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From: pss@nvuxb.UUCP (P.Schroeder)
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Subject: Tennis Rankings
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Date: Mon, 18-Nov-85 15:01:44 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 18 15:01:44 1985
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>> me
>Allan McKillop

>>     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.

I agree with your assessment of 1985.  However, if you look at my
original article, this top ten list is a projection for the end of 1986,
not 1985.  The narrative preceding this list in my article gives my
opinions for 1985.