VirginiaMtlExpat
Second most interesting man in the world.
That's a little unfair. He's 6'5", and guys that tall have a tough time moving like the little guys (we've had this conversation about hockey players too, I'm sure). Federer, Djokovic and Nadal move well, but they are in the 6'1"-6'2" neighborhood. Nishikori is a pretty tough customer who is also on the rise. If you look at it from the standpoint of improving and making adjustments (keeping the ball in play more with a slice backhand rather than playing an aggressive shot from a defensive position), I think that Raonic is progressing well. Will he ever win a grand slam? Tough one. The stars will have to align and he will have to have the tournament of his life, but it's not inconceivable (Roddick won one!). But this is a men's game that is as deep as it's ever been, and this player has raised Canadian expections like no other male player before him.
That said, I think that outside of Serena, Bouchard can beat any woman on tour, so I like her chances better to win a Grand Slam event someday than Raonic's.
Edit: I think Raonic's game is much more complete than Rusedski, especially off the ground. If Rusedski had played Nishikori, the rallies would have been much shorter and one-sided to Nishikori's advantage. Rusedski would have come to the net more and been burned more.
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Well, I keep catching myself lately from triggering babe threads... I say it's pretty close. They are both extraordinarily good-looking women, especially when you consider that they are athletes on top of that.
