Tennisfan339
Professional
Among the 4 players who could potentially compete with the Big-3 this year, I thought Tsitsipas and Medvedev were above Thiem and Zverev, but it seems like the opposite is happening.
Tsitsipas lost 2 of his 3 matches at the ATP cup. Only 1 win in Australia (w.o. in 2nd round) and straight sets against Raonic in the third round. Now 1 win (without glory) in Rotterdam and defeat in 2 sets today. It looks more and more like Zverev in 2019 after he won the ATP finals.
Medvedev isn't as bad but after seeing his second semester in 2019, it's very disappointing (widely below a World #5 should expect) When we see the players who beat him in Australia (Djokovic and Wawrinka) it's more understandable, but his total of points is weak. And now defeat in straight sets against Posposil.
Could also add Shapopalov in this list, though he hasn't accomplished as much as Tsitsipas and Medvedev yet. His level in Paris and in the ATP cup was impressive, now it's a complete disaster (3 defeats in a row)
If you thought the trio DNF would be in jeopardy in 2020, I think they just lost 2 of the 4 biggest threats. Medvedev and Tsitsipas sure won't progress higher than #5 and #6 with these results. If anything, they'll regress. Zverev is still an enigma at the moment. He played well in Melbourne but I'm not convinced yet. He has yet to show that he can be stable in every Slams and M1000. The only REAL threat for the Big-3 is Thiem at this point. Let's see if he can find more stability and truly compete with them in the long run.
Tsitsipas lost 2 of his 3 matches at the ATP cup. Only 1 win in Australia (w.o. in 2nd round) and straight sets against Raonic in the third round. Now 1 win (without glory) in Rotterdam and defeat in 2 sets today. It looks more and more like Zverev in 2019 after he won the ATP finals.
Medvedev isn't as bad but after seeing his second semester in 2019, it's very disappointing (widely below a World #5 should expect) When we see the players who beat him in Australia (Djokovic and Wawrinka) it's more understandable, but his total of points is weak. And now defeat in straight sets against Posposil.
Could also add Shapopalov in this list, though he hasn't accomplished as much as Tsitsipas and Medvedev yet. His level in Paris and in the ATP cup was impressive, now it's a complete disaster (3 defeats in a row)
If you thought the trio DNF would be in jeopardy in 2020, I think they just lost 2 of the 4 biggest threats. Medvedev and Tsitsipas sure won't progress higher than #5 and #6 with these results. If anything, they'll regress. Zverev is still an enigma at the moment. He played well in Melbourne but I'm not convinced yet. He has yet to show that he can be stable in every Slams and M1000. The only REAL threat for the Big-3 is Thiem at this point. Let's see if he can find more stability and truly compete with them in the long run.