Roger Federer names four Next Generation stars to watch

Twenty-time grand slam winner Roger Federer has named fur Next Generation stars he believes have big potential and talent, but none of them are Alexander Zverev. “I must say I cannot count anybody out,” Federer told the Tennis Channel at the Miami Open, where he is due to play Daniil Medvedev on Tuesday. “It’s a great group. I really enjoy watching them and playing against them. Of course [Stefanos] Tsitsipas has impressed me by beating me at the Australian Open. “I thought he played really tremendous tennis over the four sets, he brought it every single point and that was impressive. Seeing Felix Auger Aliassime doing it the last couple of weeks has been unbelievable. “He came to Dubai to train with me in the off-season. I know him quite well and to see him take the next step is phenomenal. Daniil Medvedev now, who I play in the next round, I played him twice last year in a tough match in Shanghai and one where he was very tired in Basel, that one I don’t count. “Honestly he was very tired, he finished super late and everything and he’d played a lot of tennis. Then I like the game of [Denis] Shapovalov. He’s a great shot maker, he can take the racket out of anybody’s hands. I think he’s a great player. Then there’s all the other guys who also have something very special. I like NextGen.”

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