The new generation is coming?

Radobg

Radobg

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Let's forget for a while for Rafa and Roger,who is GOAT and all ****wars that enjoy you so much lately!Let's look at the future tennis hopes(or future disappointments)and see how they are performing lately, what's new going on around them and what to expect in the future!!
I made a small list! But maybe I missed someone! Anyway, everyone is welcome to add new names and to share their vews for so long waiting (at least by me) new generation of tennis!
These are the names that I know:

1.Richard Berankis age:20
The young Lithuanian is a former junior #1 and winner of US Open for juniors.I don't know much about him except that he was one of the leading players in the junior tour and had high hopes for his future!This year he posted some good results-reach the QFs at San Jose(lost to Verdasco)and 2nd rounds at Wimbledon and US Open(losses to Feliciano Lopez and Jurgen Melzer)Won one challanger and made final to another!
YTD Won/Lost:42-15
Start year at #319
Current ranking:#110

2.Kei Nishikori age:20
Nishikori is already well known and I'm not sure he should be in this list,but he is young enough to be still a tennishope!After a long break because of injuries Kei manage to came close at top100 again!He won 3 challangers and made second round at Roland Garros and third at US Open!But still after his 2008 results a lot of people expect more from him!
YTD Won/Lost:31-10
Start year at #898
Current ranking:#123

3.Grigor Dimitrov age:19
The Bulgarian hope is junior #1 and Wimbledon and US Open champion!His breakthrough came in 2008 with some good results, but unjustified comparisons with Federer forced him to believe that hi is a star already and the success is sure!Anyway after a lost 2009 (main reason is Lundgren)with his new coach McNamara Dimitrov shows good results! Over the last three months he won six titles (three consecutive challanders) recording 42 wins from 47 matches! Now he is very close to the Top100 and the hopes that he will show soon his potential among the best are becoming more real!
YTD Won/Lost:52-14
Star year at #288
Current ranking:#136

4.Ryan Harrison age:18
Honestly I didn't know him before this year US Open but he impressed me with his performances there, it looks like he's the new American hope in tennis!But it seems is a "little" advantage to be American and to receive so many WC for ATP tournaments! Anyway I will leave the U.S. members of this forum to explain more about it and how fair is this!
YTD Won/Lost:20-21
Start year at#358
Current ranking:#176

5.Andrey Kuznetsov age:19
Junior Wimbledon champion in 2009!Totaly unknown for me,but I read that he is the bigest russian hope fo the future!If here is anyone from Russia who is more familiar with the latest news about this kid,please tell us more!
YTD Won/Lost:33-17
Start year at#303
Current ranking:#192

6.Filip Krajinovic age:18
The young Serb is still not well known, but make some good matches this year and had a good progress in the rankings! He is young enough and if he improve his game a little more can easily arrive near by his compatriots Tipsarevic and Troicki! And who knows he may reach Djokovic someday!
YTD Won/Lost:22-23
Start year at#351
Current ranking:214

7.Bernard Tomic age:17
I read so much about him in this forum(good lord the kid even had a lot of haters around here)and I really don't think someone need more information!He doesn't make fantastic season exactly,but he is still 17years old!So there is enough time for improvements!Hope he will make it!Australian tennis needs new faces!
YTD Won/Lost:27-15
Start year at#286
Current ranking:218

I expect Nishikori soon to be a strong Top50 player with jumps and downs in the rankings(injuries) and strong rival for all in Top20!Berankis and Dimitrov atleast will make Top20(or more)!For the others I'm not still so sure,but I hope all of them will enter soon in Top100 and make tennis more interesting and who knows,maybe someone of them will be next Rafa,Roger or Pete!I know only that tennis needs young players to compete with the oldes to make this sport more exciting!And is realy sad that now we have only one 19years old in Top150(Dimitrov)!And not even one in Top100!I hope this is going to change soon!
So your thoughts are welcome if you stop to excite so much with how many Slams will ends Rafa and Roger careers, and who is the GOAT! You can write a few lines here for your expectations on these young players and of course to tell us if you think there are other young unknown talents,that deserve our attention!
Sorry if I have too many grammatical (or other) errors, just still learning to write in English! I hope at least is understandable!:)
 
Nice stuff. Can you give us information about the styles and strengths of the players you wrote about?
 
pc1 said:
Nice stuff. Can you give us information about the styles and strengths of the players you wrote about?
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I'm going to work now!When I get back I will do my best!But I'm sure here we have enough members that knows even more then me!And soon you will have your information:)
 
Good report. I really admire Dimitrov's strokes. I like Harrison's wilingness to play an all-court game. I like Nishikori's flashy game, too.

In the face of the tall, strong man's power game (Soderling, DelPotro, Berdych...with Tomic being a big kid), I do worry about smaller guys like Nishikori and Berankis. I'm rooting for great, all-court attacking tennis, no matter the height of the player.

Thanks. Nice thread.
 
good stuff, as much as I love the current crop of players and already miss some of the older guys (i.e. hewitt, gonzalez) I can't wait to see what faces will be at the top 5-6 years from now.

also, Harrison receives very few WC from USTA. he qualifies usually, including at the USO.
 
Nice post. Of the ones I have seen (nishikori, dimitrov, harrison, tomic) I think nishikori is the most interesting, complete and is going to do the best. I hope he puts it all together this year and if he does he can be a threat on all surfaces.
 
I like Nishikori's game a lot and I want to see him make some noise at an important tournament. Great player to watch.
 
In 5 years we'll be hearing about how the game has completely changed, how the equipment has completely changed, how the players are bigger, stronger, faster, better conditioned, and how today's players would get slaughtered by "the modern game" . . . again!
 
I agree with Cesc on this one. What an uninspiring group. I shudder at the future of the game. The future of the womens game is looking even worse. The tours most promising player under 20 is some fatso who lost 6-2, 6-1 to 39 year old Kimiko Date last week.
 
good writeup. let's see in 10 years how many slams that pack compiles.

i'll set the over/under on combined slams at...2
 
Trillus said:
I agree with Cesc on this one. What an uninspiring group. I shudder at the future of the game. The future of the womens game is looking even worse. The tours most promising player under 20 is some fatso who lost 6-2, 6-1 to 39 year old Kimiko Date last week.
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ya well no one thought Nadal would do anything off clay while he was young, even until 07. these guys are up and comers for a reason, they are still coming up!
 
you forgot to mention Thomas De Bakker, even though he is 22 and currently ranked 47, I think he has a lot of potential to break in the top 25 and even top 10 in the future.
 
of them all, being an american gives harrison the best chance for success. i'd be surprised if he never made the top 10. for the same reasons jack sock might be another name to watch for.

he'll also have the luxury - like harrison - of having a bounty of wildcards and beneficial home/U.S. scheduling.
 
Nice list, maybe this is just my American hype side talking, but Jack Sock also seems to have a promising game
 
All Eastern European or Baltic in the list except for Nishikori (Japan). They all have a stong work ethic.
 
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all not doing very well for their age compared to where the current 10 were at those ages.

Hewitt, and rafa were top 10 at 18, roddick top 10 at 19, federer top 10 at 20.

Del potro, djokovic and murray were all top 50 at 19, and really the top 100 isnt that different to what it was when those 3 broke through only a few years ago.

Theres no real reason these young players arent having more of an impact, beside the fact that they just arent that good. The only player i can see breaking into the top 50 at 19 or so is tomic, maybe harrison.
 
The only names that stand out are Harrison and Dmitrov. They are very talented with big games that have potential to win slams. Maybe even Krajinovic. But the other players are just random counterpunchers with talentless games so even breaking top 20 will be a feat for them.
 
sureshs said:
Hope so, but his name does not inspire great thoughts. Like he settled for the minimum for his first and last names.
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Don't most adolescent boys keep a jack sock handy at the bedside at all times?

This kid appears to me to be nowhere near the player that Harrison is at the same age. I wonder what the head to head is between them. Harrison looks like the real deal to me, at least having top 20 longevity potential.
 
Bernard tomic is the guy who whinged about his tennis match going past his bed time (ended like at what 11pm?) and that was one of the reasons why he lost. This guy is pathetic.
 
Cesc Fabregas said:
None of them inspire me tbh, looks like we'll have 2nd rate players winning slams in a few years time.
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I'm on your side of this one too. Especially Nishikori - way too small and injury prone. I'll be shocked if he gets a sniff of top 10. May not even spend much time in the top 20. I still don't see what people on this board see in him. He'll have a nice career, make tons of money (more off than on court), marry some Japanese hottie, have a great life. But I don't see anything in his game that is OMG-worthy. More or less Hewitt's game - without Hewitt's heart or endurance, IMHO.
 
The problem is with them is that Federer and Nadal were winning ATP tour matches earlier than them (with the exception of Tomic).

Sampras is another example. Winning the US Open at an early age. I also suspect that none of the current juniors really have the skill or talent to topple Federer or Nadal at a grand slam or non-grand slam event.

I've seen them all play and the only two are Tomic and Dimitrov. Otherwise its just the same old ****. Two handed backhanders standing on the bassline with big serves or lots of top spin on their groundstrokes.

Tennis is going to suck after Nadal and Fed are done unless we are lucky to get another batch of prodigies.
 
Lockhart said:
For the moment they are way worse than Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, Federer, Hewitt, Berdych and current top 10 were at the same age.

I don't think they are as gifted as them.
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Dude,
tennis is a lot different from when the guys you mentioned came up. The level wasn't this high and the game is more physical than its ever been. It is just a different level where nowadays the top players can have rallies of a minute long running from one side to the other hitting the ball more accurate ,heavier and faster than those guys did when they came up.


To OP- Kei Nishikori soon to be top 50? where? Not on ATP.
Don't forget about Gina Maria ( Mini Monfils) that guy hung with Nadal on clay and broke his serve a few times and He had dozens of break points, you can be sure that guy is amongst these new guns.
 
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Buckethead said:
Dude,
tennis is a lot different from when the guys you mentioned came up. The level wasn't this high and the game is more physical than its ever been. It is just a different level where nowadays the top players can have rallies of a minute long running from one side to the other hitting the ball more accurate ,heavier and faster than those guys did when they came up.


To OP- Kei Nishikori soon to be top 50? where? Not on ATP.
Don't forget about Gina Maria ( Mini Monfils) that guy hung with Nadal on clay and broke his serve a few times and He had dozes of break points, you can be sure that guy is amongst these new guns.
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erm... Djokovic murray and gasquet all had their breakout years in 2006. The game hasnt changed much at all since then. Theres probably like 65 guys in the top 100 now who were top 100 back then too.
 
nfor304 said:
erm... Djokovic murray and gasquet all had their breakout years in 2006. The game hasnt changed much at all since then. Theres probably like 65 guys in the top 100 now who were top 100 back then too.
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I meant Fed and Hewitt.
The others are already part of this strong generation.
 
ealkuon said:
you forgot to mention Thomas De Bakker, even though he is 22 and currently ranked 47, I think he has a lot of potential to break in the top 25 and even top 10 in the future.
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Thiemo de Bakker.

He started this year quite nice but he show nothing after his Tsonga defeat.

Buckethead said:
Don't forget about Gina Maria ( Mini Monfils) that guy hung with Nadal on clay and broke his serve a few times and He had dozens of break points, you can be sure that guy is amongst these new guns.
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Gianni Mina.

Gianni is struggling with injuries. His knees in bad condition, and he is injury prone, unfortunately.

So is Daniel Berta (Junior RG-2009 champion) - Daniel wanted to retire this year because of injuries.
 
Radobg said:
1.Richard Berankis age:20
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Shorty. Problems with serve. Nice fight skills.

2.Kei Nishikori age:20
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Boy made of glass. More injured than Jackie Chan. High-class player, no doubt, but he can not play 3 weeks in a row without getting another injury.

3.Grigor Dimitrov age:19
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He is doing very, very good right now. But he struggled more than year, don'tknow why.
Let's see, what he will show on ATP level.

4.Ryan Harrison age:18
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I like this boy but he didn't show anything special this year besides USO. He wasn't extraordinary on challenger level.

5.Andrey Kuznetsov age:19
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Had an impressive period in June-July but now he is out-of-form again. He is not ready for ATP-level too.

6.Filip Krajinovic age:18
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Same as Harrison.

7.Bernard Tomic age:17
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No comments. I really do not understand my feelings to this boy.

Of course, all of them can do Top-50.
But I won't bet who will do better and who become another Daniel Elsner.
 
let us know when one of these guys breaks the top 100. the guys with GS potential (becker, wilander, mcenroe) made their mark when they were teenagers!
 
decades said:
what I meant was they won slams or made slam semis when they were teenagers. So did Rafa.
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I think we will never see another teenager-winner. This sport is getting older. No men younger then 21 in ATP Top-100.

Even girls cannot show anything special in their teens now. There is no girls yonger then 19 in WTA Top-100. Last Grand Slam teenage winner is Kuznetsova in 2004 if my memory doesn't trick me (i am not women tennis fan so I can remember wrong).
 
Lockhart said:
You are talking about Mina but Rafa played awful in that match (he said himself that this match was an "accident) because he made a ton of unforced errors and he still won very easily. Mina did not even win the RG junior title that year. We will se if he makes the tour or if he become another Young.
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He will never become another Young because nobody expect anything significant from him. He is just another french player (there are tons of them in ATP).

Harrison, Krajinovic and Tomic - these names are hyping right now.

P.S. Sorry, Teens is my favourite theme, I can spend hours talking about it :)
 
I'd say Krajinovic, Dimitrov, Kuznetsov and Harrison are the best ones.

Don't forget about Milos Raonic. He can play as well.
 
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I think all of these guys are going to have to wait, as the current generation of "youngsters" like Nadal, Murray, Djokovic and Del Po, are going to take control for the next few years. I think those four guys, especially Nadal, are going to win at least 85% of the slams for the next 3-4 years.
 
Sandwichman said:
I think all of these guys are going to have to wait, as the current generation of "youngsters" like Nadal, Murray, Djokovic and Del Po, are going to take control for the next few years. I think those four guys, especially Nadal, are going to win at least 85% of the slams for the next 3-4 years.
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correct. you win most of your slams between 22-28
 
Between them all, only Dimitrov is a onehanded backhander. Looks like that "new generation" will show us amazing pushing skills - faster, more powerful and... more and more boring.

Really fascinating era for tennis.
 
Still waiting..
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I suspect 2019 will be the year of change or when more of the next Gen will take over, especially with the change to 16 seeds at the slams. 32 seeds have protected the 17-32 seeds too much since 2001.
 
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