Felix Auger-Aliassime

[Moxie]

Honestly, who gives a rats ass about your love story with your irrelevant ex? One thing to be young, innocent and naive but another to be old, gossipy and still naive

It's one thing to be mean, but another to be a complete misanthrope and poke at the pains of others.

 

[El Dude]

It's one thing to be mean, but another to be a complete misanthrope and poke at the pains of others.

Don't worry, Moxie, Ricardo is just strumming my pain with his fingers, singing my life with his words, killing me softly with his song, killing me softly with his song, telling my whole life with his words, killing me softly, with his song.

 

[Moxie]

Don't worry, Moxie, Ricardo is just strumming my pain with his fingers, singing my life with his words, killing me softly with his song, killing me softly with his song, telling my whole life with his words, killing me softly, with his song.

Oh, I do love that song.

 

[Horsa]

Oh, I do love that song.

Me too. I had to get to like it because as I used to complete all my French work in 5 minutes flat & the French teacher always ran out of work for me to do everyone on the back row with me copied off me & we always ran out of things to do so we messed around singing & stuff & I got let off for being brilliant at French, helping teach French sometimes & having a nice singing voice like other people on the back row & they taught me that song. They wouldn't stop singing it.

 

[Horsa]

Don't worry, Moxie, Ricardo is just strumming my pain with his fingers, singing my life with his words, killing me softly with his song, killing me softly with his song, telling my whole life with his words, killing me softly, with his song.

That's his attitude. He appears to enjoy getting on people's nerves. How much you like & believe in talented youngsters I'd have thought your favourite song would be more along the lines of "I believe that children are our future. Teach them well & let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside. Give them a sense of pride. …" though I know it wouldn't have been relevant to the conversation. Lol.

 

[Carlg]

Being Canadian I started tracking young guys when Felix and Denis started making waves...I wanted to see who their same age competition would be! Denis has Stefanos who is relatively close in age but thus far FAA doesn't really have one.

I find this site helpful to track players and follow the young guys:

https://live-tennis.eu/en/atp-live-ranking

 

[tented]

Being Canadian I started tracking young guys when Felix and Denis started making waves...I wanted to see who their same age competition would be! Denis has Stefanos who is relatively close in age but thus far FAA doesn't really have one.

I find this site helpful to track players and follow the young guys:

https://live-tennis.eu/en/atp-live-ranking

Thank you @Carlg

 

[mrzz]

My addition to this thread is: lately is way too easy to jinx young players. As soon as anyone notices their existence, they are jinxed. The only way to break the spell is to get old -- better still if you are presumed done by experts.

And to my credit I was the one to jinx Rublev. Probably wasn't the first to mention him but I guess the first the openly root for the guy. Still hope he someday crushes your favorite with that forehand.

 

[herios]

My addition to this thread is: lately is way too easy to jinx young players. As soon as anyone notices their existence, they are jinxed. The only way to break the spell is to get old -- better still if you are presumed done by experts.

And to my credit I was the one to jinx Rublev. Probably wasn't the first to mention him but I guess the first the openly root for the guy. Still hope he someday crushes your favorite with that forehand.

You have done a tag jinxing with @El Dude
No worries, Rublev is not the only one, but hey, keep up the optimism .
But my opinion, Rublev always was and I think could be for a long time a very inconsistent player.
Now that he has been relegated to the Challenger tour, maybe he learns a few things he is lacking.

 

[tented]

"Félix Auger-Aliassime, Another Canadian Tennis Phenom, Imposes Himself"

 

[Federberg]

I only really watched this kid properly during the Tsitsipas match. One thing that puzzled me was I immediately had visions of Novak. I kept asking myself why do I see something Djokovian about him and it took me some time to figure it out, because his ground strokes are very much his own (I like his backhand btw). It's his movement. That could almost be Novak moving around the court from what I've seen. But it's a Novak at at a young age who is only too happy to finish points off at the net.

I think Tsitsipas will make it for a specific reason... his will. I think FAA will make it because that movement is just off the chain, and his groundstrokes are rock solid. You look at all the very best guys, Federer, Nadal and Djokovic and more than anything else (sure they all have phenomenally powerful killer strokes whether it be forehand Federer/Nadal or backhand Djokovic) but they all had the movement as a core foundation. I'm not sure I've seen someone like FAA since the Big 3 and Murray where the movement seems so natural and athletic at the same time.

I'm now worried I'm being hyperbolic because I was so blown away with watching this kid.

 

[atttomole]

I only really watched this kid properly during the Tsitsipas match. One thing that puzzled me was I immediately had visions of Novak. I kept asking myself why do I see something Djokovian about him and it took me some time to figure it out, because his ground strokes are very much his own (I like his backhand btw). It's his movement. That could almost be Novak moving around the court from what I've seen. But it's a Novak at at a young age who is only too happy to finish points off at the net.

I think Tsitsipas will make it for a specific reason... his will. I think FAA will make it because that movement is just off the chain, and his groundstrokes are rock solid. You look at all the very best guys, Federer, Nadal and Djokovic and more than anything else (sure they all have phenomenally powerful killer strokes whether it be forehand Federer/Nadal or backhand Djokovic) but they all had the movement as a core foundation. I'm not sure I've seen someone like FAA since the Big 3 and Murray where the movement seems so natural and athletic at the same time.

I'm now worried I'm being hyperbolic because I was so blown away with watching this kid.

He could become an all-round tennis player. His ground strokes are powerful, with nice angles, allowing him to move opponents further away from the court. If he can add drop-shots to his arsenal, he could be a formidable player.

 

[El Dude]

The weird thing is I saw shades of not only Novak, but Rafa and Roger as well. It was just moments, specific shots...it was like he was switching from one to the other. He really is a phenomenal talent. He's the only one of NextGen where I have a feeling that "this guy could be truly great." None of the others--Zverev, Tsitsipas, Shapo, Kyrgios, etc--look like potential all-time greats to me. Zverev is close, and I expect Tsitsipas to win multiple Slams, possibly Shapo, but they all questions around them - elements of their game and/or mentality that limits their upward potential, in my opinion. FAA seems to have it all.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I am all for FAA. But, people should remember that he has a heart condition. We don't know how much it will affect him as he continues on the tour.

 

[El Dude]

^Yeah, it is a concern. And of course other things can happen. But for now, let's enjoy the possibility of a new all-time great in the making.

 

[tented]

^Yeah, it is a concern. And of course other things can happen. But for now, let's enjoy the possibility of a new all-time great in the making.

Brings back memories of the initial excitement I felt for Dolgopolov, only to have him fade away due to his chronic illness.

 

[tented]

FYI: If you’re watching right now, he’s up next on stadium 2.

 

[tented]

I only really watched this kid properly during the Tsitsipas match. One thing that puzzled me was I immediately had visions of Novak. I kept asking myself why do I see something Djokovian about him and it took me some time to figure it out, because his ground strokes are very much his own (I like his backhand btw). It's his movement. That could almost be Novak moving around the court from what I've seen. But it's a Novak at at a young age who is only too happy to finish points off at the net.

Maybe it’s the power of suggestion, but watching him right now, all I can think is “He moves like Novak.”

 

[mrzz]

I share the good impressions on FAA, but it is a bit too early still. Three weeks ago he was out of the top 100. Very nice catch about the Djkovic movement, but I guess the forehand has a lot of similarities too. A very wide movement, with a lot of wrist to finish the stroke.

And I still think he is 12 years old.

 

[El Dude]

I don't think it is early to hope for eventual greatness. But it is a bit early to expect that he'll get there this year. I think a reasonable hope is that he finishes the year in the top 30 and maybe wins an ATP 250.