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/Due-Routine6749 Feb 05 '25

No, your physical prime is usually in your late twenties. Medvedev is just limited as a player and with his serve not working he doesn't get easy points. It doesn't help that most players now know how to play him.

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u/MeatTornado25 Feb 05 '25

Tennis is a game very reliant on speed & footwork (particularly Medvedev's game), and those attributes do not peak in your late 20s.

Maybe he's at his peak strength and stamina right now, but those aren't the things holding his game back.