When Harri Heliövaara Less than a month ago, he won the Australian Open Fourth Championship, and he also rose to the hardest ranking of his career.
The name of Heliövaara is currently in fourth place, 20 points for its pair Henry Pattenia after.
When a couple of years in April, a year -to -day heaven is full, Heliövaara’s level with Heliövaara, but for ranking reasons, the Finn rises past their British pair. Patten played two tournaments in June without Heliövaara.
The victory of the Grand Slam race and getting to the top in the rankings were the main goals of Heliövaara at the time of this season.
When they were filled in January, the end of the year had to be set in a new position.
– Now, the goals are being laid above. My rankings are currently fourth, with three friends ahead. Yes, they should be over, Heliövaara nails.
The ATP Ranking list operates on the following principles: There are ranking points for each tournament for players. The bigger the tournament, the more points are available. The score is valid for one year.
In practice, this means that players defend the points they earned every week the previous year. If you succeed better than the previous year, the score will increase. If you succeed worse, the score will decrease.
During the spring, Heliövaara has a very realistic opportunity to get to the top of the ranking list.
The starting point is excellent as he and Patten have the top pair of the moment in the spring months, Marcelo to Areva and To Mate Paviccompared to clearly fewer points to defend.
In May-June, the French Open Areva and Pavic are dominant masters, which means they have a 2,000-point pot out of date. The corresponding score in Heliövaara and Patten in French openings is only 180, so by then it would be a shock.
The graphics below illustrate the ranking points defended during the spring and early summer. There is little difference in March-April, but in May-June, Arevo and Pavic have a huge number of points in relation to Heliövaara and Patten.
– We honestly have an insanely good situation. During the spring, we and Henry do not drop hard. Areva and Pavic defend victory in France. If we play just as well, then we will pass.
Of course, other pairs may come back to the fight at the top of the rankings, but in any case, Heliövaara and Patten are strong.
The situation even looks so good that Heliövaara thinks she is just number one.
– I would be disappointed if it didn’t happen during the spring. Hopefully, in a couple of months, you can then take an interview with the fact that this goal is suddenly fulfilled.
After the French Open, the setting turns in the opposite direction for the ranking points, as Wimbledon has Heliövaara and Patten’s turn to defend the championship.
Career continues (and ends?) To the Los Angeles Olympics
If Heliövaara rises to the top of the doubles, he becomes another Finn who has reached there. Henri Kontinen held the top spot in the list in 2017.
If success is measured in the number of Grand Slam championships, Heliövaara is now ahead of Kontinen. Of course, Kontinen, who won a total of 24 tournaments, has a tougher merit list.
But which one is Finland’s all -time four player? Heliövaara has a clear view.
– If I played it against Henri Kont, who was number one in the world, I wouldn’t do it. He was a better player then than me.
Then a witty smile appears on Heliövaara’s face.
– But maybe I’m more tough and energetic, and a better vent. Then I do the result, Heliövaara grins.
When Heliövaara, who had finished her career once once, returned to a racing tennis, and inspired by Kontinen, she began to create a career as a double -game specialist, first and foremost, the dream of the Olympics was ignited.
However, the Tokyo Games were not experienced, as did Paris. Now the Olympic start is at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. If Heliövaara gets there, he will make his debut at the age of 39.
– Yes, it’s a man’s age. However, I would see that the Olympics have always been one of the biggest goals for me. It has been so close a couple of times that I wouldn’t want to quit until it is filled.
In the end, both Tokyo and Paris races were missed by Heliövaara largely because he had no playmate.
Kontinen’s career was already fading as the Tokyo Games were approach Emil Rose Mountain In turn, he withdrew from the Games.
Heliövaara does not know bitterness, but hunger and enthusiasm for the race is enough. The Los Angeles Olympics could also serve as a play career.
– Not everything can be written in advance, and it may be that the journey there to the Olympics is, after all, more important than participating.
– But it would fill in so many boxes in my career that it would be a natural place to move on to other things in life if I could play through this tennis game.