RICKY DIMON’S PICKS FOR THE TOP 10 AUSTRALIAN MEN AT THE END OF 2015

Written by: Staff on 10th January 2015

RICKY DIMON'S PICKS FOR THE TOP 10 AUSTRALIAN MEN AT THE END OF 2015

epa04075628 Lleyton Hewitt of Australia hits a return shot to Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus in their second round match in the US National Indoor Tennis Championships at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, 13 February 2014. EPA/TANNEN MAURY |

A new era in Australian men’s tennis is soon to be upon us–if it’s not already here. At 33 years old, Lleyton Hewitt’s career appears to be coming to a close. Meanwhile, the other end of the career spectrum is ushering in teenagers Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis.

The start of what should be an interesting 2015 for the Australians is already underway. Before the summer Down Under progresses any further (Sydney next week and the Australian Open later this month), it’s time for some predictions.

Top 10 Australian men at the end of 2015:

1. Nick Kyrgios

2. Bernard Tomic

3. Marinko Matosevic

4. Thanasi Kokkinakis

5. John Millman

6. Sam Groth

7. James Duckworth

8. Matthew Ebden

9. Benjamin Mitchell

10. Luke Saville

The wild card in all of this, of course, is Hewitt. If the former world No. 1 stays healthy and finds the drive to play an entire season, he will undoubtedly remain in the top five among Aussies. Nothing is certain for Hewitt, however, beyond the Australian Open and the Davis Cup first round. If Australia loses right away (it is a considerable underdog on the road against the Czech Republic), Hewitt may decide to retire in the early stages of 2015.

Nick Kyrgios of the Australia reacts during is match against Tommy Robredo of Spain during the sixth day of the 2014 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 30 August 2014. The US Open runs through 08 September, a 15-day schedule. EPA/JASON SZENES

Kyrgios, Tomic, Matosevic, and Kokkinakis should be a safe top four. Millman could be next after wrapping up last year with two straight Challenger titles. He also reached the Brisbane second round and pushed Roger Federer to three sets.

Groth, Duckworth, and Ebden have all been around for at least a few seasons and have some experience. Jason Kubler is probably a trendy pick to round out Australian’s top 10, but I’ll go with Benjamin Mitchell and Luke Saville. Saville reached the second round of Wimbledon last summer as a qualifier.

Ricky contributes to 10sballs.com and also maintains his own tennis website, The Grandstand.

Topics: Atp, Benjamin Mitchell, Bernard Tomic, James Duckworth, John Millman, Lleyton Hewitt, Luke Savill, Marinko Matosevic, Matthew Ebden, Nick Kyrgios, Ricky Dimon, Sam Groth, Sports, Tennis, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Top 10 Australian Tennis Players

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