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Hall of Fame
I saw this "best of 2010s" series by a Youtuber who covers the NBA so that gave me the idea to do one on this forum about tennis in the 2010s. So let's start with the top 10 players of this decade. starting from the 2010 season until the 2019 season. IMO:
1. Novak Djokovic (definitely the GOAT of this decade)
2. Rafael Nadal (any other decade prior to 2000, 2010s Rafa would've been that decade's GOAT)
3. Roger Federer (his best days came in the 2000s, but Roger was still very elite throughout this decade despite being in his 30s for much of it)
4. Andy Murray (he's had his fair share of great moments, but never won at a prolific rate the way the three above him have)
5. Stan Wawrinka (came into this decade as an above average top 20-25 player and ended it as a 3x slam winner while battling in some classic with the players above)
6. Marin Cilic (the only other player besides the 5 ahead of him to win a major, and he also finished runner-up 2 other times; I know his record against other top players is s**t but the fact that he's a slam winner puts him ahead of everyone else below)
7. David Ferrer (he was consistently the 5th best player in the world behind the big 4 for the first half of this decade before father time kicked in for the second half of the decade; never won a slam but he did make a finals and won a Masters title and was the most consistent player of his gen outside the big 4)
8. Tomas Berdych (he was a more dangerous version of Ferrer but simply couldn't cross the finish line with the big 3/4 always in the way)
9. Juan Martin Del Potro (his lone slam title came right before the turn of the decade and the damn injuries prevented him from being wayyyyyy higher on this list; he still managed to win a Masters title, make a slam final, claimed a couple OLY medals and when he was healthy, he always in the top 5/6)
10. Jo-Wilfred Tsonga (won a very impressive Masters title but never made a slam final in this decade. He was a stalwart in the top 10 for years though)
HM:
Thiem (made 2 RG finals and won a Masters but I put Dom below the players ranked 7-10 above since he was only a top player for the last 2-3 years or so)
Zverev (he'd easily be on this list despite only being 22 at the end of the decade if his slam results weren't so pathetic)
Dimitrov (won a couple big titles but was only a top 10 level player for like 1-2 seasons; he was not a factor in every other year)
Raonic and Nishikori (when healthy they had some decent runs but as they both get near 30, they've yet to win a title above 500 level)
Discuss
1. Novak Djokovic (definitely the GOAT of this decade)
2. Rafael Nadal (any other decade prior to 2000, 2010s Rafa would've been that decade's GOAT)
3. Roger Federer (his best days came in the 2000s, but Roger was still very elite throughout this decade despite being in his 30s for much of it)
4. Andy Murray (he's had his fair share of great moments, but never won at a prolific rate the way the three above him have)
5. Stan Wawrinka (came into this decade as an above average top 20-25 player and ended it as a 3x slam winner while battling in some classic with the players above)
6. Marin Cilic (the only other player besides the 5 ahead of him to win a major, and he also finished runner-up 2 other times; I know his record against other top players is s**t but the fact that he's a slam winner puts him ahead of everyone else below)
7. David Ferrer (he was consistently the 5th best player in the world behind the big 4 for the first half of this decade before father time kicked in for the second half of the decade; never won a slam but he did make a finals and won a Masters title and was the most consistent player of his gen outside the big 4)
8. Tomas Berdych (he was a more dangerous version of Ferrer but simply couldn't cross the finish line with the big 3/4 always in the way)
9. Juan Martin Del Potro (his lone slam title came right before the turn of the decade and the damn injuries prevented him from being wayyyyyy higher on this list; he still managed to win a Masters title, make a slam final, claimed a couple OLY medals and when he was healthy, he always in the top 5/6)
10. Jo-Wilfred Tsonga (won a very impressive Masters title but never made a slam final in this decade. He was a stalwart in the top 10 for years though)
HM:
Thiem (made 2 RG finals and won a Masters but I put Dom below the players ranked 7-10 above since he was only a top player for the last 2-3 years or so)
Zverev (he'd easily be on this list despite only being 22 at the end of the decade if his slam results weren't so pathetic)
Dimitrov (won a couple big titles but was only a top 10 level player for like 1-2 seasons; he was not a factor in every other year)
Raonic and Nishikori (when healthy they had some decent runs but as they both get near 30, they've yet to win a title above 500 level)
Discuss
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