Imagine losing almost 50,000 points and 160 matches and calling it one of the best seasons of your life.

That’s exactly what the Top 10 combined to produce in the 2018 season, earning them north of $64 million in prize money in the process.

An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of the Top 10 players in the ATP Rankings at the completion of the 2018 season sheds light on all the winning and losing that go hand-in-hand with reaching the pinnacle of our sport.

Total Points Won / Lost

The Top 10 combined to lose 48,501 points in the 2018 season. They averaged winning just 53.0 per cent (54,424/102/925) of total points, highlighting that their real advantage is not as much as we perceive. Kevin Anderson won the most points (6151) and also lost the most points (5726) of the Top 10 in the 2018 season.

Top 10: 2018 Season - Points Won & Lost / Prize Money

Ranking Player Points Won Points Lost Total Win % Prize Money 1 N. Djokovic 5796 4832 10628 54.5% $12,609,672 2 R. Nadal 4281 3447 7728 55.4% $8,663,347 3 R. Federer 5097 4280 9377 54.4% $7,599,233 4 A. Zverev 5998 5356 11354 52.8% $7,726,914 5 J. M. Del Potro 5167 4514 9681 53.4% $5,917,766 6 K. Anderson 6151 5726 11877 51.8% $4,922,699 7 M. Cilic 5427 4877 10304 52.7% $4,727,148 8 D. Thiem 5969 5465 11434 52.2% $4,556,745 9 K. Nishikori 5156 4850 10006 51.5% $3,784,388 10 J. Isner 5382 5154 10536 51.1% $3,746,875 - TOTAL / AVERAGE 54424 48501 102925 53.0% $64,254,787

Rafael Nadal = Best Win Percentage

Rafael Nadal finished at No. 2 in the ATP Rankings in the 2018 season, but he actually had the highest win percentage of points won at 55.4 per cent, which was his second best performance in the past four seasons.

Rafael Nadal 2015-2018 - Percentage Of Points Won

• 2018 = 55.4% (4281/7728)

• 2017 = 55.5% (6519/11743)

• 2016 = 53.7% (3733/6947)

• 2015 = 53.4% (6517/12215)

Nadal also had the best match-record winning percentage of Top 10 players in 2018, at 91.8 per cent (45-4).

Top 10: 2018 Season - Matches Won & Lost

Ranking Player Matches Won Matches Lost Total Matches Win % 1 N. Djokovic 53 12 65 81.5% 2 R. Nadal 45 4 49 91.8% 3 R. Federer 48 10 58 82.8% 4 A. Zverev 58 19 77 75.3% 5 J. M. Del Potro 47 13 60 78.3% 6 K. Anderson 47 19 66 71.2% 7 M. Cilic 42 20 62 67.7% 8 D. Thiem 54 20 74 73.0% 9 K. Nishikori 43 21 64 67.2% 10 J. Isner 34 22 56 60.7% - Total / Average 471 160 631 75.0%

The Top 10 averaged to win right at 75 per cent (471/631) of their matches in the 2018 season, with Alexander Zverev winning the most matches with 58 victories, including capturing the biggest title of his career by winning the Nitto ATP Finals in London on Sunday.

Reaching the Top 10 is one of the most prized goals in our sport. It’s important to consider that they still lose, on average, one out of every four matches and are only able to create a separation of just six points out of every 100 (53% won / 47% lost) from their opponents.