Janik, you've explained before on here how there's some kind of time lag for points from ITF level events to get credited in the ATP's official ranking lists. Could you remind me of the details if you have mo please?
Also, what do you think of that time lag? I'd vaguely imagined that it's for the administrative convenience of the ranking list compilers, to cope with the volume of results at ITF levels, affecting hundreds of ranked players. But surely in this age of software that would no longer be a reasonable excuse for such delay? Or is there some other reason for it?
I don't mean to be too critical of the ATP, mind. One thing they do brilliantly is disclosure of ranking info in extremely user-friendly form on their website, including detailed historical stuff and brilliant functionality for extracting info of different kinds and in different formats for different purposes. It's a shame that the WTA's website is absolutely nowhere near as good in terms of disclosure and presentation of ranking info.
Also, what do you think of that time lag? I'd vaguely imagined that it's for the administrative convenience of the ranking list compilers, to cope with the volume of results at ITF levels, affecting hundreds of ranked players. But surely in this age of software that would no longer be a reasonable excuse for such delay? Or is there some other reason for it?
I don't mean to be too critical of the ATP, mind. One thing they do brilliantly is disclosure of ranking info in extremely user-friendly form on their website, including detailed historical stuff and brilliant functionality for extracting info of different kinds and in different formats for different purposes. It's a shame that the WTA's website is absolutely nowhere near as good in terms of disclosure and presentation of ranking info.
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