Clay Season Dark Horses

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Who's going to surprise everyone this clay season?

Here are my predictions for dark horse contenders.

1) Nishikori for FO or a 1000 tournament
2) Fognini reaching the SF of the FO or winning a 1000
3) Goffin makes a deep run in the FO.
4) Dominic Thiem

 

[Deleted member 716271]

Who's going to surprise everyone this clay season?

Here are my predictions for dark horse contenders.

1) Nishikori for FO or a 1000 tournament
2) Fognini reaching the SF of the FO or winning a 1000
3) Goffin makes a deep run in the FO.
4) Dominic Thiem

 

[cc0509]

Who's going to surprise everyone this clay season?

Here are my predictions for dark horse contenders.

1) Nishikori for FO or a 1000 tournament
2) Fognini reaching the SF of the FO or winning a 1000
3) Goffin makes a deep run in the FO.
4) Dominic Thiem

Oh please! None of those players have a hope to sniff the FO title or any serious clay title.

 

[Djokovic2011]

Who's going to surprise everyone this clay season?

Here are my predictions for dark horse contenders.

1) Nishikori for FO or a 1000 tournament
2) Fognini reaching the SF of the FO or winning a 1000
3) Goffin makes a deep run in the FO.
4) Dominic Thiem

Option 4 is the only one that makes sense.

 

[insideguy]

Real clay season is two months away.

 

[Deleted member 688153]

Nishikori, and Raonic (yeah, that's right).

Novak to probably win RG, Fed to have an average to poor clay season, and Nadal to continue being a non-factor.
Murray to regress to his mean on clay.

Also it's not the clay season yet guys - Dubai, IW, Miami to go.

 

[Gary Duane]

Dark horse to win RG in 2016...

Nadal...

 

[joekapa]

Nadal.

 

[okdude1992]

Some good names have been dropped already ie Thiem/Goffin. I wouldn't call Nish or Rafa darkhorses, they are contenders along with Murray, Stan, Fed...

How about:
-Tsonga/Monfils/Simon/Gasquet. The frenchies are always interesting particularly at RG
-Nick Kyrgios. He had that big win over Fed last year, and can play on clay.
-Jack Sock. did well making R16 at the French last year.
-Borna Coric. Despite the setback in Australia, I think he'll have a good clay season. It's his best surface.
-Robredo/Verdasco/Almagro. 3 pack of Spanish veterans who are ranked low, but will be dangerous floaters on clay.

 

[Russeljones]

Will be also interesting to see how Murray performs on clay after a very strong clay season last year.

 

[mistik]

Who would have beleive it couple of years ago ?? Dark horse Rafa on clay.