Raonic has top 5 potential

[chrischris]

well done and deserved Milos!

good to see him stay much closer to the baseline when returning and also getting much more mass behind the reurn. that was what really stood out very clear at the US Open nad he has now corrected that

[Down_the_line]

Congrats Milos! Hope he takes the title, but Nishikori has been on a serious roll in this tournament so he'll be a tough opponent.

[ruerooo]

Originally Posted by Down_the_line

Congrats Milos! Hope he takes the title, but Nishikori has been on a serious roll in this tournament so he'll be a tough opponent.

I was hoping you'd drop in to see how well your boy was doing!

I don't know if you saw the match last night, but he dug in and did great.

[pound cat]

A Raonic win v. Kei would make Raonic #10 in the rankings and give him an outside chance of being in the Barclay finals.

GO MILOS

[dcdoorknob]

Originally Posted by pound cat

A Raonic win v. Kei would make Raonic #10 in the rankings and give him an outside chance of being in the Barclay finals.

GO MILOS

Well I think he'd still be #12 in the rankings, but he would be #10 in the race, and somewhere around 200 points behind Tipsarevic at #9. With Nadal unlikely to play it looks like #9 will qualify, so Raonic would certainly be in with a chance.

[flyinghippos101]

Originally Posted by dcdoorknob

Well I think he'd still be #12 in the rankings, but he would be #10 in the race, and somewhere around 200 points behind Tipsarevic at #9. With Nadal unlikely to play it looks like #9 will qualify, so Raonic would certainly be in with a chance.

Don't forget, Del Potro has been having some very ominous niggling wrist ailments as of late; he might not even be there at the WTF either. So given that, there's an even greater chance that milos, if he wins Japan, will be able to sneak himself into the top 8 race to the WTF.

I'm actually pretty caught off guard by this, did anyone really think Raonic out of all people would actually have a serious shot at playing in the WTF at the beginning of the year? I sure as hell didn't.

[kaku]

Originally Posted by flyinghippos101

Don't forget, Del Potro has been having some very ominous niggling wrist ailments as of late; he might not even be there at the WTF either. So given that, there's an even greater chance that milos, if he wins Japan, will be able to sneak himself into the top 8 race to the WTF.

I'm actually pretty caught off guard by this, did anyone really think Raonic out of all people would actually have a serious shot at playing in the WTF at the beginning of the year? I sure as hell didn't.

TBH I don't think the year he has had really screams WTF material. He hasn't done great at the slams this year, and hasn't made too many deep runs at the Masters. His year is more along the lines of "Great Year, just outside of the qualification range"

[Smasher08]

Originally Posted by kaku

TBH I don't think the year he has had really screams WTF material.

His point totals -- and especially his potential during the indoor hardcourt season -- suggests otherwise.

While he isn't a lock, if he keeps on beating top 10 players he'll deserve to be there.

[Netspirit]

Wasn't he just bageled by Nishikori of all people? Are you guys still sure he belongs to top 5?

[Marius_Hancu]

Originally Posted by Netspirit

Wasn't he just bageled by Nishikori of all people? Are you guys still sure he belongs to top 5?

let him get to top 10, get a Masters, first

anyway, things are much better than just a week ago

[Moose Malloy]

Are there really more than 4 that are better than him at this point or that could become better than him in the future? Correct me if I'm wrong but of all guys born after 1990 he's the better ranked one, by far. Nishikori and Tomic are way behind

guess Nishikori isn't way behind after this week.

[pound cat]

Originally Posted by Moose Malloy

guess Nishikori isn't way behind after this week.

Nishikori is #25 up 1 this week (after Tokyo win) Thats still pretty far behind.

[Duncan Bell]

Originally Posted by Moose Malloy

guess Nishikori isn't way behind after this week.

Right. That said, I think both Nishikori and Raonic have top 5 potential, and would be surprised if both of them aren't top 8 at some point in their careers.

[chrischris]

Originally Posted by Netspirit

Wasn't he just bageled by Nishikori of all people? Are you guys still sure he belongs to top 5?

Wasny he in a grueling semi while Kei had a smooth ride that same day?
Are you not aware of what that can do on the body the day after in the 3rd and deciding set?


Milos can be a top 10er imo.
Needs to keep working on the movement( especially to the net) and physical aspect of his game and the return position needs to stay close to or inside the baseline.

[pound cat]

He neds to stop beating one of the top players in the world the day before the final. That felt like the final but it wasn't, Milos! He has to psych himself up for the real final and that's hard to do after psyching himself up for the Murray match.

[RAFA2005RG]

Ferrer, Tsonga, Berdych, Del Potro will occupy the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th positions for a long time. Also even though he's not that young I think Isner has more potential than Raonic.

[Marius_Hancu]

EST livescore:
Tuesday (09 October)
03:30 Raonic - Matosevic (ATP Shanghai)

Tough 6 matches non-stop.
Let's see how many he can take.

[Brian11785]

Originally Posted by RAFA2005RG

Ferrer, Tsonga, Berdych, Del Potro will occupy the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th positions for a long time. Also even though he's not that young I think Isner has more potential than Raonic.

How many more years do you think aging Federer and Ferrer, or injury-laden Tsonga will be playing?!

And the Isner comment.....Raonic is better than Isner in just about every way other than mentally tough (I'd chalk that up to inexperience.) Better second serve, better groundstrokes, better movement, better hands. Love the guy, but I'd like to read your defense of Isner's superiority.

[Moose Malloy]

Nishikori is #25 up 1 this week (after Tokyo win) Thats still pretty far behind.

he's 25 in the race, not the actual rankings. He's 15 in the rankings, Raonic is 14.

[RAFA2005RG]

Originally Posted by Brian11785

How many more years do you think aging Federer and Ferrer, or injury-laden Tsonga will be playing?!

And the Isner comment.....Raonic is better than Isner in just about every way other than mentally tough (I'd chalk that up to inexperience.) Better second serve, better groundstrokes, better movement, better hands. Love the guy, but I'd like to read your defense of Isner's superiority.

They will be playing several more years at the top 5-8 level, and Ferrer is only getting better. Tsonga is also improving. Berdych is improving. And Federer will be top 5 for the next 5 years if he wants to continue. Murray will be there for many more years. Rafa will be there for as long as he wants because clay will always get him enough points no matter how old. The only top 8 player that might slip far is Del Potro. You said it in your post, Raonic is mental midget. Isner is not. That's the key to success.