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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Zverev's first 3 full years in grand slams is not different than Federer's first 3 full years.
Zverev
2016 (Age 19)
AO: R1
FO: R3
WI: R3
US: R2
Year End Rank: 24
2017 (Age 20)
AO: R3
FO: R1
WI: R4
US: R2
Year End Rank: 4
2018 (age 21)
AO: R3
FO: QF
WI: R3
US: ?
Current Rank: 3
Federer
2000 (age 19)
AO: R3
FO: R4
WI: R1
US: R3
Year End Rank: 29
2001 (age 20)
AO: R3
FO: QF
WI: QF
US: R4
Year End Rank: 13
2002 (age 21)
AO: R4
FO: R1
WI: R1
US: R4
Year End Rank: 6
It didn't look like Federer was going anywhere!
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...02.wimbledon15
Of course Federer would not lose at Wimbledon again until the 2008 classic against Nadal. |
Sure, I agree it is not substantially different when looking at Zverev compared to Federer. The thing I would counter would be that Roger was making major QFs and R4s with much more ease compared to Zverev by age 21.
Federer: 6 vs Zverev: 2
A ranked player, especially a top 5 player at a major, such as Zverev, should be making the second week of the event as they are playing far inferior players. Zverev's game has not evolved at all since his big jump up the rankings and he's become quite predictable.
I would imagine we won't see a Federer like shift in his results until he puts in the work to add more to his repertoire.