Cincinnati Erratum

Venus Williams withdrew before her first match, so I added five points to everyone who picked her. Here are the updated scores for Cincinnati, as well as the corrected overall standings.

Cincinnati

	ATP	WTA	Total
Daniel Menchik	55.6	33.0	88.6
Rob Clark	61.2	23.4	84.6
Kevin Sanikidze	67.2	10.4	77.6
Greg Burge	54.7	0.0	54.7
Diego Busch	24.8	23.9	48.7
Jeremy Freese	0.0	48.0	48.0
Chris Burge	36.8	0.0	36.8
Loretta Bass	19.4	14.0	33.4
Danny Kapovic	19.4	13.2	32.6
Amy Kroska	17.4	12.0	29.4
Cyrus Schleifer	17.4	12.0	29.4
Jeff Langlais	3.6	25.4	29.0
Andy Fullerton	15.8	9.0	24.8
Todd Peterson	15.8	0.0	15.8
Roberta Bell	1.6	13.6	15.2

Overall Standings

	Total	PB
Daniel Menchik	743.7	0.0
Greg Burge	655.9	87.8
Kevin Sanikidze	630.1	113.6
Danny Kapovic	613.4	130.3
Rob Clark	533.7	210.0
Amy Kroska	514.9	228.8
Cyrus Schleifer	500.6	243.1
Diego Busch	500.5	243.2
Andy Fullerton	446.0	297.7
Chris Burge	417.2	326.5
Jeff Langlais	400.8	342.9
Roberta Bell	358.2	385.5
Todd Peterson	338.2	405.5
Jeremy Freese	335.5	408.2
Loretta Bass	331.4	412.3

Updated Standings

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Okay, well, it looks like Daniel has a pretty strong grip on the lead here. With one event remaining, we're going to have to pull out all the stops. Huddle around, FTLers. Here's what you do if you want to win this thing. Just select eight Lone Wolf picks, and then have them all reach the semifinals of the US Open. Then you'll be on Easy Street. Speaking of which, the US Open starts next week. So get ready, everyone!

	Total	PB
Daniel Menchik	743.7	0.0
Greg Burge	655.9	87.8
Kevin Sanikidze	625.1	118.6
Danny Kapovic	613.4	130.3
Rob Clark	528.7	215.0
Amy Kroska	514.9	228.8
Cyrus Schleifer	500.6	243.1
Diego Busch	500.5	243.2
Andy Fullerton	446.0	297.7
Chris Burge	417.2	326.5
Jeff Langlais	395.8	347.9
Roberta Bell	358.2	385.5
Todd Peterson	338.2	405.5
Jeremy Freese	335.5	408.2
Loretta Bass	326.4	417.3

Cincinnati FINAL RESULTS

Congratulations again to Daniel Menchik, who prevails in Cincinnati! This is Daniel's third career FTL title, and second title this year alone. Daniel also smashes the all-time record for points scored at this tournament, with 88.6 points. How does he do it??? Steady play on both wings. Daniel picked all four finalists playing today: Djokovic and Federer on the men's side, as well as Bertens (Lone Wolf pick!) and Halep on the women's side. That's just too good!

	ATP	WTA	Total
Daniel Menchik	55.6	33.0	88.6
Rob Clark	61.2	18.4	79.6
Kevin Sanikidze	67.2	5.4	72.6
Greg Burge	54.7	0.0	54.7
Diego Busch	24.8	23.9	48.7
Jeremy Freese	0.0	48.0	48.0
Chris Burge	36.8	0.0	36.8
Danny Kapovic	19.4	13.2	32.6
Amy Kroska	17.4	12.0	29.4
Cyrus Schleifer	17.4	12.0	29.4
Loretta Bass	19.4	9.0	28.4
Andy Fullerton	15.8	9.0	24.8
Jeff Langlais	3.6	20.4	24.0
Todd Peterson	15.8	0.0	15.8
Roberta Bell	1.6	13.6	15.2

Behind the Scenes in Cincinnati

Thanks to Greg Burge, our intrepid FTL reporter, we've got the inside scoop on what's really going on in Cincinnati.

Nick Kyrgios and Andy Murray spotted at a nearby amusement park. Even here, Murray looks displeased.

Onto the practice courts, where Maestro and Murray draw big crowds.

And here's Kerber ready to smack a return winner!

Greg poses with Borna Coric after their best-of-5 exhibition match. Coric was so worn down that he went out early in the second round this week.

And, finally, here are the Burge brothers making the scene at the Western and Southern Open.

Canada *FINAL RESULTS* CORRECTION

Hi, everyone. I just learned that Del Potro withdrew before his first match, so I added five points to everyone who picked him. Here are the updated scores.

	ATP	WTA	Total
Cyrus Schleifer	58.0	16.8	74.8
Chris Burge	27.8	24.4	52.2
Andy Fullerton	27.8	24.4	52.2
Kevin Sanikidze	27.8	24.4	52.2
Loretta Bass	11.0	37.2	48.2
Danny Kapovic	19.2	26.8	46.0
Diego Busch	12.4	27.6	40.0
Roberta Bell	9.2	20.6	29.8
Todd Peterson	16.0	9.2	25.2
Amy Kroska	23.4	0.0	23.4
Daniel Menchik	11.8	4.2	16.0
Greg Burge	9.6	3.6	13.2
Rob Clark	2.0	5.0	7.0
Jeremy Freese	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jeff Langlais	0.0	0.0	0.0

Canada *FINAL RESULTS*

Behold the amazing Thunder Kittens! Cyrus Schleifer wins Canada, his first career FTL title. Thanks to his superb Lone Wolf pick of Stefanos Tsitsipas, Cyrus blows out the competition. This is the kind of late season push that all FTLers dream of. Can he keep the momentum going in Cincinnati? We'll find out soon enough because we start back up tomorrow! I'll send everyone's picks ASAP. Hopefully, by tomorrow night.

	ATP	WTA	Total
Cyrus Schleifer	58.0	16.8	74.8
Chris Burge	22.8	24.4	47.2
Andy Fullerton	22.8	24.4	47.2
Kevin Sanikidze	22.8	24.4	47.2
Danny Kapovic	19.2	26.8	46.0
Loretta Bass	6.0	37.2	43.2
Diego Busch	12.4	27.6	40.0
Roberta Bell	9.2	20.6	29.8
Todd Peterson	16.0	9.2	25.2
Amy Kroska	18.4	0.0	18.4
Greg Burge	9.6	3.6	13.2
Daniel Menchik	6.8	4.2	11.0
Rob Clark	2.0	5.0	7.0
Jeremy Freese	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jeff Langlais	0.0	0.0	0.0

Three Events Remaining!

Welcome back, FTLers. It's time to make that one final push. Time to dig deep. Deeper than you've ever pushed yourself before. We've got three events remaining, all of which are part of the North American summer hard court swing. We begin with our final back-to-back, the Rogers Cup in Canada (men in Toronto, women in Montreal), followed immediately by the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati. Then we get a week off before our final event (and our final major tournament), the US Open in New York.

I'll send the main draws for Canada as soon as they become available (probably Friday or Saturday).

***Your picks will be due on Sunday, August 5th, at 9pm (Central).***

World Cup Challenge Prize Revealed

Just wanted to follow up real quick on the previous thread regarding the World Cup Challenge prize scandal. Here is a photo of the prize that Anne and Joe selected. WCCers, I'm proud to present the official 2018 World Cup Challenge Trophy Glasses:

Updated Standings

Now it's time to look at the updated standings. And there's Daniel Menchik, quietly going about his business of being world #1. His 2nd place finish at Wimbledon may have flown under the radar. But he now has a triple-digit lead over everyone except Greg.

Okay, FTLers. It's crunch time. One last chance to regroup. And then it's on to the summer hard court events. Our second North American swing takes us to Canada, Cincinnati, and the US Open. That's it. Three events remaining! See you all next month.

	Total	PB
Daniel Menchik	639.1	0.0
Greg Burge	588.0	51.1
Danny Kapovic	534.8	104.3
Kevin Sanikidze	500.3	138.8
Amy Kroska	462.1	177.0
Rob Clark	442.1	197.0
Diego Busch	411.8	227.3
Cyrus Schleifer	396.4	242.7
Jeff Langlais	371.8	267.3
Andy Fullerton	369.0	270.1
Chris Burge	328.2	310.9
Roberta Bell	313.2	325.9
Todd Peterson	297.2	341.9
Jeremy Freese	287.5	351.6
Loretta Bass	249.8	389.3

Wimbledon *Final Results*

This has been quite an historic fortnight for Greg Burge. Greg successfully defends his Wimbledon title (no one has ever defended a title before in FTL history). Greg wins his 5th career FTL title, tying him with his brother for the most all-time. Greg wins his 3rd career major FTL title, which makes him the all-time leader in that category. And, in doing all this, Greg shatters the record for most points scored in an FTL event, scoring 238.6 points. He scored more than 100 points for both the men and women each (strong play from both wings!), which no one has ever done before. Let's all give a standing ovation for Greg. Yes, rise out of your chairs, everyone. This is a day that will live forever in FTL history.

	ATP	WTA	Total
Greg Burge	118.6	120.0	238.6
Daniel Menchik	112.0	96.0	208.0
Danny Kapovic	26.8	168.0	194.8
Cyrus Schleifer	94.0	96.0	190.0
Kevin Sanikidze	18.8	120.0	138.8
Andy Fullerton	40.0	96.0	136.0
Todd Peterson	58.4	72.0	130.4
Rob Clark	106.0	0.0	106.0
Amy Kroska	104.4	0.0	104.4
Diego Busch	54.8	48.0	102.8
Jeff Langlais	53.6	24.0	77.6
Chris Burge	50.4	0.0	50.4
Roberta Bell	33.6	0.0	33.6
Loretta Bass	22.4	0.0	22.4
Jeremy Freese	22.4	0.0	22.4