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Vandenburg


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For definition purposes, based on birth year. No player born in the 90s has won a slam, and it is 2019 now!.  I feel a whole generation, the 'lost gen' and maybe 'current gen' could possibly never win a slam. Next gen seems very strong. 

The lost gen will rank amongst the worst generation of tennis players in history.  The current gen and to a greater extent, next gen have proven far more of challenge to the old gen than the lost gen ever did. 

 

Old gen:Federer, Karlovic, Lopez, Kohlschreiber, Verdasco, Seppi

Old gen II: Nadal, Novak, Murray, Wawrinka, Anderson, Berdych, Monfils, Gasquet, Fognini, Isner, Del Potro, Cillic

The lost gen :Nishikori, Steve Johnson, Paire, Raonic, Goffin, Dimitrov, Swartzman, Tomic

Current Gen: Thiem, Edmund, Pouille, Kyrgios, Norrie, Coric, Khachanov, Medvedev, 

Next Gen: Zverev, Rublev, Tstispas, Tiafoe, Shapavalov, de Minaur.

 

 



-- Edited by Vandenburg on Sunday 1st of September 2019 09:44:07 PM



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No player from the 'lost generation' will ever win a slam-no longer a bold prediction but a reality?
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Ok, I'll bite...

From what I saw in the last two weeks, it would only take a niggling injury to Djokovic to give Raonic a strong shot at Wimbledon this year. Of course, this also relies on Raonic staying healthy and continuing his upward trajectory.

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LordBrownof wrote:

Ok, I'll bite...

From what I saw in the last two weeks, it would only take a niggling injury to Djokovic to give Raonic a strong shot at Wimbledon this year. Of course, this also relies on Raonic staying healthy and continuing his upward trajectory.

 The last time we saw such a failed generation was decades or so ago.  No player born between 77 and 79 ever won a slam.  But this even more of a fail, we are possibly talking about a 1990 to 1994. 



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No player currently under 30 has won a set in a Grand Slam final.

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No player currently under 30 has won a set in a Grand Slam final.

 The lost gen are the worst 3 year group of players we have ever seen.

Current gen and next gen already have more master 1000 than the lost gen. 



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WIth all the massive casualties at wimb already, time re-open this thread.

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wolf wrote:

No player currently under 30 has won a set in a Grand Slam final

 

Well at least this one's been broken now



-- Edited by The Knight on Tuesday 2nd of July 2019 03:00:11 PM

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Chicken and egg.

Are the current generation that bad or are the older generation (Fed, Novak, Rafa) just such freaks of nature that we are just reverting to the norm ?

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who knows, it could even be that no one born in the 90s ever wins a slam. A massive stretch, but if say the big three keep winning slams for another year or two, then the likes of Félix Auger-Aliassime, Jannik Sinner etc could then take over. A huge stretch as I said, maybe possible that no one born before 1998 is more likely...

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Old gen:Federer, Karlovic, Lopez, Kohlschreiber, Verdasco, Seppi

Old gen II: Nadal, Novak, Murray, Wawrinka, Anderson, Berdych, Monfils, Gasquet, Fognini, Isner, Del Potro, Cillic, Giles Simon, Baghdatis, Querry, Bautisita Agut,

The lost gen :Nishikori, Steve Johnson, Paire, Raonic, Goffin, Dimitrov, Swartzman, Tomic

Current Gen: Thiem, Edmund, Pouille, Kyrgios, Norrie, Coric, Khachanov, Medvedev, Djere,Jarry,

Next Gen: Zverev, Rublev, Tstispas, Tiafoe, Shapavalov, de Minaur, Rudd, Moutet, Fritz, Harris, Opelka
Miomir Kecmanovic

Next Next Gen:Felix Auger-Aliassime, Sinner



-- Edited by Vandenburg on Wednesday 3rd of July 2019 06:05:56 PM

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You can add Paul Jubb to the Next Next Gen list. He's going to be up there too.

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Michael D wrote:

You can add Paul Jubb to the Next Next Gen list. He's going to be up there too.

 That's what I like. A proper bold prediction   



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indiana wrote:
Michael D wrote:

You can add Paul Jubb to the Next Next Gen list. He's going to be up there too.

 That's what I like. A proper bold prediction   

Yeah, you heard it first... and all that biggrinbiggrin 



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Finally - a Next Gen victory over one of the Oldies - well done, Reilly

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the rate the Big3 are going, the nextgen GS winner hasn't been born yet!

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