Men's tennis has become a powerful game with a considerable and rapidly growing depth of talent. No longer is it possible for a handful of players to dominate the game and the headlines. To help build rivalries and to showcase the game of tennis, it is necessary for the top players to face each other on a regular basis and to do it in a clearly defined elite level of events at the top of the game. Players will still have the benefit of a protected entry ranking that will allow them a period of protected entry status. However the ATP Champions Race total will reflect only what they have achieved on the court during the year and will not be protected.
Extensive research using computer models shows there is still considerable mobility.
Players who do not qualify for a top event have the chance to count a result from an additional International Series event in their best 18. Players will move up and down on the ATP Entry System as they have in previous years. History has shown that the top players compete in upward of 20 events in any given year. This need not change at all. Research has shown that the bonus points are less relevant now than they were in the past.