Name ten players outside of the top twenty that you really enjoy watching them play

[Vamos Carlos Alcaraz]

Here are ten players outside of the top twenty (male) that I really enjoy and would like to see rise higher in the rankings; I am listing them based on highest current rank to lowest:

1. Tallon Griekspoor. He's fun to watch, has an engaging personality, and has a good solid game to build on.

2. Alexander Bublik. What I like most about him is his sense of humor and fun. I enjoy his post-match interviews immensely!

3. Tomas Martin Etcheverry. I love his vitality and his spirit. So much fun to watch!

4. Jiri Lehecka. He has a nice energy to his shots and has a steadiness to him.

5. Sebastian Baez. Just a wonderful presence, I think he has the potential to become a top ten player!

6. Ben Shelton. Hard hitter who once he learns how to reign it all in will eventually become a top ten player.

7. Botic van de Zandschulp. He is another steady player who occasionally is able to lift him game up and win important matches.

8. Martin Focsovics. It seemed like he was headed in the right direction into the top ten but his progress has fallen short. Here's hoping he can make some adjustments and get back on track.

9. Dominic Thiem. I so wish him well as he tries to regain his former glory. I feel so bad for him, he just doesn't play as well post-injury ):

10. Marc-Andrea Huesler. He can be frustrating as he flails about on the court but I really really like him and hope he is able to lift his game up.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Thiem
Wawrinka
Murray
Kyrgios

That’s about it.

 

[3loudboys]

Murray
Evans
Bublik
Jarry - on the rise and has tools to break top20 ... he slays the ball
Wolf
Karatsev
Thiem
Draper - another potential top20 player
Fognini
Nadal
Monfils

 

[daggerman]

In all cases I'm presupposing the player is healthy and in-form

ATP: Shapovalov, Eubanks, Korda, Lehecka, Murray, Shelton, Wawrinka, Yibing, Watanuki, Nadal

WTA: Qinwen, Svitolina, Collins, Stephens, Andreescu, Fernandez, Tauson, Townsend, Teichmann, Muguruza

 

[jhick]

ATP: Mannarino, Shapovalov, Bublik, Eubanks, Korda, McDonald, Wolf, Wawrinka, van de Zandschulp, Thiem, Cressy, Kygrios

WTA: Linette, Svitolina, Mertens, Collins, Stephens, Parks, Davis, Andreescu, Pera, Kalinskaya, Teichmann, Dolehide

 

[Benf15harp]

G. Blancaneaux
D. Ajdukovic
N. Gombos
T. Atmane
F. Gaio
L. Lokoli
O. Krutykh
C. Ilkel
N. Ionel

 

[Terenigma]

I'll play the OP's intended game and not pick obvious former top players who all but retired. It's pretty tough, I had to check the ATP rankings for the latter couple of names but It does somewhat highlight how bare bones the tour is now, no huge names outside of the top 20, hell you could even argue top 10.

Ones that immediately came to mind:
Cilic
Berrettini
Korda
Shelton
Eubanks

Ones that didn't immediately come to mind:
Karatsev
D.Fokina
Coric
Goffin
Paire

 

[Hitman]

Here are ten players outside of the top twenty (male) that I really enjoy and would like to see rise higher in the rankings; I am listing them based on highest current rank to lowest:

1. Tallon Griekspoor. He's fun to watch, has an engaging personality, and has a good solid game to build on.

2. Alexander Bublik. What I like most about him is his sense of humor and fun. I enjoy his post-match interviews immensely!

3. Tomas Martin Etcheverry. I love his vitality and his spirit. So much fun to watch!

4. Jiri Lehecka. He has a nice energy to his shots and has a steadiness to him.

5. Sebastian Baez. Just a wonderful presence, I think he has the potential to become a top ten player!

6. Ben Shelton. Hard hitter who once he learns how to reign it all in will eventually become a top ten player.

7. Botic van de Zandschulp. He is another steady player who occasionally is able to lift him game up and win important matches.

8. Martin Focsovics. It seemed like he was headed in the right direction into the top ten but his progress has fallen short. Here's hoping he can make some adjustments and get back on track.

9. Dominic Thiem. I so wish him well as he tries to regain his former glory. I feel so bad for him, he just doesn't play as well post-injury ):

10. Marc-Andrea Huesler. He can be frustrating as he flails about on the court but I really really like him and hope he is able to lift his game up.

Botic? LOL

One of the biggest chokes of the year, maybe the biggest. He shouldn't be anywhere close to the top ten with the way he melted in that final.

 

[Vamos Carlos Alcaraz]

G. Blancaneaux
D. Ajdukovic
N. Gombos
T. Atmane
F. Gaio
L. Lokoli
O. Krutykh
C. Ilkel
N. Ionel

Some of these - Ajdukovic, Atmane, Gaio, Krutykh - I have never seen play. I have seen the others every once in a great while - are those four on the challengers circuit?

 

[BeatlesFan]

Rafa
 Shapovalov
Bublik
Fognini
Cressy
Andy Murray

That's it.

 

[Kralingen]

ATP: Purcell, Fils, Wu Yibing, Gasquet, Gaston, Goffin, in the mood Vesely, Eubanks, Lajovic, Kwon Soon-Woo, and last but not least the absolute favorite Karatsev

 

[Kemitak]

Federer

 

[Impressario]

Kokkinakis, Goffin, Monfils, Ramaswami

 

[coolcamden]

Vekic
QZ
Potapova
Mertens
Collins
Martic
Badosa
Siniakova

 

[Johnny505]

WTA - any as long as they are hot

 

[Alcawrath]

Eubanks, Wawrinka, Fokina, Griekspoor, Evans, Shelton, Gasquet, Bublik, Lajovic, Thiem

 

[duaneeo]

Nadal, Wawrinka

 

[Underdog]

Cool thread!

Nadal
Fokina
Thiem
Wawrinka
Murray
Korda
Mannarino
Shapovalov
Bublik
Shelton
Halys
Kyrgios
Coric
Cilic

Had to list fourteen, sorry

 

[Winners or Errors]

Not including the semi-retired guys (Murray, Wawrinka, Gasquet), it'd be:

• ADF
• Mannarino
• Shapo
• Evans
• Korda
• Lehecka
• Baez
• Kubler
• Goffin

Struggling to come up with a #10, maybe Struff when he's playing well.

 

[Baseline_Bungle]

THIS GUY!

2023 Winston-Salem Open tournament

I couldn't find a thread about this - unless there is one and it's someone on ignore who started it. So here is one for this tournament that is happening this week.

tt.tennis-warehouse.com

 

[GuilhermeG]

I try not to miss Evan's matches. It's so rare to watch a true all-court game nowadays...

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

1. ADF
2. Struff
3. Harris (Lloyd)
4. Thiem
5. Shelton
6. Coric
7. Edmund
8. Dimitrov
9. Murray
10. Musetti

And more than anyone - Tommy Paul!

 

[Vamos Carlos Alcaraz]

Tommy Paul is in the top 20....

 

[Vincent-C]

Shapovalov, when he's into it.
Evans
Thiem
Wawrinka
Musetti
Lajovic
Mannarino
adding: Coconuts; he's fun and good-spirited.
dropping: Kyrgios. reasons: drama queen, basically unpleasant, doesn't know who Jimmy Arias is.

yeah, mostly one-handers, playing tennis right

 

[bublikking]

Alexander Bublik
Dan evans
Borna coric
Miomir kecmanovic
Stan Wawrinka
Dominic thiem
Ilya ivashka
Emil ruusovori
Nick kyrgios
Alexander shevchenko

 

[Sentinel]

Federer

 

[VS_Power]

Yosuke Watanuki (rank 90)

• All court player
• Goes for every shot
• Tries to crush every return
• Excellent movement
• Positive attitude and respectful to ballkids

Emilio Nava (rank 150)

• Young up and coming US player
• Huge serve and strokes
• Tall and lanky, built like a tennis player
• Talks to himself and the crowd a lot
• Respectful to opponent and ballkids

 

[aldeayeah]

Gaston
Fokina
Evans
Mannarino
Altmaier
Monfils
Karatsev
Kyrgios
Bublik
Harris
Korda
Eubanks

 

[Pheasant]

FAA
Shapo
Korda
Eubanks

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Eubanks, Wawrinka, Dimitrov, Musetti, Fokina, Tommy Paul, Griekspoor, Evans, Shelton, Gasquet

1. ADF
2. Struff
3. Harris (Lloyd)
4. Thiem
5. Shelton
6. Coric
7. Edmund
8. Dimitrov
9. Murray
10. Musetti

And more than anyone - Tommy Paul!

Shapovalov, when he's into it.
Evans
Thiem
Wawrinka
Musetti
Lajovic
Mannarino
Kyrgios


yeah, mostly one-handers, playing tennis right

Guys, Dimitrov, Musetti and Tommy Paul are all in the top 20

 

[Vamos Carlos Alcaraz]

The current top twenty: Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune, Casper Ruud, Jannik Sinner, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Karen Khachanov, Alexander Zverev, Alex de Minaur, Tommy Paul, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Cameron Norrie, Hubert Hurkacz, Lorenzo Musetti, Grigor Dimitrov, and Francisco Cerundolo.

 

[Alcawrath]

Guys, Dimitrov, Musetti and Tommy Paul are all in the top 20

Oops, must have been a long day. I read top 20 but thought I was reading top 10.

 

[Tennfan123]

Struff. Love his big serve and game.
Coric. He's a scrapper and can pull of big wins now and then.
Etcheverry. He reminds me of random 90s clay players.
Korda. Love his flair.
Nishioka. Good rallies and hard to put away.
Kecmanovic. Love his groundgame and so much potential.
Kokkinakiis. For all the wrong reasons. He's often a let down. But when he's on, it's great. And he has a good connection with every crowd. People just want to cheer him on.
Garin. I like these super consistent players with solid groundstrokes. It's not flashy but I enjoy watching them ply their trade.
Daniel. Another solid and consistent player. Good VFM.
Busta. The prototype of the solid, consistent guy. I love watching him construct rallies.

 

[Knife]

I must mention 11, in no particular order:

J-L Struff
D Shapovalov
D Evans
S Wawrinka
D Lajovic
D Altmaier
T Seyboth Wild
D Stricker
N Kyrgios
F Fognini
T Van Rijthoven

 

[Username_]

tomic

 

[Subway Tennis]

Ive cheated a bit as my list contains some players who were top 20, are very quickly on their way back to top 20, or are on their first ascendancy and sure to become top 20.

Milos Raonic
Emil Ruusuvuori
David Goffin
Chris Eubanks
Seb Korda
Sebastian Baez
Wu Yibing
Soonwoo Kwon
Jack Draper
Marius Copil

Ekaterina Alexandrova
Anastasia Potapova
Sorana Cirstea
Marta Kostyuk
Linda Noskova
Ana Bogdan
Leylah Fernandez
Jule Niemeier
Dalma Galfi
Jil Teichmann

 

[ibbi]

Fokina
Struff
Jarry
Shapovalov
Bublik
Humbert
Etcheverry
Berrettini
Sonego
Bobby Agut

Others in the top 100:-
Baez
Wolf
Shelton
Fils
Wawrinka
Botic
Gasquet
Fucsovics
Nakashima
Kokkinakis
Thiem
Goffin
Ivashka
Baby Cerundolo

 

[coolcamden]

Should make a list of players one does NOT like to watch.

For me

JJ Wolf

 

[DSH]

The current top twenty: Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune, Casper Ruud, Jannik Sinner, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Karen Khachanov, Alexander Zverev, Alex de Minaur, Tommy Paul, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Cameron Norrie, Hubert Hurkacz, Lorenzo Musetti, Grigor Dimitrov, and Francisco Cerundolo.

Wow, what names!

 

[BeatlesFan]

Tommy Paul is in the top 20....

Several have mentioned Musetti, he's top 20 too.

 

[Vincent-C]

Several have mentioned Musetti, he's top 20 too.

Ah, you are right. Fun to watch, though.

 

[RelentlessAttack]

I could have named a lot for the 90s and early to mid 00s but the combination of disappearance of specialists, seemingly less bizarre characters, and most importantly me having less time to watch smaller tournaments and early rounds I couldn’t give you a good list for today

 

[Vincent-C]

Should make a list of players one does NOT like to watch.

For me

JJ Wolf

..the older enhanced Spaniard. He's my main reason for rooting for Djok, really (petty/lame?).

reasons: where shall i start? : time-wasting, match tempo-controlling, the 'Humbalito' act,
enhancement, strategic MTOs, arse-picking (nauseating); if he played straight-up tennis like
the Great Man (and Sampras) so admirably did, he'd have half of the Majors he's "won".

So there.

 

[Vamos Carlos Alcaraz]

Should make a list of players one does NOT like to watch.

For me

JJ Wolf

NOVAK JERKOFACE!!!!!!!!!!

I also don't like Tiafoe, and I am not a fan of Rune either.

 

[coolcamden]

..the older enhanced Spaniard. He's my main reason for rooting for Djok, really (petty/lame?).

NOVAK JERKOFACE!!!!!!!!!!

I also don't like Tiafoe, and I am not a fan of Rune either.

Let it out. Let it all out of your system, guys.

 

[Aurellian]

Ben Shelton, Monfils, Jordan Thompson, Chris O'Connell, and the young Chinese kid(??)

Ben hits the ball so hard. When you see him up close he looks like a D1 strong safety and he hits the ball violently...surprised he does not win more.