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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Unbelievable what's happened to both Felix and Dennis since showing so much promise as teenagers. Shapo's career is almost over and Felix is settling into a top 100 type of journeyman player. It's a bit of a cruel sport but at the same time Felix has flatlined the past two years and for whatever reason is just fine sticking with the same coach for the past 7 years that's taken him as far as he can go. To be the best you have to want it badly and make difficult decisions along the way. It's pretty clear Felix can't or won't make those decisions and is comfortable where he's at as this isn't a minor slump as it's been two years of his prime where he's struggled.
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It just goes to show that these top 10 mainstays are on a completely different level in terms of commitment to the game and a refusal to be stagnant.
Even a guy like Milos did whatever he could to stay at that elite level by changing camps, adding to his team and altering his game. You just don't here about guys like Shapo or Felix going to these lengths to be great and you certainly don't see them making big changes to their teams or games.
Diallo is a bit of a breath of fresh air in the sense that he seems very willing to grind and push himself as hard as he can to improve. He had some serious flaws when he was playing in the Calgary challenger a couple of years ago and it seems like he's more than ironed those out to the point that they are almost strengths now. If he stays with it, the sky is the limit next year and I wouldn't at all be surprised to see him in the top 50.