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Nah!Yes. Fritz I can see winning a slam.
It would be the call to success for men's tennis in that country after so many droughts in the biggest tennis events.Tiafoe is done, IMO. He's headed to Finland with Medvedev, Rublev, etc.
I think Shelton is the most likely to win one.
noDo you think that current US players : Tien, Fritz, Shelton , Korda Snatch a slam?
I would bet my money either on Fritz, who is really good on HC and his run at USO few months ago was pretty impressive. Or Tien, I really like his Tennis IQ, the way he outmanouevred Medvedev in Australia was a sight to behold.
Korda is too inconsistent and Shelton?
He has serious weakness in the form of ROS
Tbh, all of them have exploitable weaknesses
Fritz- movement, has great groundies though, his BH is severely underrated imo.
Korda- inconsistency , mental fragility
Shelton- bad ROS and exploitable BH
Tien- great ROS, high tennis IQ, average serve.
If I had to Pick one , i would choose Fritz.
It's more Sinner than Alcaraz on Hard Courts. I hate to say it, as an Alcaraz fan, but he's pretty much a non-factor on Hard Courts now, he's had some regression in his Hard Court game.Let's be honest, it all depends on Sinner and Alcaraz, it those guys are injured or go into some weird mental slump like Novak did for a year or so, then yeah maybe Fritz or Paul could sneak one out. I don't seen any of them pulling a Madison Keys and beating the #1 and #2 players at a slam.
Do you think that current US players : Tien, Fritz, Shelton , Korda Snatch a slam?
I would bet my money either on Fritz, who is really good on HC and his run at USO few months ago was pretty impressive. Or Tien, I really like his Tennis IQ, the way he outmanouevred Medvedev in Australia was a sight to behold.
Korda is too inconsistent and Shelton?
He has serious weakness in the form of ROS
Tbh, all of them have exploitable weaknesses
Fritz- movement, has great groundies though, his BH is severely underrated imo.
Korda- inconsistency , mental fragility
Shelton- bad ROS and exploitable BH
Tien- great ROS, high tennis IQ, average serve.
If I had to Pick one , i would choose Fritz.
The answer is probably no, but Fritz did make a USO Final so he has a chance. His problem is Sinner; Sinner would have to randomly lose or get injured earlier in the draw - Fritz cannot beat Sinner on any surface.
Otherwise I'd say Tommy Paul has a decent shot at AO/USO and particularly Wimbledon; grass suits his game and he matches up well with Alcaraz. But he needs to figure out how to play well in the big matches - he's very close but seems to find a way to choke. Hopefully he figures it out.
Michelson - maybe if he significantly improves his serve. Long way to go tho. Tien is too limited............no weapons, too small.
Tiafoe is toast, and I don't think Shelton or Korda can do it. So I'll give Fritz a 5% chance and Paul a 7% chance (he's a late bloomer)......
Taylor Fritz in 2024 had hold + break sum of 108.5 . He is almost a slam contender with this number.
Would win a slam in any other era ...
For quite a bit of time, I have been trying to find ways to see if a player is at Grand slam winning level. And this is what I have deduced. A player will reach slam winning level when his physicality is up to it. When return game is passing at least minimum criteria. When his serve improves...tt.tennis-warehouse.com
Fritz 108.5 - almost a contender
Paul 110.4 - contender
Rest of the American players are not close.
Shelton 103.8
Tiafoe 101.7
Korda 104.3
The hold + break percentage for a season.pardon. what are the numerics? thx
Why would Fritz not be a contender for at least a quarter final at Wimbledon. I think he is best suited for grass than other surfaces.i look at surfaces. and v v difficult to guess beyond 12 months.
2025:
RG - none. no American male.
Wimbledon - Shelton & Paul might be top-eight "real seeds" - meaning 8 most likely to go DEEP
USO - Tiafoe & Fritz probably lower part of top eight "real seeds"
YEC - Fritz consistency gets him in and could poss SF or even F but not win tourney.
2026 AO - point construction paramount. Fritz on bland consistency? Paul if develops better strategic game? eeh. think not.
Like that Korda is top 100 in ATP rankings singles and doubles - one of only 5-6 players in both groups.
Maybe Wimbledon real contender. Doubt point construction will ever be there - not what AO snd USO require. But Wimbledon is rather welcoming to the adventurous, risky player. And a "fast" YEC if Ben could reach the top eight . . . ?Shelton--I think his lack of fear can help him the most if he just sharpens his weapons and works a little more on shot selection. If he does these things maybe in 2-4 years he could be real contender
Why would Fritz not be a contender for at least a quarter final at Wimbledon. I think he is best suited for grass than other surfaces.
It's actually the other way around. Fritz has already proven he is grass court player with 2 qf at Wimbledon with both being fifth set losses. Shelton however dangerous he might be has only done so on hard courts due to very weak draws.Top 12 certainly for All-England - just out of my imperfect construct of "real" top-8 per Slam for Wimbledon. As said above, something about the grass is a lttle more forgiving to the pirate
Corrected for you.I know Fritz lost early at the AO but he's a guy knocking on the door but as long as he runs into Sinner or Monfils he's not winning a slam, he can beat everybody else as he's shown with Zverev multiple times.