Fed fans - When Roger's out of action who do you root for?

[britbox]

Father Time doesn't wait for anyone including the great Swiss Maestro. Missing the French and Australian Opens are just a taster of what's to come... Less Fed and then, No Fed.

So, who is the next horse you back? In the present and/or the future?

Personally, I'm loving Thiem and Zverev from the crop of young guns beginning to emerge. Every Fed fan should really like Thiem... he's the only single backhander from the emerging stars, he's got a all-court all-round game that's easy on the eye.

I'm a big fan of Alexander "Sascha" Zverev too. He doesn't play anything like Fed, more like a hybrid Guga/Safin except he's got a lot of growing to do into that big 6' 6" frame. He has huge potential.

 

[britbox]

 

[El Dude]

As a whole, I'm rooting for the young guys to step up - and Zverev is probably my favorite, although I also like Fritz. There are a few others who for whatever reason I have taken a particular liking to: Andrey Rublev and Mikael Ymer, and maybe a couple others. I also can't wait to see how Aliassime develops, as he is enormously talented.

On a match-by-match basis, I generally root for the underdog.

 

[britbox]

One more for the road please....

 

[britbox]

Fed enjoying the beach in WA.

 

[King Roger]

Nobody

 

[britbox]

Tsitsipas surpassed Zverev for me some time ago as the "my next player"... I just prefer the way he plays... I like one-handed backhanders with good net games and an aggressive style.

 

[DarthFed]

got to root for Tsitsipas both for game style and heritage. I still am not seeing the next great thing when I watch him though. This may end up being another lost generation.

 

[britbox]

got to root for Tsitsipas both for game style and heritage. I still am not seeing the next great thing when I watch him though. This may end up being another lost generation.

I don't think the next gen can be a lost generation... even if only because of the ages of the Big 3 and Murray's impendong retirement. There will be a vacuum and it will be filled.

 

[Jelenafan]

Marat Safin.

 

[El Dude]

Still shopping for my next favorite. I tried to like Zverev but can't quite fall in love with the bratty German. I like Rublev a lot, but don't expect him to be more than a fun and dangerous second tier type, and maybe not even that. I've flirted with Shapo, but he kind of annoys me in the dumb surfer dude sort of way. Others in contention are Tsitsipas and Aliassime.

 

[atttomole]

Right now I am with Tsitsipas, but I am keen on Zeverev and Chung too. I hope I can see more matches between Tsitsipas and Zverev, so that I can make up my mind. Obviously, I want to support someone that will win regularly.

 

[atttomole]

got to root for Tsitsipas both for game style and heritage. I still am not seeing the next great thing when I watch him though. This may end up being another lost generation.

I am just curious. Why do Greek names sound like plurals? The names are quite musical and some are toungue twisters.

 

[DarthFed]

I am just curious. Why do Greek names sound like plurals? The names are quite musical and some are toungue twisters.

No idea. I can barely pronounce any of them myself.

 

[The_Grand_Slam]

Not having many strong favorites except Thiem(doesn't do well on 2/3 surfaces) and some mid-tier guys.
I kinda back Zverev but his slam play is not fun to watch.

 

[monfed]

Stanimal

 

[10isfan]

Bublik. If you haven’t seen him, watch not as a future major winner, but for the entertainment value

 

[Vince Evert]

noone right now. I actually lost all interest and stopped watching the Open live after he lost and with the aid of my Fox box IQ2 golden oldie, taped the remaining matches so have started to watch these yesterday and today (Sunday) along with the Ashes cricket.