14/3
Marseille
250
IH
28 4B
Edmund, Norrie



Santiago
250
OC
28 4B



14/3 - 20/3
Dubai
500
OH
48 16B
Evans (Edmund, Norrie)


15/3 - 20/3
Acapulco
500
OH
32
(Norrie 4th Alt)


24/3 - 4/4
Miami*
1000
OH
96 32B
Evans, Edmund, Norrie
Konta, Watson


5/4 - 11/4

Sardinia *NEW*

250
OC
32
Replaces Marrakesh




Marbella
250
OC
28 4B



11/4 - 18/4
Monte Carlo
1000
OC
56 8B



19/4 - 25/4
Barcelona
500
OC
48 16B




Belgrade
250
OC
28 4B



26/4 - 2/5
Munich
250
OC
28 4B




Estoril
250
OC
28 4B



2/5 - 9/5
Madrid
1000
OC
56 8B



9/5 - 16/5
Rome
1000
OC
56 8B



16/5 - 22/5
Geneva
250
OC
28 4B




Lyon
250
OC
28 4B



23/5 - 6/6
Roland Garros
2000
OC
128

[Sallydaisy]

ATP events - reduced prize money

Simon Cambers, on Twitter (https://twitter.com/scambers73), has highlighted the effect of Covid reducing the attendance at many of the ATP Tour events. Extracts as follows:-


This year’s Miami Open, which will take place from March 22-April 4, will have a much-reduced prize money pot, as the tournament adjusts to the Coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent restrictions placed upon it in terms of how many fans can attend. In a document seen by Tennis Majors, Miami says it will offer $300,110 to the winners of the men’s and women’s singles. That compares to the $1.354 million won by Roger Federer and Ash Barty in 2019. First-round losers will receive $10,000.
Having been forced to cancel last year’s event, organisers of the year’s first Masters 1000 event (following the postponement of Indian Wells) have made changes to this year’s event, including the removal of the stadium court, in order to comply with Coronavirus regulations.

As Kevin Anderson told@Tennis_Majors (https://twitter.com/Tennis_Majors) recently, prize money in 2021 is going to be directly linked to fan capacity. Hard times for everyone, including at the@MiamiOpen (https://twitter.com/MiamiOpen)

Also worth remembering that the Miami Open could not take place in 2020 so it was not able to build up more reserves

From Tennis Majors on Twitter: (https://twitter.com/Tennis_Majors)

News from the @MiamiOpen (https://twitter.com/MiamiOpen):
•Winners’ prize money cut by almost 80 percent
•Players will be in bubble between hotel and site
•Fan capacity set to be 20 percent of usual level
•No Aus Open-style quarantine required

Prize money breakdown for Miami Open Singles events:
•Winners: $300,110
•Runners-up: $165,000
•Semi-finalists: $93,000
•Quarter-finalists: $65,000
•Round 4: $40,000
•Round 3: $26,000
•Round 2: $16,000
•Round 1: $10,000

No Quarantine BUT ...

TESTING AND QUARANTINE
Players will not have to quarantine in the same way as they did at the AO with the United States not asking people to stay in a specific hotel.

However, all players will need a National Interest Exemption (NIE) to enter the country.

All players and coaches/team members must be able to show a negative Covid-19 test before they are allowed to board a flight to the United States. Players will be tested on arrival and must then quarantine in their hotel room until they receive a negative result. Players will then be tested four days after their first test.

This could pose a problem for some players as Andy Murray commented in an interview yesterday:

Murray explaining the current fight between his antibodies and pcr tests is weirdly entertaining. He’s still at risk to test positive here and there: not an issue with ATP rules but it’s one for traveling. He depends on each government’s decision. Next challenge : Rotterdam.

[Sallydaisy]

Singapore SFs
[6] Radu Albot vs. [4] Alexander Bublik
[3] Marin Cilic vs. Alexei Popyrin

[Sallydaisy]

Gilles Simon is taking a break from tennis, per his Twitter statement (Google translate)

My heart is no longer there to travel and play in these conditions, unfortunately I have to take a break in order to preserve myself mentally. Hoping that morale returns as soon as possible.Thank you to all the faithful for your support. See you soon

[Sallydaisy]

Tennis.com have written an article about players withdrawing from tournaments because of the difficulties for travel and other issues related to Covid19 restrictions. Extracts below:


The ATP 500 event in Rotterdam next week has been hit by player withdrawals, including top seed Rafa Nadal,
who is also not playing Acapulco.

The recent withdrawals from Rotterdam also include Matteo Berrettini, Denis Shapovalov, Milos Raonic, Taylor Fritz, Gael Monfils and Daniel Evans.

Nadal, who experienced a back problem before the Australian Open, withdrew saying, "Once I got back to Spain I visited my doctor and together with my team they’ve advised not to play this upcoming week."

Nadal also announced he would not be playing the following week at the ATP 500 event in Acapulco, where he has regularly competed in recent years, saying in Spanish, "In my current state of health, with a back injury, it is impossible to have such a long trip." It followed the tournament's acknowledgement that it could not offer Nadal the usual amount for playing the event because of limited crowds and the extra costs of a player bubble during the coronavirus pandemic. Top players are allowed to receive appearance fees at smaller ATP events, which can reach $1 million or higher for the biggest names.


"There are no funds with which to pay," Raul Zurutuza, the tournament director of the event, told Exelsior. "Our budget is extremely limited, we decided to invest the money in bringing who we had to bring."


That has also affected others playing the event.


"We had a confirmed agreement with [Alexander] Zverev and it would cost us more to cancel than pay," he said. "The other four or five that we invite with an appearance fee... their economic demands are substantially less than normally."


Acapulco has also dropped its prize money from $2 million to $1.2 million, in line with an ATP arrangement that allows events to reduce prize money by 60-50% when crowds are reduced to half or less.


The Miami Open has also dropped its purse, which prompted John Isner to criticize the ATP, saying the "60% cut and 80% champions cut in one of our biggest events... isn’t a partnership at all."

[Sallydaisy]

"A 'T7 working group', which involves the ATP, WTA, the four Grand Slams and the International Tennis Federation, will start work later this month examining areas such as a unified calendar, shared commercial offerings, sponsorships and TV deals."


MUMBAI (Reuters) - Tennis could be set for a radical overhaul as the game’s main stakeholders come together in an unprecedented effort to chart a roadmap for streamlining the governance of the sport, ATP chief Andrea Gaudenzi has told Reuters.
“I’m excited to go through that process because it’s never been done before. I don’t know the outcome, but I look forward to exploring all options,” Gaudenzi said in an interview.

“We committed to start after the Australian Open to work together on our project with the help of a consultant from March. Governance, calendar rules, synergies in commercial media, data rights, sponsorship... everything is on the table.”


Tennis enjoys a massive worldwide following, but its governance is fractured with the seven organisations running different parts of the game.


Full article: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-overhaul-exclusive-idUSKBN2B21DC?taid=6048bbd6d52b5600013a4a66&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Not before time ...

[Sallydaisy]

Benoit Paire feeling frustrated:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwN_6j9WUAUGWdE?format=jpg&name=medium

[Sallydaisy]

Times article (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/atp-chairman-andrea-gaudenzi-i-want-to-stage-masters-1000-on-grass-before-wimbledon-zfj90rvqc) by Stu Fraser regarding forward plans.
It's behind a firewall and I don't have access.

Here are some extracts as posted by Stu on Twitter (https://twitter.com/stu_fraser):

An interview with ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi:
- A Masters event on grass has been proposed
- ATP has lost half its revenues because of Covid-19
- On the PTPA: "There has to be good faith from both sides"
- More collaboration between ATP & WTA is planned

A grass-court Masters would be a first since the series started in 1990. Gaudenzi: “I personally like the concept of having an ATP Masters 1000 on grass the week of Queen’s and Halle. It is something I have proposed to the stakeholders and to the board."

[Sallydaisy]

Outwith the Olympics the ATP Tour rolls on ...

w/c 19th July: ATP250s in Umag (Croatia), Gstaad (Switzerland) and Los Cabos (Mexico.
+ 4 Challengers - Nur Sultan (Kazakhstan) Pozoblanco (Spain) Tampere (Finland) Cary (USA)

w/c 26h July: ATP250s in Kitzbuhel (Austria) and Atlanta (Georgia, USA)
+ 4 Challengers - Poznan (Poland) Trieste (Italy) Segovia (Spain) Lexington (USA)

[Sallydaisy]

Get well soon Édouard Roger-Vasselin - another hip resurfaced tennis player!


Frenchman Édouard Roger-Vasselin becomes the latest leading tennis player to undergo hip resurfacing. Spoke with Bob Bryan & Andy Murray. Tells L'Equipe he above all wanted to be able to play soccer with his young son. Been in pain for too long.

https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1418515097299738628/gt7ZLypS?format=jpg&name=small

[Hawkeye]

Tha's ER-V, not P-HH..

[Sallydaisy]

Sorted!
:whistle:

[Sallydaisy]

From the ATP today:
FedEx ATP Rankings points will be added and dropped per traditional methodology beginning 23 August (the rankings after the 2021 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati).

[Sallydaisy]

Indian Wells has announced that they will hold a 96-draw men’s event over 2 weeks in October. This could mean that the previous week’s Shanghai Masters won’t be happening.

[Hawkeye]

In an email from then ATP this evening...


Under the updated calendar, the 2021 Rolex Shanghai Masters will not take place in 2021, due to the impact of COVID-19. The Chengdu Open and Huajin Securities Zhuhai Championships (ATP 250s) have also confirmed their cancellation. In parallel, the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells has been expanded to an 11-day event across weeks 40 and 41.

[Sallydaisy]

Updated ATP schedule for the last 1/4 of the year.

https://pbs.twimg.com/ad_img/1425557921845239811/_pxCngzR?format=png&name=small

[exislander]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58341452

Yes, it is a long way off in all senses but.........

[Sallydaisy]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58341452

Yes, it is a long way off in all senses but.........

Update on Australian Open 2022 and Covid from Jon Wertheim on Twitter (https://twitter.com/jon_wertheim)

Here's a story to watch: hearing @AustralianOpen (https://twitter.com/AustralianOpen) - at behest of government - may waive/relax covid protocol for 2022 event if (and only if) players are vaccinated.....if so, lots and lots of players will have a decision to make

[suttontennis]

Sandgren DQ from Cary Challenger for hitting a line judge with a ball, after he himself got hit in the 'middle area' by a ball thrown by a ball boy.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58569560

[Sallydaisy]

Tennis set to undergo shake-up over toilet breaks, medical timeouts at critical moments.
Per Apple News (https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/tennis-lengthy-toilet-breaks-medical-time-outs-to-be-overruled/88c0f837-af87-411b-937c-3bf43b68436b?app=applenews) (retweeted by Brad Gilbert)
Somewhere Andy Murray will be giving a wry smile at that announcement ...
:whistle:

[Sallydaisy]

From Chris Clarey on Twitter:

French player Jeremy Chardy tells AFP he is putting an end to his 2021 season because of a bad reaction to the Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 that has made it painful for him to play. Says he was vaccinated between Olympics and US Open and now regrets it

[Sallydaisy]

ATP250 Sofia FINALS - Sunday 3rd October, times given are for the UK

At 12.00: O'Mara/K.Skupski v Marach/Oswald
n/b 14.30: [1] Sinner v [2] Monfils

[Sallydaisy]

Jannik Sinner wins (and defends his 2020 title) the ATP250 in Sofia.
:trophy:

His 4th title in 12 months ... Sofia 2020, Melbourne 2021, Washington 2021, Sofia 2021.

[Sallydaisy]

Atp chairman Andrea Gaudenzi introducing the concept of “one tennis”. Atp + WTA + ITF + Slams https://amp24-ilsole24ore-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp24.ilsole24ore.com/pagina/AEBdHrw (https://t.co/piG9Py0ZO8?amp=1)

[Sallydaisy]

ATP January 2022 schedule - ATP Cup, 4 x ATP250s and then the Australian Open.
Some venues tba.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEoU5GLXwAMC7Hy?format=png&name=small

[Sallydaisy]

Timed bathroom breaks ... not before time!
:lol:

Tennis Majors@Tennis_Majors· (https://twitter.com/Tennis_Majors)18m (https://twitter.com/Tennis_Majors/status/1462742366075428866)
Confirmation from the @atptour (https://twitter.com/atptour) that timed bathroom breaks will be introduced on the men's tour in 2022
One break will be permitted per match, only at the end of a set, and 3 minutes max from when the player reaches the bathroom. 2 additional minutes for a clothing change. Time violations if a player is not ready in time.

[suttontennis]

Timed bathroom breaks ... not before time!
:lol:

One break will be permitted per match, only at the end of a set, and 3 minutes max from when the player reaches the bathroom. 2 additional minutes for a clothing change. Time violations if a player is not ready in time.

i was going to comment on this about 10 mins ago, but got caught short so had to dash off to the loo. Sorry if I kept you waiting. As with most rule changes, the ATP have left enough room for manoeuvre for a player to argue 'I got held up on the way' or 'I ripped the clean shirt I was putting on and had to get another one'. Players will find a way round it.

[Sallydaisy]

Interesting reading regarding vaccinations, as tweeted by Jon Wertheim:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFCnoK3XoAMo2BF?format=jpg&name=medium

[suttontennis]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/59458511
typical of Novak to make an issue of the issue rather than just simply have some-one stick a needle in his arm for 1/2 second and get it over with.

[banskogirl]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/59458511
typical of Novak to make an issue of the issue rather than just simply have some-one stick a needle in his arm for 1/2 second and get it over with.

Will this stop them letting anyone in? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/nov/29/omicron-covid-19-variant-australia-two-cases-nsw-investigating-possible-third-case-new-coronavirus-strain

[Sallydaisy]

January Draws schedule:-

Adelaide Int’l. 1 - 2 Jan
Melbourne Summer Set - 2 Jan
Sydney Tennis Classic - 8 Jan
Adelaide Int’l. 2 - 9 Jan
Australian Open - 13 Jan

[cazza99]

From Carol Bouchard on twitter


French sports minister confirms unvaccinated athletes will be allowed in competitions, because of the sanitary bubbles of those events. Question of quarantine being discussed.

[Sallydaisy]

:trophy:

Thanasi Kokkinakis won his maiden ATP title today in his home town of Adelaide.
He was understandably very emotional about it and very happy too ...
Understandably so!

'15: Undergoes shoulder surgery
'16: Finishes year without ranking
'17: Ends season after US Open
'18: Suffers fractured kneecap
'19: Suffers pulled pectoral
'20: Does not compete all year
'21: Recovers fitness, wins Challenger title
'22: Wins first ATP title

[cazza99]

John Isner in another record breaking match - this time on the losing end.

BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/60358912) - Dallas Open: Reilly Opelka beats John Isner in record 46-point tie-break

[exislander]

Standardisation for this year at least.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/60762185

[suttontennis]

Standardisation for this year at least.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/60762185

Maybe the ATP and the slams can agree on a standardized final set length, as 3 of them are different.

[exislander]

Maybe the ATP and the slams can agree on a standardized final set length, as 3 of them are different.

They will be the same this year as the article says, tiebreak at 6-6. If the trial period goes well presumably this will be adopted by all.

[Sallydaisy]

Poor Dom Thiem, loses his first match on return to tour level and then tests positive for Covid!

Chris Clarey on Twitter: Dominic Thiem, positive for the coronavirus the day after losing his first tour-level match in nine months. Tough run for one of #tennis (https://twitter.com/hashtag/tennis?src=hashtag_click)'s key players https://nytimes.com/2022/03/29/spo (https://t.co/vLPh4d7dk3)

[themass15]

Scheduled to play in Marrakech next week, hopefully

[Hawkeye]

JWT announces that he will retire after Rolly G.

[suttontennis]

JWT announces that he will retire after Rolly G.

The golden French generation of top world ranked players are slowly slipping away from the top, JWT retiring, Gasquet not the force he was, Simon going the same way. Only Gael is still up there, marriage giving him a new lease of life.

[JAMES4578]

Pity Tsonga retiring but not a great surprise really,found him an entertaining player.

[RosieBear]

Sad but unsurprising to say goodbye to JWT. Brilliant to watch and a likeable character. The big 4 dominated conversation, but that entire generation was full of wonderful players - I'll miss so many, so much. Very few youngsters as inspiring, thank goodness for Alcaraz.

As an aside, Berrettini out for clay season, maybe longer.

[suttontennis]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61312463
Kevin Anderson announces his retirement.

[Teresa]

Sad about both of them. I grew to like JWT, and Kevin Anderson dumped Federer out of Wimbledon so will forever be a favourite of mine.

[clancy]

I too am saddened at the departure of some of my long time favourites and suspect more to come, and of course you and I have always been on the same hymn sheet with regard to Federer.

[cazza99]

There is a new thread to discuss the Wimbledon points situation. Posts have been moved https://www.andymurrayfanforum.com/forums/showthread.php?5471-Wimbledon-pretournament-discussion-regarding-points

[cazza99]

ATP (https://www.atptour.com/en/news/one-vision-june-2022-launch) -ATP Launches 'OneVision' Strategic Plan


Through the expansion of several ATP Masters 1000 events, the Tour will provide more premium action for fans across the season and more earning opportunities for players. Five additional top-tier tournaments will grow from eight-day (56 Draw) to 12-day (96 Draw) events over the coming seasons, in line with the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and the Miami Open presented by Itau:

- Mutua Madrid Open (from 2023)
- Internazionali BNL d’Italia (Rome, from 2023)
- Rolex Shanghai Masters (from 2023)
- National Bank Open presented by Rogers (Canada, from 2025)
- Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati, from 2025)

BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61749216) - ATP announces plans to expand tournaments in Madrid, Rome and Shanghai from 2023

[cazza99]

BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61760076) - Daniil Medvedev replaces Novak Djokovic as world number one

[RosieBear]

Horrible news that the ATP are trialling "off-court coaching" for the second half of this season including at the US Open and Tour Finals. It will be evaluated at the end of the year for inclusion in subsequent seasons. Awful , and a blow to the more intelligent, strategic players who will see their talent for working things out themselves negated.

[cazza99]

ATP (https://www.atptour.com/en/news/sofia-2022-female-officiating-team?fbclid=IwAR2f2rtzhw8ulfRviKi9nY1IoCnfVjy7Mj0H nppabN_qZ9GuP5zYgl9mAgg) - History Made: Female Officiating Team Takes Charge In Sofia

[exislander]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/63227833

Some progress being made between ATP and Davis Cup.

[cazza99]

BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/63809946) - Fernando Verdasco accepts two month ban for failing to renew ADHD medication

[Hawkeye]

Nick Bollettieri has died aged 91.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nick-bollettieri-tribute

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nick-bollettieri-obituary-social-reactions

[Sallydaisy]

Thanks Hawkeye. NB has been around since I first ever started watching tennis!!!
Rumours a few weeks ago that he'd already died so he tweeted that he hadn't.

[exislander]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/63889447

That fine is a lot of money.

[cazza99]

Yup and it will affect some challenger tournaments in the UK in early 2023.


"The financial impact of both this fine and the WTA's fine will have a material impact on the LTA's ability to develop and host tennis in this country," it continued.

"For example, we had intended to host a number of ATP Challenger level events to give more opportunities to lower ranked players in the first quarter of 2023 and will now not be able to do this, particularly given the possibility of further fines.

"We will carefully consider our response and we await the outcome of our appeal against the WTA's decision and sanction."

[suttontennis]

Yup and it will affect some challenger tournaments in the UK in early 2023.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cityam.com/ed-warner-wimbledon-shows-that-the-lawn-tennis-association-gets-too-much-money/%3famp=1

[Stell]

I hate to think that they might get rid of Queens and Eastbourne. But, I really do hope the two British consortiums do get the new Masters 1000 on grass tournament: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-11764903/Queens-Eastbourne-threat-ban-Russian-Belarusian-carried-over.html

[themass15]

I hate to think that they might get rid of Queens and Eastbourne. But, I really do hope the two British consortiums do get the new Masters 1000 on grass tournament: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-11764903/Queens-Eastbourne-threat-ban-Russian-Belarusian-carried-over.html

They won't if we don't let the Russians and Belarussians play in the UK

[cazza99]

Thomaz Bellucci has now retired. Played his last match last night when beaten by Cameron.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/thomaz-bellucci-retirement-feature-2023

[Stell]

This is a short video of some of the players basically saying the same thing after their match (plus a bit of action). It features Andy Murray saying "um" a few times: uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/watch-hilarious-bloopers-stars-more-114618956.html

[exislander]

Not sure where to put this. Important news.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65597964

[cazza99]

ATP (https://www.atptour.com/en/news/roland-garros-2023-post-r1-rankings-projection) - How Medvedev's Roland Garros Loss Impacts Battle For World No. 1

Rankings projection for world no 1 and race

[cazza99]

Feliciano Lopez says goodbye to the tour

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/feliciano-lopez-mallorca-2023-retirement-feature

[themass15]

Feliciano Lopez says goodbye to the tour

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/feliciano-lopez-mallorca-2023-retirement-feature

I think it was a shame they didn't give him a wildcard for Wimbledon, he said at Queens he was hoping for one

[suttontennis]

I think it was a shame they didn't give him a wildcard for Wimbledon, he said at Queens he was hoping for one

And Anderson says hello again.
https://www.atptour.com/en/news/anderson-newport-2023-feature
Plays first round in Newport today

[suttontennis]

Also on the news front, Leo finally begins to follow in his Father's footsteps
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66237680