Will Gasquet return to the top 10?

Will Gasquet return to the top 10?

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Polvorin

Polvorin

Professional
This one is a two-parter.

First, vote whether you believe Gasquet will make a return to the top 10.

Second, please discuss whether you think he could make it back to the top 10 if he were to get in shape. I personally think he is one of the slowest players in the top 100, and that if he trained hard at moving better he would be a much bigger threat. You can also discuss whether or not you agree with me about his movement. Thanks for your comments.
 
Augustus

Augustus

Hall of Fame
Cesc Fabregas said:
Mark my words, Gasquet will never ever be in the top 10 again.
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Agreed. He has a nice looking backhand, but that's about it. He completely lacks the mentality to be a consistent top player.

Unfortunately his best tennis was in 2005... , but I like to watch him play :).
 
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SerbWhoLovesDelPo

Guest
Maybe for a very brief time, if he makes a Verdasco-style career improvement. But it's questionable if he even cares enough.
 
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ceberus

Guest
A guy losing from match point in the 3rd set to a pusher in 5, I doubt it.
 
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Galactico who loves A-rod

Guest
Gasquet is too overrated, no way will he be top 10 ever again. He was lucky to even make the wimbledon semi's in 2007 and should retire.
 
egn

egn

Hall of Fame
Leaning towards a no but hey it is at all possible. He's only 23, he has made some good runs before and if he could actually develop more than just having his backhand he stands a good chance. Until then though he will be sitting around top 20. Though if guys like Gael Monfils can hang consistently around the top 10 I don't see why Gasquet can't as well.
 
edmondsm

edmondsm

Legend
I felt like it was kind of a fluke that he made it to the top 10 in the first place. He benefited greatly from a Roddick meltdown in the quarters of Wimbledon. I know that Gasquet hit like a million backhand winners in that match but that was all thanks to Roddick being obsessed with charging the net behind garbage approach shots and refusing to change his strategy.
 
grafselesfan

grafselesfan

Banned
egn said:
Leaning towards a no but hey it is at all possible. He's only 23, he has made some good runs before and if he could actually develop more than just having his backhand he stands a good chance. Until then though he will be sitting around top 20. Though if guys like Gael Monfils can hang consistently around the top 10 I don't see why Gasquet can't as well.
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Monfils has hardly spent any time in the top 10 yet. Monfils though has a much bigger and overall better serve, a much bigger forehand, and is much more athletic and quicker around the court than Gasquet
 
Ripster

Ripster

Hall of Fame
All-rounder said:
Not even top 20 sorry
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I think he'll make the top 20 again. Looking at some of the guys from 10-20, I've seen Gasquet handle them in the past. It'll take awhile for him to get back to where he was but I see no reason why he can't consistently be ranked in the 15-20 range.

I agree that top 10 seems unreasonable at this point.
 
egn

egn

Hall of Fame
grafselesfan said:
Monfils has hardly spent any time in the top 10 yet. Monfils though has a much bigger and overall better serve, a much bigger forehand, and is much more athletic and quicker around the court than Gasquet
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He has better shots but plays an awful game most of the time and underachieves. He hasn't been in it but on the verge of breaking into it constantly. If Gasquet does well on the indoor season which he might be able to since his game works well on fast surfaces he can pop back up.
 
federerfanatic

federerfanatic

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I remember as recently as 3 years ago the Gasquet trolls of this forum still arguing he was the next Federer, and saying things like just look what age Federer began to breakout and dominate, and that Gasquet wasnt that age yet so it wasnt a fair comparision, etc....OK here we are now, Gasquet is the age Federer was at the end of 2004 (well a couple months older actually) and where is his career compared to Federer at the end of 2004. Exactly.

Nadal fanatics made similar arguments, but Federer is closing in on Nadal there too. Nadal has 6 slams right now, Federer at the end of 2004 had 4. As each year passes Nadal will lose more ground and soon be behind Federer's pace at the same age (and forget Nadal winning any slams, let alone 3, at 27 years old like Federer).
 
kishnabe

kishnabe

Talk Tennis Guru
Well i he trains and sacrifices his party life for tennis,than yes. Most of the pro tour have to risk many things to achieve results. I.E agassi, federer, sampras and many others,
 
Polvorin

Polvorin

Professional
grafselesfan said:
His game simply isnt top 10 caliber.
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I strongly disagree here. Almost nobody in the world has the variety and shot-making ability he has. I see his fitness/effort level holding him back. He runs/changes direction a lot slower than other top players. IMO-he's got the game but it's up to him whether he uses it or not.
 
grafselesfan

grafselesfan

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Polvorin said:
I strongly disagree here. Almost nobody in the world has the variety and shot-making ability he has. I see his fitness/effort level holding him back. He runs/changes direction a lot slower than other top players. IMO-he's got the game but it's up to him whether he uses it or not.
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Tons of guys have more shot making ability than he does. Variety, maybe, but that alone doesnt get you very far in todays game. With a piece of crap forehand, a serve that is nothing special, a return of serve that is suspect, a good but not great net game, good but not great court coverage and overall athletic ability, and being weaker than the rest mentally and physically, he is definitely not top 10 caliber. He does have a great backhand, I will give him that, though it certainly is not the best in the game as some have made it out to be. I would say the current top 5 all have better backhands (yes even Federer on a good day) in addition to Nalbandian, Safin, and a few others.

Cesc made a thread earlier this year that Gasquet is one of the most overrated players ever and he is so right.
 
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OJ ROD

OJ ROD

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David_Is_Right said:
Hopefully not. What a low-life for suing that woman just to try and make himself look better after doing coke.
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I read in TENNIS magazine that, 'Pamela', is the one suing him for defamation. Although no one really knew or cared who she was as much as they will now.
 
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Cloudy

Semi-Pro
I think he will easily be back in the top 20. Top 10 very much depends on him.

Apart from Nadal he has beaten all of the top 10 at some point.

He has a pos head to head still with Murray, Tsonga, Verdasco and Simon. I think he has the potential to get better and the coke stuff might have given him a massive kick up the arse. So I wouldn't ever rule him out but at the same time there is no way I would bet my house on him.
 
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msc886

Professional
Good backhand. Average everything else. Unlikely. However if he makes a big commitment to getting better then yes.
 
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Tennis360

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I still believe in him...so I say yes. but this will not happen overnight. as soon as he gets a new and permanent coach to replace current (makeshift) Deblicker, works on improving every aspect of his game esp -- serve, FH, movement, physique and mental strength, he will be back up there.....the guy has talent and variety and I wouldn't write him off so quickly.
 
federerfanatic

federerfanatic

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Cloudy said:
I think he will easily be back in the top 20. Top 10 very much depends on him.

Apart from Nadal he has beaten all of the top 10 at some point.

He has a pos head to head still with Murray, Tsonga, Verdasco and Simon. I think he has the potential to get better and the coke stuff might have given him a massive kick up the arse. So I wouldn't ever rule him out but at the same time there is no way I would bet my house on him.
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Gasquet does not lead Veradsco head to head. Gasquet's head to head with Verdasco is now tied. He was up 4-0 at one point but he has lost 4 in a row now including all 3 this year in straight sets (2 of those before the suspension). Next time they play Verdasco should move ahead as while Nando is a huge headcase he has too much raw firepower for Gasquet and Gasquet is nearly as weak mentally anyway.

Gasquet does lead Murray head to head 2-1 but his last win was 2007 when Murray wasnt the same player at all.

His only ever win over Djokovic was in a RR match.

Gasquet hasnt beaten Federer since 2005 now. He will probably never beat him again, even when Federer gets really old.
 
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NamRanger

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grafselesfan said:
Tons of guys have more shot making ability than he does. Variety, maybe, but that alone doesnt get you very far in todays game. With a piece of crap forehand, a serve that is nothing special, a return of serve that is suspect, a good but not great net game, good but not great court coverage and overall athletic ability, and being weaker than the rest mentally and physically, he is definitely not top 10 caliber. He does have a great backhand, I will give him that, though it certainly is not the best in the game as some have made it out to be. I would say the current top 5 all have better backhands (yes even Federer on a good day) in addition to Nalbandian, Safin, and a few others.

Cesc made a thread earlier this year that Gasquet is one of the most overrated players ever and he is so right.
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I feel he's done alot of regressing since that Monte Carlo 2005 run, where he beat Federer and played Nadal extremely tough in the SF (a match he should have won based on how Nadal was playing, which was really bad).




I'm not going to count him out, but I think he'll most likely get back to around the top 30 and float around there, with the occasional top 20 run.




Personally I feel if he was able to become mentally stronger he could make a case for being in the lower echelon of the top 10. Verdasco, Tsonga, and Simon honestly do not belong there (especially Simon).
 
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federerfanatic

federerfanatic

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NamRanger said:
Personally I feel if he was able to become mentally stronger he could make a case for being in the lower echelon of the top 10. Verdasco, Tsonga, and Simon honestly do not belong there (especially Simon).
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Verdasco is more dangerous than Gasquet since he is far more powerful, has a WAY better forehand, and a better serve. He is an even bigger headcase than Gasquet, and he isnt even neccessarily more talented, but his talents and game are more suited to the modern game than are Gasquet's. With todays courts and racquets and all else the guys with the biggest and best serves and forehands will win more, and there Verdasco has it all over Gasquet. As I mentioned he has owned Gasquet this year head to head too even before the suspension. I wouldnt say he doesnt belong in the top 10, his results this year are very top 10 worthy and he has really come into his own.

Gasquet does well vs Tsonga head to head but Tsonga has proven his worth as a top 10 player more than Gasquet has. He has won a Masters title in the last year, he has been in a slam final in the last 2 years, he has beaten many more top players recently, and his results this year are far better. Tsonga is simply a more dangerous player than Gasquet right now, more capable of big runs, and atleast as consistent.
 
Polvorin

Polvorin

Professional
Haters best be recognizing. The backhand is going to do it. Too bad Tipsarevic got a cakewalk draw for Paris...and Gasquet on the other hand got an absolutely brutal Berdych R16, Federer QF if he survives that. So we won't be seeing him in London...too bad.
 
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dhdriver

Rookie
Polvorin said:
Haters best be recognizing. The backhand is going to do it. Too bad Tipsarevic got a cakewalk draw for Paris...and Gasquet on the other hand got an absolutely brutal Berdych R16, Federer QF if he survives that. So we won't be seeing him in London...too bad.
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I know what you mean! I rather see Gasquet at the O2 instead of Tipsy.
 
Steve0904

Steve0904

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Why. Tipsarevic is a fine player. Better than Gasquet or Almagro IMO. The only thing that annoys me a bit is that his grunt changes as the point gets more important, but I think Gasquet can make it back to the top 10, if only for a short time. He's #11 in the overall rankings right now.
 
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I can see Gasquet ranked as high as #8. From then on, it's all downhill.
 
sdont

sdont

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Polvorin said:
Haters best be recognizing. The backhand is going to do it. Too bad Tipsarevic got a cakewalk draw for Paris...and Gasquet on the other hand got an absolutely brutal Berdych R16, Federer QF if he survives that. So we won't be seeing him in London...too bad.
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Richard actually has a positive H2H against Berdych. He beat him comfortably in straights in Canada this year.

Even if I see Berdych winning this time, it's not unlikely Richard wins again. With Federer out, I'd go as far as saying he can make the final this week if he does beat Berdych. I'm sure his motivation to qualify for the WTF is huge.

If Richard does not qualify, let it be Tipsy. He's a much better player than Almagro indoors and at least he can beat top players. (I mean other than Berdych on clay.)
 
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sadowsk2

Rookie
He's my fav player on tour but I dont think he's got a shot... Not when you're playing a mile behind the baseline on virtually everyone point like he does...
 
heninfan99

heninfan99

Talk Tennis Guru
He's a bit slower than the top guys but he's built like rugby player --apparently this is his hobby. He may or may not crack the top 10 again this year but I believe he will in the future.
 
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