the dude beat duckworth
lets wait till he plays some real competition
it's not about who he beat, it's the pattern. he has a pattern of winning tight matches. he's twenty. he just entered the top 100 with that win. i'm dead serious, he is the best american prospect right now. best i've seen. maybe bleed is right and the younger harrison is The One. dont discount duckworth either, he's only 21. how long do people get to show they're winners? i give em till 22. are you going to suddenly get mentally tough and win sets after that age? i doubt it. maybe 24, but at some point, your character is established. kudla has gone from mediocre challenger player, to winning challenger player to ATP match winner, all in a pretty short space. this guy plays all the time, and his record shows that he is leaning lessons each match, not just going through the motions. there is a clear upward trajectory. i always thought he was a russell type because of his light or balding hair. i assumed he was in late 20s. but no. he's 20. contrast with ryan harrison. what has he ever done to deserve his name being the only one talked about? nothing. the guy has nothing but a serve, and even that comes and goes. he's just another guy with some power who can't keep the ball on the court in clutch points.