Guess that player...

[James P]

Without looking it up, if I was to tell you that the top 5 NextGen players in win percentage vs the top 10 is:

1. Medvedev
2. Guess this player
3. Tsitsipas
4. Zverev
5. Opelka

minimum 10 matches, who do you think this player is?

 

[James P]

For further clarity...

1. Medvedev 50%
2. ?????????? 45%
3. Tsitsipas 43.4%
4. Zverev 43.1%
5. Opelka 42.9%

 

[daggerman]

Is Kyrgios "NextGen?" If so, that would be my guess.

 

[James P]

Is Kyrgios "NextGen?" If so, that would be my guess.

He is and he isn't. But not the answer. He's at 37.5%.

 

[James P]

By the way, Humbert doesn't qualify with only 8 such matches, but if I had lowered the minimum to 8 matches, he'd lead the entire NextGen with his 5-3 record (62.5%).

 

[SecondToNone]

Hurkacz?

 

[James P]

Hurkacz?

That is actually the correct answer. It surprised me when I was looking this up.

 

[SecondToNone]

That is actually the correct answer. It surprised me when I was looking this up.

I could only think of his win over Thiem in 2019 and Miami and Wimbledon runs this year. So Federer, Thiem, Medvedev, Rublev and Tsitsipas.

 

[Tennisfan339]

That is actually the correct answer. It surprised me when I was looking this up.

He is still young and hasn't played many top10, so it's not really surprising.
I'm pretty sure he beat Nishikori twice in a row in 2019, when Nishikori was still top-10.
This year beat Rublev and Tsitsipas in Miami, and Medvedev and Federer in Wimbledon.
That's already 6 top-10 and like I said, he hasn't played many.

 

[James P]

He's 9-11 over the course of 20 matches. 2 wins each against Nishikori, Tsitsipas, and Thiem. 1 win each against Federer, Medvedev, and Rublev.

*when they were ranked in the top 10

 

[El_Yotamo]

Ah Nishikori, the giving tree of top ten wins

 

[Aabye5]

That is actually the correct answer. It surprised me when I was looking this up.

Mr. Hurkacz is full of surprises....

This is why he's the perennial dark horse. No one expects him to be this good.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Mr. Hurkacz is full of surprises.... No one expects him to be this good.