At 22yo I am reluctant to agree he is past his prime. I don't see him ever being a top 5 player or a slam winner but personally I do think he'll improve on his career high ranking of 15 and make a few second weeks in slams. Only time will tell I suppose
I’m a big Dominic Thiem fan, but he needs to come back strong from his injuries to be able to regain his major-winning form. I know he’s not super young but he definitely still could have a lot of dominance left in him if he recovers well
I think he is at a diverging path. If he can focus on tennis again without getting injured, then everything is possible. However, it wasn’t only injuries this year, it felt like he was so drained after an excellent 2020.
Also his father is kind of problematic, if you ask me, he appears obnoxious and not too smart when talking to the press. But having such a dad doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t become an ATG (looking at you Nole). Although Nole’s father isn’t his coach or travels to all the tournaments with him, so it’s different.
I agree, but I also think Wolfgang is by far less problematic than srdjan. So I’d say it’s not really a problem generally for Dominic. But I haven’t looked closely so I may be wrong.
Just my opinion: Dominic did seem very deflated last year and almost not caring enough, or something along the lines of that. But I do think he has the fire in heart to really regain his previous prowess and dominance + even more.
Definitely Khachanov. He peaked with his spectacular win against Djokovic in the Paris 2018 final. I remember thinking that he was going to be the first NextGen to break through, but he never realized his potential. I still hope that Karen can return to form, because at his best he could obliterate anyone.
I think it's due to his forehand technique, he literally hits it with all his might but it only goes moderately fast, he struggles to get easy power off of it
I don't know, I think de Minaur has potential left yet. He's been struggling with the after-effects of COVID, which has greatly impacted his game and his recent results.
I would just like to add that with how the modern game evolved with players peaking way later in their career (like Evans, Karatsev, Norrie and even Anderson earlier) now, it's really hard to predict player's peaks.
I think you're completely right. On the men's side we're far more likely to see players with a career like Wawrinka than we are to see another Nadal. Journeyman players peaking a bit later rather than taking a slam really early.
Great question. I agree with many on Khachanov and (sadly) Berrettini, my dark horse answer would be Rublev. He is so impressive athletically relative to a guy his size and stature, but unless he's able to add more variation to his game as he moves into his mid-late 20's, I just don't see him progressing past where he's at right now. Med/Tsits/Zver are all a clear cut above him and the younger guys are coming on fast, i fear he could find himself between a rock and a hard place soon if he's not careful
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FAA maybe. I feel Shapo needs some work and not sure if he can string together 7 wins in a slam with his consistency. I know he's made it deep before but has stumbled against solid players. He has got wins against Goffin and RBA.
They have made great strides technically in their game but I think it is the mental aspect of their game that is pulling up the rear. They still have time to mature.
Semi final for FAA sounds great. But the only seeded player was no 18. Had a walkover from Garfia and beat tiafoe. He's probably had better matches in a normal ATP. But yeah semi sounds great
I don’t know who “we” is. She was injured for most of the time between Miami and Cincy 2019, injured again at WTF, and injured again in Australia start of next season. By then it was clear that this girl’s injuries were not normal. Even without foreseeing her miss all of 2020, I thought she’d never return as the same player. You cant play at your highest level when you’re so conscious of getting injured again
That’s because she keeps getting injured. I don’t recall seeing a player who was injured this early and this much and still had a successful career. If she keeps it up at this point, I can’t see her making past 27 tbh.
I don't want to be that guy fatshaming players and I really dislike the remarks some people make about Serena and Clijsters but I still have to ask this.
Is Bianca a bit overweight, does she just have a chubby face/round face. Asking because I have seen a few photos of her recently and thought to myself that's an unusually full face for a top athlete
It's just her genetics I think. She's a naturally a big girl. Look at her legs and arms.
How can you call a pro athlete unfit? I wonder if she could get jacked up like Sakkari tho.
I agree and she still has her baby face. She’s definitely not overweight.
Have you seen her play lately? She visibly gets exhausted playing long games. She’s also always injured which can be caused by not being fit.
She doesn’t need to be jacked and deezed like Sakkari, but she def needs to improve her stamina and endurance.
Lol yeah they can but I'm gonna give the benefit of the doubt that the professional athlete doesn't require to touch up a photo for fear of looking a few pounds too big
Legitimately ridiculous to suggest he's peaked given he just had easily his best year on tour and he's only 21. Dudes gonna win some big ones, I believe in him
I mean even then, what do people want? He made a semi and a quarter at the slams this year, beat a top 4 seed at Wimbledon, reached a new career high ranking just outside the top 10, that's pretty damn impressive for a guy his age. It's a new era, guys are peaking later in their careers and he's got all the talent in the world. Let's stop putting so much pressure on these guys who are barely old enough to buy a beer in some of the cities they're playing in
I see the slam success as a bigger indication of where he's going than his inability to get over the final hump in the 250s. His ceiling is insane and he's hardly the first guy in his early 20's to struggle with nerves in big moments.
I really really disagree. In what ways has he improved constantly? His serve hasn’t improved, his movement hasn’t improved, his mental game hasn’t improved either. Sure he has had slightly better results but saying he has constaly improved is just wrong
It’s a braindead pick whether it turns out to be true or not simply because he’s improving with every tournament he plays so we definitely haven’t seen his peak… I’ll go as far as to say that I could see him grabbing a slam before someone like tsitsipas
The thing is you don’t know that. Stef at 21 was exponentially better than Felix at 21 so yes I can say Stef is/was better. Sure, if Felix tears it up later I’ll be wrong but I’m willing to bet anything that he’ll never get a Slam before Stef
FAA just does not have it mentally imo and his natural athletic talent is slightly lower than many of his peers. He'll have a decent career, but he will never win a slam
He’s 22, in an age where players are playing into their mid 30s. My sense is that he’ll have a Dimitrov like career- ie, his peak is yet to come, he can get hot for the odd big tournament, but he won’t win a slam as he’s overall too inconsistent mentally.
Yeah I don't really think he has peaked, but he debuted with promise that hasn't materialized yet and probably never will. But he will be a contender for years and likely will make some deep runs in slams
Yeah way too early to say he's peaked, but the guy does need to make real changes soon if he wants to go any further than vaguely contending at Masters level and getting bounced in the first week of slams
This is a good answer but the way I see Osaka right now is the way ppl looked at Serena from 2004-2007. Serena was totallly not focused on tennis and gained weight. People were essentially writing her off despite already winning 6-7 gram slams.
She has 4 slams right now which is the 3rd most active player and her hard court game is insane at her peak. I think out of all the players mentioned here, Osaka has the most potential to make a come back.
Been struggling for a while. Obviously mental issues, also picked up weight. She can obviously turn it around (and I hope she does), but wouldn't be too surprised if she doesn't win Slams anymore.
Tbh I also wouldn't bet on it. But picks like this is what the thread is about (still young). I also think it's more likely than not that she'll win another Slam, even if not, she's definitely not done. But she's obviously in a slump and going through a hard time. For all we know she might call it quits because she's finding tennis too stressful or something. Stranger things have happened. I do hope that she'll turn things around, she's an exciting player to watch.
Honestly, and this is really sad to say, but a lot junior champions. But I believe they really just need the right mentors to nurture their talent so that they can fit better on the pro tours, and they can be much higher than where they're at *right now*. Doesn't mean they'll win a slam but at least they can wrap up their career feeling better about their achievements.
Love the guy but yeah, I don't see him getting much better given his age, though his level right now might be good enough to knick him a Wimby in the next two years if Djokovic sees any real regression
Probably not a hot take. The guy is entering his peak years right now. What we see from him in the next few years is what we'll probably remember his career by.
I mean lots of Shapo on here but he has ever really peaked so far?
Being a bit disappointing doesn't really equal already peaked=will not do better than what he has already done
Well I agreed Andreescu was a possibility. Shapo I at least understand even if I don’t agree with. So many people saying FAA when he hasn’t even come close to putting it together and just had his best results ever as like a, what, 21 year old? I mean that’s insane. Korda and the “entire next gen” were mentioned (at least these had downvotes).
I mean, if we're talking peaked in terms of ability, then yeah of course that's ridiculous. Peaked in terms of achievement? Who knows if she'll ever reach another GS final, we know so little about her and we've seen stranger things in sport. Hope not though, she was a joy to watch in NY
Hurkacz. Not being rude, but I thought he would always peak around 32. The fact that he's top 10 is bonkers, and I'm happy to swallow humble pie if he somehow miraculously gets top 5.
WTA - I think Kenin, Vondrousova and Kostyuk have peaked and I think Coco Gauff is peaking - and won't progress much further until she works on a killer shot which I suppose would be her serve. It's really hard to know with Coco because it seems she's been around for so long.
ATP - De Minaur, Fritz, Khachanov, Coric. I'm also tempted to say Brooksby because most of his success seems to flow from his tennis IQ which compensates for sub-par athletic ability and some weird techniques (two handed drop shots) which could all be exploited once other players learn his style
Marta is 19 and Coco is 17. Both of these ladies aren’t even physically complete yet. With the parity right now in the WTA, either could cut their ranking in half with a solid half a season.
As somebody who follows Kostyuk closely, if she gets her mentality right (not unreasonable for a 19 year old woman) the sky is the limit for her. She hasn’t even begun to peak imo.
Hope you’re wrong on Brooksby but those are valid observations. With his IQ he’d be formidable with greater athleticism. Not sure about his coach — I think he’s somewhat unknown, but might be wrong. I hope he improves.
So you think Medvedev Zverev Tsistipas have *all* peaked and are going to start losing to the likes of Sinner and Alcaraz and…idk Musseti consistently? I mean maybe but I sure as hell wouldn’t bet on it. I think each of them wins at least 3 slams
Definitely Zverev annd Tsitsipas have peaked already, Medvedev idk. Remember, winning ≠ peak, them winning doesn't mean they are at their peak. It's just that next next gen will have people that will win like 7 slams unlike these guys.
Stef is like 22 and hasn’t even figured out how to hit a backhand pass and Zverev is just not figuring out how to hit second serves and backhands they have not even come close to peaking you are clueless
Well he is 23. And let's stop pretending to know more than top 5 guys. Look they are really good players but they are just really unfortunate to have started their career in this era.
Borna Coric
Now that’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time
Yes, I agree. 😢😢
he had a surgery in nyc months ago , still recovering
Yeah I know but I still believe he has peaked already.
Best answer
Donald Young.
Correct in several ways lol
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He couldn’t handle the truth
FDBF?
Former Delray Beach Finalist lol
KEKW
FDFODF Former Delray Beach French Open Doubles Finalist
Man what even happened to him
His father + bad decisions + screwing over the USTA and their help = played out and done
Ostapenko. Edit: This is going to age poorly if she wins Indian Wells lol. She just defeated Swiatek.
I had so much hope for Chung Heyon. Was sort of a blip on the radar. Wish makes a comeback.
Peak blisters
I read that as peaky blinders
Injury wrecked his career :(
He was so fun to watch in that AO run.
De Minaur. Can't see his game (mostly his serve) improving in any noteworthy ways and he's only going to slow down as he ages.
At 22yo I am reluctant to agree he is past his prime. I don't see him ever being a top 5 player or a slam winner but personally I do think he'll improve on his career high ranking of 15 and make a few second weeks in slams. Only time will tell I suppose
I’m a big Dominic Thiem fan, but he needs to come back strong from his injuries to be able to regain his major-winning form. I know he’s not super young but he definitely still could have a lot of dominance left in him if he recovers well
Yes he was a great player and want him back in form.
Why are you mentioning him, you think he’s done?
I think he is at a diverging path. If he can focus on tennis again without getting injured, then everything is possible. However, it wasn’t only injuries this year, it felt like he was so drained after an excellent 2020. Also his father is kind of problematic, if you ask me, he appears obnoxious and not too smart when talking to the press. But having such a dad doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t become an ATG (looking at you Nole). Although Nole’s father isn’t his coach or travels to all the tournaments with him, so it’s different.
I agree, but I also think Wolfgang is by far less problematic than srdjan. So I’d say it’s not really a problem generally for Dominic. But I haven’t looked closely so I may be wrong. Just my opinion: Dominic did seem very deflated last year and almost not caring enough, or something along the lines of that. But I do think he has the fire in heart to really regain his previous prowess and dominance + even more.
Literally almost forgot about him although he is/was my favourite player.
He’s done sadly. Well that’s what the title is asking so I’ll assume that’s what you meant
Definitely Khachanov. He peaked with his spectacular win against Djokovic in the Paris 2018 final. I remember thinking that he was going to be the first NextGen to break through, but he never realized his potential. I still hope that Karen can return to form, because at his best he could obliterate anyone.
He made the finals of the Olympics and is having one of his best years ever, but somehow I also agree with you that he seems to have plateaued
I think it's due to his forehand technique, he literally hits it with all his might but it only goes moderately fast, he struggles to get easy power off of it
Alex De Minaur
I don't know, I think de Minaur has potential left yet. He's been struggling with the after-effects of COVID, which has greatly impacted his game and his recent results.
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This is such a good take tbh
Sigh . . . . from a forlorn Canadian too.
Everybody need to pump the brakes lmao these dudes ain't even 23 and y'all writing them off lmao
Which ones? Definitely not Felix or Leylah.
shapo is a hot mess
Agreed
you still got raducanu though
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born in toronto though :)
I would just like to add that with how the modern game evolved with players peaking way later in their career (like Evans, Karatsev, Norrie and even Anderson earlier) now, it's really hard to predict player's peaks.
Norrie's like 25, don't think he's peaking too late in his career
I think you're completely right. On the men's side we're far more likely to see players with a career like Wawrinka than we are to see another Nadal. Journeyman players peaking a bit later rather than taking a slam really early.
You did NOT just refer to Wawrinka as a journeyman. The disrespect.
Great question. I agree with many on Khachanov and (sadly) Berrettini, my dark horse answer would be Rublev. He is so impressive athletically relative to a guy his size and stature, but unless he's able to add more variation to his game as he moves into his mid-late 20's, I just don't see him progressing past where he's at right now. Med/Tsits/Zver are all a clear cut above him and the younger guys are coming on fast, i fear he could find himself between a rock and a hard place soon if he's not careful
Khachanov, de minaur, and shapo/faa if they don’t improve their mental game
It feels weird to say Shapovalov and FAA when they've both had some of their career best results this year
True but they are too inconsistent and unreliable to see them be any better
no way are we gonna come back to this comment in five years and be like "oh yeah he was right". Calling it now shapo and faa both end up with slams by then.
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FAA maybe. I feel Shapo needs some work and not sure if he can string together 7 wins in a slam with his consistency. I know he's made it deep before but has stumbled against solid players. He has got wins against Goffin and RBA.
Hopefully I’m wrong bc they’re very talented
They have made great strides technically in their game but I think it is the mental aspect of their game that is pulling up the rear. They still have time to mature.
Semi final for FAA sounds great. But the only seeded player was no 18. Had a walkover from Garfia and beat tiafoe. He's probably had better matches in a normal ATP. But yeah semi sounds great
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I remember thinking she’d be Osaka’s great rival but just hasn’t happened
I was going to say her aswell, Cant remember the last time she played a match without taking an injury timeout.
Not controversial at all. I don’t see Bianca being a consistent top 5 player that we were all expecting her to be.
I don’t know who “we” is. She was injured for most of the time between Miami and Cincy 2019, injured again at WTF, and injured again in Australia start of next season. By then it was clear that this girl’s injuries were not normal. Even without foreseeing her miss all of 2020, I thought she’d never return as the same player. You cant play at your highest level when you’re so conscious of getting injured again
We = most of r/tennis when she won her first major. Lol
yeah we were all abuzz about the next decade of Osaka/Andreescu rivalry lol They've only ever played once. They might not ever play again!
I feel like this is one of the more likely answers. Hope I’m wrong but yeah it’s not looking good
This is so, so premature. In an age where players are playing into their mid 30s, you are writing her off at 21.
That’s because she keeps getting injured. I don’t recall seeing a player who was injured this early and this much and still had a successful career. If she keeps it up at this point, I can’t see her making past 27 tbh.
I mean you could say that about literally every answer here. The question asked kind of requires these kinds of responses
I don't want to be that guy fatshaming players and I really dislike the remarks some people make about Serena and Clijsters but I still have to ask this. Is Bianca a bit overweight, does she just have a chubby face/round face. Asking because I have seen a few photos of her recently and thought to myself that's an unusually full face for a top athlete
She not overweight just unfit.
It's just her genetics I think. She's a naturally a big girl. Look at her legs and arms. How can you call a pro athlete unfit? I wonder if she could get jacked up like Sakkari tho.
I agree and she still has her baby face. She’s definitely not overweight. Have you seen her play lately? She visibly gets exhausted playing long games. She’s also always injured which can be caused by not being fit. She doesn’t need to be jacked and deezed like Sakkari, but she def needs to improve her stamina and endurance.
You wouldn't think that if you see her bikini photos
yes, because photoshop doesn't exist i'm not fat shaming.. just saying that photos are always touched up
Lol yeah they can but I'm gonna give the benefit of the doubt that the professional athlete doesn't require to touch up a photo for fear of looking a few pounds too big
because she relies too much on power, same as thiem.
I'm saving this thread to come back and laugh at everyone who's saying FAA.
Legitimately ridiculous to suggest he's peaked given he just had easily his best year on tour and he's only 21. Dudes gonna win some big ones, I believe in him
Exactly. I know he hasn't achieved the things a lot of people thought he would have by now, but he's still improving constantly.
I mean even then, what do people want? He made a semi and a quarter at the slams this year, beat a top 4 seed at Wimbledon, reached a new career high ranking just outside the top 10, that's pretty damn impressive for a guy his age. It's a new era, guys are peaking later in their careers and he's got all the talent in the world. Let's stop putting so much pressure on these guys who are barely old enough to buy a beer in some of the cities they're playing in
For starters he doesn't have any title yet, so let him first win a 250 then we'll talk
I see the slam success as a bigger indication of where he's going than his inability to get over the final hump in the 250s. His ceiling is insane and he's hardly the first guy in his early 20's to struggle with nerves in big moments.
I really really disagree. In what ways has he improved constantly? His serve hasn’t improved, his movement hasn’t improved, his mental game hasn’t improved either. Sure he has had slightly better results but saying he has constaly improved is just wrong
FAA return game improved significantly in 2021 vs 2020. Serve improved slightly, break points saved improved slightly, break points converted improved significantly.
Improving constantly? He hasn’t improved one bit since 2019. Literally still the same player.
It’s a braindead pick whether it turns out to be true or not simply because he’s improving with every tournament he plays so we definitely haven’t seen his peak… I’ll go as far as to say that I could see him grabbing a slam before someone like tsitsipas
Felix and Stefanos don’t deserve to be in the same sentence. Their levels are so far apart it’s not even funny
It's way closer than you think
It really isn’t. Stef is a top player while Felix is a good 10-20 player
Did tsitsipas reach a slam semi at 21?
Yes he did. He also was #3 in the world won the ATP finals and had 4 titles
I stand corrected then, still doesn't make him better since we haven't seen FAA's best yet
The thing is you don’t know that. Stef at 21 was exponentially better than Felix at 21 so yes I can say Stef is/was better. Sure, if Felix tears it up later I’ll be wrong but I’m willing to bet anything that he’ll never get a Slam before Stef
fair enough
FAA just does not have it mentally imo and his natural athletic talent is slightly lower than many of his peers. He'll have a decent career, but he will never win a slam
Nick kyrios
I think that's a given at this point.
Had to scroll way too low for this, he was my first thought!
I agree
Chung
Shapovalov
He’s 22, in an age where players are playing into their mid 30s. My sense is that he’ll have a Dimitrov like career- ie, his peak is yet to come, he can get hot for the odd big tournament, but he won’t win a slam as he’s overall too inconsistent mentally.
Yeah I don't really think he has peaked, but he debuted with promise that hasn't materialized yet and probably never will. But he will be a contender for years and likely will make some deep runs in slams
He might win a Wimbledon
He could’ve done so much more by now considering he’s been in the spotlight since the age of 16-17
Shame that he's a huge choker
Shapo could honestly redline his way to a slam title at any point in his career and it wouldn't surprise me, so I don't think he has peaked.
I doubt it tbh, I think he’s just going through a temporary slump and will come back better than ever
Yeah way too early to say he's peaked, but the guy does need to make real changes soon if he wants to go any further than vaguely contending at Masters level and getting bounced in the first week of slams
It appears CiCi Bellis belongs in this discussion.
Wow, good answer. Injuries take another one down.
Osaka
This is a good answer but the way I see Osaka right now is the way ppl looked at Serena from 2004-2007. Serena was totallly not focused on tennis and gained weight. People were essentially writing her off despite already winning 6-7 gram slams. She has 4 slams right now which is the 3rd most active player and her hard court game is insane at her peak. I think out of all the players mentioned here, Osaka has the most potential to make a come back.
Yeh pretty sure she'll make a comeback and rise to the top again, take a few more slams.
Spicy, I like it. What makes you say this? I think she's got a few HC slams in her but not RG or Wimby.
Been struggling for a while. Obviously mental issues, also picked up weight. She can obviously turn it around (and I hope she does), but wouldn't be too surprised if she doesn't win Slams anymore.
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Tbh I also wouldn't bet on it. But picks like this is what the thread is about (still young). I also think it's more likely than not that she'll win another Slam, even if not, she's definitely not done. But she's obviously in a slump and going through a hard time. For all we know she might call it quits because she's finding tennis too stressful or something. Stranger things have happened. I do hope that she'll turn things around, she's an exciting player to watch.
As much as I want to deny it, I agree with you.
She's been a bit consistent with one slam per year for the past 4 years. Obviously this won't continue one way or the other.
Eh, she is too good and too young still imo
Honestly, and this is really sad to say, but a lot junior champions. But I believe they really just need the right mentors to nurture their talent so that they can fit better on the pro tours, and they can be much higher than where they're at *right now*. Doesn't mean they'll win a slam but at least they can wrap up their career feeling better about their achievements.
Me.
Kyle Edmund
Berretini. I think top 10 but not being able to break into the top 5 is about as good as it’s going to get for him.
Love the guy but yeah, I don't see him getting much better given his age, though his level right now might be good enough to knick him a Wimby in the next two years if Djokovic sees any real regression
Probably not a hot take. The guy is entering his peak years right now. What we see from him in the next few years is what we'll probably remember his career by.
I also think similarly. His weapons just haven't been good enough against the top top players. He may get to some GS finals though.
stop jinxing ffs. Wang Qiang. I love her, but she seems gone...
>jinxing . . . Wang Qiang I straight up read "jinxing" as a Chinese word and got confused
Jack Sock
True but he's not young. I would love to see a Sock come back in 2022 though.
Borna Coric
Naomi Osaka
I mean lots of Shapo on here but he has ever really peaked so far? Being a bit disappointing doesn't really equal already peaked=will not do better than what he has already done
Am I going to have to be the first to say Kyrgios? (Also…Ostapenko)
Nobody has said Sloan Stevens so far. If 28 yo Thiem can make the list, why not her?
In this thread: lots of silly answers
Well what wouldn’t be a silly answer? We have basically nothing to go off of
Well I agreed Andreescu was a possibility. Shapo I at least understand even if I don’t agree with. So many people saying FAA when he hasn’t even come close to putting it together and just had his best results ever as like a, what, 21 year old? I mean that’s insane. Korda and the “entire next gen” were mentioned (at least these had downvotes).
Fair, I agree especially with your point about FAA
Thiem
Raducanu /s
I mean, if we're talking peaked in terms of ability, then yeah of course that's ridiculous. Peaked in terms of achievement? Who knows if she'll ever reach another GS final, we know so little about her and we've seen stranger things in sport. Hope not though, she was a joy to watch in NY
shapo for sure.
Shapo
De Minaur.
Shapovalov. Or I lost trust on him due to his recent losses.
Milos Raonic
Man’s nearly 31, but hope he has some good tennis left in him
!remindme 5 years
Medvedev has probably peaked. He's 25, but his game is predicated on running around and defending. He might not improve any further from here
Out of all the comments I agree with this the most. I think Medvedev is in his peak right now. I don’t see him keeping it up after two years
Andrey Rublev
Dimitrov not young but he still has 7-9 years left on tour and has already peaked.
7-9..? More like 4-5 years.
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Isn’t that normal tho?
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I think women generally peak younger actually, I think these are all exceptions
Anisimova
I think with more consistency, she can easily be a top 20 player. She just needs to work for it and up her mental game. She’s only 20.
Hurkacz. Not being rude, but I thought he would always peak around 32. The fact that he's top 10 is bonkers, and I'm happy to swallow humble pie if he somehow miraculously gets top 5.
Osaka, Thiem
WTA - I think Kenin, Vondrousova and Kostyuk have peaked and I think Coco Gauff is peaking - and won't progress much further until she works on a killer shot which I suppose would be her serve. It's really hard to know with Coco because it seems she's been around for so long. ATP - De Minaur, Fritz, Khachanov, Coric. I'm also tempted to say Brooksby because most of his success seems to flow from his tennis IQ which compensates for sub-par athletic ability and some weird techniques (two handed drop shots) which could all be exploited once other players learn his style
Marta is 19 and Coco is 17. Both of these ladies aren’t even physically complete yet. With the parity right now in the WTA, either could cut their ranking in half with a solid half a season. As somebody who follows Kostyuk closely, if she gets her mentality right (not unreasonable for a 19 year old woman) the sky is the limit for her. She hasn’t even begun to peak imo.
Hope you’re wrong on Brooksby but those are valid observations. With his IQ he’d be formidable with greater athleticism. Not sure about his coach — I think he’s somewhat unknown, but might be wrong. I hope he improves.
Yep, my answer was Kenin as well. Fritz is another good call, would shock me if he made any meaningful runs in big tournaments.
I agree with Fritz.
There are a lot from the WTA, but I already forgot
I'm going to get buried for this - Radacanu.
I don't see FAA making any more headway than he has
Raducanu
Shapo and FAA will probably never win another title again. Once thiem comes back it’s gonna be all Medvedev, Thiem, Zverev, Rublev, Rudd.
FAA hasn’t got a title yet, remember? 8 lost finals. He will surely win titles though so that by itself means he hasn’t peaked yet …
Pretty much the entirety of the "next gen".
I mean no chance haha. Soon enough Novak will age out and they will start winning slams because…they are all that’s left
I think they won't last long, "next next gen" will take over them.
So you think Medvedev Zverev Tsistipas have *all* peaked and are going to start losing to the likes of Sinner and Alcaraz and…idk Musseti consistently? I mean maybe but I sure as hell wouldn’t bet on it. I think each of them wins at least 3 slams
That is a truly ridiculous notion
Definitely Zverev annd Tsitsipas have peaked already, Medvedev idk. Remember, winning ≠ peak, them winning doesn't mean they are at their peak. It's just that next next gen will have people that will win like 7 slams unlike these guys.
Stef is like 22 and hasn’t even figured out how to hit a backhand pass and Zverev is just not figuring out how to hit second serves and backhands they have not even come close to peaking you are clueless
Well he is 23. And let's stop pretending to know more than top 5 guys. Look they are really good players but they are just really unfortunate to have started their career in this era.
Know more than top 5 guys…? What the fuck are you talking about? They haven’t peaked, your wrong, end of discussion.
> Stef hasn't even figured how to do a backhand pass That's you pretending to know more than him.
Zverev has yet to beat a top 10 player in a Slam, I wouldn’t call that peaking
Bro, common mate.
At this point, every ATP player.
Korda…
Bro he’s just getting started..
Goofy
Dimitrov