Thiem takes out Fed in Stuttgart and now enjoys a 2-1 H2H. Dominic has future slam winner written all over him and I love his single handed backhand. His game translates pretty well to Grass... I thought the pace might trouble him on the backhand wing a little as he takes big cuts on the ball... but so good, so far. Liking Dominic and Zverev the most out of the nextgen group... but also got a soft spot for the pantomime villain of the piece... Nick Kyrgios.
Thiem seems to have it all:
1. great build for tennis.
2. rocket serve
3. dominating forehand
4. fantastic composure and a sound tennis mind
5. ability to go forward with confidence
the lanky German Zverev might be too tall for optimal movement. he can still do some huge damage on quicker/faster courts.
Thiem and Zverev are going places - both will probably have tenures at #1. Thiem will get there first and probably dominate Zverev initially... before the Russo-German comes of age and lights things up. These two are the shining beacons of the next generation. Kyrgios may gatecrash the party, certainly has the tools but I doubt he has the mentality to match these two toe to toe in the longer term.
great post general.
could not agree more.
as for the mercurial greek, he has the tools and the physical attributes but not the mental discipline and composure of Thiem and Zerev.
they will all have to wait however to get their shots at being #1 in the sport.
Djokovic can easily dominate for another 2 years. Djokovic is a huge threat for the slams until 2018 is out of the way.
Thiem should be coming into his own by then anyway. he is just 22 if I am not mistaken.
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