***2025 Tennis Thread***

[GoHawks]

It'll be interesting to see if anyone else emerges as a contender. I can't see the rest of the world accepting Sinner and Alcaraz winning all the grand slams the next 10 years. Who's everyone's pick to be the next winner outside of those two? Fils, Mensik and Fonseca appear to be the best young talent. My pick is Jack Draper. He's come a long way in the last 12 months and is a lot closer than those other guys right now.

I think Draper is probably most likely. He's come a long way already and seems really committed to the game. His serve and top spin forehand is a great combo. I still think Zverev can eventually breakthrough at some point on any surface but grass. He has a game that can match up against the big 2. If Shelton keeps improving I'd give him a chance after 2 above just because of his weapons. After those 3 anyone else is few years away or would be pretty big shocker and need draw to open up.

 

[GoHawks]

Fantastic match today.

It's a top 5 match of all time for me. What I loved about this one is I genuinely switched who would win about 5 times in my head

 

[Letterkenny]

I think Draper is probably most likely. He's come a long way already and seems really committed to the game. His serve and top spin forehand is a great combo. I still think Zverev can eventually breakthrough at some point on any surface but grass. He has a game that can match up against the big 2. If Shelton keeps improving I'd give him a chance after 2 above just because of his weapons. After those 3 anyone else is few years away or would be pretty big shocker and need draw to open up.

I'd add Musetti too, I forgot about him. He's been to a SF at Wimbledon and Roland Garros now, is only 23, and keeps getting better. Now ranked #6 in the world after a monster clay court season. He's never been past the 3rd round in Australia or the US Open though, so not great on hard courts.

 

[4cy16]

Ben Shelton entered the ATP top 10 only to lose his first match.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[BigJCy]

Wimbledon Draws are out. Sinner and Djokovic on the same side.

https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws/gentlemens-singles/full

https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws/ladies-singles/full

 

[BigJCy]

 

[BigJCy]

Wow, Alcaraz going to a 5th set vs. Fognini.

 

[BigJCy]

Damn, CoCo out in 1st Round:

 

[4cy16]

Holger Rune, always a class act.

 

[BigJCy]

Holger Rune, always a class act.

Is he the one who has the crazy mom who has a deeper voice than some guys?

 

[Rural]

I haven’t seen more anywhere about the guy removed from the Gauff match.

Maybe they think it best to not speak about it.

 

[Letterkenny]

Damn, CoCo out in 1st Round:

It's not that stunning. She's not good on fast surfaces, especially grass

 

[BigJCy]

Frenchman rips Wimbledon-record 153 mph serve

France's Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard hit the fastest serve ever recorded at Wimbledon, clocking 153 mph in the first round vs. Taylor Fritz, the top American at No. 5.

www.espn.com

 

[GoHawks]

Be nice if Espn put Draper/Cilic on which is about to start 4th set. They've been really poor imo of shuffling main broadcast courts around compared to TNT.

 

[BigJCy]

This Sabalenka vs. Raducanu match has been a real good watch thus far.

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Djokovic just got smoked by De Minaur in the first set 6-1. He couldn't do anything with his serve.

 

[BigJCy]

Was a bit of a battle for him but Djokovic pulls it out in 4 sets.

 

[Letterkenny]

Nice to see Cobolli get past Cilic. One of the most athletic guys on tour. Don't know if he'll have the serve to beat Djokovic though.

What do the put in the water in Italy? Italian tennis is insane right now.

Sinner, Musetti, Cobolli, Berrettini, Arnaldi, Sonego in the top 50. The U.S. has 7 top 50 players, but we're almost 6x the size.

Shelton in a tight one with Sonego for the rights to likely play Sinner in the QF.

 

[BigJCy]

Sinner drops first 2 sets vs. Dimitrov