MichaelNadal
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The 2014 TTW Awards: Most Improved Player
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Connors-in-5
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Federer his 2013 sucked
Tennisknowledge99
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Nishikori is the most improved player
I want to pick Wawrinka too but his consistent doesn't impress me much..
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Nope, just doing the awards because I did them last year and no one seems interested in taking over
The Green Mile
Bionic Poster
Nishikori. Did not think he would get to World No. 5 this year.
MichaelNadal
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Bump for those who haven't voted or seen the thread.
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
I said Bautista in the topic but i changed my mind and go for Goffin.
MatsPhilander
Legend
For me Warinka just nips Nishikori-he beat the two best players in the world to win a slam & went from being a hugely improved player in 2013 to being a world beater in 2014 & showed his continued improvement on grass at Wimbledon making it to the quarters & prior to that the semis at Queens.
Nishikori if he had won that US Open final might have taken it as he was perhaps the more consistent player throughout the season-maybe next year.
Nishikori if he had won that US Open final might have taken it as he was perhaps the more consistent player throughout the season-maybe next year.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
You can choose Federer, just select other and put his name in your post, the polls aren't cut and dry by any means.
firepanda
Professional
Interesting choice actually. All ohave pushed their ranking up aren't necessarily viable contenders after you consider context.
Goffin has definitely improved, and kudos to him. This was an improvement in consistency rather than form though. He's always had the skill, just struggled in stringing together the results. I'm not sure mental alone is enough to grant him this incredibly prestigious award.
Kyrgios got a freak win on an appropriate surface. This allowed him to start capitalising on his potential. I don't consider this an improvement, impressive as it is.
Nishikori's 'improved' by not getting injured (as much).
Coric has definitely improved. But he's a young player who's coming up and arguably the rankings are just starting to reflect his true abilities. I didn't say Carreno Busta was most improved last year and I don't think Coric is this year.
Cilic has improved as of USO. I want to wait a bit more before passing judgement.
Bautista-Agut, yeah. Not much to say here. Honed his game, started getting good results.
Wawrinka's always had the ability to hit big. He's just started getting them in. I don't think there's much of an improvement here compared to last year, aside from consistency. Good showing at WTF though.
So Bautista Agut kinda wins by default. No-one else has improved sufficiently.
Goffin has definitely improved, and kudos to him. This was an improvement in consistency rather than form though. He's always had the skill, just struggled in stringing together the results. I'm not sure mental alone is enough to grant him this incredibly prestigious award.
Kyrgios got a freak win on an appropriate surface. This allowed him to start capitalising on his potential. I don't consider this an improvement, impressive as it is.
Nishikori's 'improved' by not getting injured (as much).
Coric has definitely improved. But he's a young player who's coming up and arguably the rankings are just starting to reflect his true abilities. I didn't say Carreno Busta was most improved last year and I don't think Coric is this year.
Cilic has improved as of USO. I want to wait a bit more before passing judgement.
Bautista-Agut, yeah. Not much to say here. Honed his game, started getting good results.
Wawrinka's always had the ability to hit big. He's just started getting them in. I don't think there's much of an improvement here compared to last year, aside from consistency. Good showing at WTF though.
So Bautista Agut kinda wins by default. No-one else has improved sufficiently.
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Nishikori for the win!
Chico
Banned
Well, well...
The rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Anyway not sure why were there need to talk abour Djokovic here.
Novak was the best player in the world last year so there was not much room fpr improvement at all and he is not a good candidaye in this category.
My vote goes to Kei.
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Maximagq
Banned
Welcome back Chico!
Chico
Banned
Thanks Max. Classy as always.
willhunting
Banned
Maximagq
Banned
His name is Matt, bro. Get your facts straight
Max, Matt, Maxima, Maximagq. All the same thing. I search these keywords in so they are pretty ubiquitous.
Chico
Banned
His name is Matt, bro. Get your facts straight
I use nicknames, not real names here. Thank you very much.
willhunting
Banned
It was a joke bro I didn't mean anything by it. Glad to have you back.
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
His name is Matt, bro. Get your facts straight
Chico's name is not "bro" either...
willhunting
Banned
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
Term of endearment, bro
Maybe between you and your teenage buddies...
willhunting
Banned
Don't act like you never did something similar.
DolgoSantoro
Professional
Nishikori impressed me most, although Goffin and Bautista-Agut put in commendable effort and improved as well.
Russeljones
Talk Tennis Guru
If anything, the poll shows how invisible players outside the top 20 are to the majority here.
Dedans Penthouse
Legend
Pillow bitter.
Chico
Banned
Disagree. Kei deserved all the votes he got.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
I think Russel has a point though, Nishikori has been uber-talented for a long time. I remember him taking a set off of Nadal at Queens in 08, the first time I watched him play. Are we really THAT surprised? I think Fed deserves it more than he does tbh.
Interesting...I guess that is true. Of course Nishikori was talented, but I still think him reaching a Masters Final and Grand Slam Final should be seen as a major improvement. Federer of course when compared to last year performed better (especially in Masters), and while he did reach the Wimbledon Finals, I don't think it's enough to top Nishikori, who never even reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam. If Federer had come back from his bad 2013 season by winning Wimbledon this season, then I might pick him.
MichaelNadal
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Thanks to all who voted!
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