Saturday, 25 January 2020

2020 Australian Open Week 2 Predictions - Men's

The 2nd week of the Australian Open is starting in a few hours, so it's time for me to update the predictions I made last week, with some new predictions for the rest of the tournament.

Australian Open logo, © Australian Open


2020 Australian Open Round 4 Update

The 3rd round of the Australian Open has finished, so let's take a look at how that impacted my rankings of the players still in.

Australian Open logo, © Australian Open

View my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here (2nd week predictions are coming later today), but before the latest rankings, some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:


Men's Rank± ELO
1-1029
11-2033
21-5032
51-100-38
101-15038

Women's Rank± ELO
1-109
11-20-61
21-50105
51-10054
101-150-65

Thursday, 23 January 2020

2020 Australian Open Round 3 Update

The 2nd round of the Australian Open has finished, so let's take a look at how that impacted my rankings of the players still in.

Australian Open logo, © Australian Open


View my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here, but before the latest rankings, some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:


Men's Rank± ELO
1-1023
11-2021
21-5047
51-100-52
101-15046

Women's Rank± ELO
1-1060
11-20-42
21-5055
51-10036
101-150-65


Tuesday, 21 January 2020

2020 Australian Open Round 2 Update

The 1st round of the Australian Open has (mostly) finished, so let's take a look at how that impacted my rankings of the players still in. For the Women's round 1 matches that have not finished, my ratings show the rating assuming the player wins their match.

Australian Open logo, © Australian Open


View my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here, but before the latest rankings, some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:


Men's Rank± ELO
1-1020
11-207
21-5016
51-100-36
101-15048

Women's Rank± ELO
1-1034
11-20-37
21-5027
51-10023
101-150-33

Sunday, 19 January 2020

2020 Australian Open Predictions - Women's

The 1st Grand Slam of the season is starting on Monday, so I'm here with a preview and predictions for how the Women's bracket will turn out. After the jump I present a table for percentages for all 128 players and how they will do.

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2020 Australian Open Predictions - Men's

The 1st Grand Slam of the season is starting on Monday, so I'm here with a preview and predictions for how the Men's bracket will turn out. After the jump I present a table for percentages for all 128 players and how they will do.

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Saturday, 18 January 2020

Men's ELO Rankings 20/01/2020

The first Grand Slam of the season is only 1 week away, and the ATP prepared for it with 2 tournaments, in Adelaide and Auckland.

Ugo Humbert, © Chryslène Caillaud / Sport Vision

Women's ELO Rankings 20/01/2020

The first Grand Slam of the season is only 1 week away, and the WTA prepared for it with 2 tournaments, in Adelaide and Hobart.

Elena Rybakina, © Liang Xu

Monday, 13 January 2020

Women's ELO Rankings 13/01/2020

We're back, and we welcome the new season with tournaments in Brisbane, Shenzhen and Auckland.

Ekaterina Alexandrova, © AFP / STR

Sunday, 12 January 2020

Men's ELO Rankings 13/01/2020

We're back, and we welcome the new season with a tournament in Doha. I have chosen not to add the ATP Cup to my rankings, following a poll on Twitter where the votes were split on inclusion.

Corentin Moutet, © J. Prévost/L'Équipe

Monday, 2 December 2019

2019 Tennis ELO Awards - Winners

The voting is over, and it's time to announce the winners! Find out who won this year's Tennis ELO awards after the jump.


Like last year, the polls took place on Twitter, and if you haven't done so already, follow @tennis_elo to be the 1st to hear of new blog posts and more.

Monday, 25 November 2019

2019 Tennis ELO Awards - Voting

I'm going to be awarding some virtual prizes to 4 players based on my Player of the week and Upset player of the week awards that are handed out every update. Below the jump are the players I've shortlisted for the 4 awards this year.

For the "Player of the Year" awards, I've listed why each player has been nominated, which I haven't done for the "Disappointment of the year" awards. How you choose who you vote for is up to you, the winners of the awards will be the player who gets the most votes.


All votes will be held on Twitter. Follow @tennis_elo to be the 1st to hear of new blog posts and more.

Monday, 18 November 2019

Men's ELO Rankings 18/11/2019

For my last regular update of the season, I take a look at what happened at this year's ATP Finals in London, where the top 8 players competed.


Friday, 8 November 2019

2019 ATP Finals Predictions

Next week, the ATP Finals are taking place in London, with the top 8 players over the year taking part.

Last year's champion and runner-up, © Getty Images

After the jump, I'll take a look at the players and how I expect the tournament to go. A full update for the Men's ratings will be completed once the tournament concludes.

Monday, 4 November 2019

Men's ELO Rankings 04/11/2019

This was the last week of the season for many top players on the ATP Tour, who played at a tournament in Paris, with the last spots at the ATP Finals on the line.

Denis Shapovalov, © Michel Euler/AP

Sunday, 3 November 2019

Women's ELO Rankings 04/11/2019

In this final update of the year, I take a look at how the last tournament of the season went, the WTA Finals in Shenzhen.

Elina Svitolina, © Reuters

Monday, 28 October 2019

Men's ELO Rankings 28/10/2019

With the ATP Finals on the minds of the top players, there were 2 tournaments held this week, in Basel and Vienna.

Dominic Thiem, © Alexander Schwarz/RED BULL CONTENT POOL

Sunday, 27 October 2019

Women's ELO Rankings 28/10/2019

We're at the end of the season, and the WTA Elite Trophy was moved before the WTA Finals this season, so this week, we look at what happened at the former tournament, in Zhuhai.

Aryna Sabalenka, © Rex Features

Saturday, 26 October 2019

2019 WTA Finals Predictions

Next week, the WTA Finals are taking place in Shenzhen, with the top 8 players over the year taking part.

The 8 players at this year's WTA Finals, © Getty Images

After the jump, I'll take a look at the players and how I expect the tournament to go. A full update for the Women's ratings will be completed later, once the WTA Elite Trophy concludes.

Monday, 21 October 2019

Men's ELO Rankings 21/10/2019

This week, there were 3 smaller tournaments held on the ATP Tour, in Moscow, Stockholm and Antwerp.

Andrey Rublev, © Getty Images

Sunday, 20 October 2019

Women's ELO Rankings 21/10/2019

The last week for WTA Finals and WTA Elite Trophy qualification was this week, and there were 2 tournaments held, in Moscow and Luxembourg.

Jelena Ostapenko, © Getty Images

Monday, 14 October 2019

Women's ELO Rankings 14/10/2019

This week was a relatively quiet week for the top players on the WTA Tour, which held 2 tournaments, located in Tianjin and Linz.

Coco Gauff, © Getty Images

Sunday, 13 October 2019

Men's ELO Rankings 14/10/2019

The Shanghai Masters was held on the ATP Tour this week, with many of the top players there in preparation for the end of season ATP Finals. Let's take a look at what happened there.

Alexander Zverev, © Getty

Monday, 7 October 2019

Men's ELO Rankings 07/10/2019

This week, there were 2 large tournaments held on the ATP Tour, in Beijing and Tokyo, as players prepared for next week's Shanghai Masters.

John Millman, © Reuters / Kim Kyung-Hoon

Sunday, 6 October 2019

Women's ELO Rankings 07/10/2019

This week saw the last large tournament held before the end of season finals, with most of the top players preparing or trying to qualify for it in Beijing.

Naomi Osaka, © Reuters

Monday, 30 September 2019

Men's ELO Rankings 30/09/2019

This week on the ATP Tour, we saw 2 tournaments held, in Chengdu and Zhuhai.

Alex De Minaur, © AFP

Saturday, 28 September 2019

Women's ELO Rankings 30/09/2019

This week, there were 2 tournaments on the WTA Tour, a large tournament in Wuhan, and a smaller one in Tashkent.

Aryna Sabalenka, © USA TODAY Sports

Monday, 23 September 2019

Men's ELO Rankings 23/09/2019

Regular tournaments return for the men on the ATP Tour with 2 held this week, in St. Petersburg and Metz.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, © Getty Images

Sunday, 22 September 2019

Women's ELO Rankings 23/09/2019

The Asian swing of hard court tournaments continues on the WTA Tour with 3 events held, in Osaka, Guangzhou and Seoul.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, © Getty Images

Sunday, 15 September 2019

Women's ELO Rankings 16/09/2019

Weekly tournaments return for the WTA Tour, with three held this week, in Zhengzhou, Hiroshima and Nanchang.

Nao Hibino, © KYODO

Monday, 9 September 2019

Men's ELO Rankings 09/09/2019

Over the past 2 weeks, the final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open, was held in New York. Let's see who did well here (and who didn't), and my latest rankings, after the jump.

Grigor Dimitrov, © Dominick Reuter/AFP/Getty Images

Sunday, 8 September 2019

Women's ELO Rankings 09/09/2019

Over the past 2 weeks, the final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open, was held in New York. Let's see who did well here (and who didn't), and my latest rankings, after the jump.

Bianca Andreescu, © Getty Images

Saturday, 7 September 2019

2019 US Open Final Update

It's time for the final of the US Open, and we're about to crown the winners of the final Grand Slam of the year! But before the matches start, let's take a look at some stats I calculated for the top 150 players after the jump:

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Thursday, 5 September 2019

2019 US Open Semi Finals Update

The quarter finals of the US Open finished overnight, so let's take a look at how that impacted my rankings of the players still in. Now we're at the semi final stage, I'm also going to take a look at the best performers at the tournament, and to add some prediction percentages for the final and the title, based on my ratings.

US Open Logo, © US Open

View my week 2 predictions for the Men and the Women here, but before the latest rankings, some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:


Men's Rank± ELO
1-10-35
11-2028
21-5030
51-100-59
101-15029

Women's Rank± ELO
1-1027
11-2046
21-5034
51-100-77
101-150-25

Tuesday, 3 September 2019

2019 US Open Quarter Finals Update

The 4th round of the US Open is complete, so let's take a look at how the results impacted my rankings of the players still in the tournament.

US Open Logo, © US Open

View my week 2 predictions for the Men and the Women here, but before the latest rankings, some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:


Men's Rank± ELO
1-10-28
11-2046
21-506
51-100-59
101-15029


Women's Rank± ELO
1-1013
11-2038
21-5056
51-100-77
101-150-25

And now, after the jump, my latest rankings for those still in the tournament.

Sunday, 1 September 2019

2019 US Open Week 2 Predictions - Men's

The 2nd week of the US Open is here, so it's time for me to update the predictions I made last week, with some new predictions for the rest of the tournament.

US Open Logo, © US Open


2019 US Open Week 2 Predictions - Women's

The 2nd week of the US Open is here, so it's time for me to update the predictions I made last week, with some new predictions for the rest of the tournament.

US Open Logo, © US Open


2019 US Open Round 4 Update

The 3rd round of the US Open finished overnight, so let's take a look at how the results impacted my rankings of the players still in the tournament.

US Open Logo, © US Open

You can view my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here (2nd week predictions are coming later today), but before the latest rankings, here are some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:


Friday, 30 August 2019

2019 US Open Round 3 Update

The 2nd round of the US Open finished overnight, so let's take a look at how the results impacted my rankings of the players still in the tournament.

US Open Logo, © US Open

You can view my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here, but before the latest rankings, here are some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:

Men's Rank± ELO
1-10-16
11-2021
21-50-8
51-100-38
101-15039

Women's Rank± ELO
1-1034
11-20-6
21-5040
51-100-34
101-150-32


Wednesday, 28 August 2019

2019 US Open Round 2 Update

The 1st round of the US Open finished overnight, so let's take a look at how the results impacted my rankings of the players still in the tournament.

US Open Logo, © US Open

You can view my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here, but before the latest rankings, here are some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:

Men's Rank± ELO
1-10-25
11-20-10
21-50-14
51-10010
101-15034

Women's Rank± ELO
1-1033
11-20-20
21-5014
51-100-12
101-150-29

Sunday, 25 August 2019

2019 US Open Predictions - Men's

The US Open is starting tomorrow, and here are my predictions for the Men's draw. After the jump, I shall summarise the highlights, then present the full table for you to view.

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2019 US Open Predictions - Women's

The US Open is starting tomorrow, and here are my predictions for the Women's draw. After the jump, I shall summarise the highlights, then present the full table for you to view.

US Open Logo, © US Open

Men's ELO Rankings 26/08/2019

We're in the week before the US Open, and some of the players on the ATP Tour played in a warm-up tournament in Winston-Salem.

Hubert Hurkacz, © AFP

Women's ELO Rankings 26/08/2019

We're in the week before the US Open, and some of the players on the WTA Tour played in a warm-up tournament in New York City.

Magda Linette, © newspix.pl

Monday, 19 August 2019

Men's ELO Rankings 19/08/2019

Preparations for the US Open continue with the 2nd of 2 weeks of large tournaments on the ATP Tour, held in Cincinnati.

Daniil Medvedev, © John Minchillo/AP

Women's ELO Rankings 19/08/2019

Preparations for the US Open continue with the 2nd of 2 weeks of large tournaments on the WTA Tour, held in Cincinnati.

Madison Keys, © Albert Cesare

Monday, 12 August 2019

Men's ELO Rankings 12/08/2019

We're in the 1st of 2 weeks of large tournaments on the ATP Tour, so we begin with my update following the first of these, held in Montreal.

Daniil Medvedev, © Getty

Sunday, 11 August 2019

Women's ELO Rankings 12/08/2019

We're in the 1st of 2 weeks of large tournaments on the WTA Tour, so we begin with my update following the first of these, held in Toronto.

Bianca Andreescu. © Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images

Monday, 5 August 2019

Women's ELO Rankings 05/08/2019

As the WTA Tour moves to North America, there were 2 tournaments held this week, in San Jose and Washington.

Zheng Saisai, © AP Photo/Tony Avelar

Men's ELO Rankings 05/08/2019

The one thing Ilike the least about the North American hard court season is how late the tournaments finish, leaving me less time to write my weekly updates. This week there were tournaments in Washington, Cabo San Lucas and Kitzbuhel.

Peter Gojowczyk, © Erik S. Lesser/EPA-EFE