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Which played born 1995+ will have the best career

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#1 ·
Fuck sake, didn't tick the box to add a pll :(

I'm sure this thread has been done before, we are now halfway through 2017 and I'm interested in hearing everyone's thoughts.

Can use this thread in the future to see what happened. This is before Wimbledon 2017.

I have included a quick summary, included ATP 250,500, Masters titles or if they were runners up as a best result. If there is no summary, means 0 ATP titles, 0 GS main draw appearances.

Live Rankings for players born 1995+ (Age) Ranked in top 150
12 - Alexander Zverev (20) GER , Has been top 10, Won 1 Masters title, 3 250, Best GS result - 3rd Round
20 - Nick Kyrgios (22) AUS , 3 ATP titles (2 250, 1 500), Best GS result - QF (2014 Wimbledon, 2015 AO)
36 - Karen Khachanov (21) RUS 1 ATP title (1 250), Best GS Result - 4th Round
42- Borna Ćorić (20) CRO 1 ATP titles (1 250), Best GS Result - 3rd Round
52 - Daniil Medvedev (21) RUS 0 ATP Titles (Best is Runner Up), Best GS Result - 1st Round
54 - Hyeon Chung (21) KOR 0 ATP titles, Best GS Result - 3rd Round
63 - Frances Tiafoe (19) USA 0 ATP titles, Best GS Result - 2nd Round
64 - Yoshihito Nishioka (21) JPN 0 ATP titles, Best GS Result - 2nd Round
65 - Jared Donaldson (20) USA 0 ATP titles, Best GS Result - 3rd Round
72 - Ernesto Escobedo (20) USA 0 ATP titles, Best GS Result - 2nd Round
91 - Andrey Rublev (19) RUS 0 ATP titles, Best GS Result - 2nd Round

106 - Casper Ruud (18) NOR
119 - Maximilian Marterer (22) GER
124 - Laslo Djere (22) SRB
125 - Stefan Kozlov (19) USA
127 - Taylor Fritz (19) USA 0 ATP titles, Best GS Result - 1st Round
128 - Reilly Opelka (19) USA 0 ATP titles, Best GS Result - 1st Round
134 - Alexander Bublik (20) KAZ :crying: 0 ATP titles, Best GS Result - 2nd Round
139 - Quentin Halys (20) FRA 0 ATP Titles, Best GS Result - 2nd Round
147 - Duck-hee Lee (19) KOR

Special Consideration
Thanasi Kokkinakis (21) AUS, 0 ATP titles, Best GS Result - 3rd Round
 
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#7 ·
Let's see:

12 - Alexander Zverev (20) GER , Has been top 10, Won 1 Masters title, 3 250, Best GS result - 3rd Round
well he's certainly starting to 'mature' if you like. Still will have some dud days but his general game is good enough to set him well. If he can boost his aggressive ground game and net skills, even better.
20 - Nick Kyrgios (22) AUS , 3 ATP titles (2 250, 1 500), Best GS result - QF (2014 Wimbledon, 2015 AO)
Great serve and improvisation at times, generally clutch when facing big players but motivation and fitness remain concerns. His non serve weapons could be sharpened still.
36 - Karen Khachanov (21) RUS 1 ATP title (1 250), Best GS Result - 4th Round
Another big server with big forehand and a steady enough BH, retrieves pretty well. Mentality is the thing for him to work on and will come with experience.
42- Borna Ćorić (20) CRO 1 ATP titles (1 250), Best GS Result - 3rd Round
His main asset is his commitment and general consistency, but he doesn't have big weapons in the conventional sense and his game doesn't have enough dimensions as yet to really pose a major challenge. If he can crack the top 20 would be impressive but that is far away as of the present.
52 - Daniil Medvedev (21) RUS 0 ATP Titles (Best is Runner Up), Best GS Result - 1st Round
He is pretty big hitting and can crack the ball. How much he can hold this will be vital.
54 - Hyeon Chung (21) KOR 0 ATP titles, Best GS Result - 3rd Round
Probably best all round counterpuncher of the lot, and fairly unassuming at that (hence underrated). A Djokovic-lite in his retrieval and he can add weight to his shot when needed. Very steady off both sides in general.
63 - Frances Tiafoe (19) USA 0 ATP titles, Best GS Result - 2nd Round
A bit too young for me to make a firm judgment yet, but I like some aspects of his game, fairly intuitive. Should have ousted Isner at the USO.
64 - Yoshihito Nishioka (21) JPN 0 ATP titles, Best GS Result - 2nd Round
He is quite resourceful and athletic but that won't be enough sadly, because his serve is too weak (stature).
65 - Jared Donaldson (20) USA 0 ATP titles, Best GS Result - 3rd Round
Mixed bag, I think his HC results will always be better than other surfaces.
72 - Ernesto Escobedo (20) USA 0 ATP titles, Best GS Result - 2nd Round
I really like Ernest's game, very conventional but with offensive mindset and decent net skills. Has already shown some stride and could go places with good training.
91 - Andrey Rublev (19) RUS 0 ATP titles, Best GS Result - 2nd Round
Not there yet. Some talk of his FH but needs much more experience.

I expect Chung to rise, as with Karen Khachanov.
Also hope for good results for Escobedo. Kokkinakis needs more match play and to overcome his injuries but surely would be a tough cookie to beat if he finds his best game.
 
#8 ·
I think Zverev is the most likely at this point to at least have a decent career and I would be somewhat suprised if he never won a slam.

To say who is gonna come out as the best is tough, also havn't seen enough of some of the names to really comment indepth. Taylor Fritz looked pretty promising to me but lately havn't heard too much.
 
#9 · (Edited)
It's hard to say who will be the best. Often with up and coming players, once they get some good results, often something clicks and their level can increase a lot.

Zverev and Kyrgios are highest right now and I think they will have good careers and capable of competing for slams.

Among the others I agree with MWW regarding Khachanov and Chung. Khachanov can be really a monster when he's confident, and Chung is a solid and smart player, and seems to be getting quite mentally tough. Very curious to see Chung at Wimbledon, I think it suits his style.

Nothing about Coric particularly stands out for me, I'm quite sceptical whether he can reach the top.

Just noticed Khachanov is playing Rublev today - quite interested to see that.
 
#10 ·
Thanks for the responses guys, good read. Always found that the first one out the gates in these generations end up not being the best.

Watching the Khachanov vs Rublev game right now. Rublev's issue outside of being an emotional wreck at times, he rarely comes to the net to finishes points off. Easily the best forehand I have seen out of the players in the thread.
 
#11 ·
I do not know all players too well, but I have some suggestions for some of them.
It is also hard to predict somewhat 15 years.

- Kyrgios: You don't know what you get. He can really go deep in GS or being carted of the field
very early. Unless he gets a good tennis routine (regular practise, steady coach etc) he won't be
very consistent. He can almost anytime trouble any player, but right now it is hard to imagine him
to be a consistent top-player. Winning a slam or more is very possible, but there will be huge swings.

-A. Zverev: has become really consistent over the last years and has shown he can already win
the big best-of-3 tournaments. He has an really good team around. A father as coach who has learned
from mistakes he made with Misha Zverev. A brother he can practise with regularly.
He has a lot of weapons: Serve, backhand, mentality and a really workethic. His height might cause him
some troubles in the future. Hard to not see him being consitently a top-5 player with decent chances
at several slams in the future.

Interesting fact: Kyrgios and Zverev, although Nick being 2 years older, have played an almost equal
number of ATP Tour matches in their careers so far. Nick (146) Alex (150); before Queens/Halle


-Coric is a very balanced player. I see neither any particular great strength nor a great weakness.
He will be able to become a very solid top-20 player, but without developing a really strong weapon
I don't think he will a Slam-Contender. He will certainly grab several 250/500 titles but hardly more.

- Karen Khachnov made good progress the last year, but is a bit of a late starter. Has good serve and
forehand, but he needs to develop a lot more. His mentality is not so clear and he doesn't have a lot
of experience yet. 61 ATP level matches before Queens/Halle isn't a lot. 4th round in French Open was
good for him. He certainly has potential. A Slam will take a while, but not out of question in a few years.

- Rublev right now is a bit like Kyrgios. High risk and high potential. Virtually everything is possible
in the future.

- Hyeon Chung: good counterpunsher, he can be a problem to some players already (Zverev in Barcelona)
I always feel counterpuncher depend more on a bad opponent than their own game. He will always
be able to beat top players, but I don't see that on a regular basis. Needs more ATP-level experience.
About 80 ATP-level matches so far.

- Max Marterer: shown some good matches in Halle and Stuttgart, but 0 ATP-level wins so far. Still
needs tons of improvements. top-50 regular in a few years with an occasional smaller title, don't know
his max potential right now.


Can't say much about the other players. Have not seen them often enough and do not follow them that
much.
All of them are still young and all players have yet to reach their full potiential. Will be interesting to
see how they develop and where I am right and where I am wrong with my assumptopns.
 
#15 ·
Sasha and, if health allows him, Felix Auger-A...., should be the next big name. Multiple GS winners and number 1's
Kyrgios should have some GS on his own. and getting some fight for number 1 position during grass o hc season
Coric must become a Top 10 sooner or later, maybe Top5 at some point but he must develop a lot to become a top guy or a GS winner.
Auger should be a top 10 in 3-4 years. But he betrter manages his Schedule ultra carefully or he is thje next Delpo.
The rest of the guys, all of them are top20 potential
 
#18 ·
After great week for young Russian players, I wanted to create a similar thread about whom from Medvedev, Rublev and Khachanov will have the best career. All guys are talented, but they have different strong points and weaknesses. I'm sure someone from them if not all will be very big soon, so Russian fans will be able to enjoy their players on top of tennis again. ;)

Returning to the thread, Zverev is a safe choice to predict, from other players it's tough to say. Avoiding injuries, good coach, hard work, mental toughness - a lot of details will decide.
 
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