captainbryce
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Who do you rate as the top 5 volleyers among singles players. (Doubles specialists don't count otherwise Leander Paes and Mike Bryan win).
Top 5 current best volleyers on ATP?
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captainbryce
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I've got:
Feliciano Lopez
Nicolas Mahut
Roger Federer
Jack Sock
Mischa Zverev
Feliciano Lopez
Nicolas Mahut
Roger Federer
Jack Sock
Mischa Zverev
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Fedfan34
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Coric
Djokovic
Nadal
Nishikori
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Wodgie
Would have listed Roddick as #1 but I guess this is for current ATP players.
Djokovic
Nadal
Nishikori
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Wodgie
Would have listed Roddick as #1 but I guess this is for current ATP players.
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captainbryce
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Nishikori? Really?
SinjinCooper
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Of course not. It's the list of an idiot.
captainbryce
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Anyone else?
metsman
G.O.A.T.
federer, lopez, stepanek, m. zverev are definitely 4 of them, for the 5th one you can bring up several names.
But sad times when only one of the 5 best volleyers on tour is remotely relevant. And Federer's style of play is a massive outlier due to his talent and not repeatable by anyone else really. Hence why anyone else who doesn't strictly baseline is irrelevant in the big tournaments. Forward and attacking tennis is truly dead as an effective style of play.
But sad times when only one of the 5 best volleyers on tour is remotely relevant. And Federer's style of play is a massive outlier due to his talent and not repeatable by anyone else really. Hence why anyone else who doesn't strictly baseline is irrelevant in the big tournaments. Forward and attacking tennis is truly dead as an effective style of play.
DrumWizOHBD
Semi-Pro
Dustin Brown is one of my top 5 favorite Volleyers right now. He is so non-chalant whilst making tough volleys look easy. And how could anyone not be impressed by M. Zverev's relentless net rushing.
Top 5:
Dustin Brown
Roger Federer
Radek Stepanek
Felicano Lopez
Mischa Zverev
Top 5:
Dustin Brown
Roger Federer
Radek Stepanek
Felicano Lopez
Mischa Zverev
captainbryce
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5 or 10 years ago I might have put Stepanek on the list. But today, I think his game is not particularly impressive (especially given his ranking). He's barely even in the top 100 anymore.
tennis_pro
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Don't know but Coric is the WORST, HOLY S**T.
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brown, mzvev, muller, nadal, fed
Limpinhitter
G.O.A.T.
Sock is a good call. From what I've seen, he's got good volley skill and looks comfortable at net.
captainbryce
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sick hands.
Red Rick
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SinjinCooper
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Dustin's fun, but he doesn't do anything particularly well. As a volleyer, he might go somewhere in the 10-20 range among guys that focus primarily on singles. If you include the two-way doubles guys, he's not among the top fifty. He wins a match every couple tournaments because he's awkward to play and unpredictable, not because he's good. If he were good, there'd be results by now.
Fed, Mahut, Feli, Stepanek (his movement and baseline consistency have fallen off -- his volleys most certainly have not), and then I think Sock edges out Herbert and Zverev the Lesser.
roger presley
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Agree,just an average player in every aspect of the game. His head can sometimes even be below average.
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DreddyTennis45
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Wish I could like this post 1000 times
Bobby Jr
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An extreme form of recency bias is on show here with all the people citing Mischa Zverev because he had a good run at the Aussie Open. His volleys are OK but not great. His dtl forehand and short half volley pick-ups are what do most of the damage for him (aside from his serve). As soon as he played a level-headed opponent who wasn't bamboozled by so many shot balls his volleys were shown up for how average they are.
captainbryce
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That's actually a good point. And admittedly, I picked him as my #5 choice mostly due to lack of other realistic options, and because of his amazing AO run. Before that, I had never even seen him play. Lopez, Mahut, and Federer seem to be the three obvious choices. After watching Sock play throughout the year, I put him as a solid 4. As far as #5 goes, I think people are likely to pick the first relevant serve and volleyer who comes to mind. Zverev caught lightning in a bottle a couple months ago, and Stepanek seems to be a distant memory. But playing an effective serve and volley style doesn't necessarily translate into being a great volleyer; one of the reasons I didn't include Karlovic. Dustin Brown (who I actually like watching) seems somewhat overrated in this skill to me. I just haven't seen anything that "great" at the net from him.
kOaMaster
Hall of Fame
Federer, Lopez seem to be "easy" choices. Too bad Llodra isn't around anymore. Mahut and Stepanek should still be pretty good at the net.
And to be honest, I always thought that despite being rarely at the net, Nadals volleys are mentionable here as well.
Also, how about Gasquet, Del Potro & Tsonga?
And to be honest, I always thought that despite being rarely at the net, Nadals volleys are mentionable here as well.
Also, how about Gasquet, Del Potro & Tsonga?
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Someone mentioned it in the above, but yeah, sad times indeed when approach/net game is no longer a viable strategy on tour. I reckon poly is responsible. But poly is also what allows most of us rec players to fairly quickly play the game so I guess this is a good thing.
toby55555
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As would Jamie Murray.
captainbryce
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heninfan99
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Gasquet, Federer, Stepanek, Paes, Stakhovsky Bonus: Nadal
