Fritz will be #1 by the end of 2018

[Skeletroll]

Taylor "The All-American Hero of Democracy and Freedom" Fritz is going to be the next big thing in tennis. He will win Indian Wells 2017 first, and then proceed to get at least to the quarter finals of every masters and slam he participates in. In 2018, he will win the Australian Open and the US Open, in addition to 3 extra masters. He will end his career with 19 slams, and his main rival Zverev will end with 9.

 

[underground]

Dude he won against the palindrome, it's a good win but no need for the hype train considering Cilic's capabilities of losing anywhere.

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

That would be wonderful if he did!

 

[Deleted member 743561]

Must we go through this again? Where's the "By the power of Grayskull" option?

 

[Voriad]

There's probably a thread on this but he's a father! Jordan Taylor was born in January

 

[DRII]

LOL

 

[tennisenthusiast]

but Ryan Harrison will be no.1 before Taylor Fritz

 

[Max G.]

Fritz had a good match, but Cilic also had a bad one, and style wise he played into Fritzs strengths and didn't exploit his weaknesses. Fritz still has a ways to go before having consistent results like this.

 

[kishnabe]

Nope....Fritz has not proven he can even be king for one week...much less amassing enough points over 40+ weeks to be world number 1.

Let see him string a few good matches and win a 250 first.

 

[shankster]

No Fedr in the poll.

 

[stringertom]

First ATP top 10 win and zero wins at slams so far? Not so fast, OP.

Before his total collapse after Acapulco'16, I was confident he would make steady progress towards seeding at IW/Miami and the slams. Instead marriage and impending fatherhood got in the way and he regressed. Now, even with that first Top 10 win, he needs another win just to approach top 100.

Hard work, steady improvement and staying injury free...seeding by the start of '18 is possible. That's when he could jump into competition for top 20. At best, 2019 will be the date I could believe a slam title is in play.

 

[BeatlesFan]

but Ryan Harrison will be no.1 before Taylor Fritz

The only way Ryan makes it to #1 is on the WTA and Serena would still take a couple games off him.

 

[Gazelle]

Dude he won against the palindrome, it's a good win but no need for the hype train considering Cilic's capabilities of losing anywhere.

Ye, Cilic has been pure **** this year. Look at the debacle against Nadal last week.

 

[Booger]

Guy is already wifed up with a kid on the way. That's all I need to know about his (lack of) passion for tennis.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

 

[stringertom]

Guy is already wifed up with a kid on the way. That's all I need to know about his (lack of) passion for tennis.

The baby boy is two months old now.

He will be a conflicted young one...on which sneakers to wear: Air JORDAN or Chuck TAYLOR.

#JordanTaylorFritz

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

He will be number 1


...... in the Race To Milan rank.

Provided Zverev doesn't care about the next gen thing next year.

 

[Nick Lynch]

One or more of the young Americans could be top 5. But I don't see that by the end of next year definitely not fritz being number 1. Sock has been on tour for like 5 years and is just now threatening to crack top 10. Give it until 2022 or '23

 

[tennis_pro]

That guy is overrated as hell.

 

[mikeeeee]

Anyone rooting against an American being a big star in tennis really doesn't get it...

 

[Holliman]

I'm pulling for him. He's got to toughen up a bit though. I love his baseline game and he can hit absolute cannons.

 

[eliars]

Yup and I'll find a wife, get kids and settle down in a suburbian house with a white picket fence by the end of 2018.

LOL.

 

[heninfan99]

the gulbis hype train was more interesting

 

[stringertom]

the gulbis hype train was more interesting

And more warranted...by his 19th birthday he had beaten top 10 players at slams, one of them an absolute destruction (1,3&2).

 

[heninfan99]

And more warranted...by his 19th birthday he had beaten top 10 players at slams, one of them an absolute destruction (1,3&2).

that was the only hype train I ever rode. AND I rode it until the spare wheels fell off.

 

[Nick Lynch]

Anyone rooting against an American being a big star in tennis really doesn't get it...

I don't see people rooting against him just people being realistic. It's too early to say he will be a number 1 guy people talking about it puts so much pressure on these kids and it's no wonder they flame out. Does he have the potential? If course but patience is key. It will likely take at least 4-5 years for him to even enter his prime