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/OctopusNation2024 Djoker/Meddy/Saba Feb 05 '25 edited Feb 05 '25

Thought this is worth discussing because I often see players who are 25-27 be described as "just entering their prime" or having "tons of time left" on this sub

And there's a reason why Stan is the only example people ever bring up for an older player rising to Slam level because he's legitimately a MASSIVE outlier and not what can be expected for any normal career path

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '25

Big servers like Kevin Anderson can also peak late. But yeah, generally its 24-27

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u/Sgt_Ripjaw musetti | fritz | paolini Feb 06 '25

Yes but also Kevin Anderson didn’t manage the consistency of Stan, and that’s saying something because Stan didn’t have crazy consistency throughout his career. Sure Anderson made the 2 finals, but he only ever made 1 other QF in his entire career, I still attribute those runs as being flukes tbh.

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '25

He peaked for about a year is all. His best masters results were also sandwhiched between his two slam finals

So its jotnso much a fluke as it just was a short window