 Welcome back to Tennis Talk, my name's Cam Williams and with the new season fast approaching only a couple of days away We're gonna go through the predictions for the top 10, but by the men and the women's rankings next year So this time next year we'll see how many we got right or how many we got wrong Let me know down in the comments below what your top 10 for this time next year is gonna look like we're gonna start With the WTA though, which is probably the harder of the two because the WTA is so random Let's go to who I put it number 10 in the world this time next year So for the number 10 spot I put Maria Sarkary now She's currently number six in the world and she had a very impressive 2021 But I just feel like she's gonna have a bit of a backslide in 2022 because she has a lot of points to defend However, she does have points to gain at tournaments like Wimbledon where she only made the second round this year the Rome open and Indian Well, so she can make points up at some big events like those but the points that she could lose are the French open where she Made the semi-final this year and the US Open where she also made the same stage and of course the WTA finals But she made the semi-final there as well So some big points there over the course of the year as well So he's gonna back up a lot of big results over a bunch of different tournaments throughout the year So she needs to be very consistent and I feel like it's gonna be a little bit tough for her So I think she's gonna drop down number 10. So Maria Sarkary at number 10 Look I said she's gonna have a bit of a backslide She has a lot of big results to kind of back up I guess so I think she's gonna struggle this year Let's go look at who I put in number nine and number nine might be a little bit of a surprise because you guys know That with these predictions I like to put in a little bit of a wild card prediction And I put Layla Fernandez at number nine feel like her upside and her potential is so so big And we of course saw that at the US Open this year She has points to gain at places like the Australian Open where you know, she could replicate what she did at the US Open We know that hardcourt seemed to be her best surface Wimbledon also where she lost in the first round She could also make points there and the Miami Open however She does have points to lose at that US Open She's got 1,300 points from making the final last year Also, she won the Monterrey Open in Mexico where she's got a 250 points to back up and she also made the final of Acapulco So she's got some massive results, especially that US Open. That's really what's holding her ranking up at the moment But I feel like she's got so much potential and she showed that she could beat anybody on their day So Fernandez at number nine some of you might not like that one some of you might think yeah She should be higher. She definitely showed a lot of potential of course at the US Open I just feel like she's on the brink of something even more special in 2022. So she's my number nine pick Let's go to the number eight. So coming in at number eight I've put Barbara Krijakova who is the current French Open champion She's currently number five in the world, but I just feel like the last couple of months She's dropped down the ranks. She went from number three to number five towards the end of the season And I feel like she's gonna drop down even further now She has a lot of potential though. She can make points at the Australian Open She only made the second round Miami Open and also the Madrid Open where she lost in the early round So she has a lot of points up for grabs in the first part of the season But the French Open that is where she could lose a lot of points Of course 2000 points for winning the French Open also the Dubai final which she made at the start of the year this year And also the US Open quarterfinals So if she doesn't do well the French Open this year And which I feel like there's a lot of players that are really going to be competing for that French Open It's a very random slam. She doesn't make the quarterfinals or better She's gonna drop down the ranks anyway. So Krijakova dropping down to number eight Some of you might have kicked her out of the top 10 because of that French Open being so heavily reliant on that points I think she's still good enough to make up her points at other tournaments like the Australian Open The US Open the Wimbledon tournament where she lost to Bardi at Wimbledon, you know She can definitely play on all surfaces. So we'll see what happens, but the French Open is gonna be a big one Let's go check out who I put at number seven So number seven again might be a little bit of a surprise for most of you But I put Muga Ruta at number seven so she's dropped down the ranks if we talking about this time next year She's ranked currently at number three in the world. She does have a lot of upside though She's got the French Open where she only made the first round this year Indian Wells and also the Madrid Open Which she didn't place she's got a lot of points that she can make up in the second quarter of the season But the big ones that she has to defend of course the WTA finals where she won them this year Also the Australian Open final last year She has a lot of points that she has to defend from the Australian Open final in 2020 But she she lost a cannon in that final So there's a lot of points that she could lose early in the season and also the Dubai Open which she won back in March So there's a couple of big results there, especially that Australian Open for 2020 If she doesn't have a good Australian Open this year, she's gonna drop down the ranks anyway So it's gonna be tough for Muga Ruta. So Muga Ruta I put her at number seven just because I just don't know if she can back up what she did at the WTA finals this year And of course, there's Australian Open points from last year That's very dope. It's very dicey because she's got to defend those points Even though she only made the quarter finals in this year's tournament So that could be a bit of an interesting there to see what she does with that Australian Open But we'll see what happens. Let's go to number six. So at number six I've put Igor Shriyantek So she actually made number four in the world this year But she has a lot of upside the Miami Open the Cincinnati Open and the Canada Open I feel like she could make a lot of points on that on the American hard court season now She has played well on all surfaces. She's one junior Wimbledon She of course won the French Open. She's made the fourth round of every single slam so far in her career as well So surface is not a problem. It's just location So she has a lot of points she can make up in North America Now the points that she could lose which is very dangerous here is mainly during the clay court season the Rome Open She has 900 points to defend from this year's tournament winning that the French Open as well the quarter finals from this year And of course the WTA finals she made 500 points there So she's gonna have to qualify for the WTA finals to save those points, of course But I think she can do it and I think she's gonna go up the rankings this year. She could be higher It was very hard not to put her up at number four or three Because I feel like she could have a really good year in 2022 But I put her number six and be a little bit more conservative So it's fianceing number six some of you might have put her higher this time last year I didn't even put her in the top ten and there was a lot of comments about why I didn't put her in That was my bad this time I put her up a little bit higher But you guys might think she should be number two or number three. I think number six I'm gonna say stay safe with that one. Let's go to number five So number five, I put a player that has a very good record Especially towards the end of the season and that controversy now the reason why I put her up so high at number five I know she's currently number seven But I put her up at number five because the majors she didn't do well at the majors this year She lost in the third round of the US Open and the French Open So she has no points really to defend those two tournaments and she lost in the first round of Wimbledon So I feel like if she does well at a slam even if she just makes a quarter final semi-final Which I think a lot of us think she could do next year I feel like she's ranking her ranking is gonna stay in the top 10 and maybe even go higher But she has a lot of points to defend at the second half of the season Of course, she got to the WTA final of the finals where she lost to Muga Ruta She's got 955 points to defend there She's also got points to defend at the Estrava Open and the Moscow Open which she won back to back Leading into the finals so that last October to November Schedule for her is gonna be very tough So she's gonna have to make up a lot of points at the start of the year So she can back up at the end of the year and maybe not have to rely on those points so much So net contemplated number five some of you probably would have put her higher Maybe some of you put her lower But I feel like this is about where she should be especially because she's got such an upside at the slams She makes a semi-final at a slam or two. She's gonna be up number three or number two So she's got a lot of upside especially the first half of the season and of course like I said at the slams Let's go have a look at who I put it number four in the ranks So at number four in the ranks again might be a little bit of a surprise But I put Polo Bodosa at number four. I feel like she's got a massive upside kind of like Contivate they're both around the same ranking at the moment I feel like they could take the next step and go up the rankings even further in 2022 the Oz Open and the US Open She only made the second round so straight away there We know hard court is a very good surface for her She won Indian Wells of course last year and she played well at the WTF finals The Oz Open and the US Open a lot of points up for grabs and the Rome Open She didn't even play the Rome Open and she is pretty good on clay as well We've seen that the slower surfaces seem to be her favorite and of course the points to lose Indian Wells being the big one She's got a thousand points to lose if she doesn't back that up now Indian Wells will be in March So it's gonna be tough to see if she can back that up early in the season Of course the WTA finals are making the semi-finals there a lot of points up for grabs a lot of points to defend There and of course the French Open quarter-final as well But I just see her upside and I feel like the second half of the season through Indian Wells and all the way to the WTA Finals, we just saw the best of Bedossa and we saw how good she could be and how much potential she has So I think everything's starting to click for Bedossa so Bedossa at four and like I said She's got a lot of upside especially those two majors the Australian Open and the US Open if she can get Somehow get to the semi-finals and maybe back up her Indian Wells performance Then she can probably play the clay court season with a little bit less pressure I guess because her ranking is very reliant on that one result I think she's gonna be fine, and I'll put her at number four actually got her winning the French Open All right Let's go have a look at who I have at number three in the world this time next year So the number three player now this one might be a big shock It's probably not as big a shock as Fernandez, but still a lot of you might not agree with this one I've got Naomi Osaka at number three I think Naomi Osaka if she plays a full season She's definitely still one of the best players in the world She's got lots of points up for grabs She can win points at Indian Wells, but she didn't play this year Wimbledon that she didn't play this year and the China Open which was cancelled Of course, we might not get it next year, but if we get it next year It's a tournament she's done well at before and the points to lose The only problem is the start of the season is gonna be very tough for Osaka She's gonna have to defend the Australian Open where she's got 2,000 points up for grabs The Miami Open where she made the quarter-finals as well and the Melbourne Trophy Which is a tournament at the start of the year so that sort of January to March period She's got a very, she's got a lot of points up for grabs and she needs to defend them as best she can So Naomi Osaka got her up at number three A lot of you probably thinking why is she up so high or maybe some of you are putting her at number one in the world this time next year Like I said, maybe Bardi has something to say about it But I feel like Osaka is the best player on the planet when she plays her best and when she plays a full season Let's go have a look at who I put at number two in the world for this time next year So number two might be a little bit of surprise I put Ash Bardi at number two now. I made the mistake this time last year of saying that Bardi is gonna drop down the ranking She's not gonna be able to back up her results and she proved me wrong and then some she's well and truly the best player in the world Right now and she's got some points for up for grabs at some key tournaments didn't play Indian Wells Which you get a chance to play in March also didn't play the WTA finals So she does qualify in the WTA finals next year. She could have a very good tournament there She was the defending champion two years ago and the China open a tournament She's played well out before as well So if we do get the China open then that could be a result that she could get but the points that she has to lose This is where it gets real tricky Wimbledon 2000 points. She has to back that up She's got a backup in the Miami open which is happening in March and the Cincinnati open Which is happening before the US Open at the end of the season So she's got a lot of points up for grabs to over a bunch of different tournaments throughout the whole year And there's a lot of players seemingly wanting to to dethrone Barty so Ash Barty She's currently number one in the world, but she I think she's gonna drop down in number two I just feel like a lot of points to save a lot of tournaments to defend that might be a struggle for her Especially when we've got players like Osaka coming back players getting around her are getting better and better Sabalenka being one of those let's go to the number one speaking of Sabalenka Let's go to the number one player in the world this time next year to the number one player this time next year I believe it's going to be arena Sabalenka now Sabalenka. She could be number one in the world next year She could be number 100 in the world. She is very very Tricky to predict at times She's got points to make up at the French open the Rome open and also Indian Wells where she didn't play this year because of She got COVID so a lot of points up for grabs now She can play on clay French open and the Rome open She could make a lot of points up there and of course Indian Wells now She has points to lose in the Madrid open, which is a clay court tournament So she has played well and clay at the past so the Madrid open Wimbledon semi-final and the US Open semi-final. So those two semi-finals are a little bit tricky You know, she's gonna have to do well there But if she can do well there and if she can win a slam next year, which I believe she will I think that she could definitely Make her way up to number one in the world I feel like even if she doesn't make it at the end of next season because I feel like next year We're gonna have about three or four different world number ones throughout the season Sabalinka being one of those. I feel like she's gonna get top spot at some point Hopefully it's at this time next year. So it kind of makes sense for these rankings, but Sabalinka at number one So there you have it That is my top 10 for the year and look like I said just before that I think we're gonna get a lot of different number ones next year I feel like we're gonna get three or four players get to the top spot Barty is well and truly the best player in the world right now But like I said Osaka being healthy playing for the whole season. I feel like that could be a difference Sabalinka is only getting better. You know, you've got wild card performance like Vadosa, you know, she beat Barty throughout the year this year and also Contovate I think it's gonna be a very exciting WTA 2022 season. Let me know down the comments below Who do you have in the top 10 for this time next year? So we can predict them for you guys as well And I want to know who gets any of them right because this is nearly impossible to do We've realized that this time last year when we picked all these players for the top 10 for the women That is my prediction for next year Go check out the top 10 for the men. We've also done a video on that if you haven't already