The table's updated. Tim advances to 53rd (only 2 up on the week so far)

Becker  also advances

Safin & Monaco  go out.

Here's the updated possibilities:

If Tim Wins in Tokyo, he can jump 21 placesfrom 53rd up to 34th. No One  could overtake.

If Tim reaches the Finals, he can jump 14 places to 39th. Threats are: Melzer(needs to reach the Final,Metz), Clement, Fish(must Win, Metz). A max of two can overtake. Worst case is then up 12 to 41st.

If Tim reaches the Semis, he can jump 9 places to 46th. Threats are: Melzer(S, Metz), Lee (S, Tokyo), Clement, Fish (both F, Metz), Serra(W, Metz).  A max of three can overtake, giving a worst case of up 6 to 43rd.

If Tim loses in the Quarters, today, the threats are: Clement, Fish (both S, Metz), Serra(F, Metz), Gicquel(W, Metz), Becker(W, Tokyo). 4 can overtake, so worst case is dropping back to 57th.

Pins into Melzer, Lee, Clement & Fish!!!

Edit:updated for Becker & Monaco

-- Edited by RobC at 08:06, 2006-10-06

Serra's  out in Metz, knocked out by Gicquel.

-- Edited by RobC at 14:21, 2006-10-06

Tim won!

He's level on points with Melzer - does he go above or below in that case?

RobC wrote:

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It's now 1 set all between Fish & Melzer: Come on Mardy!!

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Grrrrrr. Melzer  wins, and Tim's back down to 48th.  Just Clement (vs Grosjean) to go today.

the table's from before Melzer got to the semis in Metz - 75 points, giving a total of 805, & knocking Tim back down one. I'll update again when they've finished in Metz & Mons for the day

That's all the results from Metz in. the table's updated.

Tim, Melzer, Lee, Becker and Gicquel  advance

Clement, Fish, Serra, Rochus and Monaco go out.

Which means:

If Tim Wins in Tokyo, he jumps 14 places from 48th up to 34th. No One could overtake.

If Tim reaches the Finals, he can jump 9 places to 39th. Threats are: Melzer(needs to reach the Final,Metz). Worst case is then up 8 to 40th.

If Tim loses to Lee in the Semis,  he stays at 48th. Threats are:  Becker (needs to win in Tokyo). Worst case is down 1 to 49th.

 So pins into Lee (of course) and  Melzer and Becker

-- Edited by RobC at 20:42, 2006-10-06

Melzer-Gicquel will be an interesting one: Melzer has had the better results so far in Metz, he beat Safin in 3 sets in rd2. However, when they played in New Haven this year, Gicquel won 1-6, 6-4, 6-3.