Up-and-Coming Players to Watch

Here are a few younger tennis players who I believe one day will be the stars of the game once the likes of Federer, Djokovic and Nadal have said goodbye.



1) Milos Raonic 

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For me, I believe this Canadian is the game's biggest hope for the next era of tennis.  At just 21 years old, he has managed to win 3 ATP titles- 2 at San Jose and 1 at Chennai, as well as reaching two other atp finals.  Among the likes of Djokovic, Nadal, Murray, Berdych and Federer this is no mean feat.  He has a big serve that will no doubt be his biggest weapon in the future, and as a combination with his aggressive play, there is surely no doubt that he will be a big name on the tour for a long time.





2) Bernard Tomic

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This Australian hasn't done as well as he perhaps could have in the past year, however let us not forget he is a mere 19 years old and so, understandably, isn't as physically or mentally strong as many of the developed players on the tour, nor has he completely matured.  However his appearance in the round of 16 at the 2012 Australian Open, defeating Fernando Verdasco en route has certainly highlighted this young star as one to watch in the next few seasons.


3) Ryan Harrison

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The United States haven't produced a male tennis star since Andy Roddick.. until now.  Having only just turned 20, Harrison is again probably not quite mature or strong enough to compete at the higher end of the tour a the moment, but what we've seen of him has certainly impressed us.  He clearly fights like someone determined to win in all his matches, despite being out of his depth.  He is very good at starting out matches strong, having taken sets from Andy Murray and Gilles Simon in Grand Slams.  As long as he learns to capitalise on his early break throughs, Harrison is another promising star of the future of tennis.






4) David Goffin

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The 21 year old Belgian star has really come to prominence in this years Roland Garros tournament, reaching the 4th round, only to lose to Roger Federer- though not until he had stolen a set off of the former world number one.  His genuineness has attracted a lot of fans who will no doubt be following the youngster in seasons to come, and his strong tennis has placed him as one to watch out for on the tour.  he certainly seems very very determined to make a successful career on the atp world tour.