Potentially better than Isner... for what that is worth...
Potentially better than Isner... for what that is worth...
He definitely moves better than Isner, and seems to be able to stay in a point longer. He really is decent all around except maybe ROS, so if you couple that with his serve, he will have a slightly better career than Isner (maybe a shot or two at a slam?).Does he have any big weak point?
He is 3-1 against Isner.
He definitely moves better than Isner, and seems to be able to stay in a point longer. He really is decent all around except maybe ROS, so if you couple that with his serve, he will have a slightly better career than Isner (maybe a shot or two at a slam?).
He is better now than Isner ever was, so with an injury free career, he will be remembered as THE Isner.
Depends, the way De Minaur beat him is how many opponents will. Make him move and hit on the run while holding your serve (seems pretty easy as of now), and if you break him he is done.But I'm curious if you think he can win slams when the trio retires? Why wouldn't he?
Unfortunately for Opelka tennis require even greater athleticism now than 25 years ago. This is the problem with American Tennis on the men's side; the US tennis players are not very good athletes relative to the rest of the world. Look how well "big men" move now in basketball; you 7-footers playing small forward, running the point and defending well outside the key. American big men playing professional don't have that type of movement. Sure they can serve up bombs, but we see what happens with those serve are returned...and when they have to receive.
The most athletic tennis player over 6'9 is Dr. Ivo and he's 40.
The most athletic tennis player over 6'9 is Dr. Ivo and he's 40.
The Spanish tennis players are much more well rounded.
They dont need it in todays game...Well rounded players who are terrified of the net.
They dont need it in todays game...
Why do american pro players tend to be big servers? Is it philosophy of coaching? Sampras? The Spanish tennis players are much more well rounded. I would say every single one are highly competent returners and baseliners.
Yeah,looks like he'll be better than Isner probably but nah,don't see him winning any slams...
How do people develop tennis players? Could you outline the stages of that development?A couple of factors; one is that Americans play on hard court vs clay. Hard court reward junior players with big service games, up to a point. Another factor is that American tennis is very shortsighted. Every hot junior player is celebrated as the Second Coming and is treated as such. Their games don't develop further and once they get on the main tour, reality smacks them in the face. Pete Sampras did not dominate the Juniors.
The USTA did and still does a horrible job in player development. They poach players that are running the table at the junior level. Patrick McEnroe was stealing money while head Player Development because apparently he didn't have to actually develop players. Just prop up a "promising" junior and active the hype machine.
How about starting with Di Minaur?So who would stand in his way, assuming the big three are not there? Tsisipas?
Thiem to me is atm the strongest threat for slams outside the big 3 given he has made the last 2 RG finals and has showed some good form on slow HCs as well. Yes,Tsitsipas,De Minaur,Medvedev etc. basically anyone who can hold their serve and get him movingSo who would stand in his way, assuming the big three are not there? Tsisipas?
Where's this option:
"Someone who will never get NEAR a slam final."
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How about starting with Di Minaur?
And Di Minaur is younger. I am just saying he will have some hurdles to overcome that others don't. If he continues to progress then he is in good shape to have chances in the slams. That is all you can say from what we have seen.I'm not saying he would win any now. I don't assume the man already peaked! He's 21 and barely played!
OP poll. Third option? "No, he's a servebot and servebots don't win slams." When was the last time a servebot won a slam? I know Goran has a huge serve, but he had way more game than any of the current bots. Who else could be classified as a servebot who won a slam?
Laughable you say you think he has more upside than Roddick, at the same age he had a slam, multiple masters and was No. 1.
You have some really weird takes on tennis, my dude.He doesn't have Roddicks FH but his lesser strengts are not as exposable as in Roddick's case from what I've seen of the dude. So naturally, Opelkin should do better on his worst day compared to Roddick
I will say it is quite funny that the most important shot in the game is the serve, and the top 3 servers in the game are constantly mocked for not being good at tennis.You have some really weird takes on tennis, my dude.
Lol. You have no idea at all.He doesn't have Roddicks FH but his lesser strengths are not as exposable as in Roddick's case from what I've seen of the dude. So naturally, Opelkin should do better on his worst day compared to Roddick
Or with a little luck he has two...just as Roddick could have easily been without any.
Yet he climbed back up to No. 3 when Davydenko and even Djokovic were around...Who were roddicks rivals aside from the aussie? Carlos Moya, a claycourter. Guillermo Coria, a clay courter. Ferrero, a clay courter. Sebastian Grosjean, an innocious french man. Nalbandian was in and out of there, as was Safin.
Roddick could not have arrived at a better time to be world nr 2 or 3.
Yet he climbed back up to No. 3 when Davydenko and even Djokovic were around...
You sound like yet another feeble minded Djokovic fan who neglects the current era but besmirches prior ones.
Opelka will likely never crack the top 10 let alone stay there for 8 years straight. Just like Gulbis never did. Or any other overhyped nobody.
I don't have much of an issue giving big servers credit where credit is due, but OP tends to get a little carried away and thinks that this makes them great all-round players.
He couldn't beat De Minaur who has no weapons. Not a good outlook for him.
Hewitt was a young prodigy though. He was already having success against top 5 players. Hewitt had already won a grand slam. De Minaur has not been able to reach the second week of a major yet. Nadal swatted him like a bug at the Australian Open.Fed couldn't beat Hewitt either early on.
The fact Ivanisevic wasn’t a great volleyer by ‘90s standards is well-known, and the fact that Karlovic makes him look like Edberg should tell you all you need to know about Karlovic’s skills.I guess you didn't read then why I specifically made the case for him. Wanna a clip of Jonny Mac claiming that Gorans volley is non existent?