travlerajm
Talk Tennis Guru
We can take Federer as an example.
And perhaps we can start with the assumption that a player’s prime on average includes the 6-year period where he is age 22,23,24,25,26,27.
We can then divide the prime into two halves.
Age 22,23,24 & age 25,26,27.
We can then compare slam record in those two halves.
Let’s say we use slam semi’s reached as an easy metric because it can quickly be scraped off of wiki.
Fed age 22,23,24: 10 of 12
Fed age 25,26,27: 12 of 12
So in this case, it points to Fed’s first 3 years of his prime (2003–2006) being more difficult strength of field than the last 3 years of it (2006-2009).
But this is only N of 1. Repeat for a large number of players and you get your answer from it.
And perhaps we can start with the assumption that a player’s prime on average includes the 6-year period where he is age 22,23,24,25,26,27.
We can then divide the prime into two halves.
Age 22,23,24 & age 25,26,27.
We can then compare slam record in those two halves.
Let’s say we use slam semi’s reached as an easy metric because it can quickly be scraped off of wiki.
Fed age 22,23,24: 10 of 12
Fed age 25,26,27: 12 of 12
So in this case, it points to Fed’s first 3 years of his prime (2003–2006) being more difficult strength of field than the last 3 years of it (2006-2009).
But this is only N of 1. Repeat for a large number of players and you get your answer from it.