Who would be better if he reached his full potential, Federer, Kyrgios, Sinner?

[Megafanoftennis100]

Regarding Kyrgios, it pains me to watch him waste so much of his potential due to a lack of discipline and commitment to his tennis career. The guy has a tremendous amount of talent (and I mean it, really TREMENDOUS), yet he never came close to maximizing it. The only times he showed somewhat promising flashes of brilliance were 2014 Wimbledon against Nadal, Miami 2017 against Federer, Acapulco 2019 against Nadal, and Wimbledon 2022 against Djokovic, but other than that, I cannot think of much more...

Regarding Federer, of course, it would be ridiculous to say that a man who has won 20 Grand Slam titles has "not reached his full potential", but I feel that he certainly could have done more with his career. If he had been more diligent during the early stages of his career and if he had not been so stubborn with his style of play in crucial matches, I am sure he would have won much more than just 20 GS titles

Regarding Sinner, he seems to be the one who is the best among the three at maximising his potential. I mean, if you look at his rate of improvement between 2018 and now, it's ridiculously good. Unfortunately, we have not watched more of Sinner's prime period to determine the full scope of his potential, but I do definitely believe that he still has room for improvement, despite his already outstanding level.

But what do you guys think?
My personal pick would be Nick Kyrgios, as much as it pains me to say this as a Sinner fan.

 

[GRASScaraz]

Sinner of course he has more raw talent than Federer ever had

 

[thrust]

Sinner of course he has more raw talent than Federer ever had

NONSENSE! To include Federer with the others, makes NO sense at all.

 

[neytron]

Kyrgios is a servebot with trickshots. It's ridiculous to include him on such a list. Putting Federer and Sinner's talent on the same level is also ridiculous.

 

[accidental]

If Federer tried hard he would have won way more.

He was always too busy playing basketball and FIFA and abusing umpires

 

[Pheasant]

Of these 3, it’s clear that Federer finishes in 3rd place, due to evolution and height.

I’ll use a video game ranking of 1-100 where 100 is the perfect player.

Sinner 92
Kyrgios 50
Federer 23

 

[ALCARAZWON]

LOL@Kyrgios.
He was only ever talented enough to win big on grass.
And Kyrgios trained hard, as Murray once noted, he just pretends to be a slacker because he's scared of expectations.
So we saw the best Kyrgios had to offer.

 

[Pass750]

Kyrgios doesn’t have a tremendous amount of talent relative to players at top level. He is afraid of losing when he tries because he knows he is not good enough, so he sabotages himself or doesn’t try so he has an excuse.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Bernard Tomic

 

[junior74]

Other, clearly.

 

[Boomski]

What the hell is this thread

 

[Sudacafan]

I really can't understand why the OP has this type of doubts, and the people who did not vote the majority poll option, neither.

 

[SonnyT]

Sinner has lots of talent, and Kyrgios had a lot of potential. But I vote for Federer, who'd more skilled talent than any other player.

 

[CHillTennis]

Regarding Kyrgios, it pains me to watch him waste so much of his potential due to a lack of discipline and commitment to his tennis career. The guy has a tremendous amount of talent (and I mean it, really TREMENDOUS), yet he never came close to maximizing it. The only times he showed somewhat promising flashes of brilliance were 2014 Wimbledon against Nadal, Miami 2017 against Federer, Acapulco 2019 against Nadal, and Wimbledon 2022 against Djokovic, but other than that, I cannot think of much more...

Regarding Federer, of course, it would be ridiculous to say that a man who has won 20 Grand Slam titles has "not reached his full potential", but I feel that he certainly could have done more with his career. If he had been more diligent during the early stages of his career and if he had not been so stubborn with his style of play in crucial matches, I am sure he would have won much more than just 20 GS titles

Regarding Sinner, he seems to be the one who is the best among the three at maximising his potential. I mean, if you look at his rate of improvement between 2018 and now, it's ridiculously good. Unfortunately, we have not watched more of Sinner's prime period to determine the full scope of his potential, but I do definitely believe that he still has room for improvement, despite his already outstanding level.

But what do you guys think?
My personal pick would be Nick Kyrgios, as much as it pains me to say this as a Sinner fan.

Sorry to tell you mate...

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

Ternard Bomic

 

[DSH]

Federer gave absolutely everything and it is hilarious that someone dares to say otherwise, when the same athlete has confirmed it several times.
Bad trolling attempt, OP.

 

[duaneeo]

Regarding Federer, of course, it would be ridiculous to say that a man who has won 20 Grand Slam titles has "not reached his full potential", but I feel that he certainly could have done more with his career. If he had been more diligent during the early stages of his career and if he had not been so stubborn with his style of play in crucial matches, I am sure he would have won much more than just 20 GS titles

lol, what about Djokovic...who took a 3-year hiatus after winning his first slam, won a lone slam during his peak years of 2012/2013/2014, lost twice in slam finals to Murray and Wawrinka, lost in straight sets in a slam final to Mugvedev, and lost 6 times in USO finals to 5 different players.