Simply put - no. Not until they start doing serious damage where it matters the most - the Grand Slams.
He may have a few extra years left because of not being able to play at all some years.Gotta say old Delpo (not as old as Big 5) looks ready to stick his fingers in some of the cracks. He just prevailed over Zverev's A game. He's trouble enough for Thiemerev.
Were these matches televised? Both were moved to smaller indoor courts so were not available for viewing best I can tell. Does this mean you thrown around the word choking without having watched a match?
Well you took the loss well.Indeed. But with the full horror of having bet on the match only to watch delicious scoreboard leads frittered away in manners that I could only imagine.
All true and another major factor is now many of these names including the Demon are high enough to be seeded in top 32 which makes their life much easierer.Nice predictions based on solid analysis...
Seriously though, in 2019 we'll see more of these guys making it deeper in the big tournies..
Let's wait and watch to see who among Theim, Tsits, Shapo, Zverev, Coric, FAA, Khachanov, Tiafoe makes the next significant level up in their game.
Skills is one aspect everyone focuses on, but I think the player that makes the next step up in mental strength & physical stamina/strength will be the first slam winner in this group.
Oh I don't have stats to support that btw, just a hunch.
Meles, who the heck is The Demon? I lost ya here. Zedzilla, AZ?
De Minaur I suppose. But he's too much of a mug to deserve such a nickname.
With history as a guide the NextGen performance in majors this year should not be a total surprise (and they are close as Thiem went down in 5 sets to quality players at Wimby and US Open, Zverev the same at Auz, RG, and Wimbledon.) The real story for NextGen is their performance in the big tournaments outside the majors in 2017 (given strength of draw, Barcelona, Citi Open, and Beijing lumped in with Masters 1000 events):
IW: Thiem took Wawrinka to 3 sets (Wawrinka made final) and Kyrgios gets food poisoning - a small step for sure
Miami: Kygrios took tournament winner Federer to three sets - most were impressed
Montecarlo: Injury issue derails Pouille from making Final
Barcelona: Thiem in the final, but gets clobbered
Madrid: Thiem gives Rafa a solid match in final
Rome: Zverev trounces Djoko in final and Thiem annihilates Nadal
Citi Open: Zverev wins handily
Rogers Cup: Zverev beats Federer in final
Cincinnati: Kyrgios makes final beating Nadal along the way
Beijing: Krygios beats Zverev to make final
All in all this is a very impressive run since Barcelona with NextGen in the final of every big event outside of the majors. 7 STRAIGHT FINALS FOR NEXTGEN; NO BIG 4 IN CINCINNATI FINAL - NADAL ONLY MEMBER OF BIG 4 TO WIN ANY OF THESE FINALS (3). ZVEREV WITH 3 WINS FOR NEXTGEN.
sir, you might need to wait a little longer...
Coric is the youngest at 22.4, followed by mdvdv at 23.1 and Sonego at 23.9.Oh boy ... Who's left, Medvedev, maybe
Oh, so its the Diamond Age after allCoric is the youngest at 22.4, followed by mdvdv at 23.1 and Sonego at 23.9.
Cubic zirconium age.Oh, so its the Diamond Age after all
It's been a year and a half.
Are they ready yet?
"Set" won't come till next year. Then "go" will come in 2021... But it will be a false start so they will have to start all over in 2022...Ready
How about any-gen?Shouldn't it be next-next-nextGen now?