Breakthroughts Finally, Maybe?

[Drob]

Years selected are just selected. I think there are reflective of the recent history. But if there is any imprecision, you good folks can correct that.

Headed for onslaught of new champs, or still premature? Your thoughts.


2011. Zero (0) new M1000 champion; zero new ATP Finals champ. Zero new Slam champ

2012. 1 new M1000 champion (Ferrer - one title); zero new ATP Finals champ; 1 new Slam champ (Murray - one title)

2013. Zero (0) new M1000 champion, Zero new ATP finals champ; Zero new Slam champ

2014. 1 new M 1000 champion (Warwinka (1)); Zero new ATP Finals champ; Two (2) new Slam champs (Warwinka (1); Cilic (1))

2015. Zero new M1000 champions; zero new ATP Finals champ; Zero new Slam champ

2016. One (1) new M1000 champion (Cilic (1)); 1 new ATP Finals champ (Murray); Zero new Slam champ

2017. Two (2) new M1000 champs (Zverev (2); Dimitrov (1); One (1) new ATP Finals Champ (Dimitrov); Zero (0) new Slam Champ

2018. Three (3) new M1000 champions (del Potro, Isner, Khachanov (1 each)); One (1) new ATP Finals Champ (Zverev); Zero (0) new Slam champ.

2019 to date: Two new M1000 champions (Thiem, Fognini) in three tournaments; Zero new Slam champ in one tournament.

Comments, brethren?

 

[urban]

Good points, Drob. There was a bit of stagnation in the mens game, regarding newer faces in the last years. At the moment, i see a vacuum in the points race. The 3 top guys play a selected schedule, focussing more and more on big events and slams. Nadal is injury prone, and hasn't finished most of his extra clay tourneys. Fed is quite old now, and has to select his schedule. Djokovic is not the lock to the top spot, which he looked at the begin of the year after AO. Maybe his mind is focussing on the slam series. It would be the best time to step up for a young guy like Zverev, who looked so good at London last year under the tutelage of Lendl. Now he is struggling to get some form back. What is interesting, is that many of the new winners in the last years were not the young faces, but in fact old warhorses like Isner or Delpo (or Anderson, if you include big runner ups). Fognini too is not exactly young any more, getting 32 years old. It seems that the promising younger players like Zverev, Khachanov, Tisitsipas or before Dimitrov are all falling apart, after reaching a big goal. I would expect the contrary, that a big win would give them more confidence and would set up a way to more consistent performance. I don't know, why this lack of consistency happens, they all have such a good team of trainers and experts on their side. Maybe Thiem can step up on the clay circuit, and Coric, who runs a bit under the radar.

 

[Dan Lobb]

Andreescu on the women's side....just 18, just qualified for the tour, but already a contender for big prizes.