2025 ATP General News

[MargaretMcAleer]

In the Estoril Open,
I have done projected QFs
(1) FAA vs Jarry
(4) Giron vs Fonseca (8)
(3) Borges vs Kecmanovic (5)
(2) Mickelsen vs Martinez (6)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

ATP1000 Madrid
Monday 28th April,
Matches start 11.00 am local time,
Seeds in action,
Draper (5) vs Berrettini (30)
Paul (11) vs KAA
de Minaur (6) vs Shapovalov (29)
Musetti (10) vs Tsitsiaps (17)
Dimitrov (15) vs Q Fearnley
Tiafoe (16) vs Muller

 

[Jelenafan]

I'm thinking we're starting to see the decline of "Next Gen" - Medvedev, Fritz, Tsitsipas, and Rublev are all having off years, and for at least three of them (not Fritz) the "wobble" goes back to last year.

I'm not saying that these guys can't rebound, but they're all in that late 20s window when a lot of players have a bit of a lull (Medvedev just turned 29, Rublev and Fritz turn 28 late in the year, Tsitsipas 27). Some just keep falling, though a lot have an "Indian Summer" of some kind, even for several years.

Poor Next Gen. Second generation in a row with no truly great players. The following gen has two greats (Sinner, Alcaraz), and a few top 10 types (Draper, Rune, maybe Shelton and Musetti); and the post-Alcaraz gen is also starting show some promise (Fils, Mensik, Fonseca).

You didn’t mention him but 28 year old Zverev is the intriguing outlier/anomaly, ranked # 2 in the world and yet he can’t seem to piece it all together to make a serious run to the very top. No shame in that…

Not gonna lie, I keep expecting him to start his “decline” but to his credit has been consistent enough so you can’t dismiss him. At the same time it’s hard for me to not consider him past his prime.

 

[El Dude]

You didn’t mention him but 28 year old Zverev is the intriguing outlier/anomaly, ranked # 2 in the world and yet he can’t seem to piece it all together to make a serious run to the very top. No shame in that…

Not gonna lie, I keep expecting him to start his “decline” but to his credit has been consistent enough so you can’t dismiss him. At the same time it’s hard for me to not consider him past his prime.

He seems to follow a cyclic pattern, with 1-2 year peaks followed by a trough of about a year, then another rise.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Confirmed all matches in Madrid have been cancelled due to power failure.
The only match that was completed was Arnaldi v Dzumhur, Arnaldi winning 63 64

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Revised playing schedule
ATP1000 Madrid Tuesday 29th April,
Matches starting at 12.00 pm, only 1 match was completed before power failure, Arnaldi 63 64 over Dzumhur
Rest of round 32 matches to be completed
Adding 3 mens Round 16 matches,
Zverev (1) vs F.Cerundolo (20)
Medvedev (9) vs Nahashima (31)
Mensik (22) vs Bublik