chjtennis
G.O.A.T.
No 3. Raonic(25 years old, born in 1990)
5. Nishikori(26, 1989)
6. Cilic(28, 1988)
8. Thiem(23, 1993)
11. Goffin(25, 1990)
13. Kyrgios(21, 1995)
14. Bautista Agut(28, 1988)
15. Pouille(22, 1994)
17. Dimitrov(25, 1991)
These are the players in their 20s who have reached the best year end rankings and some have made it into top 20 for the first time this year. 9 of them in total, and I'm quite surprised we have finally some new faces and the transition has taken place albeit rather slowly.
Other noticeable players:
23. Jack Sock(24, 1992)
24. Zverev(19, 1997)
26. Tomic(24, 1992)
38. Del Potro(28, 1988) - he's only as old as Cilic and Bautista Agut, so I've included him here. I've also skipped a number of players in their 20s because they are 25 or over and I don't think their potentials are as good as players included here)
45. Kyle Edmund(21, 1995)
48. Coric(20, 1996)
Outside top 50, there are Khachnov(no 53, 20 yo), Vesely(55, 23), Pavlasek(76, 22), Fritz(77, 19), Thompson(80, 22), Monteiro(83, 22) and Medvedev(100, 20). Rublev, Chung and Donaldson have dropped out of 100 and inside top 150, while 18 year-olds Duckhee Lee and Tiafoe have moved up into top 150. I think there will be a lot of changes on the rankings in 2017. We will have more young players at the top. Let me finish with how the Big4 have progressed on the rankings when they were young.
Federer: no.64 when he was 18(at the end of 1999) no.29 at 19(2000) - no.13 at 20(2001) - no. 6 at 21(2002) - no. 2 at 22(2003) - no.1 at 23(2004).
Nadal: no.51 at 18(2004) - 2 at 19(2005) - 2 at 20(2006) - you know the rest. Quite amazing he was no.2 at just 19.
Djokovic: 78 at 18(2005) - 16 at 19(2006) - 3 at 20(2007) - stayed at no.3 until 2010 then became no.1 in 2011(turned 24).
Murray: 64 at 18(2005, turned pro in that same year) - 17 at 19(2006) - 11 at 20(2007) - 4 at 21(2008) - 3 at 25(2012).
5. Nishikori(26, 1989)
6. Cilic(28, 1988)
8. Thiem(23, 1993)
11. Goffin(25, 1990)
13. Kyrgios(21, 1995)
14. Bautista Agut(28, 1988)
15. Pouille(22, 1994)
17. Dimitrov(25, 1991)
These are the players in their 20s who have reached the best year end rankings and some have made it into top 20 for the first time this year. 9 of them in total, and I'm quite surprised we have finally some new faces and the transition has taken place albeit rather slowly.
Other noticeable players:
23. Jack Sock(24, 1992)
24. Zverev(19, 1997)
26. Tomic(24, 1992)
38. Del Potro(28, 1988) - he's only as old as Cilic and Bautista Agut, so I've included him here. I've also skipped a number of players in their 20s because they are 25 or over and I don't think their potentials are as good as players included here)
45. Kyle Edmund(21, 1995)
48. Coric(20, 1996)
Outside top 50, there are Khachnov(no 53, 20 yo), Vesely(55, 23), Pavlasek(76, 22), Fritz(77, 19), Thompson(80, 22), Monteiro(83, 22) and Medvedev(100, 20). Rublev, Chung and Donaldson have dropped out of 100 and inside top 150, while 18 year-olds Duckhee Lee and Tiafoe have moved up into top 150. I think there will be a lot of changes on the rankings in 2017. We will have more young players at the top. Let me finish with how the Big4 have progressed on the rankings when they were young.
Federer: no.64 when he was 18(at the end of 1999) no.29 at 19(2000) - no.13 at 20(2001) - no. 6 at 21(2002) - no. 2 at 22(2003) - no.1 at 23(2004).
Nadal: no.51 at 18(2004) - 2 at 19(2005) - 2 at 20(2006) - you know the rest. Quite amazing he was no.2 at just 19.
Djokovic: 78 at 18(2005) - 16 at 19(2006) - 3 at 20(2007) - stayed at no.3 until 2010 then became no.1 in 2011(turned 24).
Murray: 64 at 18(2005, turned pro in that same year) - 17 at 19(2006) - 11 at 20(2007) - 4 at 21(2008) - 3 at 25(2012).
