week |44| ATP: Paris (+Q)

[Judio]

And now to really confuse everyone Monfils has now withdrawn.

As he was on the Original alternate list, he wont be debited with a 0

Can anyone confirm this ???

[smucav]

Monfils was accepted into the main draw & then withdrew so he receives a zero. (Only alternates who withdraw before they are accepted do not receive zeroes, i.e. Nadal at AMS Paris 2004).

2005 ATP Official Rulebook:

8.04 INDESIT ATP ENTRY RANKING (SINGLES)
A. The INDESIT ATP Entry Ranking (Singles) is based on calculating, for each player, his total points from the four Grand Slams, the nine ATP Masters Series Tournaments and the Tennis Masters Cup of the Entry Ranking period, and his best five results from all eligible Tournaments in the Entry Ranking period. For every Grand Slam or ATP Masters Series Tournament for which a player is not in the Main Draw, and was not (and, in the case of a Grand Slam, would not have been, had he and all other players entered) a Main Draw Direct Acceptance on the original Acceptance List, and never became a Main Draw Direct Acceptance, the number of his results from all other eligible Tournaments in the Entry Ranking period, that count for his ranking, is increased by one. Once a player is accepted in the Main Draw of one of these thirteen Tournaments, as a Direct Acceptance, a Qualifier, a Special Exempt or a Lucky Loser, or having accepted a Wild Card, his result in this Tournament shall count for his ranking, whether or not he participates.

[anttik]

Thanks Judio and smucav for your explanation.

[Guest]

For exemply, soderling, andreev or volandri didn't 0 points ?

[Judio]

For exemply, soderling, andreev or volandri didn't 0 points ?

That is Correct

They can now add an extra tournament in their Ranking