Nonsense. Kyrgios, even if he was at his best, would struggle to break in to the top 10.
And the worst thing about him is that he repeats every one of those fu.cking obvious things three times.
Yeah, ā¦ heās like the Shane Warne of tennis commentary ā¦
Really?
He has made it as high as 13 without a coach or a professional attitude towards training.
I think heās the most talented guy on the tour not named Federer, Djokovic or Nadal.
Pity heāll never contend though. Regardless of how much talent he has.
I agree.
I have been a huge fan for a long time but I have moved on also.
Itās a shame because I do think if he had a professional regime from when he started he would be competing with these guys now if not taking over.
Really - Kyrgios is ranked 68 in the world - Continue in this vein of form for the next 6 months and heāll be following the Tomic path of playing challenger events.
So who are the guys that can realistically challenge then?
Zverev?
I donāt even think heās at their level.
Nadal and Djokovic will dominate the next couple of years at least if they donāt suffer any more injuries.
In fact I think just Djokovic.
He will set himself for the French and then do a calendar slam this year.
Is the Del Portro injured again??
No I canāt google
I have been critical of Zverevās performances in Grand Slams, especially seeing he can beat these guys in Masters 1000 and the end of season Masters championship - He is a chance, though Iām hardly holding my breath.
Players like Coric, Thiem, Khachanov, Tsipaitas are all some chance of winning a slam in the future - And you have to remember that Nadal and Djokovic will eventually decline in performance.
The thing that is right in your post is that on a perfect day is Djokovic can beat Nadal in the French Open - Will add that too many are writing off Nadal on the back of last nightās performance - Nadal barely played after Wimbledon in 2018 and not after the 2018 US Open - So the Aussie Open was his first tournament in 4 months.
Nadal will definitely fight back but I canāt see him doing it on any other surface than clay. And I think Djokovic will win that.
We are currently going through a poor era of tennis. The big two should be getting challenged by the mid 20 age group but there are nine good enough.
We now have to wait a couple more years for the 19-21 year olds to challenge when Djokovic and Nadal will be on walking frames.
By then maybe both will usurp federers grand slam total.
Nadal definitely, and most likely Joker will not enjoy Fed-like longevity at the top, as that is freakish and once in a generation. Within 2 years Zverev will be playing Tsitsipas in a slam final, or some other wunderkind.
Kyrgios refuses to work on his weaknesses with a coach (and he has quite a few) or train hard enough to compete physically and mentally for 2 long weeks, so he is not capable of challenging in a slam unless that changes quickly.
Tsitsipas dismantled Federer in a way not too many players have been able to. I reckon in another year heāll be winning slams.
Heās definitely a challenger.
One of very few that can challenge because he doesnāt just play off the baseline.
Nadal does not lose at the French Open, he is the greatest clay court player in history by so far it is not funny. He is 86 and 2 at the French.
Even after last night, he has to be favourite if he is fit.
Actually Shapalov is a chance to win a Grand Slam - Be a consistent top 10 player or even top 15 and you are a chance to win a slam.
Zverev actually has a game style that can trouble Djoker, can flatten out winners off both wings.
Why he canāt play Slams is anyones guess, but Lendl has serious form as a coach and he has time on his side.
Rankings, after the Australian summer.
De Minaur up to 28
Millman 36
Edben 45
Thompson 60
Kyrigos 66
Tomic 85
Popyrin 124
Bolt 129
Kokkinakis 133
Yep, if he is fit and healthy Novak wonāt be any match on clay but Rafa wonāt beat him anywhere else.
Novak has plenty of years left and will fly past Federer