About time to start a new thread for next year, that's thinking ahead . Okay, it's not, just that I saw news of him committing to Montpellier next year, that's the week before Davis Cup in Vancouver, which I suppose he will also be going regardless of whether he gets to play. Also heard that Kooyong is talking to him, which is strange since I would think he will try to defend his Sydney title. But then, it's just talk, we'll find out if he's on Sydney's list in about 2 weeks time. But anyway, here we goes, schedule for the next year.
Wonder what his goal is for 2012, back to Top 10, I hope. And what his schedule would be like? Will he be more sensible and not to sign up for so many tournaments? He was out in first match in 9 of the tournaments this year, if he only played the rest 18 tournaments, he would have gotten the same amount of points . Well, okay, I know it doesn't work that way, he needs to play a lot to get into his groove, since he's a notoriously slow starter (both tournaments he won, he lost R1 the week before). But still, I think he played too much this year and burned himself out at the end (it's not just the amount of matches he played, but a lot of traveling weeks after week plus a lot of losing to deal with that are exhausting too). Tutu said they will re-think their schedule next year, so I hope they actually do and make out a more sensible one.
Sorry for the essay...just really feel like wondering out loud the questions I have in the past few weeks. So schedule, I will add the one that has announced of his commitment...
2012
01/02 - 01/08: ATP 250 - Brisbane. Lost SF to Dolgopolov. Rank 12.
01/09 - 01/15: -
01/16 - 01/29: Grand Slam - Australian Open. Lost R2 to Benneteau. Rank 12.
01/30 - 02/05: ATP 250 - Montpellier. Lost SF to Monfils. Rank 12.
02/10 - 02/12: -
02/13 - 02/19: ATP 250 - Brazil Open. Lost R2 to Nalbandian. Rank 12.
02/20 - 02/26: ATP 250 - Buenos Aires. Lost R2 to Berlocq. Rank 13.
02/27 - 03/04: ATP 500 - Acapulco. Lost R1 to Berlocq. Rank 13.
03/05 - 03/18: ATP 1000 - Indian Wells. Lost QF to Isner. Rank 13.
03/19 - 04/01: ATP 1000 - Miami. Lost R4 to Murray. Rank 13.
04/06 - 04/08: Davis Cup - France/USA.
04/09 - 04/15: -
04/16 - 04/22: ATP 1000 - Monte Carlo. Lost SF to Rafa. Rank 12.
04/23 - 04/29: ATP 250 - Bucharest - Won Title. Rank 11/Race 12
04/30 - 05/06: -
05/07 - 05/13: ATP 1000 - Madrid - Lost R3 to Tipsy. Rank 12/Race 13.
05/14 - 05/20: ATP 1000 - Rome - Lost R3 to Ferrer. Rank 12/Race 11.
05/21 - 05/27: ATP 250 - Nice - Lost SF to Almagro. Rank 12/Race 11.
05/28 - 06/10: Grand Slam - Roland Garros - Lost R3 to Wawrinka. Rank 13/Race 11
06/11 - 06/17: ATP 250 - London - Lost R2 to Bolelli. Rank 13/Race 11
06/18 - 06/24: -Boodles (Exo)
06/25 - 07/08: Grand Slam - Wimbledon - Lost R2 to Malisse. Rank 12/Race 11
07/09 - 07/15: -
07/16 - 07/22: ATP 500 - Hamburg - Lost R2 to Haas. Rank 14/Race 13
07/23 - 07/29: -
07/28 - 08/05: London - Olympics - Lost R3 to Del Potro. Rank 14/Race 13
08/06 - 08/12: ATP 1000 - Toronto - Lost R2 to Haas. Rank 14/Race 16
08/13 - 08/19: ATP 1000 - Cincinnati - Withdraw. Rank 17/Race 17
08/20 - 08/25: -
08/27 - 09/09: Grand Slam - US Open - Lost R3 to Fish. Rank 20/Race 17
09/10 - 09/16: -
09/17 - 09/23: -
09/24 - 09/30: ATP 250 - Bangkok - Lost F to Gasquet. Rank 18/Race 16
10/01 - 10/07: ATP 500 - Tokyo - Lost R1 to Tipsarevic. Rank 18/Race 16
10/08 - 10/14: ATP 1000 - Shanghai - Lost R2 to Dolgo. Rank 19/Race 17
10/15 - 10/21: -
10/22 - 10/28: ATP 500 - Valencia - Lost R2 to Granollers. Rank 20/Race 18
10/29 - 11/04: ATP 1000 - Bercy - Lost SF to Janowicz. Season end ranking: 16
Wonder what his goal is for 2012, back to Top 10, I hope. And what his schedule would be like? Will he be more sensible and not to sign up for so many tournaments? He was out in first match in 9 of the tournaments this year, if he only played the rest 18 tournaments, he would have gotten the same amount of points . Well, okay, I know it doesn't work that way, he needs to play a lot to get into his groove, since he's a notoriously slow starter (both tournaments he won, he lost R1 the week before). But still, I think he played too much this year and burned himself out at the end (it's not just the amount of matches he played, but a lot of traveling weeks after week plus a lot of losing to deal with that are exhausting too). Tutu said they will re-think their schedule next year, so I hope they actually do and make out a more sensible one.
Sorry for the essay...just really feel like wondering out loud the questions I have in the past few weeks. So schedule, I will add the one that has announced of his commitment...
2012
01/02 - 01/08: ATP 250 - Brisbane. Lost SF to Dolgopolov. Rank 12.
01/09 - 01/15: -
01/16 - 01/29: Grand Slam - Australian Open. Lost R2 to Benneteau. Rank 12.
01/30 - 02/05: ATP 250 - Montpellier. Lost SF to Monfils. Rank 12.
02/10 - 02/12: -
02/13 - 02/19: ATP 250 - Brazil Open. Lost R2 to Nalbandian. Rank 12.
02/20 - 02/26: ATP 250 - Buenos Aires. Lost R2 to Berlocq. Rank 13.
02/27 - 03/04: ATP 500 - Acapulco. Lost R1 to Berlocq. Rank 13.
03/05 - 03/18: ATP 1000 - Indian Wells. Lost QF to Isner. Rank 13.
03/19 - 04/01: ATP 1000 - Miami. Lost R4 to Murray. Rank 13.
04/06 - 04/08: Davis Cup - France/USA.
04/09 - 04/15: -
04/16 - 04/22: ATP 1000 - Monte Carlo. Lost SF to Rafa. Rank 12.
04/23 - 04/29: ATP 250 - Bucharest - Won Title. Rank 11/Race 12
04/30 - 05/06: -
05/07 - 05/13: ATP 1000 - Madrid - Lost R3 to Tipsy. Rank 12/Race 13.
05/14 - 05/20: ATP 1000 - Rome - Lost R3 to Ferrer. Rank 12/Race 11.
05/21 - 05/27: ATP 250 - Nice - Lost SF to Almagro. Rank 12/Race 11.
05/28 - 06/10: Grand Slam - Roland Garros - Lost R3 to Wawrinka. Rank 13/Race 11
06/11 - 06/17: ATP 250 - London - Lost R2 to Bolelli. Rank 13/Race 11
06/18 - 06/24: -Boodles (Exo)
06/25 - 07/08: Grand Slam - Wimbledon - Lost R2 to Malisse. Rank 12/Race 11
07/09 - 07/15: -
07/16 - 07/22: ATP 500 - Hamburg - Lost R2 to Haas. Rank 14/Race 13
07/23 - 07/29: -
07/28 - 08/05: London - Olympics - Lost R3 to Del Potro. Rank 14/Race 13
08/06 - 08/12: ATP 1000 - Toronto - Lost R2 to Haas. Rank 14/Race 16
08/13 - 08/19: ATP 1000 - Cincinnati - Withdraw. Rank 17/Race 17
08/20 - 08/25: -
08/27 - 09/09: Grand Slam - US Open - Lost R3 to Fish. Rank 20/Race 17
09/10 - 09/16: -
09/17 - 09/23: -
09/24 - 09/30: ATP 250 - Bangkok - Lost F to Gasquet. Rank 18/Race 16
10/01 - 10/07: ATP 500 - Tokyo - Lost R1 to Tipsarevic. Rank 18/Race 16
10/08 - 10/14: ATP 1000 - Shanghai - Lost R2 to Dolgo. Rank 19/Race 17
10/15 - 10/21: -
10/22 - 10/28: ATP 500 - Valencia - Lost R2 to Granollers. Rank 20/Race 18
10/29 - 11/04: ATP 1000 - Bercy - Lost SF to Janowicz. Season end ranking: 16