jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
Just said it on the Safin/Haas telecast. Surprised to hear such high praise for Querrey at this stage. I know he's played well this summer. Anyone else agree w/ top 10 for Sam?
John McEnroe: "Querrey has top 10 written all over him. He could be there in a year"
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If Blake can do it, so can Sam.
Of course, I don't think it's anywhere near a sure thing. A possibility, but there's a lot of people who have that potential, not as many that actually fulfill it.
VivalaVida
Banned
I hope he does. The kid has talent.He took a set of nadal on clay. His forehand is great.
akv89
Hall of Fame
Two finals in his last two tournaments and a semifinal in LA right now. His run is similar to Del Potro's from last year (sans titles) when JMDP rose from low 40's to within the top 20 in the span of a few weeks. And just like Del Potro did last year, he's beating the guys he's supposed to beat on a consistent basis. Whether or not he can make it to the top 10 depends on if he can step up to the challenge of beating the guys he's not expected to.
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TennisNinja
Hall of Fame
I heard this too. I want him to do well and I think he has the tools to do it.
TheFifthSet
Legend
in fine print, maybe.
i can certainly respect mac's opinion, but i don't see what querrey has done to warrant that. he hasn't had very many "big" wins, his ground game needs serious work.
but he seems like a nice, laid-back guy, so i won't be smarting if he proves me wrong.
i can certainly respect mac's opinion, but i don't see what querrey has done to warrant that. he hasn't had very many "big" wins, his ground game needs serious work.
but he seems like a nice, laid-back guy, so i won't be smarting if he proves me wrong.
120mphBodyServe
Banned
From what little I've seen of him he seems to be a big hitter with an OK serve..
I saw a few points from the Newport final..
He looked a bit... Ungangly out there... But with that height and the size he has, should have a formidable serve...
I like his demeanor...
I saw a few points from the Newport final..
He looked a bit... Ungangly out there... But with that height and the size he has, should have a formidable serve...
I like his demeanor...
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TheMagicianOfPrecision
Guest
I havent seen him enough to have an opinion, next top 10 however i think will be RObin Soderling
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TheMagicianOfPrecision
Guest
Thats correct, maybe J Mac is just desperate to shake some new life into American tennis?
akv89
Hall of Fame
Sam easily has one of the best 1st serves on tour: roughly 12 aces a match, 2nd only to Karlovic in 1st serve points won, and he holds 86% of his service games. However, his serve is still a bit inconsistent.
counterpunching.com
New User
Querrey might taste the top 10, but there's no way that he'll be mainstay. I'd expect him to be a regular in the top 20 for a few years, though. He has a forehand and a might serve, but I don't think he has enough tools to break shoot up there among Roddick, Del Potro, Tsonga and company.
I agree with TheMagicianOfPrecision...Soderling is the next one to break into the top 10. Sadly Gilles Simon is going to get bumped. I like the guy, but what is happening with his game right now?
I agree with TheMagicianOfPrecision...Soderling is the next one to break into the top 10. Sadly Gilles Simon is going to get bumped. I like the guy, but what is happening with his game right now?
All-rounder
Legend
Didn't Mac say something similar about Donald Young
JeMar
Legend
McEnroe may have just doomed Querrey's career.
martinross
New User
Don't underestimate McEnroe's evaluations
I remember some years back on TV McEnroe quite early on said of a young player who was maybe hovering around #10 (if that) that he looked to be possibly capable of being one of the best ever - yes he was speaking of Roger Federer, and quite before this board was filled with so much talk of him
I remember some years back on TV McEnroe quite early on said of a young player who was maybe hovering around #10 (if that) that he looked to be possibly capable of being one of the best ever - yes he was speaking of Roger Federer, and quite before this board was filled with so much talk of him
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TheMagicianOfPrecision
Guest
Probably because J Mac got to see him play lots of times before we did, not so strange then...
Cesc Fabregas
Legend
I think McEnroe is just trying to get the American public excited about a player, theres little chance Querrey will be a top 10 player in the next year.
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Serendipitous
Guest
Not possible.
Top 15, but not top 10.
He needs to be mentally stronger and win some small tournaments first.
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TheMagicianOfPrecision
Guest
Yeah, might be so.
I agree about Querrey
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
Querrey through to the finals in LA. Looks as if he's finally getting a title. I think a QF run @ the Open could be in the cards for Sam. If he does that, top 10 is imminent, which would be great for American tennis.
thalivest
Banned
It is hard to say. The top 10 is pretty strong. I predict Simon to drop out of it by years end and the bottom 4 of the top 10 will come out of Verdasco, Soderling, Tsonga, Davydenko, and Gonzalez. That is a pretty strong group then you have guys like a resurgent Haas, Kolhschreiber, Simon, Ferrer, Monfils, Nalbandian when he returns, all behind that.
He could be in the top 10 but it is too early to be calling it. The guy recently lost a tournament final to Robby Ginepri, those arent the kind of things that will help him get to the top 10 in what is now a pretty deep field.
He could be in the top 10 but it is too early to be calling it. The guy recently lost a tournament final to Robby Ginepri, those arent the kind of things that will help him get to the top 10 in what is now a pretty deep field.
how is that possible
I mean he loses in the 1st round in Australia;Paris and London
unless I'm wrong but a 4th roundwas his best result in 1 MS and he thinks that by playing in Tier 2 tournaments that aren't 500 and 1000;s that he has top 10 written all over?:roll:
Querrey has no business being in the top 20 and much less in the top 10.I mean let's wait til the big boys comeback next week and Montreal and will find out if he's top 10 material then
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I mean he loses in the 1st round in Australia;Paris and London
unless I'm wrong but a 4th roundwas his best result in 1 MS and he thinks that by playing in Tier 2 tournaments that aren't 500 and 1000;s that he has top 10 written all over?:roll:
Querrey has no business being in the top 20 and much less in the top 10.I mean let's wait til the big boys comeback next week and Montreal and will find out if he's top 10 material then
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drwood
Professional
how is that possible
I mean he loses in the 1st round in Australia;Paris and London
unless I'm wrong but a 4th roundwas his best result in 1 MS and he thinks that by playing in Tier 2 tournaments that aren't 500 and 1000;s that he has top 10 written all over?:roll:
Querrey has no business being in the top 20 and much less in the top 10.I mean let's wait til the big boys comeback next week and Montreal and will find out if he's top 10 material then
Well, in 2000, Safin lost in 1st rd of Australian and in like 5 tournaments in a row until turning it around in the summer...it has happened before. I don't think Querrey will be top-10 until he does something on clay as well as HC -- his game is much better suited for that surface than either Roddick or Blake.
But beating Haas comfortably is a good start, especially considering that Haas has owned Djoker this year.
Querrey is 21 years old, and has a lot of weapons with his huge serve and forehand and is playing really well right now. If he wins today, he will move up to 27 or 28 in the rankings. He had a bad 4-5 months between Feb-June but sometimes 21 year old players are a little inconsistent. To say he can't ever be ranked in the top 10 due to a few bad months at 21 is idiotic.
It will be interesting to see where Querrey will be ranked a year from now, August 1, 2010. I don't know if it will be top 10 but it will be much higher than his current ranking of 32. At some point, I think he will be ranked in the top 10. We will have to see if he is a consistent top 10 player but I think he has the talent.
It will be interesting to see where Querrey will be ranked a year from now, August 1, 2010. I don't know if it will be top 10 but it will be much higher than his current ranking of 32. At some point, I think he will be ranked in the top 10. We will have to see if he is a consistent top 10 player but I think he has the talent.
deltox
Hall of Fame
haters in every thread, yes Sam is bound for the top 10...ISH. i can see him by years end being top 15. He is really on a roll this summer and needs q's or better at the USO to make a name for himself for the start of next year. Sam v Soderling, Sam beats him easily though imo
deltox
Hall of Fame
he plays #226 ranked Carsten Ball tonight for the title. he better win that one =p
drwood
Professional
Yeah, but that was after he had already established himself as unbeatable on Wimbledon and had won the AO, and Gaudio was the reigning French champion...if they knew how good Nadal was going to be, they would have been more hesitant in that prediction.
Anyone who thought Federer would win 15 Slams before he beat Sampras in 01 (or after he lost to Ancic at 02 Wimbledon 1st rd)...those are the people who have real talent -- everyone else who claims to have predicted his rise is a bandwagoner. Nobody thought Sampras' record would last less than 10 years, and no one thought in 2002 that anyone other than Safin had even a chance at it.
Querrey had an awful year on Clay going 0-4. Didn't he reach a quarters in a Clay Tennis Masters in 08?
deltox
Hall of Fame
late 2002 and early 2003 i was on the ROddick train expecting him to be the next 10 slam winner.
deltox
Hall of Fame
he took a set off nadal on clay, so i reckon he might have potential.
drwood
Professional
As much as I have always liked Roddick, I never thought he'd win that many slams, b/c Federer has always owned him...the only reason he finished 2003 #1 is b/c he owned Nalbandian and Nalbandian owned Federer. Once Federer started beating Nalbandian, it was lights out...
I still think Roddick will win at least 2 more Slams before his career is over, though.
But back in late 2002, even though Hewitt was #1, many people were expecting Safin to eventually put it all together and start winning many Slams...obviously, never happened.
deltox
Hall of Fame
i was just admitting i didnt see the federer express picking up steam in that time period.
drwood
Professional
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
I don't see why so many place so much toughness on getting to the top 10. Davy's #9 right now and he didn't even play AO. Only has the QF in RG, other than that Rof16 and Rof32 in the other 2 slams.
No offense to Davy fans, not saying he doesn't deserve it, just pointing out the flaw in the belief that you have to be a "all-surface" player to be top 10. If that's the case, how do you explain Sampras and Agassi remaining at the top for so many yrs doing crap on clay.
You don't have to do well on clay to be top 10.
No offense to Davy fans, not saying he doesn't deserve it, just pointing out the flaw in the belief that you have to be a "all-surface" player to be top 10. If that's the case, how do you explain Sampras and Agassi remaining at the top for so many yrs doing crap on clay.
You don't have to do well on clay to be top 10.
drwood
Professional
That's true IF you WIN (or at least make the finals of) Masters series events on other surfaces OR advance deep in Slams (SF or better). Since Querrey has neither of those, he'll have to do well on clay. Of course, if he wins a Masters series, or a group of smaller tournaments, or goes deep into the US Open or Australian open, then he may not need to do well on clay.
James Blake is a prime example of how to get into the top-10 w/o doing anything on a surface other than HC or getting past the QF of a slam, but at least he made Masters series finals. Now that he's not, as you can see, he'll be dropping out of the top-20 shortly (especially once the points he got from the Olympics last year come off).
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Bhagi Katbamna
Legend
Yeah, he has the talent and with his hard work and improved movement and speed, he could be in te top ten.
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
I'm gonna turn the sword on myself, so to speak.
How do you explain Blake being able to stay top 10 w/o doing anything on clay and making a slam semi then?
Sam's made 3 finals this yr, 4 now, and if he wins the title and LA and makes a run at the Open, top 10 would definetly be within reach. And who's to say he won't make a run at a MS event?
I'm just saying, it's not as hard as some seem to think to be top 10. You don't have to perform on all surfaces.
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
If Sam makes deep runs in Montreal, Cincy, and USO, he'll be within reach of top 10, and it will be deserved..
deltox
Hall of Fame
sam is 32 right now, will be around 25 with a win tonight. IF he makes the quarter in washington hes cresting at the 20 mark. NOW, here is where it gets interesting.
He needs to make one quarters run, and one semis run at the 2 masters, another finals at the pilot pen and a r16 at the uso hes clearly a top 10 threat points wise depending in how others do. He should be around 12-15 with a run like that only winning one tournament.
clayman2000
Hall of Fame
Washington will be tough for him. He drew Roddick for the 3R, and he may not even play, considering it would be his 4th tourney in a row
drwood
Professional
Blake made the top-10 b/c he made Masters finals (by owning Nadal) and by winning smaller tournaments (Pilot Pen, Indianapolis, etc.). The reason he shot up from barely top-10 to year-end #4 in 06 was his unexpectedly strong performance at the Masters (which he almost didn't even qualify for), where he destroyed Nalbandian and Nadal to reach the final. Since that performance, he hasn't been a top-10 player (except for last year's Olympics), and his ranking has reflected that once he was unable to defend those points any longer.
I'm not assuming that Querrey will match Blake's past performance on HC, which is why I think he'll need to do something on clay to be top-10 (not top-15, but top-10).
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deltox
Hall of Fame
true, i was only using a hypothetical situation. he can do worse at one event and better at another to make up the difference. people just seem to forget that JMDP did the exact same thing for his run to the top 10. one good summer hc run.
deltox
Hall of Fame
if he sneaks up and somehow grabs one masters title or a final, he shoots way up. there is so little room between ranks from 30-10 its insane.
actually 3000 for #10 and 1000 for #50
#50 could jump to #17 by winning one masters title.
