Winner Sinner
Hall of Fame
Tsitsipas, triumph in Monte Carlo is the exception that confirms the rule of a year relegated to the margins, increasingly in crisis with his own identity. Outside the top 10, and barring sensational surprises, after a terrible time he will not be able to qualify for the finals at the end of the year.
Rublev, in turn, risks finishing the season outside the top 10. Russo who once made consistency at medium-high levels his strong point, has now lost that too, and we have seen him lose this year several times against players ranked very low in the rankings. In the overall slams practically not arrived, once his run stopped in the qf, now even this goal is becoming a dangerous taboo for him. Victory in Madrid (the result of astral conjunctions) and final in Montreal, rather isolated events within a definitely negative season.
Medvedev, always very consistent but has not yet won a tournament in 2024 (and has not won it since Rome 2023). He remains the most solid player of his generation, but the impression is that Sinneraz (1-5 this season) has invested in his game and soul.
Berrettini, three 250 tournaments brought home, the impression is that when he can play consistently without having to live with various ailments he is not that far from his solid 2019-22 version, the problem is that due to his now chronic fragility he struggles to find consistency, which is obviously also reflected in his ranking. He has already recovered about 100 positions from April to today, but it is always in terms of ranking relegated to the margins of tennis that "counts".
Zverev, certainly the one who has played the best season of all of them so far. He has brought home a masters 1000, a slam final and another one he almost reached, in general very consistent in the 4 majors. But the definitive leap in quality that was expected from him since 2018 has not yet arrived and probably will never arrive.
So for me the answer is absolutely yes, it is the worst year from 2019 to today of their generation, but by far.
What the hell is happening to the former next-gen?
Rublev, in turn, risks finishing the season outside the top 10. Russo who once made consistency at medium-high levels his strong point, has now lost that too, and we have seen him lose this year several times against players ranked very low in the rankings. In the overall slams practically not arrived, once his run stopped in the qf, now even this goal is becoming a dangerous taboo for him. Victory in Madrid (the result of astral conjunctions) and final in Montreal, rather isolated events within a definitely negative season.
Medvedev, always very consistent but has not yet won a tournament in 2024 (and has not won it since Rome 2023). He remains the most solid player of his generation, but the impression is that Sinneraz (1-5 this season) has invested in his game and soul.
Berrettini, three 250 tournaments brought home, the impression is that when he can play consistently without having to live with various ailments he is not that far from his solid 2019-22 version, the problem is that due to his now chronic fragility he struggles to find consistency, which is obviously also reflected in his ranking. He has already recovered about 100 positions from April to today, but it is always in terms of ranking relegated to the margins of tennis that "counts".
Zverev, certainly the one who has played the best season of all of them so far. He has brought home a masters 1000, a slam final and another one he almost reached, in general very consistent in the 4 majors. But the definitive leap in quality that was expected from him since 2018 has not yet arrived and probably will never arrive.
So for me the answer is absolutely yes, it is the worst year from 2019 to today of their generation, but by far.
What the hell is happening to the former next-gen?