Most impressive ATP player/performance in Q1 2021? (Non Big 3)

[GhostOfNKDM]

Be honest. Forget the bandwagon talk here; poll is not public for that reason.

There's always hype for whoever lifts a trophy most recently, but ask yourself who was the most impressive player to YOU on the ATP circuit from Jan - Mar 2021 outside the Big 3.

It could be consistency of results, or just the peak level reached in a certain tournament, game style and personality... whatever, even if they did not win a tournament.

Just whoever impressed you the most.

 

[Deleted member 748597]

Peak Karatsev would win 10 Slams in any other era. Just watch that AO SF again.

 

[SinneGOAT]

 

[GhostOfNKDM]

Karatsev out to an early lead. Korda anyone? Sinner?

Rublev? Medvedev? (Rotterdam, Marseille)

 

[FRV4]

I'll give to the guy that won the masters.

 

[stringertom]

Joe Kovic...to rally for a win vs Taylor Fritz despite a large abdominal tear and then overcoming former AO SFists Raonic and Zverev while healing from that tear. FINNISHing Russians Karatsev and Medvedev was just a mere formality after the most courageous recovery from catastrophic injury in the history of the sport.

 

[GhostOfNKDM]

Joe Kovic...to rally for a win vs Taylor Fritz despite a large abdominal tear and then overcoming former AO SFists Raonic and Zverev while healing from that tear. FINNISHing Russians Karatsev and Medvedev was just a mere formality after the most courageous recovery from catastrophic injury in the history of the sport.

I love your thought process but the poll is for a non Big 3 player, which Djoker is.

You big on Sinner right?

 

[GhostOfNKDM]

I'm gonna ignore mere results, as I'm a non-objective, uneducated, non-statistical ignoramus.... and go with my eye test

and say, Karatsev edging Korda.

Those are the best new players I've seen this year.

Sinner is meh, Hurkacz is death by asphyxiation, Rublev has no game B, Meddy is a nutcase (who can become a real giant if he really wants to be), Basilashvilli got hot for a few matches (good game esp BH!), RBA is just a honey badger... who'd I miss?

Oh don't ever talk to me about Tzits, Zed and Theim. Or Shapo, FAA and Fritz. Rublev... I'm gonna give another chance and see if he has anything to add/improve in his game.


Btw, what has Berrettini been up to these days?

 

[HMS Screwdriver]

Definitely Karatsev.