Denis Shapovalov - Future tennis great?

[SABRvolley]

One of the most promising young talents on tour imo. Still very young and has already made a Wimbledon semi!

Do you think he’ll join the ranks of Alcaraz and Sinner as the future of the ATP tour?

 

[junior74]

 

[beautyistruth!!]

Nope, he's going to be a Gasquet, Feliciano Lopez, Monfils second tier, or middle of the pack level player. Perhaps he'll be called one of the biggest underachievers.

 

[TheSlicer]

Hes the Next kolschrieber, but dumber

 

[Sipho]

One of the most promising young talents on tour imo. Still very young and has already made a Wimbledon semi!

Do you think he’ll join the ranks of Alcaraz and Sinner as the future of the ATP tour?

The thing I think with Denis Shapovalov is that he's talented, no question there.

But considering the way he plays, you have to be supremely talented to win consistently like that.

Simply talented is not enough. You're going to miss way too much.

He's playing tonight in Auckland (as of this posting). I'm sure going to watch. I like watching him play.

As an aside, and I haven't seen any recent images or videos of him practicing or anything, but I think it was rumored that he's with Lululemon now and no longer with Nike. We'll see tonight, I guess...

 

[junior74]

Hes the Next kolschrieber, but dumber

Kohlschreiber was a class act. Clean, wonderful game and a collected on court personality.

 

[Shaolin]

He's focusing on his burgeoning rap career now.

Has almost 40 views on Spotify

 

[TheSlicer]

Kohlschreiber was a class act. Clean, wonderful game and a collected on court personality.

I know, i gave shapo too much credit

 

[itrium84]

One of the most promising young talents on tour imo. Still very young and has already made a Wimbledon semi!

Do you think he’ll join the ranks of Alcaraz and Sinner as the future of the ATP tour?

He's more comparable to Dimitrov than to real future ATGs.

 

[Kralingen]

Sorry did you just log in from 2017?

Shapo is a disappointment, barely one step above a bum and has been for years now. AO 22 was his last hurrah, he's sucked since then.

 

[Bill Lobsalot]

He'll earn enough to put some dope rims on his Civic.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Sorry did you just log in from 2017?

Shapo is a disappointment, barely one step above a bum and has been for years now. AO 22 was his last hurrah, he's sucked since then.

Would have been on multiple slams with Dele's talent.

 

[Shaolin]

Sorry did you just log in from 2017?



Shapo is a disappointment, barely one step above a bum and has been for years now. AO 22 was his last hurrah, he's sucked since then.

Lol...OP has def missed the last few years or so.

 

[Kralingen]

Would have been on multiple slams with Dele's talent.

Dele was the most valuable player in the world in 2018. Highest transfer fee.

 

[RS]

Not with the Holmes jab in your face.

 

[Dwell]

He's definitely one of the tennis players. Now the question is whether or not he can be a tennis player among the tennis players.

 

[junior74]

Sorry did you just log in from 2017?

Shapo is a disappointment, barely one step above a bum and has been for years now. AO 22 was his last hurrah, he's sucked since then.

Almost beat Heatstrokedal

 

[BauerAlmeida]

I would like him to have a late-career renaissance like Wawrinka but it would still be a surprise. It's a pity because with his game he should be having a Tsitsipas-like career but he'll be lucky to be another Kyrgios. Only has one title and it's a 250.

 

[Kralingen]

Greatest Gen created a Stakhanov
Next Gen created a Shapovalov

the difference.

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

2017 called, they want their NOPE back.

 

[JoshDragon]

I would like him to have a late-career renaissance like Wawrinka but it would still be a surprise. It's a pity because with his game he should be having a Tsitsipas-like career but he'll be lucky to be another Kyrgios. Only has one title and it's a 250.

He's already achieved as much as Nick.

 

[Jonesy]

I never really liked Shapo, if you want to miss the court by a mile then at least do it by using a pure drive.

 

[Mainad]

Denis has a great future behind him.

 

[LOBALOT]

He is the Canadian version of JJ Wolf

 

[BauerAlmeida]

He's already achieved as much as Nick.

Unfortunately no. He never played a slam final and won far fewer titles.

 

[Tennfan123]

He’s not been taken seriously here for some time.

 

[nolefam_2024]

I am writing on this thread again. Never liked this guy, too many UE. Also should have cut hair long long ago. Also no raps. Raps and stuff showed he was not tennis great in the making. Why would I take this guy seriously after listening to him.

 

[JoshDragon]

Unfortunately no. He never played a slam final and won far fewer titles.

We both know that the only reason Nick made that final is because of his walk-over against Nadal.

The dude would have gotten his a** kicked were it not for Rafa pulling out.

Shapovalov made the semis of Wimbledon in 2021. He was 21 or 22 at the time.

That puts him ahead of Nick who was 27 when he reached his first grand slam semi-final.

As for titles. Nick didn't really win anything bigger than an ATP 500.

I would argue that Shapo has more or less tied Nick in terms of results.

 

[McGradey]

Just got smoked 4 and 2 by Ofner in Auckland. Shapo doesn't look like the same player of a few years ago, not at all. All the joy of tennis seems to be gone based on what I saw from him today.

 

[socallefty]

Maybe this post from mid-2022 will tell you why he hasn’t been more successful so far.

Very surprising post to say he has no weaknesses. If you watch a Shapo video with a tennis coach, they will tell you that his game is full of technique holes. I’ve never seen a pro player change his body positioning and balance so much while hitting routine ground strokes - he has no standard way of hitting FHs or BHs. That usually results in low consistency and shot tolerance which is what you see when he plays. With most other top players, you see them making changes mostly to their swing path to adjust to different hitting heights, spins etc. - with him, there seems to be no method to the madness in how he positions his body. Krygios also changes his body position a lot, but in his case it is because his footwork is lazy and he is often late to the ball - Shapo doesn’t have this excuse.

Also, his takeback is huge and makes it impossible for him to play defense on any court that is not extremely slow. I think his serve toss is not very consistent either. So, I actually find his game hard to watch because I don’t think it is very textbook. I like players with solid technique like the Big 3.

 

[Mainad]

Unfortunately no. He never played a slam final and won far fewer titles.

He only ever won 1: 2019 Stockholm, a 250. Runner-up in 5 other finals, including the 2019 Paris Masters (l. to Djokovic).

 

[Razer]

He has no future, he will turn 25 in 3 months and he is nowhere on the growth curve..... he is finished.

 

[ey039524]

His toss might be worse than tsitsipas'.

 

[mike danny]

We both know that the only reason Nick made that final is because of his walk-over against Nadal.

The dude would have gotten his a** kicked were it not for Rafa pulling out.

Shapovalov made the semis of Wimbledon in 2021. He was 21 or 22 at the time.

That puts him ahead of Nick who was 27 when he reached his first grand slam semi-final.

As for titles. Nick didn't really win anything bigger than an ATP 500.

I would argue that Shapo has more or less tied Nick in terms of results.

He does have fewer titles than Nick though. Yes, Nick never won anything bigger than a 500, but neither has Shapo.

 

[helterskelter]

Just got smoked 4 and 2 by Ofner in Auckland. Shapo doesn't look like the same player of a few years ago, not at all. All the joy of tennis seems to be gone based on what I saw from him today.

True, but it was his first match since Wimbledon, so he's on the way back from injury and might need some time.

 

[SABRvolley]

I am writing on this thread again. Never liked this guy, too many UE. Also should have cut hair long long ago. Also no raps. Raps and stuff showed he was not tennis great in the making. Why would I take this guy seriously after listening to him.

Personally, I think we should give the kid a chance to develop and mature. Very few players reach their full potential at such a young age. With time, he’ll grow and his game will become more well rounded.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Personally, I think we should give the kid a chance to develop and mature. Very few players reach their full potential at such a young age. With time, he’ll grow and his game will become more well rounded.

Are you talking about Shapovalov? He is not a kid. Kids are under 18.

 

[LiamMiguel]

Personally, I think we should give the kid a chance to develop and mature. Very few players reach their full potential at such a young age. With time, he’ll grow and his game will become more well rounded.

I think he reached his full potential years ago. He's not a child either...

 

[McGradey]

True, but it was his first match since Wimbledon, so he's on the way back from injury and might need some time.

Was too lazy to check whether he’d played recently. That makes sense he was not in any kind of form then.

 

[SABRvolley]

Are you talking about Shapovalov? He is not a kid. Kids are under 18.

I don’t mean he is physically a kid, but a “kid” on the tour if you know what I mean. Still very very young.

 

[Lauren_Girl']

The guy is coming back from a massive and nasty injury. Why are you so judgemental. They can not all be like the Big-3 and win everything after a 6 months forced break. He'll never be number #1 but he is a former top-10, Slam semifinalist, Masters finalist. Give him some time and let's see what happens.

 

[DSH]

Just got smoked 4 and 2 by Ofner in Auckland. Shapo doesn't look like the same player of a few years ago, not at all. All the joy of tennis seems to be gone based on what I saw from him today.

'Rapping' his fall, Shapovalov is done.

 

[nolefam_2024]

The guy is coming back from a massive and nasty injury. Why are you so judgemental. They can not all be like the Big-3 and win everything after a 6 months forced break. He'll never be number #1 but he is a former top-10, Slam semifinalist, Masters finalist. Give him some time and let's see what happens.

Like big 3?

He isn't even like Dimitrov.

 

[aldeayeah]

He's the NextGen Gulbis.

 

[Fabresque]

Well he should be better but he's not.

 

[SABRvolley]

He's the NextGen Gulbis.

How can we say that so soon though? Should we not give him some time before making such a judgement?

 

[Third Serve]

what a blast from the past, this thread

 

[BeatlesFan]

He does have fewer titles than Nick though. Yes, Nick never won anything bigger than a 500, but neither has Shapo.

Nick's won 7 career titles and is a slam finalist. Shapo has won one title and has reached the QF's of two slams.

 

[mike danny]

Nick's won 7 career titles and is a slam finalist. Shapo has won one title and has reached the QF's of two slams.

A semi at Wimb too to be fair. But if Novak had withdrawn Shapo could've been in the final just like Nick.

But Nick did win a couple of 500's beating some very good or great players like Acapulco and Washington, both in 2019.

 

[bluetrain4]

Nope, he's going to be a Gasquet, Feliciano Lopez, Monfils second tier, or middle of the pack level player. Perhaps he'll be called one of the biggest underachievers.

Given how he plays and can't find consistency, that sounds about right. I wouldn't even call it underachieving. That level of career is still amazing, but we naturally tend to judge everything by the upper top players/careers.