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Originally Posted by Nadal Fan
My favorite stat about him is that he is the only active man to make a Grand Slam final under the age of 28
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This stat is absolutely horrifying for the future of the sport. Things are already looking bleak on the women's side, and the men's side isn't much better. Gonna be very interesting to see what happens say 10 years after the big three retire. Could be significant declines in prize money because no one is gonna care anywhere near as much for a bunch of good but not great players and mediocrity ruling the day as it does in women's tennis.
Good for Barty and all, but what does that really say about the current state of the women's game? Go ahead and quit and you can still win a major? It'd be nice for the long term health of the sport for Thiem to win today, but we all know he's getting blasted off the court.