Musetti hasn't done enough to be a worthy winner for me. He has reached only one hard court masters QF in his entire career. I have no problem if he wins a clay masters title though.
De Minaur is a very solid top ten player but he only broke through at the top level last year. Before he had good results but he was not yet a top ten regular.
Kinda agree with you about Musetti. I was thinking more about him being a deserved Masters winner in terms of his overall ability level, but you're right that it would make more sense for him to win one on clay than on hard. Having said that, there's not always a lot of sense (or fairness) to tennis. Also, his game may be improving on hard courts, although it's a bit difficult to tell because he hasn't always faced quality opposition. His W/L index is up to 18-10 (0.643) on hard courts this year, compared to 74-75 (0.497) for his career overall.
That's actually one of the reasons I like de Minaur. He's not a super-talented player who's coasted on his ability, he's someone that's worked incredibly hard and absolutely maximised his game.
For example I am a fan of Ruud and I believe he is more talented than De Minaur and he currently has a somewhat better career because he burst on the scene earlier but I believe De Minaur is definitely a better player and will most likely end with the better career if you look at their current forms.
So not Washedvedev?
I don't think De Minor will have a better career than Ruud. Similar at most, yes, but better? Definitely not. Both luck some aspects that could make them multipla Masters winners at the very least. One time Masters winners maybe, but not multiple times, let alone Slam winners.
For your info, that 'washed' player you're talking about is a Slam winner and multiple Masters/WTF winner. So he's far more decent than you're giving him the credit for.
He's been a journeyman since Wim '24
Still much more credit than you're giving him, sorry. He's had a much better career than other players in this poll apart from Djokovic.
Ruud looks like he is declining fast. Tokyo was encouraging but he then had a wrist injury and he has had many physical setbacks over the past year and half which could affect him long term. I hope I am wrong and that he can turn his career around but I am pessimistic.
When did I saw he didn't? But FAA, Moose and even De Minor are in better form than him now
He is still in the top 20, so he is not a journeyman. Top 20 or top 30 players are not journeymen.
At the grand slams his results this year have been very journeyman like
Yes, his results at slams are very concerning but slams are not the only events that give points even though they are the most prestigious ones.
Do you see him ever making it back to the Top 10?
I do not see him ever making it back to the top ten but it is possible.
Bolded: Quite a bold (ba-dum-tsih) statement.
