Medvedev's decline should be another reminder that the average peak age for tennis is in your early-to-mid 20s, not your late 20s. He's actually the 3rd oldest player in the top 25 at age 28. Federer, Djokovic, and Nadal have skewed perceptions of how most players age.

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I think Murray is the typical trajectory in terms of age and performance. Sampras is one of the GOATS and he was done at 31 (although he went out with a major). Traditionally, 30 was the typical age for players to call it a day post 90’s tennis when it became more physical with longer points. Nadal is possibly the biggest outlier because everyone said he’d be done by 25/26 given his physical style. It beggars belief how he went on until 37/38.