The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Tennis: Osaka wins but is # 2, rankings distorted by Covid

2021-02-23T16:19:33.951Z


Ashleigh Barty can't help it. The Australian continues to be number one in the world rankings despite not playing since February 2020, while Naomi Osaka, who in the meantime has won two Grand Slams (US Open and Australian Open), is still second. (HANDLE)


(ANSA) - ROME, FEBRUARY 23 - Ashleigh Barty can't do anything about it.


   The Australian continues to be number one in the world rankings despite not playing since February 2020, while NaomiOsaka, who in the meantime has won two Grand Slams (US Open and AustralianOpen), is still second.

There is such a huge gap between her (7835 points) and Barty (9186) that Osaka could only jump if she wins a third Grand Slam tournament.

It is the result - writes the Suddeutsche Zeitung in its online edition - of the new "window" of validity of the ranking extended to 22 months, to meet the players unable to travel around the world due to a pandemic.

Players can choose their best 18 outcomes from the events played in that time frame.

And so, the systems that determine the rankings of world tennis were already very complicated, but now they have taken a deformation: the strongest, the best, those who win the most are penalized.


   And those who play less stay on top.


    The tennis industry - according to the German newspaper - is gradually realizing that this is a problematic situation.

The fact of the matter is: the longer the pandemic lasts, the more distortions there will be in the rankings.

Barty, who won four titles including the French Open in 2019, benefits like no other from this system, which in theory should have generated more justice.

Roger Federer, who last played a year ago, is still fifth in the ATP rankings.

Angelique Kerber, for example, with the pre-pandemic value system would be number 77, today it is 26 / a.

Naomi Osaka, the Suddeutsche Zeitung points out, is the most striking example of all this.

(HANDLE).


Source: ansa

All life articles on 2021-02-23

You may like

Sports 2024-03-24T05:07:34.566Z

Trends 24h

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.