Most exciting next-gen rivalry?

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As the next gen(hopefully) get their act together and start winning, what are some player rivalries you are excited to see? I think a rivalry that has been coming about is Kyrgios and Tsitsipas. They both seem to get matched often and have had some good matches. Another would be A. Zverev and Tsitsipas. Thoughts?
 
StANDAA said:
none. you can’t have an exciting rivalry if you don’t have exciting players.
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Fair enough. I’ll be honest, I’m not impressed by this next gen. Maybe Sinner can add some spice?
 
Jack the Hack said:
Medvedev vs Tsitsipas seems promising. They don't like each other.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Daniil Medvedev at ATP and goads the Russian

Tsitsipas was certainly not going to spare the feelings of an opponent he clearly dislikes, and did not hold back in celebrating a 7-6 6-4 victory in his opening match on Monday at the ATP Finals.
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I don’t think schwartzmann and Medvedev like each other after their little fight at the beginning of the year. Thank goodness Lahyani was there or we’d have a bar brawl
 
Medvedev is prickly, so I expect he'll be a rival to many guys in terms of them wanting badly to beat him. The sport kind of needs a "bad guy" and Daniil fits that nicely. After the big 3 fade away, I could see him and Kyrgios being attractions for those audience members that are hoping for chaos to break out.

On the other hand, I suspect that Felix Auger Aliassime and Jannick Sinner will develop into a head-to-head rivalry as well. They are only 1 year apart in age and were the youngest players inside the top 100 at one point. Unless they have an injury or some other setback, they should be big parts of the future of tennis. I like both of them, but Sinner is my pick to be better.
 
undoubtedly it is tsitsipas vs medvedev.........contrasting styles of play, one is a single hander with aggressive shot making capability and the other is defensive double hander an ice cool maneuverer on court playing it like chess........should make for a great rivalry if they focus more on 5 set grandslam tennis than just being content with collecting cash from masters events.......
 
Most exciting next gen rivalry?
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They haven't played yet, but I predict Seyboth Wild v. Tsitsipas (especially on clay) will be a hell of a rivalry.
 
Tsitsi vs being a clown online
DeMinaur vs growing a real mustache
Zed vs being likable in any way
Rublev and Khachanov vs non-mindless bashing
Hurkacz vs not looking like an overgrown Michael Cera
Coric vs stupid tattoos
Opelka vs severe underbite
Humbert vs muscles
Tiafoe vs bizarre swing mechanics
 
It will be interesting to see which, if any, of the young guys will emerge from hibernation to be a ferocious bear ready to feed. I’m hoping it’s Sinner, who first retreated from IW to M-C to train while the pandemic stabilized back in Italy. Hopefully Piatti Tennis Academy receives a waiver for him to resume his normal practice schedule only 30 km away from M-C.
 
stringertom said:
It will be interesting to see which, if any, of the young guys will emerge from hibernation to be a ferocious bear ready to feed. I’m hoping it’s Sinner, who first retreated from IW to M-C to train while the pandemic stabilized back in Italy. Hopefully Piatti Tennis Academy receives a waiver for him to resume his normal practice schedule only 30 km away from M-C.
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I think the next next gen will be the next to dominate, because this current next gen will be in their mid-late 20’s by the time the big 3 retire.
 
Medvedev vs Tsitipas (they already don't like each other)
Tsitipas vs Shapovalov (this could be a great match-up for years to come)
Zverev vs Kyrgios (could be a great one but Kyrgios is too big of a head-case)
Shapo vs FAA (Canadian rivalry)
FAA vs Sinner (2000's kid rivalry)
Medvedev vs Khachenov (Russian rivalry)
 
Tennis sprew said:
I think the next next gen will be the next to dominate, because this current next gen will be in their mid-late 20’s by the time the big 3 retire.
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I agree with your prediction too, I feel like those born from around 2000-2004 will end up with more success than those born between 1995-1999 since the post-2000 gen will be the first crop of players to truly be too young to have to deal with any version of the big 3
 
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