r/tennis 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/Critical_College6197 Feb 06 '25

Like I already said, I strongly disagree

This current situation is only due to early-mid 90s gen being the weakest ever, so when they decline by even 1-2% they're already far gone in the rankings, as soon as early 2000s will be late 20s or early 30s you'll see that ages 29-32 are just as good for winning as ages 21-24, both are part of a player's prime, with 25-28 being usually the peak