Djokovic, Federer and Nadal: No Young Talent Can Scale Their Heights

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Published: September 10, 2013

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Let's not get ahead of ourselves. With the dust just settling at Flushing Meadows following this year's U.S. Open, now is the time for celebrating the victory of Rafael Nadal. 

The Spaniard's achievements this year have been nothing short of extraordinary. Not only has he shown tremendous physical resilience to keep his tendinitis at bay, but he has also displayed a strength of character and belief that is only seen in those at the very pinnacles of their sports.

Nadal has swept all before him in the American hard court season—all the more impressive, given many commentators didn't give him a prayer on the firmer surface this year. Some thought he would only focus on clay tournaments for the rest of his career. 

However, there is a nagging feeling in the recesses of the minds of men's tennis fans the world over. With Nadal's body surely unable to withstand the strains of the tour for many more years, combined with the slightly alarming drop in form from Roger Federer in 2013, is a golden era of tennis set to come to a close?

The youngsters for whom so much hope was reserved have so far failed to utilise their full potentials. The band of players earmarked as future Grand Slam champions from an early age, such as Milos Raonic, Grigor Dimitrov, Bernard Tomic, Jerzy Janowicz and Kei Nishikori, are yet to give serious indications that they are ready to fill the shoes of those who have stayed at the summit for so long.

Of those five, the best performances at Slams have been Nishikori's quarter final at the Australian Open in 2012 and Janowicz's semi appearance at Wimbledon this year. Both runs were halted by Andy Murray, one of the four stalwarts of men's tennis.

These young players are the ones who are supposed to challenge the order at the top of the sport. It's certainly what Novak Djokovic, Federer and Nadal did when they burst onto the scene.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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