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The Official WTA & ATP Tour Wrap for Week of 21 October plus the TRUE data-driven Player Rankings

This is episode 127 of ⁠⁠Beyond Top 10 Tennis⁠⁠ as we come LIVE to you from ⁠⁠AM8 International⁠⁠ with the latest Rankings & Results on the WTA and ATP tours with [NEW] insights shared. From ⁠⁠Top 10⁠⁠ Rankings to the Results of the past week that have set them in motion, we review all ⁠⁠key⁠⁠ matches and ⁠⁠key⁠⁠ players from last week’s (& those still in-action this week) tournaments on the WTA tour: the Japan Open & the Ningbo Open plus this week’s Guangzhou Open (China), Pan Pacific Open (Japan) & Abierto Tampico (Mexico); followed by last week on the ATP tour: the Almaty Open, Nordic Open & European Open plus this week’s Erste Bank Open (Austria) & Swiss Indoors (Switzerland). 

This week’s episode kicks off with Dr Berge sharing some additional data around Player ‘true’ Rankings, Rest Periods and the ’Science’ behind ‘true’ Top 5 rankings with “The Secret to Optimal Coaching Success” forming the initial foundations. Dr Berge also shares exclusive insights from her next release followed by all weekly results and rankings.

The Video for episode 127 is available on both Spotify & YouTube whilst remaining available wherever you enjoy listening. ⁠⁠Key⁠⁠ Players this week include Lamens (W), Birrell (R/u), Kasatkina (W), M. Andreeva (R/u), Khachanov (W), Diallo (R/u), Paul (W), Dimitrov (R/u), Bautista Agut (W) & Lehecka (R/u).

Tune in to Beyond Top 10 Tennis and jump to Episode #127 to learn more.

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The Top 8 of the Wimbledon Championships and how the Top 10 Tennis Rankings once again are not the whole Truth

It’s not too wild to share that the anticipated Wimbledon final 8 were not necessarily synonymous with current rankings and performance projections. After all, whilst 75% of WTA tour players were seeded and the remaining 25% surprise-packets, only 25% of these players collectively held a ranking inside the Top 10. On that merit, 75% of these players were not anticipated to progress to the Final 8 whereby simple dedication the Top 8 players should be left standing. But that rarely happens. And on this point alone is cause for concern — why a player’s ability to uphold their level of play throughout a given season is so problematic when they’re ranked inside the Top 10. The good news is that this isn’t always the case, but given 50% of Top 10 players prior to these Championships were not aligned with their respective ranking i.e. their level of play, this really underscores why only 25% of players were inside the Top 10 and when it came down to the Final 4, sure the respective 25% came through to make it look a little more substantial with 50% holding this key ranking range. Yet, the final delivered another 50% metric…

To read the full article please consider supporting my work through my new Book (pending release late 2024) that incorporates a variety of my writing — Dr Berge

To learn more about our data, predictive analytics and how to optimise your own performance, head on over to AM8 International. To learn more about AM8 International check out our selection of Books and/or options to join Dr B’s Pack to gain exclusive access to the best in the world. Not quite ready? Head on over to Beyond Top 10 Tennis for free access to 100+ episodes directly from Dr Berge of what it really takes to win multiple Grand Slams to securing that Top 10 tennis ranking with new episodes each week. More? Catch up on our Tips over on TikTokTwitterThreads or Instagram for quick snippets to apply in your game, today. 

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Top 10 [Tennis] Rankings Corrections and how the 2024 Wimbledon Championships tightened the Top 5 Players on both the WTA and ATP tours

Over the past near 21 days the unfolding of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships has taken place from the lead up to the aftermath and with equally polarising results and yet still those players that are compounded by the data and how the past season has continued to unfold has been cause for a much needed realignment. A cautionary tale here is in respect to being mindful of the past season — 12 months until now, as if we only consider the current season and how the results have unfolded, then there’s a significant gap between the anticipated and what has more recently unfolded.

The beginning of the Championships noted the respective seedings take place on the Women’s and Men’s sides of the draw, as is typical, but what’s interesting here is in fact how the pending reshuffle of the rankings on both the WTA and ATP tours has been widely discussed on Beyond Top 10 Tennis this season with 50% of current Top 10 players not correlating with their ranking…

To read the full article please consider supporting my work through my new Book (pending release late 2024) that incorporates a variety of my writing — Dr Berge

To learn more about our data, predictive analytics and how to optimise your own performance, head on over to AM8 International. To learn more about AM8 International check out our selection of Books and/or options to join Dr B’s Pack to gain exclusive access to the best in the world. Not quite ready? Head on over to Beyond Top 10 Tennis for free access to 100+ episodes directly from Dr Berge of what it really takes to win multiple Grand Slams to securing that Top 10 tennis ranking with new episodes each week. More? Catch up on our Tips over on TikTokTwitterThreads or Instagram for quick snippets to apply in your game, today. 

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Special Edition: 2024 Wimbledon Championships — Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals & Finals [TENNIS] Player Insights & Results

This is episode 106 of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beyond Top 10 Tennis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as we come LIVE to you from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AM8 International⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals & Finals of the ⁠2024 Wimbledon Championships⁠ with all Women’s and Men’s matches discussed. The Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals & Championship Match of the Women’s and Men’s draw are in action across Days 9 through 14 as all matches come to a close with notable ⁠Top 10⁠ Insights. The Video for episode 106 is available on both Spotify & YouTube whilst remaining available wherever you enjoy listening. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Key ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Players across the Final Days include the [NEW] Wimbledon Champions: Krejcikova & Alcaraz, the Wimbledon Finalists: Paolini & Djokovic, plusfirst time Semi-Finalists Vekic & Musetti.

Tune in to Beyond Top 10 Tennis and jump to Episode #106 to learn more.

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Special Edition: 2024 Wimbledon Championships Days 7 & 8 [TENNIS] Player Insights & Results

This is episode 105 of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beyond Top 10 Tennis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as we come LIVE to you from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AM8 International⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Days 7 & 8 of the ⁠2024 Wimbledon Championships⁠ with all Women’s and Men’s Days 7 & 8 matches discussed. The Round of 16 of the Women’s draw plus the Round of 16 of the Men’s draw are in action across Days 7 & 8 as all Round of 16 matches come to a close with notable ⁠Top 10⁠ Insights plus all Quarter-Final encounters are reviewed! The Video for episode 105 is available on both Spotify & YouTube whilst remaining available wherever you enjoy listening. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Key ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Players on Days 7 & 8 include Grand Slam Champions Ostapenko, Krejcikova, Rybakina, Djokovic, Sinner, Alcaraz, Medvedev plus Paolini, Svitolina, Navarro, Vekic, Sun, De Minaur, Fritz, Paul & Musetti whilst notable exits include Gauff, Raducanu, Keys, Dimitrov, Shelton & Zverev.

Tune in to Beyond Top 10 Tennis and jump to Episode #105 to learn more.