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The Big 3 have completely screwed up the vision regarding the longevity of a tennis player's career.

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797 views 42 replies 23 participants last post by  Litotes  
Yet another poster who believes that the big 3 are 'freaks of nature'. Nay, they aren't. They have only benefited from advances in medicine and nutrition. Look at Serena, look at Messi, Ronaldo, Usyk and Kipchuge.

Wait for another decade - unless Sincaraz succumb to career threatening injuries, you will see them winning slams in their mid-30s.

And then some new revisionist stories will pop up.
Messi is in MLS. Ronaldo in Saudi. They are past their prime. Usyk is obviously still no.1. Never heard of Kip huge.

I really don’t see mid 30’s guys winning slams becoming the norm in tennis. With the big 3 it required a perfect storm of being GOAT level tennis players, no major injuries and a very poor standard of emerging player.