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K already vaulted to number 8 in the world by making the finals...bumping Grigor down one...thought he might win this year...if K wins he will be number 5 in the world.

If Cilic wins..i hope not but Andy Murray would drop out of the top 10 if he did win....lol

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Novak Djokovic SRB 12290 - - Lost in US Open SF - - 2
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John Isner USA 1925 -1 - Lost in US Open R32 - - 17
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Does anyone think that this will open the floodgates for other players on the Men's side? Or will this be considered a temporary blip? I heard that last time that neither Fed, Rafa, Nolé or Murray were in a Final was the 2005 Oz final between Safin vs. Hewitt. That obviously did not open the floodgates or other players challenging 'The Big 4' but maybe because Safin and Hewitt were veterans and previous Slam winners in their own right, and not 1st timers like Kei and Cilic.

Sometimes these breakthroughs lead to other breakthroughs. Stan Wawrinka's victory didn't seem to change much of the pecking order but 2 first time Finalists perhaps?

What do you think?

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Wow, Kei is 8 now... what was he before? I don't think I looked for a number by his name.

It should. I love Rafa and Fed but I love new blood coming up the ranks. Kei is now on my radar but I love watching Jo, Gael, Tipsarevic and a few more. It is possible to defeat these people and I love when people prove that they can.

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He was 12 in the world ..had he not gotten injured he would have been in the top 10 already IMO...

The one that surprises me is Richard Gasquet...he was stuck at 8 and 9 for the longest time but having average to poor results and lost early in the us open and had lots of points to defend from last year so he dropped out of the top 20...yikes.

Oh as for Kei...he was in the top 10 before he got injured and then dropped out this summer because of injury and not being able to play

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...speaking of players who disrupted the 'Big 4', will we ever seen a healthy Juan Martin de Potro again??

I'm kind of curious as to how Kei's story is going over in China. I know at one time Chang briefly worked with a few Chinese players some years back, don't know what became of that. And I know that China and Japan are in a difficult diplomatic place politically.

Chang is Chinese-American, I know but I'm really curious if his coaching Kei and Kei's success is getting any mention in Chinese media?

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New blood is only good if they consistently win - not "one and done" winners. Tennis is much better when you have powerhouses - the big three has been so good for the mens side. That's a reason why the women's side hasn't been that compelling.

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What a boring final....Caroline played like utter poop and laid a big fat egg on the court. Congrats to Serena on tying Martina and Chris. Nice to see them both congratulate her during the trophy presentation.

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