With Stan Wawrinka & Gael Monfils retired, who are ATP’s next gen showmen?

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Forty-something tennis legends Stan Wawrinka and Gael Monfils have retired from the game, leaving a gaping hole of showmanship, outstanding shotmaking, and the innate ability to whip up the crowd in a frenzy of excitement during their matches.

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Who carries Wawrinka and Monfils’ showmanship legacies forward now? Three players in their early 20s immediately come to mind.

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Aug 29, 2018; New York, NY, USA; Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland motions to his coach after winning the sixth game in the fourth set against Ugo Humbert of France in a second round match on day three of the 2018 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY SPORTS Credit: USA TODAY Sports (Reuters)

Carlos Alcaraz, 23

Alcaraz’s charisma and talent have made him a showman, and he offers the added element of changing his hair and facial hair often that also keeps fans guessing.

Arthur Fils, 22

Like his French counterpart Monfis, Fils possesses that showmanship on the court that gets fans excited. Injuries have plagued him, but hopefully he can step into this role as he stays healthy and grows his game. Like Alcaraz, Fils is known to change his hair which makes him even more fun to follow.

Joao Fonseca, 20

Fonseca possesses all the gifts to become one of tennis’s great showmen. He has a voracious fanbase and can get the crowd so immersed in his matches that it gives World Cup soccer vibes every time he plays.

Wawrinka and Monfils set the bar high

With three who may potentially fill their shoes, it is worth noting that Wawrinka and Monfils are irreplaceable. Wawrinka won three Grand Slams in the Big Three Era. His success is measured many ways, but earning two nicknames along the way; Stan the Man and Stanimal, shows how big his stardom was.

Monfils is in a league of his own with his ability to make every tennis match he played look like a supreme athletic endeavor and art. It was bittersweet that he could not play the Rolex Paris Masters, but the tournament held a farewell for him.

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