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The "field is set" post was just for this week's Paris event

ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 1:43 pm The "field is set" post was just for this week's Paris event

Yes... wow.
I read it the same way as you, thinking it was referring to Turin - because the 'tweet' certainly framed it that way by stating that "the field is set", and showing only 8 players.
It wouldn't surprise me if they did it deliberately to see how many people they could mislead.

If Novak wins tomorrow, and he will, he ends the week ranked 8th or higher. There will be little controversy.

Alcaraz announced he is withdrawing. That injury, as I suspected, was more than just a little twitch. He pulled up from that match in a very quick fashion, as if something had really hurt.

How unfortunate... Fritz is in then, Hurkacz or Rune as the first alternate.

Also Nadal with an outside chance of ending the season as #1. He needs to make up 1,000 points.

UPDATED Leader board

2 ESP Rafael Nadal
Still has a chance for year-end No. 1
5820
3 GRE Stefanos Tsitsipas
Will move to 2nd in Race with Paris title
5350
4 NOR Casper Ruud
Falls to Musetti in R3
5020
5 RUS Daniil Medvedev
Upset by De Minaur in opener
4065
6 CAN Felix Auger-Aliassime
16-match win streak snapped by Rune in Paris SFs
3995
7 RUS Andrey Rublev
Falls to Rune in R3
3530
8 SRB Novak Djokovic
Qualified as 2022 Grand Slam champion
3080
9 USA Taylor Fritz
Turin hopes end with R2 loss to Simon
2955


1 ESP
Carlos Alcaraz
Withdraws from Turin with muscle tear
6820

There's a really nice pic on the Turin Finals web site but I can't get it as a .jpg

AND I figured it out.



It shows the updated field.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:59 pm There's a really nice pic on the Turin Finals web site but I can't get it as a .jpg

AND I figured it out.



It shows the updated field.

I like this so much better than every guy screaming and fist-pumping after winning a big point. At least this has some personality.

But at least two of those pictures can be captioned: "How did I get here?"

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 7:15 pm But at least two of those pictures can be captioned: "How did I get here?"

ti-amie wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:51 pm

It's pretty simple, isn't it? Wimbledon still counts as a Major - and winners of Majors (if they're in the top 20?) automatically qualify for the ATP Finals.
Whether that is the RIGHT way to do it or not can be questioned and discussed - but it seems pretty straightforward to me.

What bothers me is that the WTA doesn't do it the same way - thus Rybakina isn't playing in Texas this week. But I guess Rybakina isn't in the top 20 (but likely would be if her Wimbledon points counted). I'd prefer to see some consistency between the ATP and WTA on significant matters like this.

Any way you look at it, and whatever your opinion is on how it should be done... one thing is certain: Wimbledon screwed everything up by banning Russians and Belarusians.

Hard to see why Djokovic will not win this..court is quick, he is fresh, Nadal is not ready...etc...