Burgeoning Tennis Stars To Watch In The Year Ahead
The 2010 tennis season got off to a great start with the excitement of the recent Australian Open. Once again, Roger Federer showed who’s boss by mercilessly dispensing with Andy Murray to capture yet another Grand Slam title.
Don’t assume, however, at this early stage, it’s going to be the same winners at all the Majors. There are a few good players just waiting to seize the moment and lift a few big titles themselves. Here are a few who showed great promise last year, and this could well be their time to shine.
There are a few players to keep an eye out for this year, as 2010 could well be the year that they achieve their potential.
On the women’s tour there is the young American Melanie Oudin, she as the surprise package at the 2009 US Open by beating some very big names to reach the semi final stage.
A young man with the aspirations to take Federer’s crown is Marin Cilic. A top ten player at only 21, he has started this year with 15 wins and only 1 loss. Watch out for him this year to really rattle the top players. The depth of his game at this young age is staggering, and he can only get better.
Nikolay Davydenko is no newcomer, but at 28 seems to be finally getting the recognition he deserves as a great player. In their last three meetings he has beaten Federer twice, which will no doubt be a thorn in Federer’s size.
The next player has been around for quite a while but is enjoying a great resurgence in his career. 28 year old Nikolay Davydenko is in the form of his life and has risen to #6 in the world.
Physically and mentally he has never been better, and expect some great results from him in 2010.
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