The new year is almost upon us, and there's a crop of young players ready to make even bigger marks on the world in 2020. Let's count down the Top 10 ATP and WTA youth to watch:

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Denis Shapovalov

Age: 20

Ranking: No. 15

Some rises, like that of Canada's Bianca Andreescu, are meteoric.

Denis Shapovalov's, meanwhile, has been a slow, steady burn from years of consistent growth, culminating thus far in the 20-year-old ending 2019 at career-high No. 15 ranking.

Despite a midseason dip, Shapovalov punctuated the decade with three impressive performances (and one first-round exit). In October, he picked up his first ATP title, at the Stockholm Open. He later made the final the Paris Masters by beating Fabio Fognini, Alexander Zverev and Gael Monfils, before falling to Novak Djokovic in the final.

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Closing the year out, he helped Canada reach the final tie of the Davis Cup, where Rafael Nadal sealed the crown for Spain by beating Shapovalov, 6-3, 7-6 (7).

Like lots of others in the early 20s age range, Shapovalov falls into the "almost there" category. The same could probably be said of his rapping:

Whether Shapovalov's tennis continues to make incremental progress in 2020 or he miraculously goes on an Andreescu-esque run, all indicators show he's poised to get to the top at some point.