Top 5 favorites and Dark Horses in your opinion for RG

[FreeBird]

IMO, favorites are:

1) Nadal
2) Djokovic
3) Wawrinka
4) Federer
5) Nishikori

Dark Horses

1)Ferrer (Dark horse instead of favorite due to last year's final)
2)Murray
3)Raonic
4)Dimitrov
5) Dolgopolov
6) Klizan

 

[Russeljones]

Dark horse?

Although probably insulting for a player with such a career, I'd say Ferrer is the leading dark horse for me. Nishikori probably not far behind.

 

[heninfan99]

Nishikori is a dark horse. His coach had a miracle run and now there's some space to strike.

 

[FreeBird]

Dark horse?

Although probably insulting for a player with such a career, I'd say Ferrer is the leading dark horse for me. Nishikori probably not far behind.

Ohhh...Forgot Ferrer in my list. Such an underrated player. Adding.

 

[Phoenix1983]

Favourites

1. Nadal
2. Djokovic
3. Wawrinka
4. Federer
5. Ferrer

Dark Horses

1. Nishikori
2. Murray
3. Dimitrov
4. Gasquet
5. Verdasco

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

Favourites

1. Nadal
2. Djokovic
3. Maybe Wawrinka

Dark Horses

1. Wawrinka
2. Federer
3. Ferrer
4. Nishikori
5. Maybe Murray

...And I can't see any other possible winners (above 0.001 %).

 

[kOaMaster]

How exactly is a defending finalist and top5-player a "dark horse"?

 

[SLD76]

IMO, favorites are:

1) Nadal
2) Djokovic
3) Wawrinka
4) Federer
5) Nishikori

Dark Horses

1)Ferrer (Dark horse instead of favorite due to last year's final)
2)Murray
3)Raonic
4)Dimitrov
5) Dolgopolov
6) Klizan

Delete Murray and then I agree

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

Well I am not using dark horse with regards to current player fame, just the chances I see them having of winning the event so anyone I think has less than 2% chance to win I put in the dark horse bracket.

 

[SLD76]

How exactly is a defending finalist and top5-player a "dark horse"?

Be a use he got so listed by Nadal, cant beat fed nor djoker and probably wouldn't beat an on fire wawa.

 

[kOaMaster]

nishikori can be called a dark horse though. perhaps dimitrov or almagro too.

ferrer, federer, wawrinka are 2nd favourites

a winner who isn't called nadal or djokovic would surprise me a lot

 

[Russeljones]

How exactly is a defending finalist and top5-player a "dark horse"?

When you have two such firm favourites as Nadal and Djokovic, every other participant is relegated to the pool from which dark horses can be picked. That's my logic at least.

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

nishikori can be called a dark horse though. perhaps dimitrov or almagro too.

ferrer, federer, wawrinka are 2nd favourites

a winner who isn't called nadal or djokovic would surprise me a lot

Sure, if you go by very strict definitions then I would need to move Wawrinka and Federer up to the favourites column because they are too well known. Dimitrov and Nishikori are still relative unknowns. I would be shocked if the winner isn't Nadal or Djokovic though a Wawrinka win wouldn't exactly shock me that much.

 

[FreeBird]

How exactly is a defending finalist and top5-player a "dark horse"?

He could reach final or semifinal. But I don't think that he can really win RG. The problem is mental. He folds against top players more often than not (esp. big occasions). He was on the verge of victory against Nadal in Madrid but then surrendered at RG. He won against Nadal in Bercy last year but then followed it up with a crushing defeat at the hands of Nadal at WTF.

 

[chjtennis]

Favorites(in this order):
1) Nadal
2) Djokovic
3) Wawrinka
4) Federer

Dark Horses(no orders):
Nishikori
Ferrer
Murray

Those who may surprise and knock out the favorites and then lose in the next round:
Dimitrov
Dolgopolov
Gulbis
Berdych
Raonic

 

[Russeljones]

Favorites(in this order):
1) Nadal
2) Djokovic
3) Wawrinka
4) Federer

Dark Horses(no orders):
Nishikori
Ferrer
Murray

Those who may surprise and knock out the favorites and then lose in the next round:
Dimitrov
Dolgopolov
Gulbis
Berdych
Raonic

Haha, I like this section. Fits the players listed quite well.

 

[irishnadalfan1983]

Do people understand what a dark horse is?!

 

[m2nk2]

Murray? Murray is going out in 3rd or 4th round so he can go straight to London and the grass season before anyone else.

 

[vladap]

1.Nadal
2.Djokovic
3.Ferrer
4.Wawa
5.Nishikori

Federer
Murray
Dimitrov
Raonic
RBA

 

[Vcore89]

Ah, dark horse is an easy category, me thinks, anyway here it goes:

Federer
Murray
Dimitrov
Berdych
Gasquet

heck, make it top 10...

Raonic
Tomic
Gulbis
Hewitt
Ferrer

 

[Chico]

IMO, favorites are:

1) Nadal
2) Djokovic
3) Wawrinka
4) Federer
5) Nishikori

Dark Horses

1)Ferrer (Dark horse instead of favorite due to last year's final)
2)Murray
3)Raonic
4)Dimitrov
5) Dolgopolov
6) Klizan

Klizan????? Dimitrov???? No way. Dimitrov especially after Saturday's pathetic performance. He is a write off to me, until proven otherwise.

Also Novak should be #1 favorite and Nadal #6 or 7.

Favorites:
1. Novak
2. Federer
3. Wawrinka
4. Ferrer
5. Healthy Nishikori
6. Nadal

Dark Horses:
1. Murray
2. Dolgo
3. Almagro

Debating if Almagro should be a favorite actually.

 

[Chanwan]

Favorites(in this order):
1) Nadal
2) Djokovic
3) Wawrinka
4) Federer

Dark Horses(no orders):
Nishikori
Ferrer
Murray

Those who may surprise and knock out the favorites and then lose in the next round:
Dimitrov
Dolgopolov
Gulbis
Berdych
Raonic

I agree with this - except I don't regard Fed as an actual favorite and there's anyhow a very big gap between Djokodal and any other player, Wawrinka included.

 

[FreeBird]

Klizan????? Dimitrov???? No way. Dimitrov especially after Saturday's pathetic performance. He is a write off to me, until proven otherwise.

Also Novak should be #1 favorite and Nadal #6 or 7.

Favorites:
1. Novak
2. Federer
3. Wawrinka
4. Ferrer
5. Healthy Nishikori
6. Nadal

Dark Horses:
1. Murray
2. Dolgo
3. Almagro

Debating if Almagro should be a favorite actually.

 

[Chico]

Seriously. Nadal has no chance of winning RG this year. No one has won it 5 times in a row, he was not able to do it in his prime, he is not doing it now. Also on top of that he is not able to handle Djokovic's superior game any more. Not even rain or Pascal Maria (or Federer like 2011) could rescue him any more.

 

[veroniquem]

There aren't 5 favorites for RG this year!! There are 2: Nadal and Djoko.

Dark horses:
Federer
Wawrinka
Ferrer
Murray
Nishikori

 

[tennisaddict]

Favorite :

Novak

Dark Horse :

Nadal

Dmitrov, Ferrer, Berdych, Raonic and Nishikori will go deep.

Isner, Tsonga, Haas , Fognini, Murray early casualities.

 

[batz]

Favourites: Rafa and Nole

Dark Horses: The field

 

[chrischris]

Favorites
1.Nadal
2.Nole
3.Murray
4.Federer
5.Wawrinka
6.Nishikori
7.Ferrer

Dark horses
1.Berdy
2.Dimitrov
2.Raonic
3.Bautista Agut
4.Tsonga
5.Dolgopolov
6.Gasquest
7.Monfils
8.Almagro
9.Thiem
10.Monfils

 

[Wynter]

Dark Horse

Lord Fog to take the title