Old versus New....

[bullfan]

I've gotten a new respect for some of the older crowd this year in regards to the "youth and stamina" vs. "age and wisdom". Both Haas and Wawrinka have shown that if you have tactics on your side, you can do well against players younger.

I've been enjoying seeing how these players are tactically playing and managing their bodies in order to play the way they do. They don't attempt to play with the physicality that Rafa used to play with, but instead are very smart players.

Maybe it's a new thing for me, but I have a new appreciate for seeing the tactical side of things, versus the brute force or pure stamina. I watch and say can they pull this out given the obvious challenges.

 

[JohnnyMac Fan!]

I think older players don't have much of a choice if wanting to extend the careers. They need to compensate for diminishing sharpness and responsiveness as they get older.
The body adapts pretty well as long as the player is willing commit and work hard and smartly to adapts to new was of playing.