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Nadal drops to #4 after AO & welcome Cilic to the top 10!

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#1 ·
The title says it all. Nadal will drop behind Djokovic and Murray regardless of the result and Cilic will enter the top 10 at #10 after AO2010.
 
#2 ·
I think in current setups is important to be a Top 8 player. Being No. 10 opens a comfortless possibility to play these guys (Djokovic, Murray, Del Potro, Nadal) in last 16 of Masters or GS tournaments.
 
#14 ·
I think in current setups is important to be a Top 8 player. Being No. 10 opens a comfortless possibility to play these guys (Djokovic, Murray, Del Potro, Nadal) in last 16 of Masters or GS tournaments.
Personally, I think it's better forhim to play them in early rounds while he's still rested than at semis:p
 
#3 ·
i feel abit for nadal, this time last year it looked like he would rule the game for the next couple of years. just shows you how things change so quickly in tennis.
 
#5 ·
yea. And Fed's going to get him in the semi every time! ;)
 
#6 ·
It is inevitable for Nadal, given his style of play. The guy can't have a healthy career, never mind a long one.
 
#8 ·
Not happy with this. Stay out of Fed's draw for the French please Rafa.

If Rafa can recover most of his points from here to Wimbledon (doubt he compares to last year) then he is well poised to skyrocket from the French onwards, health permitting. I can see him becoming a serious threat again sometime this year.
 
#9 ·
Of course he will become a serious threat again. It perplexes me how still people think Nadal is done.
 
#10 ·
I don't think he is done at all. But HC have never been his thing. Just beaten a couple of top 10 players at HC slams during his ENTIRE career. So nobody should have expected him to win the HC tournaments he's played since his comeback in Montreal. He really just should focus on clay and grass.
 
#11 ·
Because some people round here cannot see past the immediate.

They see what's happening NOW and they project that into the distant future - they seem to forget that tennis is always changing, that there are high points and low points for every player and they don't last forever.

This time last year, Federer was widely thought to be on the slide, he was permanently dismissed as a contender for the French Open and people even doubted he would make it to 15 slams. Well we saw how that worked out.

People thought that Nadal would ride high on the top of the rankings for a long time once he got there...well we saw how that worked out - he'll likely be #5 by the time the French rolls around.

I could go on.
 
#15 ·
Delpo will overtake Rafa very soon too.
 
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