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*** The Milos Raonic Will Never Win A Grand Slam Thread ***
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yep certainly an older man's game these days. you've had murray, wawrinka and cilic as first time slam winners at 25 and over in the last few years
between 1990 and 2010 there was only about 5 - gomez, korda, ivanisevic, costa, johansson - all real shock winners and with the exception of ivanisevic were never seen as likely slam winners |
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When Murray was coming up, I remember them talking about how normally if you don't win a grand slam by 24 you don't win one. Of course it's all forgotten now as it clearly doesn't apply to today's game.
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25 is certainly young nowadays.bringing older players achievements in line with age is just plain stupid.
First 25 is generally ****g young.is the age when body just starting to have sustainable strength in long endurance sessions but also in terms of quickness , speed , reaction, eye hand coordination is probably sharper tgan younger age.every sport which combining quickness with strength time around 30 is best time in terms if achievement. Obviously in past in tennis it was bit different but now is the time to reflect why it was like that . definitely not because phisical predispositions,i would guess more about comercial side of the game combined with lifestyle.decent money early for young player star then maybe more elsewhere and focus shift away from playing just earninf money elsewhere |
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Touring around world is mega expensive, now with good price money perhaps gives more motivation as lifestyle than previously
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Nadal was a physical freak. That was very rare, and will become far rarer in the modern game with how physically demanding it now is to be physically ready of the big time at 19 like Nadal was.
Look at Zverev, he is 19, and just from looking at him you can see see he's not physically ready for the big time with how skinny his legs are. Del Potro is another example of someone who filled out reasonably young. He was quite skinny at around 18, but filled out quite a lot by the time he was winning the US Open at 20. |
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Raonic had clear base in service and sound, powerful forehand, that itself brough his succes to top20 , everything else he can improve, like backand side plus mentality, experience he gets a lot of just because of his base strenght giving him more matches on top level,pushing him forward, he has great attitude.players like murray with agility,touch ,techniques allowing them make shots from any positions, speed, balance etc have different ceiling for improvement.age gaves player like murray not only time to develope even more consistentcy with hitting ball hut also achieve phisical strength. Player like raonic will not improve his agility, speed, touch that much from teenager period like player who has these, needing to improve general strength endurance power like murray.every player has different atributes and is mix of such,some of these weaknesses can be worked on much more easily than other parts.age is only bracket for career time to develop things
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Ferrer for the comeback...!
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Muster was almost 28 when winning his only slam at RG '95
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Not a fan of Raonic but genuinely think he can more than one grandslams. He was very close to winning one this year and he can only improve from here.
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Raonic will win a slam, and it will be the staring point of Tennis's decline as it will mean the top 4 are all gone and all that's left are mugs. Raonic is the best of the mugs.
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Gigs@AndrewGigacz
After nearly a decade of grand slam tennis "MILOS RAONIC — CANADA" is still an anagram of "I CAN DO A SLAM — OR CAN I?" |