In modern tennis, the best tennis playeryear is called an athlete, who by the end of the season was able to take the first place in the rating of the APR. Although there is no bonus money for this, nevertheless every tennis player dreams about the first line in this confrontation. What is the ATP rating?
The system of calculating APR points in men's tennis
If we talk about the system of scoring, thenThe ATP rating consists of two tables at the beginning of each year, which become identical at the end of the season. What is the essence of counting? In one table the points scored by a tennis player during a calendar year are summed up. This table has the name "Champion race ATP". Accordingly, at the beginning of the season it is reset. The second table has the name "Rating 52 weeks ATP", and at the beginning of the year it represents the sum of points of each tennis player recruited for the last season. This ATP rating may look something like this.
During the season in the "Championship race ATP" pointsThey are constantly added according to the points scored in the men's tennis tour. And in the "52 week ATP Ranking" after each tournament, the points received in the previous year are deducted from the rating, and points scored at this tournament this season are added. Thus, by the end of the year, the tables have become the same.
Intrigue in determining the leader of the rating at the end of 2016
In early 2016, it seemed to everyone that the ATR ratingin respect of the leader will not change, so great was Novak Djokovic's gap in relation to other tennis players. Even in the middle of the season, after winning two "Grand Slams" in a row, the leadership only became stronger. But then Novak Djokovic started a decline, as a result of the final tournament, he lost leadership, losing to Andy Murray. And now the main intrigue of the final tournament is the question of whether Andy will be able to retain his leadership or will be just a "Caliph for an hour"? The best players of this year before the start of the final tournament made such a photo.
Leaders of the women's rating WTA
Способ подсчета очков в мужском и женском туре the same, since the game is the same - tennis. Rating ATR and BTA - what is their difference? Only in the results and surnames of athletes. However, unlike the men's tour, in the women's intrigue died in early autumn, as the leader of the season, Serena Williams stopped fighting for first place and did not compete at the end of the year. Therefore, seized the lead Angelica Kerber calmly finished the season in the first place. And all the fans are looking forward to next year, hoping to resume intrigue.