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(first I've seen a tale search beyond the winner's share of position factors. Every thing isn't increasing for Slams and Masters Series, its just likely to double for a name) Radical changes to ATP ratings? Ben Tebbutt, October 27, 2008 at 3:07 PM EDT Some football followers have noticed that ATP Tour authorities have chose to rename the eight elite Masters Series competitions (such as the men's Rogers Cup) the "Masters 1000" events from 2009. The amount of position points given to the champion of Masters Series competitions has been doubled from 500 to 1,000, to warrant getting the "1000" in the name. To be able to wthhold the percentage with Grand Slam champions points, these will even increase - from 1000 to 2000 points. Everybody else thought this apparently simple doubling of factors could occur through the entire process, from the mega-bucks Grand Slams down seriously to the lowly, entry-level $10,000 Futures competitions. But that's false. While the champions of the Grand Slams and Masters Series activities may get two times as many points, next there's a large drop-off. For instance, the finalist at a Grand Slam this season obtained 700 points, which will be 1,400 when it was doubled. However the finalists next year can get 1,200, only an 85 percent increase. The rates drop from there. A person who reaches the round of 16 will get 200 points next year, only a 20 percent increase within the 160 he got in 2008. Likewise, percentage increases will also be lower in the ATP 500 and ATP 250 level activities. However the true scandal is in the minor leagues. Up-and-comers attempting to climb the ladder in Challenger and Futures activities might find large (de facto) decreases in the amount of factors open to them. While fewer points will be actually got by players losing in rounds before the final, in a few cases, this season than they received, the champions of Challenger and Futures activities will just see in regards to a 20 percent increase in points. It's likely to be a lot more problematic for players on just how around achieve the ratings needed seriously to enter Grand Slams and Masters 1000s, particularly when they've to attempt to dislodge players on the primary trip who'll be taking advantage of substantial "points inflation" last year. A big difference will be made by it, particularly to people rated away from top 100 or 150. And it's incredible these changes have gotten to date without much remark from the general account of the ATP. The ATP's pc ratings, launched in 1973, are the very basis for the men's game and determine access to competitions and the seedings when people are in the activities. Most people, still busy attempting to end this year on a great notice, seem to not have looked carefully enough at the position points desk for next year to actually understand the importance of the redistribution. Actually Roger Federer, who keeps up with the tour's politics and is the new leader of the ATP Players Council, isn't that familiar with the factors change. Answering an issue from Match Tough (via a Swiss correspondent a week ago in Basel) about the redistribution at the Grand Slam and Masters Series degree, he said, "To be honest, I've heard about it, but it hasn't been studyed by me. I suppose it'll perhaps not create a large difference." Complete story: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...Story/WBTennis