Looks to be the next Nishikori indeed.
Will you please stop with this racist stereotype schtick? I’m glad Japanese-American actors like Pat Morita and George Takei never got stamped as the next Toshiro Mifune. If any stereotype should be applied it’s a question of if the young native Californian can adapt to clay, which he seems capable of if he can improve on the dirt from a RG Boy’s QF finish as a 17-year-old (lost to Seyboth Wild).
By quoting you, I’m not insinuating you are a source but rather that the small minded talk can spread to infect others.
But he was challenging the comparison which is what you should, presumably, do no?
Have you seen who is in the top 50 right now ? Nishioka, Coric, Querrey, etc. He can definitely crack the top 50 if he improves over the next 4-5 years.
No I def agree with you. Nishikoa was mostly outside top 50 until recently and hes lefty. Coric seems much bigger altho I know he and Nakashima pretty much same height. And SQ has the serve.
Too lazy to even read the OP
But not too lazy to respond to the "too lazy" comment!
I agree, but it's interesting for coaches to note that a consistent grinder like Nakashima will always have the query as to whether his weapons are big enough to ever bridge a top 50 ranking, whereas a clown like Paire with a monster backhand has been able to stay in and around the top 25 for a large part of his career
Eww..
Fair call, I was more referring to his off court laziness and general reliance on his (admittedly very impressive strengths/talen), where a player who's clearly been drilled to an inch of his life to have such a consistent game has looked a little underpowered at pro level - shows the importance of developing weapons
Dare I say...baby Djokovic?
