Monday, 12 April 2021

Women's ELO Rankings 12/04/2021

The clay court season has started, and on the WTA Tour, there were 2 tournaments held this week; a larger tournament in Charleston, and a smaller one in Bogota.

Danka Kovinic, © Volvo Car Open/Chris Smith
Danka Kovinic, © Volvo Car Open/Chris Smith 


Sunday, 11 April 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 12/04/2021

The clay court season has started, and on the ATP Tour, there were 2 tournaments held this week, in Marbella and Cagliari.

Lorenzo Sonego, © Andy Cheung/Getty Images
Lorenzo Sonego, © Andy Cheung/Getty Images

Monday, 5 April 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 05/04/2021

 Over the past 2 weeks, one of the largest tennis tournaments outside of the Grand Slams has taken place, so let's review what happened at this year's event in Miami.

Hubert Hurkacz, © Getty Images
Hubert Hurkacz, © Getty Images

Sunday, 4 April 2021

Women's ELO Rankings 05/04/2021

Over the past 2 weeks, one of the largest tennis tournaments outside of the Grand Slams has taken place, so let's review what happened at this year's event in Miami.

Sara Sorribes Tormo, © IMAGO 7/J. Macías
Sara Sorribes Tormo, © IMAGO 7/J. Macías

Tuesday, 30 March 2021

2021 Miami Week 2 Predictions - Men's

We're down to the last 16, so I'm going to update my Miami predictions, but firstly, after the jump, a look at how the early rounds went.

Miami Open logo, © Miami Open

Monday, 29 March 2021

2021 Miami Week 2 Predictions - Women's

We're down to the last 16, so I'm going to update my Miami predictions, but firstly, after the jump, a look at how the early rounds went.

Miami Open logo, © Miami Open

Wednesday, 24 March 2021

2021 Miami Predictions - Men's

 The Miami tournament is one of the biggest of the year outside of the Grand Slams, 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 96 players competing and how they will do.


Miami Open logo, © Miami Open

Tuesday, 23 March 2021

2021 Miami Predictions - Women's

The Miami tournament is one of the biggest of the year outside of the Grand Slams, 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 96 players competing and how they will do.


Miami Open logo, © Miami Open

Monday, 22 March 2021

Women's ELO Rankings 22/03/2021

In their final preparations for next week's event in Miami, the WTA Tour held 2 tournaments this week, a larger tournament in St. Petersburg, and a smaller one in Monterrey.

Leylah Annie Fernandez, © Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
Leylah Annie Fernandez, © Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Sunday, 21 March 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 22/03/2021

With the ATP Tour preparing for next week's tournament in Miami, there were 2 tournaments held this week in preparation for it, in Dubai and Acapulco.

Aslan Karatsev, © AP Photo/Hamish Blair
Aslan Karatsev, © AP Photo/Hamish Blair

Sunday, 14 March 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 15/03/2021

There were 3 tournaments held on the ATP Tour this week, in Doha, Marseille and Santiago.

Nikoloz Basilashvili, © Getty Images
Nikoloz Basilashvili, © Getty Images

Women's ELO Rankings 15/03/2021

With the tournament in Miami only 2 weeks away, there were 2 tournaments held this week, a large tournament in Dubai, and a smaller one in Guadalajara.

Sara Sorribes Tormo, © IMAGO 7/J. Macías
Sara Sorribes Tormo, © IMAGO 7/J. Macías

Monday, 8 March 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 08/03/2021

This week on thee ATP Tour, there were 2 tournaments held, one in Rotterdam, and one in Burnos Aires.

Francisco Cerundolo, © Robert Pleško
Francisco Cerundolo, © Robert Pleško

Sunday, 7 March 2021

Women's ELO Rankings 08/03/2021

As the WTA Tour continues, there were 2 tournaments held this week, a larger tournament in Doha, and a smaller one in Lyon.

Clara Tauson, © Getty Images
Clara Tauson, © Getty Images

Monday, 1 March 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 01/03/2021

There were 3 tournaments held on the ATP Tour this week, in Montpellier, Cordoba and Singapore.

Juan Manuel Cerundolo © Getty Images
Juan Manuel Cerundolo © Getty Images

Saturday, 27 February 2021

Women's ELO Rankings 01/03/2021

This week, the Australian tennis season came to its conclusion with a tournament in Adelaide.

Iga Swiatek, © Getty Images
Iga Swiatek, © Getty Images

Sunday, 21 February 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 22/02/2021

Over the past 2 weeks, the first Grand Slam tournament was held, so let's take a look at what happened down in Melbourne.

Aslan Karatsev. © Getty Images
Aslan Karatsev. © Getty Images

Saturday, 20 February 2021

Women's ELO Rankings 22/02/2021

Over the past 2 weeks, there were 2 tournaments held in Melbourne; the Australian Open, the 1st Grand Slam of the year, and a smaller tournament in the 2nd week.

Karolina Muchova, © Getty Images
Karolina Muchova, © Getty Images

Friday, 19 February 2021

2021 Australian Open Final Update

The semi finals of the Australian Open have finished, and we're moving to the finals of the first Grand Slam of the year, so let's take a look at how the semis impacted my rankings of the finalists.

Australian Open logo, © Australian Open
Australian Open logo, © Australian Open

View my 2nd week tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here, and after the jump, I present some stats I calculated for the top 150 players, my latest ELO ratings for the finalists, and how likely they are to win the match. Who do you think the favourite is?

Wednesday, 17 February 2021

2021 Australian Open Semi Finals Update

The quarter finals of the Australian Open have finished, so let's take a look at how that impacted my rankings of the players still in.

Australian Open logo, © Australian Open
Australian Open logo, © Australian Open

As we're near to the end of the tournament, I'll also present my predictions for the final and the winner after the jump.

Monday, 15 February 2021

2021 Australian Open Quarter Finals Update

The 4th round of the Australian Open has finished, so let's take a look at how those results impacted my rankings of the players still in the tournament.


Australian Open logo, © Australian Open
Australian Open logo, © Australian Open


View my 2nd week predictions for the Men and the Women here. Who's doing better so far, the top players, or the lower ranked players? Some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:

Rank± Men± Wmn
1-106548
11-20-474
21-501468
51-10046-23
101-150-84-6

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Saturday, 13 February 2021

2021 Australian Open Week 2 Predictions - Men's

The 2nd week of the Australian Open is about to get under way, so it's time for me to update my predictions for the tournament, after the jump, I summarize what's happened so far, and present what I think is likely to happen for the rest of the event.

Australian Open logo, © Australian Open
Australian Open logo, © Australian Open


2021 Australian Open Week 2 Predictions - Women's

The 2nd week of the Australian Open is about to get under way, so it's time for me to update my predictions for the tournament, after the jump, I summarize what's happened so far, and present what I think is likely to happen for the rest of the event.

Australian Open logo, © Australian Open
Australian Open logo, © Australian Open


2021 Australian Open Round 4 Update

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


Australian Open logo, © Australian Open
Australian Open logo, © Australian Open


View my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here (week 2 predictions coming soon). Who's doing better so far, the top players, or the lower ranked players? Some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:

Rank± Men± Wmn
1-106267
11-20-4012
21-502157
51-10051-25
101-150-846

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Thursday, 11 February 2021

2021 Australian Open Round 3 Update

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


Australian Open logo, © Australian Open
Australian Open logo, © Australian Open


View my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here. Who's doing better so far, the top players, or the lower ranked players? Some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:

Rank± Men± Wmn
1-103329
11-20-420
21-501256
51-10066-39
101-150-824

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Tuesday, 9 February 2021

2021 Australian Open Round 2 Update

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


Australian Open logo, © Australian Open
Australian Open logo, © Australian Open


View my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here. Who's doing better so far, the top players, or the lower ranked players? Some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:

Rank ± Men ± Wmn
1-10 28 33
11-20 -32 0
21-50 -4 44
51-100 77 -41
101-150 -79 14

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Sunday, 7 February 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 08/02/2021

The Australian Open begins tomorrow, and most of the players were preparing for it with 2 tournaments held in Melbourne.

Stefano Travaglia, © Getty Images
Stefano Travaglia, © Getty Images

Women's ELO Rankings 08/02/2021

The Australian Open begins tomorrow, and most of the players were preparing for it with 3 tournaments held in Melbourne, though doe to delays, only 2 of them were able to finish.

Kaia Kanepi, © Martin Ahven / Õhtuleht
Kaia Kanepi, © Martin Ahven / Õhtuleht

Saturday, 6 February 2021

2021 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 with percentages for all 128 players and how they will do.

Australian Open logo, © Australian Open
Australian Open logo, © Australian Open

2021 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 with percentages for all 128 players and how they will do.

Australian Open logo, © Australian Open
Australian Open logo, © Australian Open

Thursday, 14 January 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 11/01/2021

We begin the new tennis season with tournaments held in Antalya and Delray Beach, as players prepare for 2 weeks of quarantine in Australia to allow the Australian Open to take place this year.

Alexander Bublik, © AFP

Wednesday, 13 January 2021

Women's ELO Rankings 11/01/2021

We begin the new tennis season with a tournament held in Abu Dhabi, as players prepare for 2 weeks of quarantine in Australia to allow the Australian Open to take place this year.

Veronika Kudermetova, © WTA/Jimmie48


Thursday, 10 December 2020

2020 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, 30 November 2020

2020 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, 23 November 2020

Men's ELO Rankings 23/11/2020

We're at the end of the tennis season, and to finish things off, 8 of the best players on the ATP Tour played at this year's ATP Finals, held in London.

Daniil Medvedev, © Getty Images

Monday, 16 November 2020

Women's ELO Rankings 16/11/2020

The women's tennis season has come to an end, with the last tournament of the year taking place this week, in Linz. Let's see how that tournament affected my end of season ratings.

Aryna Sabalenka, © The Canadian Press


Saturday, 14 November 2020

Men's ELO Rankings 16/11/2020

The end of season ATP Finals starts next week, but before play starts there, we look at what happened this week, as the final open tournament of the year was held in Sofia.

Jannik Sinner, © AFP / Getty Images

Friday, 13 November 2020

2020 ATP Finals Predictions

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

Stefanos Tsitsipas, last year's champion.

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, 9 November 2020

Men's ELO Rankings 09/11/2020

This week saw the last large tournament before the end of season ATP Finals, which was held in Paris. Let's take a look at what happened there and my latest ELO ratings.

Daniil Medvedev, © Getty Images


Sunday, 1 November 2020

Men's ELO Rankings 02/11/2020

As we approach the end of the tennis season, there were 2 more tournament on this week, in Vienna and Nur-Sultan.

Lorenzo Sonego. © Reuters

Monday, 26 October 2020

Men's ELO Rankings 26/10/2020

This week on the ATP Tour, there were 2 tournaments held, in Antwerp and Cologne.

Ugo Humbert, © B. Papon /L'Équipe


Sunday, 25 October 2020

Women's ELO Rankings 26/10/2020

We're approaching the end of the season, and this week, we saw what is probably going to be the last big tournament of the year, held in Ostrava.

Aryna Sabalenka, © The Canadian Press


Monday, 19 October 2020

Men's ELO Rankings 19/10/2020

We're approaching the end of the season, and the ATP Tour has a good schedule of tournaments organised to finish the season, starting with 3 tournaments this week, held in St. Petersburg, Cologne and Pula.

Laslo Djere, © AFP

Sunday, 11 October 2020

Men's ELO Rankings 12/10/2020

The last Grand Slam of the year has finished, so it's time to recap what's happened over the past 2 weeks in the French Open, held in Paris; and to see how that's updated my ELO ratings.

Jannik Sinner, © Rex Features



Saturday, 10 October 2020

Women's ELO Rankings 12/10/2020

The last Grand Slam of the year has finished, so it's time to recap what's happened over the past 2 weeks in the French Open, held in Paris; and to see how that's updated my ELO ratings.

Iga Swiatek, © Reuters

2020 French Open Final Update

The semi finals of the French Open have finished, and we're moving to the finals of the final Grand Slam of the year, so let's take a look at how the semis impacted my rankings of the finalists.

French Open logo, © French Open



View my 2nd week tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here, and after the jump, I present some stats I calculated for the top 150 players, my latest ELO ratings for the finalists, and how likely they are to win the match. Who do you think the favourite is?

Wednesday, 7 October 2020

2020 French Open Semi Finals Update

The quarter finals of the French Open  finished, so let's take a look at how that impacted my rankings of the players still in. As we're near to the end of the tournament, I'll also present my predictions for the final and the winner after the jump.

French Open logo, © French Open


Monday, 5 October 2020

2020 French Open Quarter Final Update

The 4th round of the French Open has almost finished, so let's take a look at how that impacted my rankings of the players still in. For the one remaining Women's match, my rankings will assume that the player wins their match.

French Open logo, © French Open


View my 2nd week 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
1-1026
11-2014
21-50-118
51-100-8
101-15038

Women's Rank± ELO
1-101
11-20-72
21-50-128
51-100127
101-150-66

Sunday, 4 October 2020

2020 French Open Week 2 Predictions - Men's

 The 2nd week of the French Open has begin, so it's time for me to update my predictions for the tournament, after the jump, I summarize what's happened so far, and present what I think is likely to happen for the rest of the event.

French Open logo, © French Open



2020 French Open Week 2 Predictions - Women's

The 2nd week of the French Open has begin, so it's time for me to update my predictions for the tournament, after the jump, I summarize what's happened so far, and present what I think is likely to happen for the rest of the event.

French Open logo, © French Open