David Goffin has joined the circle of contenders for a place in London’s O2 Arena, but major shifts are not expected until after this week’s ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Shanghai.
There was only one left to secure a place for the ATP finale in London at the moment – and he will certainly not be competing: Stan Wawrinka, currently number seven in the Race to London, is the last remaining of those top pros who have already finished their season.And yet still ranked among the best.Novak Djokovic, Kei Nishikori, and most likely Andy Murray will not serve in the O2 Arena like the Swiss.
However, this is certainly the case with Alexander Zverev, and Dominic Thiem’s chances have not deteriorated significantly despite the early defeat in Tokyo.David Goffin, who has improved to eighth place in the annual standings with his second consecutive tournament victory, is a newcomer to the orchestra.Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the last truly open place at the moment belongs to Pablo Carreno Busta from Spain.
The shifts in the “real” ATP world ranking were rather smaller in nature, Tokyo semi-finalist Diego Schwartzman, for example, has improved to 26th place, the Argentinean has never been so high.The same goes for Andrey Rublev and Yuichi Sugita in the 35th and 36th places.Rublev is in the race for the #NextGen-Masters in Milan, by the way, in the secured second position.There may be small shifts this week, but Frances Tiafoe, currently ninth, has managed to qualify for Shanghai.There, the American opens against Benoit Paire.
Here is the current ATP world ranking list