Great Players and their babies

[George Turner]

Some players and their *baby* versions, who are wanabees in comparison. If Players were Pokemon this would be their evolution process. Some next gen players here have the potential to evolve and no longer be wanabees.

What other babies are there?

Federer>Dimitrov>Kohlschreiber>Shapovalov>Bogdanovic
Nadal/Borg>Vilas>Muster>Robredo
Djokovic>Hewitt>Ferrer>Coric>Millman
Murray>Mecir>Simon>Mannarino>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Me
Sampras>Becker>Raonic>Dent>Groth
Agassi>Davydenko>Schwartzman>Rublev
Edberg>Rafter>Henman>Llodra>Petchey
Mcenroe>Leconte>Santoro>Brown
Lendl>Wawrinka>Youzhny>Hanescu
Safin>Cilic>Gulbis>Tursunov
Courier>Del Potro>Blake>Edmund
Roddick>Querrey>Harrison>Benjamin Becker

 

[Tennisguy777]

Mostly fine except for Sampras>Becker>Raonic>Dent>Groth which I don't get.

 

[George Turner]

Mostly fine except for Sampras>Becker>Raonic>Dent>Groth which I don't get.

Sampras; we all know how he played
Becker; Marginally worse than Sampras in all departments
Raonic; Most similar style of player to Sampras today, can serve and volley and forehand much stronger than backhand.
Dent; Big serve and volleyer. Somewhat better all round game than Groth.
Groth; Big serve, mediocre volleys, poor groundstrokes. A Challenger level Sampras, if you're being polite.

 

[sureshs]

Sampras>Becker>Raonic>Dent>Groth
Courier>Del Potro>Blake>Edmund

One and two-handed backhands simply cannot be in the same lineage.

 

[George Turner]

One and two-handed backhands simply cannot be in the same lineage.

Not necessarily. it's easy to compare Nadal to Muster despite the latter having a one hander for example.

Their strength/weaknesses and strategy is more important than whether they hit one or two handed backhands.

 

[sureshs]

Not necessarily. it's easy to compare Nadal to Muster despite the latter having a one hander for example.

Their strength/weaknesses and strategy is more important than whether they hit one or two handed backhands.

No.

BTW, Nadal cannot be compared to anyone.

 

[George Turner]

No.

BTW, Nadal cannot be compared to anyone.

There's been a few other clay court players who like hitting loopy, extreme topspin shots aswell. Nadal's style is not totally unique.