Has the 2010 season ended? No, not yet. There are fierce battles still ahead. The race is more for the immediate future as well as for the long term future. It is a circular track where the four mile stones are the Grand Slams placed at equidistant points on the track. ATP masters events do confer glory, but Grand Slams separate greats from the greatests. ATP World Tour finals is the next thing after Grand Slams and players do seem motivated to get their names on it.
ATP World Tour Finals Championship is one thing missing in Rafa’s kitty. Can he win London WT Finals? Yes, he can, he is the most successful player of 2010. What is his motivation? He has not won it, just as he had not won U.S Open earlier. Roger has won it four times. Will Rafa win it? Not definite, law of averages exists, not only for him, but for everybody. One predictable thing IMO is that Roger would do every thing at his disposal to avoid a show down with Rafa in Australian Open before finals. This could be his motivation to do well in the remaining tournaments, to avoid being relegated to number three position. Andy might like to be in Rafa’s half at Australian Open, but there is little in his hands. Its going to be the fight between Roger and Djokovic, which Andy can, but watch from the sidelines.
It is also a fight between the top two and the next two for 2011. Rafa-Roger duopoly has already destroyed careers of many. Quite a few talents have perished without blossoming into greatness. Roger is more to blame ( or credit ) for this than Rafa. Quite a few talents have peaked without multiple Grand Slam titles to their names. This had not happened in the era of Connors, Borg and McEnroe. Martina - Evert duopoly has a closer resemblance. But it appears that 2011 will turn out to be a path breaker. The next two might break out from the stranglehold of the top two.
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