Elias Ymer: Why No Top 100 Breakthrough?

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Although more than ten years ago since it began to compete in the professional circuit, the career of Elias Ymer He still has a great lagoon to cover. His face appeared on that first list of #NextGena first campaign from which several top10 came out … and some that at the moment did not reach the Top100. This is the great challenge that the Swedish still has ahead, which at 29 continues to pursue the dream of seeing himself in that first car of the world ranking, working hard until his time comes. The reality, of course, seems to have other plans, since this week you have to leave to the #235 position to find you in the table. In an interview rescued by tennis.com We can hear what their ambitions are after having turned 29 last April.

“I am discovering more and more my style of play, I feel that every day I am closer to that moment. I am trying to evolve, to be more aggressive inside the track, to work more to reach the network more often in the games. I know that I have that game inside me, I can take it out, but I have not yet been able to show it. The goal is to build a more offensive game style, a style that I am not using for the moment. Let’s say that this is possibly my greatest strength and at the same time my weakness ”recognizes the man who became #105 of the ATP ranking back in 2018, ago we have practically not remembered it. It was the time where he was closest to fulfill his mission, just before the circuit was filled with predators.

Why is it more difficult now to reach the Top100 of the ranking? Very easy to explain: the level has risen as we could never have imagined. While in the nineties they were not even treated as professionals, the current circuit teaches you how the #200 of the world can stand up without problems to a top20, although then the mental factor does not allow it to win it. “People still have in their mind that story that says that only the 100 best players in the world really know how The Top200 and the Top300 of the classification can play an incredible tennis On a particular day, ”adds the Swedish.

A pending goal

With a balance of 21-15 this season, the most recent results do not invite to think that the greatest Ymer is approaching the challenge of his life, although his intention continues to point to that goal. What you can still boast is to continue being The best player in his countryboth in men and women. Of course, this fact, beyond being good news, what it does is reflect the authentic wasteland that has been the Swedish tennis for twenty years, a lot of referents since Robin Soderling hanged the racket. To the point that the Ymer brothers have been holding, as they can, the responsibility of a worldwide potential that came to manufacture almost unintentionally champions.

“Maybe let’s continue trapped in the good times, which are also the old days. Tennis has become a very competitive sport in recent decades, people do not always understand what it means to be a professional player today. In my case, I remember doing it very well in my junior stage, but once reaching the circuit of seniors you face the best and you start losing more frequently, this is what affects your trust. They leave the futures as quickly as possible, since those levels can be very hard mentally, ”concludes Elias.

James Whitfield

James Whitfield is Archysport's racket sports and golf specialist, bringing a global perspective to tennis, badminton, and golf coverage. Based between London and Singapore, James has covered Grand Slam tournaments, BWF World Tour events, and major golf championships on five continents. His reporting combines on-the-ground access with deep knowledge of the technical and strategic elements that separate elite athletes from the rest of the field. James is fluent in English, French, and Mandarin, giving him unique access to athletes across the global tennis and badminton circuits.

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