stringertom
Bionic Poster
The Srshs wood inndeed approve uv this clayme; evereighwon iz betterer than fedr accordingh two hymn.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has the potential to be a BETTER player than Roger Federer
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weakera
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Wander
Hall of Fame
It's a very successful joke.
Olli Jokinen
Hall of Fame
I think OP is wrong about basically everything in that post.
joshuayuan
Professional
I think he should aim to be better than Djokovic now.
Rafa4LifeEver
G.O.A.T.
B R U HWell he hasn't improved his return
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
I stand by Stefanos. WTF Champion/AO Finalist whose best surface is clay. That could only be a player with big tools.
Permitlady
Professional
Federer is not a once in a lifetime player as we have seen with his contemporary rivals.
Tsitsipas has the potential. Nothing more. His backhand is stable but it's fluffy. Ohbh necessitates power.
Tsitsipas has the potential. Nothing more. His backhand is stable but it's fluffy. Ohbh necessitates power.
There I said it. I watched Federer since the beginning and I’ve been watching Tsitsipas for the last 4-5 years and I can tell you the Greek has a higher ceiling than the Swiss. He's a very special talent. For starters, I think Tsitsipas is a better baseliner and mentally stronger when compared to Federer. Yes I’m aware of what happened in USO 2020 so don’t bother mentioning it, cause it happens, and I’ve seen enough of Tsitsipas to know he’s one tough motherf*cker. Even Federer himself admitted the guy is tough as nails after struggling against him and losing the two biggest encounters between them.
I have no doubt he’ll achieve great things in the future; however, I don’t think he’ll have the same success Federer had. Tsitsipas’s generation is way more talented than Federer’s generation so unfortunately for him, he won’t have Federer’s luxury as the competition will be fierce. Roddick, Hewitt and Baghadatis are really nothing compared to Medveved, Sinner, Zverev and Thiem. Besides, Tsitsipas seems like a guy who has other interests in life than to keep hitting a ball until he’s 45 years old like Federer. Anyways, that’s not the point.
The point is I believe The Greek God has what it takes to take Federer’s game to the next level. He'll be performing and playing tennis at a higher level. That he’ll do should he put in the effort. His backhand and RoS still leave a lot to be desired and not at Fed’s level yet but he’ll get there. Federer kept improving even in his 30s so Stefanos has a lot of time ahead of him to improve.
One more thing, I’m not sure of this but I can see him becoming even a more popular player than Federer in the future. Two reasons, he’s better looking and more active in the social media, all what’s left is success which is coming his way soon!
#Your heard it here first.
Bump it in a few years.
Cheers.
It is amazing how some people can genuinely get everything absolutely wrong.
zvelf
Hall of Fame
It actually happens a lot more than you would expect in this forum. Okay, not more than you would expect, but a lot nevertheless.
Wander
Hall of Fame
In the style of tennis Federer played he was probably once in a lifetime at that level.
Tsitsipas has potential for what? To win some Majors maybe. To be one of the best three players of the 2020s? Possible but not going to be easy judging by his record so far. Let's not forget that Federer was comfortably the best player of the 00s as well as the third best player of the 2010s.
Krish872007
Talk Tennis Guru
Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are all "once in a lifetime players" who just so happened to play in the same 20-year stretch.
The odds of this happening are usually slim to none
mental midget
Hall of Fame
ST is a great player but there is truly very little comparison. Federer's movement alone rates him significantly higher. then there's the hands, creativity, strokes, net game...great player v. one of if not the very best to ever play the game.
H
Herald
Guest
Bold take.
socallefty
G.O.A.T.
In pickleball?
Olli Jokinen
Hall of Fame
This post gets worse every day.
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
This post gets worse every day.
TomTennis495
Professional
hahaha!
Olli Jokinen
Hall of Fame
Why can't I see what this is about?
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Must be dumb luck
Gary Duane
Talk Tennis Guru
We heard it first here.There I said it. I watched Federer since the beginning and I’ve been watching Tsitsipas for the last 4-5 years and I can tell you the Greek has a higher ceiling than the Swiss. He's a very special talent. For starters, I think Tsitsipas is a better baseliner and mentally stronger when compared to Federer. Yes I’m aware of what happened in USO 2020 so don’t bother mentioning it, cause it happens, and I’ve seen enough of Tsitsipas to know he’s one tough motherf*cker. Even Federer himself admitted the guy is tough as nails after struggling against him and losing the two biggest encounters between them.
I have no doubt he’ll achieve great things in the future; however, I don’t think he’ll have the same success Federer had. Tsitsipas’s generation is way more talented than Federer’s generation so unfortunately for him, he won’t have Federer’s luxury as the competition will be fierce. Roddick, Hewitt and Baghadatis are really nothing compared to Medveved, Sinner, Zverev and Thiem. Besides, Tsitsipas seems like a guy who has other interests in life than to keep hitting a ball until he’s 45 years old like Federer. Anyways, that’s not the point.
The point is I believe The Greek God has what it takes to take Federer’s game to the next level. He'll be performing and playing tennis at a higher level. That he’ll do should he put in the effort. His backhand and RoS still leave a lot to be desired and not at Fed’s level yet but he’ll get there. Federer kept improving even in his 30s so Stefanos has a lot of time ahead of him to improve.
One more thing, I’m not sure of this but I can see him becoming even a more popular player than Federer in the future. Two reasons, he’s better looking and more active in the social media, all what’s left is success which is coming his way soon!
#Your heard it here first.
Bump it in a few years.
Cheers.
dking68
Legend
A bit? He already had 12 slams by age 26
Lmao
dking68
Legend
10 titles at age 25, quite laughable tbh. And it’s not going to be easy to win now as I think everybody on this forum thinks both Sinner and Alcaraz are levels above him rn
StrongRule
Talk Tennis Guru
Hilarious thread.
dking68
Legend
*Wins atp finals in 2019* - Yeah Stef is definitely winning a slam next year! Gets crushed by Raonic in AO 2R
StrongRule
Talk Tennis Guru
Pretty sure that was sarcasm.
dking68
Legend
I know haha. Roger had more slams than Tsitsipas in titles at that age
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
A Canadian Destroyer!
CoolCoolCool
Hall of Fame
"Tennis Analyst".
ghostofMecir
Legend
One-handed BH, taller, will be “better.”
Federer had once in a lifetime ball-striking skills. Nobody with a one-handed backhand is going to win more than a couple of slams here and there going forward, and maybe not even that. If anything, what Federer did with a one headed backhand, which is a liability in today’s game, speaks to his unparalleled talent.
Federer had once in a lifetime ball-striking skills. Nobody with a one-handed backhand is going to win more than a couple of slams here and there going forward, and maybe not even that. If anything, what Federer did with a one headed backhand, which is a liability in today’s game, speaks to his unparalleled talent.
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TheNachoMan
Legend
Stefanos is certainly better at posting cringe tweets than Federer.
BauerAlmeida
Hall of Fame
Yep, it'd be like if Messi, Maradona and Pelé had played (almost) at the same time.
platypus50
Semi-Pro
This thread aged just like fine wine...sadly it has mostly been downhill since Tsitsipas lost to Djoker in 2021 RG final (whilst having a 2sets to 0 lead)
Rovesciarete
Hall of Fame
I have to hand it to TA, he qualified that bit nicely and I have actually little to add. Stefanos had and has big strengths but overall he hasn't improved and arguably gone backwards even in absolute terms and clearly so in relative ones.
Djokodalerer31
Hall of Fame
I don't think it's the effectiveness of his OHBH, that won him that many slams though...at most his BH technique contributes to about only 10% of his slam wins...Federer has to thank his big forehand and serve for dragging him where he is now, definitely not his BH (which is good and consistent enough, but not to the extent that it highlights his success...)...in fact he shanks way too many important points with his BHs, especially in pressure moments against Djokodal or some other player, that may play the match of his career...it's still elite top-10 of all times, but let's not overrate it!
Biotic
Hall of Fame
weak era
Legend of Borg
G.O.A.T.
This has aged like milk left for a week in 40 degree heat under direct sunlight.
ghostofMecir
Legend
That’s just it—his BH relative to era was a liability, yet he did what he did. Relative to other one handers, it’s astonishing how much further ahead he is of everyone.
Gary Duane
Talk Tennis Guru
You are so right.
Fabresque
Legend
He just never works on his weaknesses. His backhand is bozo level’s of crap, and his ROS is also painful to watch. The only thing he’s kinda improved is his slice, and honestly looking at the way Fed got many results, it may suit him to just slice his way to win. The OHBH is that big of a liability.
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