Actual Tennis

[l3ulvl]

We need a spot for tennis discussion, I know I'm not the only one

[JBulls]

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The forum description says this is where we discuss both games and the sport irl

[l3ulvl]

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The forum description says this is where we discuss both hands and the sport irl

I'm not sure specifically what you mean but I'm hoping any ITF, ATP, WTA, Olympics, Davis/Fed/Hopman cups, and any other tennis chatter anyone can think of can get going here, juniors stuff too

[JBulls]

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I'm not sure specifically what you mean but I'm hoping any ITF, ATP, WTA, Olympics, Davis/Fed/Hopman cups, and any other tennis chatter anyone can think of can get going here, juniors stuff too

Sorry, didn't notice autocorrect messed up my post. Fixed now

[tonybologna]

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Well, to discuss tennis itself the USA youth players are up & coming but we don't have many elite type players like an Agassi or Sampras or Roddick. We do have a few of what appears to be solid upcoming players 19 years of age & under.

Right now, Jack Sock at 23 years of age & 26th place ranking is the top younger player: http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/playe.../sm25/overview

John Isner is actually ranked higher than Sock but he's older so I didn't include him. This post will be for our younger players with promise.

Taylor Fritz is our top upcoming player at 18 years of age & currently ranked 64th in the world: http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/playe.../fb98/overview

Dennis Novikov is a 22 year old who is ranked 128th in the world: http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/playe.../n674/overview

Jared Donaldson is a 19 year old player who is currently ranked 145th in the world: http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/playe.../dc58/overview

Frances Tiafoe is an 18 year old player who is ranked 157th in the world: http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/playe.../td51/overview

Stefan Kozlov is also an 18 year old player who is ranked 169th in the world: http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/playe.../ke64/overview

Noah Rubin is a 20 year old player who is ranked 181st in the world: http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/playe.../rc96/overview

Tommy Paul is a 19 year old player who's ranked 203rd in the world: http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/playe.../pl56/overview

Ernesto Escobedo is a player that's 20 years of age & ranked 266th in the world: http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/playe.../e873/overview

Those are the top up & coming American tennis players we have coming. I don't think we have but maybe one of these that could become an elite player like an Agassi or Sampras. That player is Taylor Fritz.

He's only 18 right now & ranked 64th & also moving forward in the rankings & not downward. He has the best all around game of them all to become a top 10 tennis player in the world. He's already won several junior tournaments. He's also reached an ATP final on pro tour as the 2nd youngest American ever to accomplish this feat.

Fritz idolized Roger Federer growing up so he tries to imitate Federer's game on the court. He's a big guy at 6'4" & his serve can reach 130+ MPH. I would predict with his playing style by the time he's 20 years of age Fritz will be a top 15 player in the world & by 22 years of age he will be top 10. Will he ever be #1 ranked? I don't know but his game has that possibility.

One other young American to keep an eye on is Tommy Paul. He's only 19 years of age so he's young as well. Both Paul & Fritz have had some battles on the court during juniors. They each have beaten the other a few times. Paul beat Fritz to win the 2015 French Open juniors while Fritz turned that around at the 2015 US Open by defeating Paul.

Paul is a littler shorter than Fritz at 6'2" but he like Fritz has an all around tennis game. His bread & butter is his two-handed backhand just like Fritz. He's not as big of a server as Fritz either but still can hit 120+ MPH on the radar gun.

These two guys(Fritz & Paul) are what I consider to be the top tier of American tennis coming up. I wouldn't at all be surprised to see them both ranked in the top 20 within the next 2-3 years with what I believe as Fritz having the best chance to reach the top 10 & possible #1 overall ranking. Thanks!

[l3ulvl]

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Azarenka taking a break from tennis for pregnancy...

...that's gonna be a really loud baby right?

[tonybologna]

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Azarenka taking a break from tennis for pregnancy...

...that's gonna be a really loud baby right?

I would say so. Definitely not a quiet one for sure! :wink:

[bakan723]

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I'm just at the point where I'm rooting for anyone besides the usual suspects to be in the finals for these tournaments.

[tonybologna]

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I'm just at the point where I'm rooting for anyone besides the usual suspects to be in the finals for these tournaments.

I like the usual suspects myself. I'm still a big Federer fan. I was a big Sampras & Agassi fan. Even farther back a big John McEnroe & Connors fan.

I like Djokovich because he isn't a sore loser when he loses in which he rarely does. I miss seeing Nadal play in his healthy times. I bet he never wins another major due to his health concerns. The upcoming better talent for the most part appears to be players from Europe.

[bakan723]

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I can't even watch Djokovic anymore.

Funny, I'll watch a lot of the earlier rounds but often not even watch the finals in these tournaments.

[tonybologna]

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I can't even watch Djokovic anymore.

Funny, I'll watch a lot of the earlier rounds but often not even watch the finals in these tournaments.

I love watching Djokovich play. Yeah, he seems to win just about everything but he's a class act & just a great tennis player. He can make ALL the shots! That's what makes him so so good.

[l3ulvl]

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Anyone catch the Halep/Keys final today? I missed it, wish I had DVR. Halep is my girl, but it's hard to root against USA mashers

[bakan723]

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Yup. Halep didn't even have to play that great to beat Keys. I think some of these big offensive players get flustered when balls come back over the net in which they usually hit for winners against other players. I really have no allegiance the American players when it comes to tennis for some reason. Also glad I didn't watch the mens final.

[tonybologna]

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Yup. Halep didn't even have to play that great to beat Keys. I think some of these big offensive players get flustered when balls come back over the net in which they usually hit for winners against other players. I really have no allegiance the American players when it comes to tennis for some reason. Also glad I didn't watch the mens final.

Yes, Djokovic is absolutely dominating. I wonder how much longer at 29 years of age he can keep this domination up?

[bakan723]

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Yes, Djokovic is absolutely dominating. I wonder how much longer at 29 years of age he can keep this domination up?

Idk...hopefully not for long though. If you took him & Murry out of the equation right now mens tennis would be so much less predictable. Especially with Fed and Nadal not being dominant anymore. It would be really open and exciting.

Like I said, I still enjoy the game by not focusing on the end results, but more the lead up. I've had a lot of practice being a knicks fan going back to the 80s.