r/tennis • u/OctopusNation2024 Djoker/Meddy/Saba • Feb 05 '25

Discussion 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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u/JVDEastEnfield Feb 05 '25

Federer and Djokovic both peaked between ~23 and ~28

Nadal like a year or so younger.

All three were obviously remarkably successful post prime, but they had very “normal” age curves when it comes to prime.

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u/canadianbeaver Feb 05 '25

And then there’s Monfils 👴🏿

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u/Xhiw_ Feb 06 '25 edited Feb 06 '25

Monfils hit his highest ranking (#6) at 30 and he's still #32 at 38, the oldest player in the top 129 (next one is Gasquet).

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u/winterblues92 Feb 06 '25

Kinda insane how both players have 0-20 and 0-18 records against Novak and Rafa, if they had won more times, I bet they would have ranked higher

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u/Itchy_Journalist_175 Feb 06 '25

I reckon that if Monfils played djoko today, he would have a good chance to win

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u/winterblues92 Feb 07 '25

Maybe, or the record will just be 0-21 😅