Tennis: Top Five Favourite Active Tennis Players

[kihei]

It's usually easy to figure out everybody's primary rooting interest, but I'm curious about people's favourite tennis players beyond their major allegiance (s). Women's side, too, if you want.

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[kihei]

Men

1) (tie) Federer/Nadal
2) Djokovic (he earned it the hard way)
3) Gulbis (for good or ill, one of a kind)
4) Fognini (kind of crazy, nice game when he is on)
5) Monfils (just so much fun to watch)

HM: Gilles Simon, Nick Kyrgios (up and comer), Andy Murray

Women

1) Sharapova
That's about it these days on the women's side. Madison Keys is a potential up and comer.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Men

1 - Federer
2 - Djokovic
3 - Nishikori
4 - Nadal
5 - Whoever is playing Andy Murray


Women

1 - S Williams
2 - Wozniacki
3 - Keys



Bouchard has fallen out of favor with me. I'll cheer for her again when she displays some dedication to tennis. Good thread idea, btw!

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Active is tough, but I'll give it a shot.

Men:

1) Federer
2) Nishikori (he's about my size, so I'm enjoying his success)

The two above are well ahead of my other rooting interests.

3) Dimitrov
4) Wawrinka
5) Djokovic

Would have had Murray in the mix at some point; I'm Scottish-born, so there was always a desire to see him win Wimbledon over an Englishman. Once he did it, I cared a lot less about watching him play.

I cheer on Milos, too, but he has a lot to improve before I can start enjoying his matches.

Women:

1) Ivanovic
2) Wozniacki
3) Halep

Genie's run last year was a treat to watch, but she's been insufferable since.

 

[Hadoop]

Oh fun! Guess I won't be able to pretend I'm unbiased now

ATP:

1. Federer
2. Murray

Others

Wawrinka
Gasquet
Verdasco
Dimitrov
Anderson

WTA:

Don't really have a favourite at the moment but here are 4 that I like watching

Radwanska
Wozniacki
Jankovic
Hantuchova

Favourite players of all time are probably Federer on the men's side and Clijsters on the women's side

 

[Loosie]

Aside from Raonic my top 5 would be:

1. Djokovic
2. Murray
3. Nishikori
4. Del Potro
5. Sock/Kyrgios (they are both growing on me)

 

[Novak Djokovic]

#1: Novak Djokovic
#2: Stan Wawrinka
#3: Kei Nishikori
#4: Grigor Dimitrov
#5: Philipp Kohlschreiber


#1: Maria Sharapova
#2: Ana Ivanovic
#3: Eugenie Bouchard
#4: Caroline Wozniacki
#5: Victoria Azarenka

 

[darko]

1. Federer
2. Nole
3. Kyrgios
4. Kokki
5. Stan


1. Hantuchova
2. Wozniacki
3. Petkovic
4. Jankovic
5. Azarenka

 

[Know Your Enemy]

Men:
Djokovic
Nishikori
Berdych
Federer
Raonic (homer)

Women:
Bouchard
Woz
Cibulkova
Krunic

 

[Eagle Eye Cherry]

Wozniacki. For me, I love her legs.

 

[BJLock]

Men:
1. Roger Federer
2. David Goffin
3. Tommy Haas (if he counts)
4. David Ferrer
5. Dominic Thiem

HM: Djokovic, Young, Gulbis

Women:
1. Caroline Wozniacki
2. Eugenie Bouchard
3. Sloane Stephens
4. Ana Ivanovic
5. Sabine Lisicki

HM: S. Williams, Azarenka, Keys

 

[Cruor]

I was trying to compile my top five when I realized three of them aren't playing anymore, and then I got a bit sad (Söderling, Roddick, Safin).

Can I get away with choosing Haas as active? In other news, Söderling has announced a comeback try in 2016 He's on record saying he saw himself playing into his late thirties when active, health willing this should be fun. I'm of the firm opinion he was on the cusp of winning a grand slam when he had to retire in 2011, he was getting better and better for every tournament. His last match in Båstad was a complete demolition job of Ferrer. Even if not, he was that X-factor, top seeds hated drawing him since he could pull off that insane upset any given day.

EDIT:

I'll do my female top five, in no particular order:

1. Halep
2. Ivanovic
3. Petkovic
4. Lisicki
5. Piter

 

[ghosted plover]

1. Nadal/Serena
3. Azarenka
4. Wawrinka
5. One of Tsonga, Safarova, Bouchard, Gasquet.

 

[Know Your Enemy]

I've changed my mind quite a bit since 2015

Men:
Goffin
Federer
Wawrinka
Monfils
del Potro

Women:
Svitolina
Mladenovic
Wozniacki
Vandeweghe

And i'm excited about Ostapenko. I can see her becoming one of my favorites in the near future

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Also have modified my list;


#1 Roger Federer | #1 Serena Williams
#2 Gael Monfils ...| #2 Johanna Konta
#3 Kei Nishikori ...| #3 Garbine Muguruza
#4 Mischa Zverev | #4 Naomi Osaka
#5 Jo Willy Tsonga | #5 Petra Kvitova


HM: Venus Williams, Rafael Nadal

 

[Hadoop]

New players on my list:

Men:

Sasha Zverev

Women:

Mladenovic
Bencic

 

[Fish on The Sand]

Nadal
Haas
Janowicz
A Zverev
Dmitrov

 

[kihei]

I'm revising mine:

1) Federer/Nadal
3) Zverev
4) Kygios
5) Gulbis--the giant condor forehand is gone, replaced by a topspin number, but now he doesn't know what to do with his left hand so it just sort of dangles at his side.

If I had to pick between Roger and Rafa, it would be Roger by a 1/32 of an inch, but it is really too close to call.

Female Top Five

Sharapova
Kuznetsova
Kontaveit
Mladenovic
Ostapenko--with a bullet--definitely on the rise

 

[jacobhockey13]

I'm a really casual fan but I love Nadal. The ferocity of his play combined with his ingenuous demeanor makes him an attractive mix. One of my desires is to start watching tennis more regularly. His uptick in form is as good of an invitation as any.

 

[TCTC]

Currently:

1. Federer
2. Thiem
3. Nadal
4. Wawrinka
5. Nishikori

HM: Goffin, Tsonga, Monfils, del Potro

I don't follow women's tennis enough to rank any of them.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

I'm revising mine:

1) Federer/Nadal
3) Zverev
4) Kygios
5) Gulbis--the giant condor forehand is gone, replaced by a topspin number, but now he doesn't know what to do with his left hand so it just sort of dangles at his side.

If I had to pick between Roger and Rafa, it would be Roger by a 1/32 of an inch, but it is really too close to call.

Female Top Five

Sharapova
Kuznetsova
Kontaveit
Mladenovic
Ostapenko--with a bullet--definitely on the rise

Boo. Ugh. Tennis shouldn't force your eardrums to explode.

And no Monfils? Shame!

 

[Marmoset]

ATP:
1. Federer
2. Raonic
-----------
3. del Potro
4. Djokovic
5. Tsonga (or Baghdatis)

WTA:
1. Azarenka
2. Kuznetsova
3. Ostapenko (after her recent run)
4. Safarova
5. Bouchard

I'm still getting to know a lot of the emerging young players on tour and that's why most of my favorites have been around for a while.

 

[kihei]

Boo. Ugh. Tennis shouldn't force your eardrums to explode.

And no Monfils? Shame!

Actually the guy I should have put on my list is Dustin Brown. He's pretty consistently entertaining, win or lose. Then Gael, then Fog, so Monfils is still easily in the top eight.

 

[Novak Djokovic]

#1: Novak Djokovic
#2: Stan Wawrinka
#3: Kei Nishikori
#4: Grigor Dimitrov
#5: Philipp Kohlschreiber


#1: Maria Sharapova
#2: Ana Ivanovic
#3: Eugenie Bouchard
#4: Caroline Wozniacki
#5: Victoria Azarenka

Yeah, I do not like Grigor anymore.

 

[ColePens]

1) Wawrinka is my top. I love his attitude and I love his 1hbh. I play a 1hbh and I just love his.

2) Djok is the most likable guy on tour. The guy went from a jerk early on to really figuring out his life and how to be likable.

3) Gasquet - while I do not like him personally, his game is beautiful. Almost art.

4) Ferrer for his heart

5) Tsonga

HM: Thiem and Kohlschrieber