Del Potro vs Sinner

[BayAreaBooster]

Whose FH is more destructive? Del Po near annihilated Fed in 2009 USO final. Same goes for Sinner against Djoker in AO 24 semis.

I say Del Po on his day had the bigger FH. Yet, Sinner's shots are crisper (like Pringles Chips)

 

[mahatma]

If it’s fh - Del Potro’s >> Sinner’s. If it’s bh - Sinner’r >>> Del Potro’s

 

[objection_]

I don't know whether coming 2 points away from losing would be considered "near annihilating".
Delpo's forehand as an isolated shot is probably better, but Sinner's superior movement probably lets him get into better positions to dictate off the forehand and hit more cleanly.
Although if Sinner chose to engage Delpo in a FH-FH ballbashing contest rather than moving him around, I'd favour Delpo, especially pre-surgery when he still had a respectable backhand

 

[Dwell]

For now, Del Potro's forehand is clearly better. But give it a few years and Sinner's nunchaku forehand will be absolutely lethal.

 

[BayAreaBooster]

I don't know whether coming 2 points away from losing would be considered "near annihilating".
Delpo's forehand as an isolated shot is probably better, but Sinner's superior movement probably lets him get into better positions to dictate off the forehand and hit more cleanly.
Although if Sinner chose to engage Delpo in a FH-FH ballbashing contest rather than moving him around, I'd favour Delpo, especially pre-surgery when he still had a respectable backhand

On 2009 perhaps - but my memory of that USO final is Fed looking increasingly rattled by the Del Po nuclear FH

 

[mahatma]

On 2009 perhaps - but my memory of that USO final is Fed looking increasingly rattled by the Del Po nuclear FH

Some of those fhs were absolute bombs. Fast, angled and deep.

 

[objection_]

On 2009 perhaps - but my memory of that USO final is Fed looking increasingly rattled by the Del Po nuclear FH

highlights:

IIRC Fed was up 5-4 30-0 in the second set, loses through a poorly played drop shot, burned by 2 Delpo FH passes
Wasn't this peak arroganter who kept trying to hit inside-in FH's against Delpo trying to prove "my forehand is better than yours"
Really could have taken this one in straights, mugged up big time

 

[NedStark]

I don't know whether coming 2 points away from losing would be considered "near annihilating".
Delpo's forehand as an isolated shot is probably better, but Sinner's superior movement probably lets him get into better positions to dictate off the forehand and hit more cleanly.
Although if Sinner chose to engage Delpo in a FH-FH ballbashing contest rather than moving him around, I'd favour Delpo, especially pre-surgery when he still had a respectable backhand

Except that Delpo running FH is a lot more brutal than Sinner, who is still very uncomfortable when hitting on the run.

 

[objection_]

Except that Delpo running FH is a lot more brutal than Sinner, who is still very uncomfortable when hitting on the run.

At Delpo's peak, absolutely,
Sinner's movement has improved a lot over the last few seasons, especially his ability to control his sliding, so I do expect him to make great strides in being able to control those running forehands better, similar to a prime nole.

 

[tex123]

Whose FH is more destructive? Del Po near annihilated Fed in 2009 USO final. Same goes for Sinner against Djoker in AO 24 semis.

I say Del Po on his day had the bigger FH. Yet, Sinner's shots are crisper (like Pringles Chips)

Delpo obviously.

 

[Spin Diesel]

I‘d need to rewatch Delpo. But from how I remember it, I‘d actually say Sinner. Because his FH is more versatile. He can hit it really heavy as well as flat. And he has better angles.
Delpos rocket FH also needed a bit of preparation time. While Sinner can also accelerate it when rushed.

 

[Sport]

In terms of pure strength, Del Potro has the most powerful forehand ever.

Now, Sinner is more precise with the shot and thus can be argued to have a superior (in terms of efficiency) forehand.

 

[MrFlip]

You haven't seen Del Potro hit any forehands if you have to ask this question....
Sinner doesn't even rank in the top 10 forehands and probably wont.

 

[Hitman]

Del Potro's forehand as a single shot is the greatest forehand of all time, you never play chicken with that shot and he has knocked players down as they watched it rocket past them.

The only comparison I see is Del Potro v Gonzalez

 

[mental midget]

gut reaction is delpo by a good margin. however, i think sinner's average rally ball might actually be a touch better, he hits consistently deep and heavy, and doesn't miss much. delpo of course could nuke it like maybe no one else, and for that reason will win the highlight battle all day long...but point in, point out, it's pretty close and sinner might actually have a case.

 

[mike danny]

Is Sinner stays healthy, he might be the Delpo who never was. I hope he gets better.

 

[nolefam_2024]

It's sinner right now. And in future it might be even more sinner..


Delpo forehand is great for pace. Sinner is great in changing direction depth and probably better in corners as well.

Delpo and players like him always get overrated. Like Safin.

 

[dking68]

Is Sinner stays healthy, he might be the Delpo who never was. I hope he gets better.

Nah. Sinner is much better. Much better ROS, backhand and service game

Significantly better indoors, on grass and on outdoor hard. Del potro never got past the QF in Melbourne.

 

[Vincent-C]

On 2009 perhaps - but my memory of that USO final is Fed looking increasingly rattled by the Del Po nuclear FH

Too bad The Great Man kept going at Del Po's FH in that match. Weird.

 

[BauerAlmeida]

Forehand, del Potro.

Backhand, Sinner.

 

[Rosstour]

I‘d need to rewatch Delpo. But from how I remember it, I‘d actually say Sinner. Because his FH is more versatile. He can hit it really heavy as well as flat. And he has better angles.
Delpos rocket FH also needed a bit of preparation time. While Sinner can also accelerate it when rushed.

Yes

DelPo needed a lot of space, Sinner hits that thing closer to his body.

 

[Hood_Man]

Del Potro's forehand as a single shot is the greatest forehand of all time, you never play chicken with that shot and he has knocked players down as they watched it rocket past them.

The only comparison I see is Del Potro v Gonzalez

I remember watching Del Potro play Soderling back in the day, and I've never felt more sorry for a tennis ball.

 

[abmk]

I remember watching Del Potro play Soderling back in the day, and I've never felt more sorry for a tennis ball.

YEC 2009 SF between soderling and delpo?
very close match. as was the other semi b/w fed and davy.
so many interesting matches in RR as well
but then Playstation beat ThorHand easily in the final.
even with that still the best YEC of this century, I'd say.

 

[Hood_Man]

I haven't seen enough of the Sinner forehand to accurately compare the two, but Del Potro's forehand was a talking point on its own.

 

[Hood_Man]

YEC 2009 SF between soderling and delpo?
very close match. as was the other semi b/w fed and davy.
so many interesting matches in RR as well
but then Playstation beat ThorHand easily in the final.
even with that still the best YEC of this century, I'd say.

That year's tournament was immense, so many close matches.

So close in fact that the round robin had to be decided by calculators - poor Del Po was sitting on court after his final RR match not knowing if he'd done enough to qualify, and even Andy Murray was tweeting his followers to ask if they knew what was happening.

 

[abmk]

That year's tournament was immense, so many close matches.

So close in fact that the round robin had to be decided by calculators - poor Del Po was sitting on court after his final RR match not knowing if he'd done enough to qualify, and even Andy Murray was tweeting his followers to ask if they knew what was happening.

fed trolled murray out of YEC 2009 after murray did so much to beat and eliminate him in the year prior (though Murray had already qualified)

 

[FeroBango]

Hasn't Wilander come out with a Sinner has the GOAT forehand thread yet?

 

[Hitman]

I remember watching Del Potro play Soderling back in the day, and I've never felt more sorry for a tennis ball.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

 

[jl809]

For pure nuke shot off a neutral ball, there is literally no contest, DelPo's is the missile of missiles

(However, I think Sinner's already deals with slice better, and will end up being far more versatile )

 

[NedStark]

At Delpo's peak, absolutely,
Sinner's movement has improved a lot over the last few seasons, especially his ability to control his sliding, so I do expect him to make great strides in being able to control those running forehands better, similar to a prime nole.

So far, Sinner is still vulnerable when someone manages to drag him out of the center of the court. OTOH, Delpo is most dangerous when you drag him to the right corner.

gut reaction is delpo by a good margin. however, i think sinner's average rally ball might actually be a touch better, he hits consistently deep and heavy, and doesn't miss much. delpo of course could nuke it like maybe no one else, and for that reason will win the highlight battle all day long...but point in, point out, it's pretty close and sinner might actually have a case.

I‘d need to rewatch Delpo. But from how I remember it, I‘d actually say Sinner. Because his FH is more versatile. He can hit it really heavy as well as flat. And he has better angles.
Delpos rocket FH also needed a bit of preparation time. While Sinner can also accelerate it when rushed.

Delpo also hits his FHs with consistent depth. Plus, his FH swing looks big due to his huge frame and wingspan, but thanks to his Eastern FH grip it is actually quite compact for someone of his size. Additionally, the golden advantage of a C-loop circular swing forehand is that you can adjust the size of your swing at will.

Another advantage of the Delpo FH is that it makes better use of gravity (due to racquet head staying up) in generating power and it has less moving parts and easier timing a.k.a has a cleaner swing (due to less wrist involvement).

It’s like comparing the mid-2000s Federer FH with the late-Federer FH - and I will take former 10 times out of 10.

 

[NedStark]

The final right now definitely looks like how pre-injury Delpo would have played Sinner on hard court.

Edit: only the first 2 sets when Med tried to be aggressive.