The ATP official tier list: the best and the next of today’s top ATP players

We’ve gone through some of the best ATP players, now let’s get through some of the weirdest. It’s very hard to categorize these players, as at times, they at times look poised to win a major, but on other occasions look as if they could care less. Wether that’s their style of play or their arrogance talking, these players have an incredible amount of talent. We’re talking about Nick Kyrgios, Gael Monfils, and Fabio Fognini.

Kyrgios is the poster child of this group. All three of these players have different reasons for being up here, but Kyrgios’ reasons are his arrogance and on-court immaturity that have led to piss-poor performances. At 40th in the world, he has the talent to be in the top ten but simply doesn’t put it all together. He’s collected 6 titles in his career but hasn’t shown up in grand slam tournaments. He reached a career high ranking of 13th in 2016 and it looked like he was going to be the ATP’s next big thing, but his attitude and rebel-like nature to the game hasn’t put him in a good spot with other players, and he certainly hasn’t played like a future star, either. He’s the best in the world at in-match trick shots, if that holds any weight. As impressive as they are, it isn’t a good look hitting between-the-legs shots at major tournaments against the world’s best.

Monfils is a fun-loving player who simply can’t break out and capture a major tournament victory. Quietly a top ten player currently (9th),he’s been awfully close, reaching 31 finals but only winning 10. His nuclear athleticism and stunning shots have become a wow factor for tennis fans and is what draws them to him the most. Monfils likely won’t get that major championship victory in his career, but his breathtaking style of play is a joy to watch, nonetheless.

Fognini, like Monfils, has quietly been around the top ten recently. Currently ranked 11th and holds a career high of 9th (2019), the Italian and hasn’t been able to produce at a consistently high level thoruhgout his career. He’s collected 9 tournaments titels, including the 2019 Masters 1000 Monte Carlo tournament, but outside of that, he hasn’t produced. His career will soon reach an end; at 32 years old, the current guard and the next generation both have the edge over Fognini in major championship chances. Many people believe in Fognini’s talent, but his lack of focus on court at times doesn’t hold him in the best light.