Julian
Sep 5th, 2004, 02:06 PM
Is this the comeback of the veterans!?? ;)
29-Mary Pierce
29-Ai Sugiyama
28-Lindsay Davenport
28-Jennifer Capriati
28-Shinobu Asagoe
25-Patty Schnyder (Turning 26 in December)
25-Amelie Mauresmo
24-Venus Williams :eek:
24-Francesca Schiavone
22-Serena Williams (Turning 23 this month)
22-Elena Dementieva (Turning 23 in October)
22-Justine Henin Hardenne
22-Nadia Petrova
21-Eleni Daniilidou (Turning 22 this month)
19-Vera Zvonereva (Turning 20 in 2 days!!!)
19-Sveta Kuznetsova
Interesting stuff..im pulling for the 5 Grandmas over 27! :) :bounce:
charmedRic
Sep 5th, 2004, 02:27 PM
Shocked @ Venus and Ai's.
But that's PRETTY damn Cool.
Chunchun
Sep 5th, 2004, 02:31 PM
can't blive LenaD is just younger than Serena half month! :eek:
:bolt: @ shinobu & Eleni
Elldee
Sep 5th, 2004, 04:01 PM
Woah, I thought Ai was about twenty two... why am I unable to like younger players?!
Lindsay's younger than J.Cap, if your doing it in an exact order :$
blerr
Sep 5th, 2004, 04:11 PM
Shinobu = 28 :eek: I didn't know she was that old!
Calimero377
Sep 5th, 2004, 05:28 PM
Is this the comeback of the veterans!?? ;)
29-Mary Pierce
29-Ai Sugiyama
28-Lindsay Davenport
28-Jennifer Capriati
28-Shinobu Asagoe
25-Patty Schnyder (Turning 26 in December)
25-Amelie Mauresmo
24-Venus Williams :eek:
24-Francesca Schiavone
22-Serena Williams (Turning 23 this month)
22-Elena Dementieva (Turning 23 in October)
22-Justine Henin Hardenne
22-Nadia Petrova
21-Eleni Daniilidou (Turning 22 this month)
19-Vera Zvonereva (Turning 20 in 2 days!!!)
19-Sveta Kuznetsova
Interesting stuff..im pulling for the 5 Grandmas over 27! :) :bounce:
Well, this is time that is lacking fresh talent.
Just compare it with the "Golden Age of Tennis" (1987-1996) where I have some stats about the semi-finalists' age in the first years:
FO 1988: Graf 18, Zvereva 17, Sabatini 18, Provis 18.
FO 1989: ASV 17, Graf 19, MJ Fernandez 17, Seles 15.
FO 1990: Seles 16, Graf 20, Capriati 14, Novotna 21.
USO 1990: Sabatini 20, Graf 20, MJ Fernandez 19, ASV 18.
AO 1991: Seles 17, Novotna 22, MJ Fernandez 19, ASV 19.
FO 1991: Seles 17, ASV 19, Sabatini 21, Graf 21.
Wim 1991: Graf 22, Sabatini 21, MJ Fernandez 19, Capriati 15.
Talent in abundance ....
And today?
Over-the-hill players like Davenport, Capriati, Pierce still with good chances,
only 2 teenagers (with no chance to win a slam) among the last 16 .....
:(