Hrothger Vierhand
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November 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
2025 Rankings
ELO
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🇷🇸3 Djokovic
🇩🇪4 Zverev
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ATP
🇪🇸1 Alcaraz
🇮🇹2 Sinner
🇩🇪3 Zverev
🇷🇸4 Djokovic
🇨🇦5 Auger Aliassime
age 16
🇦🇺Hewitt
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🇫🇷Kouame
age 17
🇩🇪Dedura
🇮🇳Dhmane
🇮🇹Vasamì
age 18
🇩🇪Engl
🇮🇹Cinà
🇺🇸Blanch
age19
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🇺🇸Tien
🇪🇸Landaluce
age20
🇨🇿Mensik
🇧🇪Blockx
🇭🇷Prizmic
ELO
🇮🇹1 Sinner
🇪🇸2 Alcaraz
🇷🇸3 Djokovic
🇩🇪4 Zverev
🇺🇸5 Fritz
ATP
🇪🇸1 Alcaraz
🇮🇹2 Sinner
🇩🇪3 Zverev
🇷🇸4 Djokovic
🇨🇦5 Auger Aliassime
age 16
🇦🇺Hewitt
🇺🇦Bilozertsev
🇫🇷Kouame
age 17
🇩🇪Dedura
🇮🇳Dhmane
🇮🇹Vasamì
age 18
🇩🇪Engl
🇮🇹Cinà
🇺🇸Blanch
age19
🇧🇷Fonseca
🇺🇸Tien
🇪🇸Landaluce
age20
🇨🇿Mensik
🇧🇪Blockx
🇭🇷Prizmic
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
2025 Rankings
ELO
🇮🇹1 Sinner
🇪🇸2 Alcaraz
🇷🇸3 Djokovic
🇩🇪4 Zverev
🇺🇸5 Fritz
ATP
🇪🇸1 Alcaraz
🇮🇹2 Sinner
🇩🇪3 Zverev
🇷🇸4 Djokovic
🇨🇦5 Auger Aliassime
age 16
🇦🇺Hewitt
🇺🇦Bilozertsev
🇫🇷Kouame
age 17
🇩🇪Dedura
🇮🇳Dhmane
🇮🇹Vasamì
age 18
🇩🇪Engl
🇮🇹Cinà
🇺🇸Blanch
age19
🇧🇷Fonseca
🇺🇸Tien
🇪🇸Landaluce
age20
🇨🇿Mensik
🇧🇪Blockx
🇭🇷Prizmic
ELO
🇮🇹1 Sinner
🇪🇸2 Alcaraz
🇷🇸3 Djokovic
🇩🇪4 Zverev
🇺🇸5 Fritz
ATP
🇪🇸1 Alcaraz
🇮🇹2 Sinner
🇩🇪3 Zverev
🇷🇸4 Djokovic
🇨🇦5 Auger Aliassime
age 16
🇦🇺Hewitt
🇺🇦Bilozertsev
🇫🇷Kouame
age 17
🇩🇪Dedura
🇮🇳Dhmane
🇮🇹Vasamì
age 18
🇩🇪Engl
🇮🇹Cinà
🇺🇸Blanch
age19
🇧🇷Fonseca
🇺🇸Tien
🇪🇸Landaluce
age20
🇨🇿Mensik
🇧🇪Blockx
🇭🇷Prizmic
almost 5 million views for the Davis Cup fina on TV in Italy www.livetennis.it/post/454148/...
Boom di ascolti per la finale di Coppa Davis: quasi 5 milioni tra Rai 1 e SuperTennis per la vittoria di Cobolli
La storica finale di Coppa Davis tra Italia e Spagna, che ha regalato agli azzurri il terzo trionfo consecutivo (quarto complessivo), non ha infiammato soltanto
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November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
almost 5 million views for the Davis Cup fina on TV in Italy www.livetennis.it/post/454148/...
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Italy wins the #DavisCup again! Spain's Jaume Munar gave it his all, including the most spectacular serve and volley anyone this side of Roger Federer has ever seen, but didn't have quite enough to overcome Flavio Cobolli and the home crowd in Bologna. What a week! 💪🇮🇹🎾
November 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Italy wins the #DavisCup again! Spain's Jaume Munar gave it his all, including the most spectacular serve and volley anyone this side of Roger Federer has ever seen, but didn't have quite enough to overcome Flavio Cobolli and the home crowd in Bologna. What a week! 💪🇮🇹🎾
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Una partita pazzesca.
Siamo in finale di Coppa Davis per il terzo anno consecutivo.
Cosa cazzo hai fatto Flavio Cobolli? ♥️
Siamo in finale di Coppa Davis per il terzo anno consecutivo.
Cosa cazzo hai fatto Flavio Cobolli? ♥️
November 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Una partita pazzesca.
Siamo in finale di Coppa Davis per il terzo anno consecutivo.
Cosa cazzo hai fatto Flavio Cobolli? ♥️
Siamo in finale di Coppa Davis per il terzo anno consecutivo.
Cosa cazzo hai fatto Flavio Cobolli? ♥️
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Always a pleasure talking to @saqiba.bsky.social 🤙🏻🤙🏻
Don't let the title fool you, we went way beyond just talking about the #ATPFinals 🎾✔️🎾
open.spotify.com/episode/1ENy...
Don't let the title fool you, we went way beyond just talking about the #ATPFinals 🎾✔️🎾
open.spotify.com/episode/1ENy...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Always a pleasure talking to @saqiba.bsky.social 🤙🏻🤙🏻
Don't let the title fool you, we went way beyond just talking about the #ATPFinals 🎾✔️🎾
open.spotify.com/episode/1ENy...
Don't let the title fool you, we went way beyond just talking about the #ATPFinals 🎾✔️🎾
open.spotify.com/episode/1ENy...
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as far as I understand, the idea of the ATP is to create a counterweight to the slams. The 9masters tour didn't live up to that, i.e. all that counts for top 5 players & audience are slam titles. So the way to go about this is to create tournaments (3, 4 or 5) that can do what AO did in the eighties
November 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
as far as I understand, the idea of the ATP is to create a counterweight to the slams. The 9masters tour didn't live up to that, i.e. all that counts for top 5 players & audience are slam titles. So the way to go about this is to create tournaments (3, 4 or 5) that can do what AO did in the eighties
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Until the move from December to January & change from grass to Rod Laver arena, the Australian Open was by no means on the same level as RG, Wimbledon and US Open. The fourth tournament for the first half of the open era was actually Rome, until the AO made the crucial investments in the eighties
Until the move from December to January & change from grass to Rod Laver arena, the Australian Open was by no means on the same level as RG, Wimbledon and US Open. The fourth tournament for the first half of the open era was actually Rome, until the AO made the crucial investments in the eighties
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Until the move from December to January & change from grass to Rod Laver arena, the Australian Open was by no means on the same level as RG, Wimbledon and US Open. The fourth tournament for the first half of the open era was actually Rome, until the AO made the crucial investments in the eighties
Until the move from December to January & change from grass to Rod Laver arena, the Australian Open was by no means on the same level as RG, Wimbledon and US Open. The fourth tournament for the first half of the open era was actually Rome, until the AO made the crucial investments in the eighties
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3
that's to say, in theory raising to slam level can be achieved. Miami/Key-Biscayne held a similar spot in the 80ies. The candidates to do this now are Indian Wells, Rome, China and Saudi. So those 4 tournaments would have to distribute 2k points with 128 draw to form a F1 like tour with the slams
that's to say, in theory raising to slam level can be achieved. Miami/Key-Biscayne held a similar spot in the 80ies. The candidates to do this now are Indian Wells, Rome, China and Saudi. So those 4 tournaments would have to distribute 2k points with 128 draw to form a F1 like tour with the slams
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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that's to say, in theory raising to slam level can be achieved. Miami/Key-Biscayne held a similar spot in the 80ies. The candidates to do this now are Indian Wells, Rome, China and Saudi. So those 4 tournaments would have to distribute 2k points with 128 draw to form a F1 like tour with the slams
that's to say, in theory raising to slam level can be achieved. Miami/Key-Biscayne held a similar spot in the 80ies. The candidates to do this now are Indian Wells, Rome, China and Saudi. So those 4 tournaments would have to distribute 2k points with 128 draw to form a F1 like tour with the slams
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4
the 250 tournaments would still be around, but they would look more like 125 challengers. Meaning that the top 5, 10 or 15 players would only play the 8 "slam like tournaments" (4 under ATP control) plus the YearEnd Masters, Monte Carlo and the occasional 500, so about 10 to 12 tournaments a year
the 250 tournaments would still be around, but they would look more like 125 challengers. Meaning that the top 5, 10 or 15 players would only play the 8 "slam like tournaments" (4 under ATP control) plus the YearEnd Masters, Monte Carlo and the occasional 500, so about 10 to 12 tournaments a year
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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the 250 tournaments would still be around, but they would look more like 125 challengers. Meaning that the top 5, 10 or 15 players would only play the 8 "slam like tournaments" (4 under ATP control) plus the YearEnd Masters, Monte Carlo and the occasional 500, so about 10 to 12 tournaments a year
the 250 tournaments would still be around, but they would look more like 125 challengers. Meaning that the top 5, 10 or 15 players would only play the 8 "slam like tournaments" (4 under ATP control) plus the YearEnd Masters, Monte Carlo and the occasional 500, so about 10 to 12 tournaments a year
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5
this would have to be built into the ranking system, meaning that players of a certain status (say above top50 for instance) would get a "zero" if missing one of the "4 combined ATP/WTA slams" AO, RG, Wimby, USO or the YEM YearEndMasters. Only something like 14 results would count for the ranking
this would have to be built into the ranking system, meaning that players of a certain status (say above top50 for instance) would get a "zero" if missing one of the "4 combined ATP/WTA slams" AO, RG, Wimby, USO or the YEM YearEndMasters. Only something like 14 results would count for the ranking
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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this would have to be built into the ranking system, meaning that players of a certain status (say above top50 for instance) would get a "zero" if missing one of the "4 combined ATP/WTA slams" AO, RG, Wimby, USO or the YEM YearEndMasters. Only something like 14 results would count for the ranking
this would have to be built into the ranking system, meaning that players of a certain status (say above top50 for instance) would get a "zero" if missing one of the "4 combined ATP/WTA slams" AO, RG, Wimby, USO or the YEM YearEndMasters. Only something like 14 results would count for the ranking
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6
Such calendar would also allow solving DavisCup situation, if ATP/WTA & ITF can find deal.
DavisCup&BJK finals could take the Olympics slot between Wimbledon & US Open on odd years, so every 2 years.
On even years there would be Olympic tennis.
On Winter Olympics years a mixed LaverCup like thing
Such calendar would also allow solving DavisCup situation, if ATP/WTA & ITF can find deal.
DavisCup&BJK finals could take the Olympics slot between Wimbledon & US Open on odd years, so every 2 years.
On even years there would be Olympic tennis.
On Winter Olympics years a mixed LaverCup like thing
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Such calendar would also allow solving DavisCup situation, if ATP/WTA & ITF can find deal.
DavisCup&BJK finals could take the Olympics slot between Wimbledon & US Open on odd years, so every 2 years.
On even years there would be Olympic tennis.
On Winter Olympics years a mixed LaverCup like thing
Such calendar would also allow solving DavisCup situation, if ATP/WTA & ITF can find deal.
DavisCup&BJK finals could take the Olympics slot between Wimbledon & US Open on odd years, so every 2 years.
On even years there would be Olympic tennis.
On Winter Olympics years a mixed LaverCup like thing
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7
YEM Year End Masters would then effectively end season, the best for YEM would be to play only singles on court without tramlines, like at MadisonSquareGarden or NextGen.
Instead of the 2 daily doubles matches there would be 4 groups of 4 players.
So 4 singles matches each day
Then 1/4
semi
final
YEM Year End Masters would then effectively end season, the best for YEM would be to play only singles on court without tramlines, like at MadisonSquareGarden or NextGen.
Instead of the 2 daily doubles matches there would be 4 groups of 4 players.
So 4 singles matches each day
Then 1/4
semi
final
November 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
7
YEM Year End Masters would then effectively end season, the best for YEM would be to play only singles on court without tramlines, like at MadisonSquareGarden or NextGen.
Instead of the 2 daily doubles matches there would be 4 groups of 4 players.
So 4 singles matches each day
Then 1/4
semi
final
YEM Year End Masters would then effectively end season, the best for YEM would be to play only singles on court without tramlines, like at MadisonSquareGarden or NextGen.
Instead of the 2 daily doubles matches there would be 4 groups of 4 players.
So 4 singles matches each day
Then 1/4
semi
final
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8
a YEM with 16 players would also solve the problem that the most in-form players often can't compete, like Nalbandian the year he beat up on the FabFour in Madrid and Paris and could not play the WTF.
Also injuries in the group stage would be less of a factor
a YEM with 16 players would also solve the problem that the most in-form players often can't compete, like Nalbandian the year he beat up on the FabFour in Madrid and Paris and could not play the WTF.
Also injuries in the group stage would be less of a factor
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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a YEM with 16 players would also solve the problem that the most in-form players often can't compete, like Nalbandian the year he beat up on the FabFour in Madrid and Paris and could not play the WTF.
Also injuries in the group stage would be less of a factor
a YEM with 16 players would also solve the problem that the most in-form players often can't compete, like Nalbandian the year he beat up on the FabFour in Madrid and Paris and could not play the WTF.
Also injuries in the group stage would be less of a factor
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9
the "mixed LaverCup like thing" to be held between Wimbledon & US Open, in the years of the Winter Olympics, could be with 2 groups of 3 teams:
Europe
America
Africa
India (plus neighbours in Western-Asia)
East-Asia (basically China+NKR)
Oceania (tweaked: basically AUS+NZ+JAP+SKR+Indonesia etc.)
the "mixed LaverCup like thing" to be held between Wimbledon & US Open, in the years of the Winter Olympics, could be with 2 groups of 3 teams:
Europe
America
Africa
India (plus neighbours in Western-Asia)
East-Asia (basically China+NKR)
Oceania (tweaked: basically AUS+NZ+JAP+SKR+Indonesia etc.)
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
9
the "mixed LaverCup like thing" to be held between Wimbledon & US Open, in the years of the Winter Olympics, could be with 2 groups of 3 teams:
Europe
America
Africa
India (plus neighbours in Western-Asia)
East-Asia (basically China+NKR)
Oceania (tweaked: basically AUS+NZ+JAP+SKR+Indonesia etc.)
the "mixed LaverCup like thing" to be held between Wimbledon & US Open, in the years of the Winter Olympics, could be with 2 groups of 3 teams:
Europe
America
Africa
India (plus neighbours in Western-Asia)
East-Asia (basically China+NKR)
Oceania (tweaked: basically AUS+NZ+JAP+SKR+Indonesia etc.)
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before the YEM YearEndMasters there would be a week with only ITF futures & after YEM about 6 weeks of only challengers
Then on week 51 NextGenFinals
on week 52 DoublesMasters played on a court without singles sidelines.
It would start the season & feature the best 8 teams of the year, plus mixed
before the YEM YearEndMasters there would be a week with only ITF futures & after YEM about 6 weeks of only challengers
Then on week 51 NextGenFinals
on week 52 DoublesMasters played on a court without singles sidelines.
It would start the season & feature the best 8 teams of the year, plus mixed
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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before the YEM YearEndMasters there would be a week with only ITF futures & after YEM about 6 weeks of only challengers
Then on week 51 NextGenFinals
on week 52 DoublesMasters played on a court without singles sidelines.
It would start the season & feature the best 8 teams of the year, plus mixed
before the YEM YearEndMasters there would be a week with only ITF futures & after YEM about 6 weeks of only challengers
Then on week 51 NextGenFinals
on week 52 DoublesMasters played on a court without singles sidelines.
It would start the season & feature the best 8 teams of the year, plus mixed
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it would look something like this
week
51 NextGen
52 Doubles Masters
1 Auckland etc.
2 AO quali +Adelaide etc.
3 AO
4 AO
5 250 (plus DAVIS CUP BJK quali&play-off on odd years)
6 Rotterdam etc.
7 Doha etc.
8 Indian Wells quali +Acapulco, Miami 500
9 Indian Wells
10 IW
11 Huston, Marrakech etc.
it would look something like this
week
51 NextGen
52 Doubles Masters
1 Auckland etc.
2 AO quali +Adelaide etc.
3 AO
4 AO
5 250 (plus DAVIS CUP BJK quali&play-off on odd years)
6 Rotterdam etc.
7 Doha etc.
8 Indian Wells quali +Acapulco, Miami 500
9 Indian Wells
10 IW
11 Huston, Marrakech etc.
November 20, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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it would look something like this
week
51 NextGen
52 Doubles Masters
1 Auckland etc.
2 AO quali +Adelaide etc.
3 AO
4 AO
5 250 (plus DAVIS CUP BJK quali&play-off on odd years)
6 Rotterdam etc.
7 Doha etc.
8 Indian Wells quali +Acapulco, Miami 500
9 Indian Wells
10 IW
11 Huston, Marrakech etc.
it would look something like this
week
51 NextGen
52 Doubles Masters
1 Auckland etc.
2 AO quali +Adelaide etc.
3 AO
4 AO
5 250 (plus DAVIS CUP BJK quali&play-off on odd years)
6 Rotterdam etc.
7 Doha etc.
8 Indian Wells quali +Acapulco, Miami 500
9 Indian Wells
10 IW
11 Huston, Marrakech etc.
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week
12 Monte Carlo 1000
13 Barcelona etc.
14 ROME quali +Munich, Madrid 500
15 ROME
16 ROME +125 challenger
17 Geneva etc.
18 ROLANG GARROS quali +Hamburg
19 RG
20 RG
21 Stuttgart etc.
22 Queen's, Halle
23 WIMBLEDON quali +Eastbourne
24 WIMBY
25 WIMBY
26 Gstaad, Båstad etc.
27 Kitzbühel, Toronto
12 Monte Carlo 1000
13 Barcelona etc.
14 ROME quali +Munich, Madrid 500
15 ROME
16 ROME +125 challenger
17 Geneva etc.
18 ROLANG GARROS quali +Hamburg
19 RG
20 RG
21 Stuttgart etc.
22 Queen's, Halle
23 WIMBLEDON quali +Eastbourne
24 WIMBY
25 WIMBY
26 Gstaad, Båstad etc.
27 Kitzbühel, Toronto
November 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
week
12 Monte Carlo 1000
13 Barcelona etc.
14 ROME quali +Munich, Madrid 500
15 ROME
16 ROME +125 challenger
17 Geneva etc.
18 ROLANG GARROS quali +Hamburg
19 RG
20 RG
21 Stuttgart etc.
22 Queen's, Halle
23 WIMBLEDON quali +Eastbourne
24 WIMBY
25 WIMBY
26 Gstaad, Båstad etc.
27 Kitzbühel, Toronto
12 Monte Carlo 1000
13 Barcelona etc.
14 ROME quali +Munich, Madrid 500
15 ROME
16 ROME +125 challenger
17 Geneva etc.
18 ROLANG GARROS quali +Hamburg
19 RG
20 RG
21 Stuttgart etc.
22 Queen's, Halle
23 WIMBLEDON quali +Eastbourne
24 WIMBY
25 WIMBY
26 Gstaad, Båstad etc.
27 Kitzbühel, Toronto
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week
28 OLYMPICS, on odd years DavisCup&BJK finals every 2 years, on years of Winter Olympics a mixed LaverCup like thing
29 Montreal, Washington
30 Cincinnati
31 US OPEN quali +Salem
32 US OPEN
33 USO
34 Tokyo
35 Shanghai
36 CHINA OPEN quali
37 CHINA OPEN
38 CHINA OPEN
39 Stockholm etc.
28 OLYMPICS, on odd years DavisCup&BJK finals every 2 years, on years of Winter Olympics a mixed LaverCup like thing
29 Montreal, Washington
30 Cincinnati
31 US OPEN quali +Salem
32 US OPEN
33 USO
34 Tokyo
35 Shanghai
36 CHINA OPEN quali
37 CHINA OPEN
38 CHINA OPEN
39 Stockholm etc.
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
week
28 OLYMPICS, on odd years DavisCup&BJK finals every 2 years, on years of Winter Olympics a mixed LaverCup like thing
29 Montreal, Washington
30 Cincinnati
31 US OPEN quali +Salem
32 US OPEN
33 USO
34 Tokyo
35 Shanghai
36 CHINA OPEN quali
37 CHINA OPEN
38 CHINA OPEN
39 Stockholm etc.
28 OLYMPICS, on odd years DavisCup&BJK finals every 2 years, on years of Winter Olympics a mixed LaverCup like thing
29 Montreal, Washington
30 Cincinnati
31 US OPEN quali +Salem
32 US OPEN
33 USO
34 Tokyo
35 Shanghai
36 CHINA OPEN quali
37 CHINA OPEN
38 CHINA OPEN
39 Stockholm etc.