A bit disappointed with the youngsters

[tennis_pro]

Originally Posted by pound cat

Tell that to Federer...see above

Federer deep insided HAS TO think..

"Man, I'm 31 almost 32 these guys are 20-22 in or close to their primes yet I beat them like there's no tomorrow. Something is just not right."

[heninfan99]

You develop this game when you don't have weapons. He's now developing a nice serve & some nice power off the ground. This is fairly recent.

Originally Posted by Timbo's hopeless slice

mostly agree with all this except the Tomic comments.

did you watch the Federer game? 'no weapons', hmm, I don't think you are seeing the whole picture.

[Flash O'Groove]

Frankly I think they did well. All of them but Dimitrov and Dolgoplov beated the guy they ought to beat and lost against players against whom it was expected for them to loose.

Nishikori lost to Ferrer, Raonis to Federer in the 4th round.
Janowicz to Almagro, Berankis to Murray, Tomic to Federer in the 3th round.
Goffin lost in 5 set to Verdasco.
Dolgopolov should have beaten Monfils, but it is no shame to lose against him, especially when he serve so well.

Only Dimitrov disappointed me.

[Fiji]

The tennis pros from the early 90s generation have so far been mediocre.

[Relinquis]

First, don't compare them to Federer, or go by their stats against him. Nearly everyone is a disappointment in that regard.

nishikori and raonic are already very highly ranked, so i can't call them disappointments.

I think Nishikori has the most complete game (including mentally) from all of the guys mentioned, but he has had injury issues. We will see him take out top 10 players in 2013 in tournaments, maybe even slams, if he stays healthy. He really doesn't have any weaknesses apart from his injuries. He is very underrated imo, probably because he is japanese and isn't particularly tall.

Dimitrov is the most disappointing considering the hype and expectations; too hollywood. Tomic can be loathsome, but has at least fulfilled some of the expectations on his home turf. He's still far behind his hype though and won't pose much of a challenge to the top ten in matches unless he develops his game, especially mentally. The top 10 are starting to figure him out, he needs to get better quick.

[kOaMaster]

Originally Posted by tacou

Where would rank JJ without his Paris win?

Did I miss something?

[paulorenzo]

tomic was looking good this year, considering all around games take longer to develop. shame he drew fed in the 3rd. and while the last 6 months have given some hope with janowicz, tomic, and dimitrov, along with more consistent runs from nishikori and raonic, everyone's rate of progression is a little disappointing.

but it's a different game. not saying these guys will be future greats, but we cant expect the same things from young players as we have in the past.

[dman72]

I have not seen much of Nishikori, but in his loss the other day to Ferrer, he hits some of the most impressive angles I've ever seen. It's a testament to Ferrer's tenacity that he hung in there against those type of strokes, he was really being dominated on every point but managed to pull it out.

I'd kill to have 1/3rd of Nishikori's backhand.

[Timbo's hopeless slice]

Originally Posted by heninfan99

You develop this game when you don't have weapons. He's now developing a nice serve & some nice power off the ground. This is fairly recent.

I would agree..

worth reminding folk he is easily the youngest of this group (I think Harrison is the closest in age, but the rest are at least 2 years older)

[pound cat]

Originally Posted by tennis_pro

Federer deep insided HAS TO think..

"Man, I'm 31 almost 32 these guys are 20-22 in or close to their primes yet I beat them like there's no tomorrow. Something is just not right."

Federer knows how great he is and he would fully expect to beat them. He has carefully planned his scedule and professional life and as a result he plays as if he can still be playing and winning until he decides to quit who knows when. I think he still wants another try at an Olympic singles Gold. Then he'll quit.