He hasn't even hit the tour yet and I am already sick to my stomach about this kid. Donald Young is the most overrated player in the history of the game. The hype has made its way into this thread a long time ago. How can we disrespect accomplished players like Gaudio, Safin, Gasquet, etc?
The Real Most Overrated Player
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justineheninhoogenbandfan
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Interesting people think I am wrong to pass some degree of judgement already on 20 year old Gasquet who has been pro for 4 years now, yet some deem it fitting to do so on 17 year old Young who has played about a year of pro tennis.
Andres
G.O.A.T.
Gaudio?? Gaudio is not overrated at all.babySuri said:
Gaudio is what it is. A huge talented played, with a wrecked mentality, with a beautiful backhand, and with a game which forbids him to be a fast courter player.
He's just what he is. A good claycourt player. Nothing more, nothing less. Some may say his RG title was a fluke. Maybe it was. But he fought those matches, and that draw wasn't easy at all: Cañas in 5, Novak in 5, Enqvist in 4, and then, 3 nice straight wins over Andreev, Hewitt and Nalbandian, and the final against Coria.
And he had a nice run of 5 claycourt titles ina year, right before Nadal started to be the force we know now. In fact, Gaudio beat him in the weirdest match ever (0-6, 6-0, 6-1), exactly one week before Nadal's clay stampede started.
Gaudio is not overrated. He's good. He's not absolutely great, at all, but he's good. Beautiful backhand, beautiful game, entertaining to see his outburst, but nothing more. And he win 8 career titles, including a GS, that's pretty good in my book.
Safin won 2 GS, and 13 other titles, so give him a break. The may have won more, if he could keep his head straight, but that's not a reason to "overrate him". 2 GS, and being #1, also good in my book. BETTER THAN GAUDIO, for suure.
Gasquet is still young. I don't think he's overrated at all, but, so far, an underachiever, which doesn't mean he can't put his mind together, and become the next dominant player. He has the game, and seems to be a fantastic shotmaker. And he knows how to play on clay, and on grass.
None of those are overrated, in my opinion. They're just increeeeedibly talented players who failed to live up to their talents (not their "hypes"), because of mental breakdowns.
justineheninhoogenbandfan said:
Well, with the caveat that players do develop differently at different ages, Gasquet has shown signs. At 17 he was winning challengers, at 18 he was beating guys in the top 50 and since has beaten and stretched top 10 and 20 guys to the limit.
On the other hand Young has yet to show signs of signs. He has not won a challenger to the best of my knowledge and his stock has even slipped on the international junior scene.
Young is overrated but it's not his fault but the fault of the media and his parents.
He came along during a time when the North American media was looking to put crowns on young athletes (i.e. Lebron, Adu, and Wie). To me it was almost the equilavent of trying to find the next "teen pop" star.
He came along during a time when the North American media was looking to put crowns on young athletes (i.e. Lebron, Adu, and Wie). To me it was almost the equilavent of trying to find the next "teen pop" star.
justineheninhoogenbandfan
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FiveO said:
Fair enough. Young is not showing as much as even Gasquet and Monfils did when they first joined the tour. I still want to wait another year on Young to form a stronger opinion but right now he looks like his pro career might be a struggle.
Yes, Donald Young is currently the world's most overrated player. He's no Michael Chang nor have any of the Williams Sisters results at their age.
eunjam
Rookie
it's all about querrey.....for americans
i am definitely on the querrey bandwagon......same with murray.
murray is only fricking 19!!
not to mention he has already won 4 titles,made 2 MS finals(both lost against Federer) and..... beat Federer (at 18!)
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