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The ATP and WTA world rankings will likely remain frozen until the end of March 2021. This leads to staggering excesses.
from tennisnet.com
Last edit: October 26, 2020 10:39 am
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Novak Djokovic will replace Roger Federer next March as the player who has been number one in the ATP world rankings for most weeks. On the one hand, because the Serbian was the dominant player in the first months of 2020, he was only slightly sidetracked by New York City’s misstep (very little, as the subsequent tournament victory in Rome and the Roland Garros final).
But also because Djokovic can go to the Australian Open 2020 in complete safety, as far as his points count is concerned. At his opening press conference alongside Dominic Thiem in Vienna, the industry leader announced in passing that the current point regulation should continue until March. That means: even in the unimaginable event that Novak Djokovic loses in Melbourne in the first round, he would receive 2,000 points for the ATP charts. Hands up, who still gets it.
The reason for the freeze may still have been correct for 2020 due to special circumstances, especially at the US Open. However, it seems strange that the old regulation will not be reapplied early next year.
Federer and Andreescu benefit
Speaking of which: Roger Federer will finish the current year among the top ten players in the world, even though he has only played one tournament, the Australian Open. Which is not a negligible factor in establishing the first major of the next season. So far Federer, who has not played a competitive match since his loss to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semi-finals, is fourth.
Bianca Andreescu’s case is even more absurd: the injured Canadian, who defeated Serena Williams in the final of the US Open in New York in 2019, will end the current season as world number seven. Without having played a single game. If Andreescu returns to service in Melbourne, he will still benefit from his points, for example from his success at Indian Wells 2019 and the US Open. For the sake of fairness, it should be noted: the counters for these two tournaments naturally remain in the rankings of all other players. Unless they did better at the 2020 US Open than the year before.
