2026 ATP General News

[mrzz]

I think the finesse hopefully will come later, agree plenty of power

hmm... I use to watch a bit of juniors. Really not impressed with these two. Even the power of their shots actually seem sub-par for me (for juniors, I am aware). They might turn out to be very good in the end, but for now, doesn't seem anything special to me.

 

[britbox]

hmm... I use to watch a bit of juniors. Really not impressed with these two. They might turn out to be very good in the end

Anyone you are impressed with that we should be looking out for?

 

[mrzz]

Anyone you are impressed with that we should be looking out for?

I don't follow that much, so I can hardly say that I know well the junior scene. But I do watch a match or two at the very least in the majors. Mostly when there is a Brazilian on court.

Back to your question, rigth now, no one even close with to the vibe I got when I watched Fonseca for the first time. RG junior champion Luis Miguel will probably be very good for our standards, and I do believe he has way more potential than Lee or Hewitt. He did get better results than both in either junior or professional tournaments, and he is younger if I am not mistaken. But I would not affirm he is a shoo in for a future top 10 spot. Potential he has, but it could go in a lot of different ways.

Fun fact, LM will play Nick Kyrgios today in an UTS exho, on clay. I expect him to completly demolish the Australian, no matter how good he might serve.

Miguel was double champions in Wimbledon together with a kid named Ziga Sesko, from Eslovenia. I was impressed with him, but one doubles match, in which they were vastly superior (seemed different categories), is too small a sample... I will try to catch another match if I can. US Open is not far.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

hmm... I use to watch a bit of juniors. Really not impressed with these two. Even the power of their shots actually seem sub-par for me (for juniors, I am aware). They might turn out to be very good in the end, but for now, doesn't seem anything special to me.

Mrzz Hi,

I dont want many junior matches and I only watched the highlights of the boys singles match, I have watched Cruz Hewitt before, and personally speaking to me he isnt a junior 'standout' he is taller than his dad LLeyton and plays a more aggressive game, as for Jordan, first time I have seen him play, as he is turning pro in 2027 I did say to El Dude playing juniors then turning pro is a big jump, let see how he goes, sometimes we put too much pressure and expectation on any junior player when they decide to turn pro.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Turin confirmed as Host of Nitto ATP Finals through 2027 as was previously announced through 2030.Were talks last year it may go to Milan or somewhere else in Italy than Turin but will not be the case at least not until 2028 at the earliest

 

[mrzz]

Mrzz Hi,

I dont want many junior matches and I only watched the highlights of the boys singles match, I have watched Cruz Hewitt before, and personally speaking to me he isnt a junior 'standout' he is taller than his dad LLeyton and plays a more aggressive game, as for Jordan, first time I have seen him play, as he is turning pro in 2027 I did say to El Dude playing juniors then turning pro is a big jump, let see how he goes, sometimes we put too much pressure and expectation on any junior player when they decide to turn pro.

Exactly. Winning in juniors and being succesful as a pro are two different things. As I said, Lee and Hewwit might very well end up being very good players, I just couldn't see anything particularly special. But, it might be there and I am just not able to see it.