Who is the most wasted talent in last decade?

Marat SAFIN ,David NALBANDIAN or Tommy HAAS :confused:

Spadea

Federer
Nadal
Djokovic
Murray

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I agree with you, probably Nalbandian.

Gasquet is sadly heading that way, and Baghdatis too, although he is not as talented as the other 2.

Fatbandian

Nalby is the greatest technical talent,

but the physical is a very natural part of a person, and then of the "talent" :

if you consider that, Safin is the greatest talent of the three imo
... and also the most wasted.

Federer
Nadal
Djokovic
Murray

Not funny anymore.

We have never had a thread like this, this is awesome :D
:zzz:

Boggo, the Gooch and Crazy Dani.

Mark Phillipousis, the way he dismantled Sampras at his peak during the 1996 AO was amazing.

Let's see, which mug is it, decisions, decisions, so many to choose from:

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Mark Phillipousis, the way he dismantled Sampras at his peak during the 1996 AO was amazing.

Decade = 10 years. :rolleyes::o


My answer: you as a poster.

Michael Jackson.

Ancic. Not his fault he has been screwed by injury, but his undoubted talent has gone to waste.

Is this a serious question? Safin of course.
He could have been the GOAT if he was mentally strong.

Nalbandian and Gasquet, They are both so talented and unbelievable shot makers however have mental lapses too many times, but for sure both should be a lot better, although Gasquet has time to fulfil his talent, whereas time is running out for Nalbandian

alexander popp.......

P. Capdeville

How long before this becomes a thread about Gasquet.

Decade = 10 years. :rolleyes::o


My answer: you as a poster.

Are you an idiot? He reached the Wimbledon final in 03. He didn't retire over a decade ago did he?

Rios by a 1000 miles. He should have won the career GS. He could play on all surfaces.

Maybe Nalbandian, should have definitely won a slam with how well he hits the ball.

I just posted about wasted talents on my blog: http://www.perfect-tennis.co.uk/who-are-the-biggest-wasted-talents-in-tennis/

Wonder if Tomic will go the same way?

Nalbandian/Safin are good, Malisse is up there, Davydenko should have won at least one Slam, FerVer, Baghdatis, Gasquet for both choking and fitness, and I know I will be disagreed with on this one, but I think Rochus is up there

Capdeville is actually not bad answer either

Fat Davis definitely:(

Safin,not sue he got the maximum out of his career,and Gasquet.

Nalbandian/Safin are good, Malisse is up there, Davydenko should have won at least one Slam, FerVer, Baghdatis, Gasquet for both choking and fitness, and I know I will be disagreed with on this one, but I think Rochus is up there

Capdeville is actually not bad answer either

You reckon Kolya is a talent though? He's just a work horse I think. Did well to win the World Tour Finals in my opinion...

Nalby by bar. Safin is also an underachiever but he won 2 slams at least unlike Nalby. Gasquet was overrated as hell and wasn't that talented to begin with. I don't even know why some ppl mention him in this thread. He never had the game to win slams or to be a top 5 player unlike Safin and Nalby.

Gulbis is up there also. He is a true waste of talent. A player with his talent should be a top 10/15 player at the very least.

Safin and Nalbandian. A case for Monfils could probably be made too, he was awesome in Juniors, and big things were predicted for him, but he flopped big time despite some great moments.

You reckon Kolya is a talent though? He's just a work horse I think. Did well to win the World Tour Finals in my opinion...

:spit: yea the first ever man to be a workhorse by getting the ball the earliest :spit: :rolleyes:

Federer only 17 Slams

dull, he would have 100 slams if not for his knee :sad::bigcry:

Safin and Nalbandian.

Nalbandian. At least Safin was able to win 2 while Nalbandian only got in a final once... and that was thanks to the most cupcake of draws you'll ever see. He had two golden chances to add to that tally - match point against Roddick at USO, two sets up on Baghdatis at AO - plus numerous other opportunities blown at the majors.

Safin for obvious reasons, and GOATro being denied the opportunity to win slams from 2010-now just when he was starting to play at GOAT-level in the end of 2009 demolishing federer and nadal at every tournament, such a shame

Philippoussis, J.Johansson, Ancic, Safin, Nalbandian, Haas, Krajicek

Economidis.

Gasquet

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Safin. Nalbandian second. Sure, Nalby had even better hand-eye coordination than Safin but Safin had the whole package. Marat could have won 10+ slams. (That he didn't win more than 2 is in part due to poor work ethic, in part due to some swiss ballerina clown)

I'd go with someone like Gulbis.

I understand people mentioning guys like Nalbandian and Safin but while they are underachievers they at least acheived something on a tennis court: Safin has 2 Slams and was #1, Nalby has a few deep runs, WTF title, Masters titles... Gulbis on the other hand is a ridiculously talented player who can beat anyone when focused and playing well but due to his attitude has pretty much achieved nothing on a tennis court.

There are of course even more cases of players not achieving as much as they should due to injury/illness, Ancic is the poster boy for that, but I'd hardly classify that as 'wasted talents', they just didn't have luck on their side.

I've been lead to believe Gasquet was a wasted talent the moment he posed for a magazine as a kid.. I'm not prepared to argue with what I've been lead to believe. Not this time..

alexander popp.......

i literally bursted out laughing :haha:

Juan Carlos Ferrero-not wasted talent for sure, but injury and illness severely impacted his career.

Berdych.

Technically has hardly 'improved' his game since 2004, just has adapted it better to current conditions. :facepalm:

Richie!! :(

Warlocq, the man has all the talent in the world but is so generous :(

i literally bursted out laughing :haha:

Popp was a legend though :lol: one of his QF runs just about squeezes into the last decade.

Judy Murray.

Warlocq, the man has all the talent in the world but is so generous :(

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Niether Safan nor Nalbandian for sure, their talent is overrated in this forum. They just werent good enough to win more slams or atleast one. I might say Gulbis.

i think safin had the talent and he was getting wasted quite often

i think safin had the talent and he was getting wasted quite often

yeh, if we're going on that basis, Zovko's definitely up there.

Davydenko, Gasquet and Haas

Gulbis for sure, the way he can play yet losing to average future level players is mind-boggling. Monfils is up there too, though he was in top 10, he has awsome physical abilities, yet seems on verge of retiring from tennis.

1. Marat Safin
2. David Nalbandian

Both could beat prime Fed on Hard

federer would be standing on 30+ slams if he hadn't mugged up his career by having kids and playing exhos with nadal

Chris "Gooch" Guccione
Safin comes close econd

Fed ofc. Without Slaverer inside of him he would have 20+ slams

Tomic will leave everybody from the last decade in the dust. He´s probably already wasted fairly often.

Tomic will leave everybody from the last decade in the dust. He´s probably already wasted fairly often.

how can you waste something what doesn't exist ?

I´m pretty sure his liver exists.

:lol:

Gasquet

Nalbadian is so ovverated in terms of talent. Even Djokovic hits every shot as good as him :shrug:

Nalbadian is so ovverated in terms of talent. Even Djokovic hits every shot as good as him :shrug:

yeah even that mug

Djokovic and Nalbandian have similar strengths. But imo Djokovic is only 5-10% better at backhand, return. I think Nalby is a bit better serving and a much better volleyer. Overall, I'd say Djokovic is more talented, but not by THAT much

Tommy Haas. Not exactly "wasted" talent and more like unrealised potential – with injuries and family misfortune.

Djokovic and Nalbandian have similar strengths. But imo Djokovic is only 5-10% better at backhand, return. I think Nalby is a bit better serving and a much better volleyer. Overall, I'd say Djokovic is more talented, but not by THAT much

Djokovic is much better at return

Djokovic is much better at return

Not MUCH.

And Nalbandian has a better backhand.

EDIT: Nalbandian's return: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cH93_M37ho

Djokovic is the better/greater player by a long, long way but talent doesn't always equal results. Is Nadal more talented than McEnroe or Edberg? Nalbandian and Safin are the two most talented players of the 2000s besides Fed.

And the answer is Nalbandian because he should have won at least 1 slam with the tennis gifts he was bestowed. Safin was on an equal level in terms of ballstriking technique but he at least got the number one spot and 2 slam wins.

Marat Safin for sure, hell he might even be the most talented player OVERALL in the last decade. imagine if Safin had the mindset and calm brain sense that Federer has, he would be unstoppable.

Djokovic is the better/greater player by a long, long way but talent doesn't always equal results. Is Nadal more talented than McEnroe or Edberg? Nalbandian and Safin are the two most talented players of the 2000s besides Fed.

And the answer is Nalbandian because he should have won at least 1 slam with the tennis gifts he was bestowed. Safin was on an equal level in terms of ballstriking technique but he at least got the number one spot and 2 slam wins.

Marat Safin for sure, hell he might even be the most talented player OVERALL in the last decade. imagine if Safin had the mindset and calm brain sense that Federer has, he would be unstoppable.

This.

Marat Safin did not really "waste" his talent.
Nalbandian to a certain degree has, and so is Gulbis.

Marat Safin did not really "waste" his talent.
Nalbandian to a certain degree has, and so is Gulbis.

I agree, Gulbis would be a great candidate. If he had a little more success he would remind me of Safin in a way, huge power game

Davydenko, Gulbis, Nalbandian, Safin to a certain extent come to my mind.

Safin and Nalbandian.

Not so much safin bc he win a slam so the moment u have at least one, u earnd ur place in tennis history book and safin has 2 so I can't see him fit in here but nalby yes, totally waste of talent...

And haas!!!

Haas had a lot of injury problems, people often overlook that.

Haas had a lot of injury problems, people often overlook that.


Safin too. He was practically done by the time he was 25 (AO 2005 was his last win).

Verdasco

It's hard to judge how much talent Haas choked away because he's also had health issues

Gulbis- currently outside of the top 100.

The Haas injured his foot for months....'cause he stepped on a tennis ball and wasted the French Open opportunity vs. Luckerer.

Marat :(

Paradorn Srichaphan :o

Verdasco:smash:

Nicolas Kiefer is also very high in the list :sad:

Miloslav Mecir, Marcelo Rios, David Nalbandian, Tommy Haas.

safin should realistically be on at least 10 slams if he bothered

safin should realistically be on at least 10 slams if he bothered

It wasn't just that he wasn't professional enough. He really suffered with injuries too. After 2005 he wasn't a factor anymore due to injuries ruining his body. And he was only 25 then.

Well, at least three. The AO 2002 final vs Johansson was lost in comical fashion to say the least :lol:

Well, at least three. The AO 2002 final vs Johansson was lost in comical fashion to say the least :lol:

That was a horror show. He just didn't bother :lol:

Ancic is the one I always liked, I assume injuries forced retirement.

Joachim Johansson could have been a real contender if it wasn't for his shoulder. Not only could the guy serve almost as well as an Isner, but his groundies were miles, miles better.