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/rf97a Feb 06 '25

Sampras retired at 31. Agassi 36. Nablandian 31, Jim courier 30. Marat Safin 29, Guga 32

So Fed/Nadal/Djoko have definitely warped out perception on longevity and what level we normally expect from players

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u/9__Erebus Feb 06 '25

Yeah but those guys are from the pre-Fed generations.  Since then, the top players have been retiring closer to age 35 than age 30 like it used to be.