This year didn’t go exactly as planned for the following players, but there are five words that will serve them well as they prepare for the season ahead:
The only way is up.
With few points to defend after slumps or injuries led to a rankings decline, a return to a prominent place in the standings could be in store for these five stars in 2019.
1
Jack Sock
The American had a season for the ages—in doubles. Singles was full of misery as he finished the year outside of the Top 100. Any positive result in 2019 will lift his ranking as he tries to get back to his 2017 level, where he won his first ATP Masters singles title in Paris.