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From: cccallan@ucdavis.UUCP (Allan McKillop)
Newsgroups: net.sport
Subject: Re: Tennis Rankings
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Date: Fri, 15-Nov-85 16:00:19 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 15 16:00:19 1985
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> 
>     1-Lendl
>     2-Wilander
>     3-McEnroe
>     4-Becker
>     5-Edberg
>     6-Connors
>     7-Anders Jarryd
>     8-Joakim Nystrom
>     9-Yannick Noah
>    10-Paul Annacone
> 
> How about some discussion on the upcoming Australian Open and the Davis
> Cup final between Sweden and West Germany?

I guess we'll just have to see about the rankings, but i really doubt
that McEnroe will be #3.  He did beat Lendl twice this year, and has
a decent record in the majors.  Willander has 1 good tournament this
year (the French) and outside of that he has been, well, mediocre.
Edberg ahead of Connors?  I don't know about this one.  One of the
main reasons Connors hasn't won a tournament this year is that he tends
not to play in non-top flight tournaments.  He usually ends up losing
to McEnroe, Lendl or someone like that.  I would put him at 5.  Edberg
hasn't done well in the majors, and I don't really think that his record
is all that impressive.  I would question your putting Jarryd over
Nystrom.  Joakim had a good French open (pushing McEnroe to 7-5 in the
fifth), we all know what happened to him at Wimbledon and he upset
Becker at the open when Becker was riding high.  He also dumped McEnroe
at the WCT Finals in Dallas, and he did it convincingly.  Jarryd has
only a semi-final at Wimbledon, and he didn't have to beat anybody of
consequence to get there.  He has had a few good wins of late, but
not enough to put him above Nystrom (in my mind).

Paul Annacone?  I would be interested in hearing your reasons on this
selection.  It seems to me that Miroslav Mecir has had a much better
overall year than Annacone.  2 wins over Willander, and a victory
over Connors to start off the year.  He has slipped as of late, but
still, he was a major force during the first half of the year.

-- 

Allan McKillop
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