Top Ten of the Future?

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2ndserveace

Semi-Pro
I thought it would be interesting to see what you guys think on this. What will the top 10 look like:

1. At the end of the year
2. A year from now
3. Some time between 2-5 years from now (you pick the time)

End of the year:

1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Murray
4. Djokovic
5. Roddick
6. Del Potro
7. Tsonga
8. Verdasco
9.Soderling
10. Gonzalez

Year from now:

1. Federer
2. Murray
3. Nadal
4. Roddick
5. Del Potro
6. Djokovic
7. Cilic
8. Monfils
9. Gonzalez
10. Wawrinka

3 Years from Now

1. Del Potro
2. Gulbis
3. Cilic
4. Dimitrov
5. Monfils
6. Nadal
7. Murray
8. Djokovic
9. Chardy
10. Tsonga
 
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2ndserveace

Semi-Pro
OliverSimon said:
Your 3 years from now is very interesting. But Cilic and Gulbis and 2 and 3......i'm not so sure about that.
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The 3 years from now was definately the toughest because I couldn't really remember many up and coming players. I had to put a lot of current young players in top positions that I feel they might acheive, but there is a good chance they won't. In this case, I'm assuming that Gulbis gets his act together mentally, that Cilic continues to improve like he has, that Del Potro somehow comes up with a couple of incredible years, and that Monfils starts using his body to its full potential.
 
flyinghippos101

flyinghippos101

Legend
I see the big three sticking around for awhile (Federer, Nadal & Murray)

My List

End of 2009
1. Federer
2. Murray
3. Nadal
4. Djokovic
5. Roddick
6. Del Potro
7. Tsonga
8. Soderling
9.Verdasco
10. Simon

End of 2010
1. Federer
2. Murray
3. Nadal
4. Roddick
5. Djokovic
6. Wawrinka
7. Verdasco
8. Tsonga
9. Soderling
10. Del Potro

Three years from Now (Yep, I think Murray will be #1... in three years. I'm being realistic)

1. Murray
2. Federer
3. Del Potro
4. Nadal
5. Roddick
6. Djokovic
7. Cilic
8. Simon
9. Monfils
10.Tsonga
 
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Sentinel

Sentinel

Bionic Poster
1. Stepanek (the GOAT is going nowhere)
2. Llodra
3. Davydenko
4. Zverev
5. Hanescu
6. Delic
7. Federer
8. Chardy
9. Lu/Nishikori
10. Monaco/GGL
 
CountryHillbilly

CountryHillbilly

Banned
Why are you putting Cilic and Gulbis so high? They are only a year younger than Murray and Djokovic and are still far below them in accomplishments so far.
 
President

President

Legend
Why do so many posters seem to think Murray Djokovic and Nadal will decline so much in 3 years? They'll only be 25/26 years old...that should be their prime if anything.
 
deltox

deltox

Hall of Fame
3 Years from Now

1. Del Potro
2. Isner
3. Cilic
4. Murray
5. Monfils
6. Tsonga
7. Djokovic
8. Phau
9. Dimitrov
10.Querrey

end of year and next year is to speculative for injuries atm, but in 3 years i fully expect nadal and federer to be gone from tennis forever for different reasons
 
C

coyfish

Hall of Fame
I think the top 6 will be solid for another 2-3 years. Give or take roddick. Lots of monfils love lol . . . unfortunately he will never overcome his injury battle. He may hang around top 10 but I doubt he will stick his head into top 5 for too long.
 
Ambivalent

Ambivalent

Hall of Fame
I'll go with 5 years from now. Nadal, Murray, Djokovic will be 27-28 and thus be hitting their downstride.

1. Del Potro
2. Murray
3. Djokovic
4. Federer
5. Nadal
6. Cilic
7. Chardy
8. Nishikori
9. Dimitrov
10. Gulbis :)
 
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Michael Bluth

Semi-Pro
This year:

1. Federer
2. Murray
3. Nadal
4. Roddick
5. Djokovic
6. Del Potro
7. Tsonga
8. Soderling
9. Gonzalez
10. Verdasco

In a few years:

1. Federer Jr.
2. Silva
3. Young
4. Dimitrov
5. Gulbis.
6. C. Harrison
7. R. Harrison
8. Tomic.
9. Marko Djokovic.
10. Alex Clayton.
 
JoshDragon

JoshDragon

Hall of Fame
Ambivalent said:
I'll go with 5 years from now. Nadal, Murray, Djokovic will be 27-28 and thus be hitting their downstride.

1. Del Potro
2. Murray
3. Djokovic
4. Federer
5. Nadal
6. Cilic
7. Chardy
8. Nishikori
9. Dimitrov
10. Gulbis :)
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Federer will not be playing 5 years from now. He'll be 33 years old and his baby will be about kindergarten age. I think Fed will retire in 2012.
 
Ambivalent

Ambivalent

Hall of Fame
JoshDragon said:
Federer will not be playing 5 years from now. He'll be 33 years old and his baby will be about kindergarten age. I think Fed will retire in 2012.
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Fed has a long term contract with Nike. And he has said that he wants to have his kid watch him play for a while.

Btw, i hope that thing with clayton/fed jr is a joke.
 
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TheMagicianOfPrecision

Guest
2ndserveace said:
I thought it would be interesting to see what you guys think on this. What will the top 10 look like:

1. At the end of the year
2. A year from now
3. Some time between 2-5 years from now (you pick the time)

End of the year:

1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Murray
4. Djokovic
5. Roddick
6. Del Potro
7. Tsonga
8. Verdasco
9.Soderling
10. Gonzalez

Year from now:

1. Federer
2. Murray
3. Nadal
4. Roddick
5. Del Potro
6. Djokovic
7. Cilic
8. Monfils
9. Gonzalez
10. Wawrinka

3 Years from Now

1. Del Potro
2. Gulbis
3. Cilic
4. Dimitrov
5. Monfils
6. Nadal
7. Murray
8. Djokovic
9. Chardy
10. Tsonga
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THIS year:

1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Murray
4. Dirtbag
5. Roddick
6. Del Potro
7. Tsonga
8. Gonzalez
9. Soderling
10.Davydenko

A YEAR from now:

1. Federer
2. Murray
3. Nadal
4. Del Potro
5. Roddick
6. Djokovic
7. Soderling
8. Monfils
9. Cilic
10. Fat Dave

3-4 YEARS down the line:

1. Del Potro
2. Murray
3. Cilic
4. Dimitrov
Places 5-10: Spanish and Argentinian players...
 
maximo

maximo

Banned
Do people really believe Del Po can become #1??

I mean, he's a good player. But i think his height disrupts his play during long rallies.
 
CountryHillbilly

CountryHillbilly

Banned
TheMagicianOfPrecision said:
THIS year:

1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Murray
4. Dirtbag
5. Roddick
6. Del Potro
7. Tsonga
8. Gonzalez
9. Soderling
10.Davydenko

A YEAR from now:

1. Federer
2. Murray
3. Nadal
4. Del Potro
5. Roddick
6. Djokovic
7. Soderling
8. Monfils
9. Cilic
10. Fat Dave

3-4 YEARS down the line:

1. Del Potro
2. Murray
3. Cilic
4. Dimitrov
Places 5-10: Spanish and Argentinian players...
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??

You may want to specify the identity of the mysterious Mr. Dirtbag.
 
flyinghippos101

flyinghippos101

Legend
maximo said:
Do people really believe Del Po can become #1??

I mean, he's a good player. But i think his height disrupts his play during long rallies.
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Not really, he and Nadal pulled off some vicious rallies earlier this year when Del Potro scored his first win against Nadal. Del Potro's real weakness is approaching the net when in cases of drop shots from the baseline
 
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TheMagicianOfPrecision

Guest
Sentinel said:
1. Stepanek (the GOAT is going nowhere)
2. Llodra
3. Davydenko
4. Zverev
5. Hanescu
6. Delic
7. Federer
8. Chardy
9. Lu/Nishikori
10. Monaco/GGL
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Lol, yeah Stepanek sure is the GOAT when it comes to being ugly but still get laid with fine ladys:twisted:
 
2

2ndserveace

Semi-Pro
scineram said:
Federer done in three years?
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I figured that he would not want to focus as much on the tour by then since he has a baby now and has broken the grand slam record. I expect him to play at least until 2012 because he wants to play the London Olympics, but I think his consistent commitment will not be as strong.
 
CountryHillbilly

CountryHillbilly

Banned
2ndserveace said:
Again, I'm assuming that Gulbis gets his head right and that Cilic continues his rapid improvement.
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Well, Gulbis is taking a very long time doing that. He can be great if he finally gets it together, but this year has been very bad for him.

Now, Cilic has had a few rapid improvements followed by rapid regressions. He's been on and off for a few years now. It's too early to say that he'll be better than Murray or Djokovic.

And remember they are not that young. They're DelPo's age, that is, only a year younger than M/Dj.
 
D

Djumex

Rookie
TheMagicianOfPrecision said:
Oh sure, that would be Djokovic.
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I bet you didn't hate djokovic that much, not untill your darling Roger started to hate him...(wich happend when he ralised that nole is geting better and becomig a threat...both to his ranking....but much more to his share of spotlight and fame he loves so much...remember USO 07)......................I bet that is the case for most of you fedfans.........****s :D
You are so easily seduced by this swiss hillbilly.

@topic

couple of years from now

1.Nadal
2.Djokovic
3.Del Potro
4.Murray
5.Monfils
6.Tsonga
7.Cilic
8.Federer
 
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TheMagicianOfPrecision

Guest
Djumex said:
I bet you didn't hate djokovic that much, not untill your darling Roger started to hate him...(wich happend when he ralised that nole is geting better and becomig a threat...both to his ranking....but much more to his share of spotlight and fame he loves so much...remember USO 07)......................I bet that is the case for most of you fedfans.........****s :D
You are so easily seduced by this swiss hillbilly.

@topic

couple of years from now

1.Nadal
2.Djokovic
3.Del Potro
4.Murray
5.Monfils
6.Tsonga
7.Cilic
8.Federer
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OR...When Djokovic was talking down on Federer when he went through his toughest period of his career,OR when Djokovic`s parents interferred with a linesmans call in Monte Carlo and OR when his mom shouted "the king is dead,long live the new king" after Djokovic defeated Federer in AO 2008.
 
CzechM8

CzechM8

Rookie
Heh, this will make a fun first post :)

Three years from now:
1. Del Potro
2. Federer
3. Soderling
4. Tsonga
5. Murray
6. Kohlschreiber
7. Djokovic
8. Gasquet
9. Berdych
10. Roddick


(or replace any of the names above with "Some-Now-16-Year-Old-I-Have-Not-Yet-Heard-About") :)
 
F

flying24

Banned
Djumex said:
I bet you didn't hate djokovic that much, not untill your darling Roger started to hate him...(wich happend when he ralised that nole is geting better and becomig a threat...both to his ranking....but much more to his share of spotlight and fame he loves so much...remember USO 07)......................I bet that is the case for most of you fedfans.........****s :D
You are so easily seduced by this swiss hillbilly.

@topic

couple of years from now

1.Nadal
2.Djokovic
3.Del Potro
4.Murray
5.Monfils
6.Tsonga
7.Cilic
8.Federer
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ROTFL, Djokovic who is stagnating and even regressing as we speak will be ranked over Murray and Del Potro in a couple years, while Federer will be ranked below Monfils, Tsonga, and Cilic. Keep dreaming.

The rankings will look something like this.

End of 2009:

1. Federer
2. Murray
3. Nadal
4. Roddick
5. Djokovic
6. Del Potro
7. Verdasco
8. Soderling
9. Gonzalez
10. Haas

End of 2010:

1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Murray
4. Del Potro
5. Roddick
6. Djokovic
7. Verdasco
8. Kohlschreiber
9. Cilic
10. Tsonga


End of 2011:

1. Murray
2. Del Potro
3. Federer
4. Nadal
5. Cilic
6. Djokovic
7. Roddick
8. Tsonga
9. Monfils
10. Verdasco
 
Breaker

Breaker

Legend
End of 2011

1. Berdych
2. Almagro
3. Gasquet
4. Del Potro
5. Murray
6. Cilic
7. Monfils
8. Tsonga
9. Guccione
10. Tomic
 
J

Joseph L. Barrow

Professional
2ndserveace said:
I thought it would be interesting to see what you guys think on this. What will the top 10 look like:

1. At the end of the year
2. A year from now
3. Some time between 2-5 years from now (you pick the time)

End of the year:

1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Murray
4. Djokovic
5. Roddick
6. Del Potro
7. Tsonga
8. Verdasco
9.Soderling
10. Gonzalez

Year from now:

1. Federer
2. Murray
3. Nadal
4. Roddick
5. Del Potro
6. Djokovic
7. Cilic
8. Monfils
9. Gonzalez
10. Wawrinka

3 Years from Now

1. Del Potro
2. Gulbis
3. Cilic
4. Dimitrov
5. Monfils
6. Nadal
7. Murray
8. Djokovic
9. Chardy
10. Tsonga
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The first two lists appear reasonable to me, but your "three years from now" prediction suggests far too many seismic shifts for my liking. You actually think that none of Federer, Nadal, Murray and Djokovic will still be in the top five three years from now, and that they will have been displaced by the likes of Gulbis and Cilic? What, specifically, would make you think, for example, that Monfils will be outperforming Nadal and Murray? Let us keep in mind that all three of these men are very close to being the same age, with Monfils actually being older than Murray and Djokovic, yet far less accomplished.
Your three-years-from-now prediction appears to consist far too much of a simple replacement of our present elite players with currently-struggling prospects, only some of whom are unlikely to ultimately make good significantly more than they already have. Additionally, I would not be surprised to see one or both of the "old guard" of Federer and Roddick still hanging in there even by 2012; these guys are consistent and steady as metronomes, hard-working and resilient and have shown the ability to ride the wave through new incoming generations of challengers. They will only be 29 and 30 after the 2012 Wimbledon, which is not too old for a player of top caliber to still be competitive on a world-class level.
 
CountryHillbilly

CountryHillbilly

Banned
Joseph L. Barrow said:
The first two lists appear reasonable to me, but your "three years from now" prediction suggests far too many seismic shifts for my liking. You actually think that none of Federer, Nadal, Murray and Djokovic will still be in the top five three years from now, and that they will have been displaced by the likes of Gulbis and Cilic? What, specifically, would make you think, for example, that Monfils will be outperforming Nadal and Murray? Let us keep in mind that all three of these men are very close to being the same age, with Monfils actually being older than Murray and Djokovic, yet far less accomplished.
Your three-years-from-now prediction appears to consist far too much of a simple replacement of our present elite players with currently-struggling prospects, only some of whom are unlikely to ultimately make good significantly more than they already have. Additionally, I would not be surprised to see one or both of the "old guard" of Federer and Roddick still hanging in there even by 2012; these guys are consistent and steady as metronomes, hard-working and resilient and have shown the ability to ride the wave through new incoming generations of challengers. They will only be 29 and 30 after the 2012 Wimbledon, which is not too old for a player of top caliber to still be competitive on a world-class level.
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Yeah, I wonder if people even know how old certain players are. They apparently think that Nadal, Djokovic and Murray are 5 years older than Gulbis, Cilic and Tsonga. So, Murray and Djokovic have already hit their primes and are regressing steadily, while Gulbis and Cilic have years and years to improve. I would definitely like Gulbis and Cilic to do better (better than watching Roddick and Fed for another 5 years) but I just don't see them coming yet.
 
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timeisonmyside

timeisonmyside

Semi-Pro
End of this year:

1. Federer
2. Murray
3. Nadal
4. Djokovic
5. Del Potro
6. Roddick
7. Verdasco
8. Davydenko
9. Tsonga
10. Soderling

End of next year:
1. Murray
2. Djokovic
3. Federer
4. Del Potro
5. Nadal
6. Roddick
7. Cilic
8. Gasquet
9. Monfils
10. Verdasco

Three years from now:
1. Djokovic
2. Murray
3. Del Potro
4. Gasquet
5. Cilic
6. Donald Young
7. Somdev Devvarman
8. Sam Querry
9. Tursunov
10. Berdych

:)
 
CountryHillbilly

CountryHillbilly

Banned
timeisonmyside said:
End of next year:
1. Murray
2. Djokovic
3. Federer
4. Del Potro
5. Nadal
6. Roddick
7. Cilic
8. Gasquet
9. Monfils
10. Verdasco

Three years from now:
1. Djokovic
2. Murray
3. Del Potro
4. Gasquet
5. Cilic
6. Donald Young
7. Somdev Devvarman
8. Sam Querry
9. Tursunov
10. Berdych

:)
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You are predicting a swift downfall of Rafa. The 3 year prediction is based on reason and facts, I take it ;)
 
timeisonmyside

timeisonmyside

Semi-Pro
CountryHillbilly said:
You are predicting a swift downfall of Rafa. The 3 year prediction is based on reason and facts, I take it ;)
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Yeah the 3 year prediction might be a far-fetched, esp 6-10.

Although I don't hope it, I think if Rafa loses a step due to injuries, he may drop pretty quickly. Even at the top of his game, he's vulnerable to aggressive guys who catch fire and may hit unbelievable shots for an entire match (e.g. Tsonga, Verdasco, Soderling). Losing a step, he would be even more vulnerable. He would have to play a lot of tournaments to maintain his ranking.
 
clayman2000

clayman2000

Hall of Fame
End of 09:
1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Murray
4. Djoker
5. Roddick
6. Del Potro
7. Soderling
8. Verdasco
9. Tsonga
10. Gonzalez

End of 2010
1. Nadal
2. Murray
3. Federer
4. Roddick
5. Del Potro
6. Djokovic
7. Soderling
8. Verdasco
9. Cilic
10. Tsonga

End of 2011
1. Nadal
2. Murray
3. Federer
4. Del Potro
5. Cilic
6. Soderling
7. Roddick
8. Tsonga
9. Dimitrov
10. Djokovic

End of 2012
1. Murray
2. Del Potro
3. Federer
4. Nadal
5. Cilic
6. Dimitrov
7. Gulbis
8. Djokovic
9. Roddick
10. Soderling
 
フェデラー

フェデラー

Hall of Fame
unless nadal gets even worse physically i doubt he will slip from the top three in three years. Fed is 27. going on 28, and he is still breaking records left and right? why cant rafa be in shape at 26???
 
Sentinel

Sentinel

Bionic Poster
clayman2000 said:
End of 09:
1. Federer
2. Nadal

End of 2010
1. Nadal
2. Murray
3. Federer

End of 2011
1. Nadal
2. Murray
3. Federer

End of 2012
1. Murray
2. Del Potro
3. Federer
4. Nadal
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Interestingly, you see Nadal ahead of Fed for 2 years, and then slipping behind him in 2012. So Federer retains form for longer, Nadal tires out ??
 
L

Lill3yf3r Ev3r T3nni5

New User
End of the year:

1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Murray
4. Roddick
5. Djokovic
6. Del Potro
7. Tsonga
8. Verdasco
9 .Soderling
10. Gonzalez

Year from now:

1. Nadal
2. Federer
3. Murray
4. Roddick
5. Del Potro
6. Djokovic
7. Haas
8. Verdasco
9. Soderling
10. Gonzalez

3 Years from Now

1. Nadal
2. Murray
3. Federer
4. Del Potro
5. Monfils
6. Djokovic
7. Cilic
8. Dimitrov
9. Tsonga
10. Chardy

My First Post!! :) :) :) :)
 
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