safin is #3 now ?

Very simple equation.

- Roddick made the QFs last year, he lost in the 1st round this year.
- Hewitt made the final in 04 and lost in the semis.
- Safin lost in the 1st round in 04, and didn't play this year.

This means Safin had the smallest loss of points compared to Hewitt and Roddick and was able to take over their spot in the Entry Rankings.

I love the entry system!

:cuckoo: The entry system, I mean.

Alicia, don't you just love it.

Pse. :lol: Fair play ma'am. :haha:

Yay for Marat! :devil:

relax folks safin will fall off the map shortly, his two indoor MS titles are coming up soon.

Marat hopes to be back playing in 3 weeks.

:haha: Marat

Gotta love a system that allows a guy to move up 2 spots in the rankings without hitting a ball :lol:

Well done Marat, what a star

Actually Marat might drop back down next week, didn't he win Beijing last year?

SwissMister1 said:

Actually Marat might drop back down next week, didn't he win Beijing last year?

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Correct. Safin will be back at #4 next week.

smucav said:

Correct. Safin will be back at #4 next week.

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I knew you'd be on top of it, smucav

SwissMister1 said:

Actually Marat might drop back down next week, didn't he win Beijing last year?

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Yep, Roddick will be back at 3 next week. Safin and Hewitt will be tied for points but Marat will be 4 because he has more required points (just).

uNIVERSE mAN said:

relax folks safin will fall off the map shortly, his two indoor MS titles are coming up soon.

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... for some reason that thought doesn't make me relax ... if Marat is longer than the '6 weeks' they (his official site) are saying, god only knows where he'll end up :shrug: .... we'll wait n see

Saving points from the last year is what makes the entry system so tough. If you won a tournament last yr u have to repeat or u lose points.

Rafa = Fed Killa said:

Saving points from the last year is what makes the entry system so tough. If you won a tournament last yr u have to repeat or u lose points.

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It doesn't make it any more tough than the race does, it's just a different way of looking at it.

All this does is make me miss Marat even more