The_Mental_Giant
Hall of Fame
What are the tennis player generations who dominated tennis since 1990?
1) Agassi, Sampras, Courier (all born 1970-1971) Dominated across the 90's more specifically 1990-1996 ... Agassi achieved more in late 90's early 00's and Sampras was dominant all across the decade up 2000.
We have some outliers here who were born a little before/later but who also were part of the same generation due being early/late bloomers, such as Chang (early blomer) and Muster, Stich (late bloomers).
2) Kuerten, Rios, Moya, Henman, Rafter... All born in the middle 70's they became important on tour by 1997-1998... they didnt last that long..and neither they were as dominant as the previous generation...They were a transitional era. Rafter was a quite late bloomer whose success overlaped with younger players. All this Generation was a middle point between generations 1 and 3, except Rios who peaked and was burned out earlier..and Rafter due to his age.
3) Safin, Federer, Gonzalez, Nalbandian, Hewitt , Roddick, Ferrero... all tennis players being born in the early 80's ... more specifically between 1980-1982. The were the continuation of the transitional era but with more success.. those eras clashed between 1999-2002
They are characterized by versatile and talented players who didnt live up to their expectations, except federer.. In this era Safin was the earliest one who did overlap the most with the previous generation.
4) Nadal, Berdych, Gasquet, Murray, Djokovic, Monfils, Tsonga. .... Tennis generation born between 1985-1987... They grow up in the fade of the tennis specialists, they consilidated an all round baseline of fame with consistent grinding and superior athletics.
In this group Nadal was the one who clearly overlaped the most with the earlier generations due to being an early bloomer.
5) Dimitrov, Raonic, Nishikori (althoug from late 1989), the 90's generation... Players who became prominent in the last 3-4 years... All of them are trying to impose their own style in middle of a big 4 domination.
1) Agassi, Sampras, Courier (all born 1970-1971) Dominated across the 90's more specifically 1990-1996 ... Agassi achieved more in late 90's early 00's and Sampras was dominant all across the decade up 2000.
We have some outliers here who were born a little before/later but who also were part of the same generation due being early/late bloomers, such as Chang (early blomer) and Muster, Stich (late bloomers).
2) Kuerten, Rios, Moya, Henman, Rafter... All born in the middle 70's they became important on tour by 1997-1998... they didnt last that long..and neither they were as dominant as the previous generation...They were a transitional era. Rafter was a quite late bloomer whose success overlaped with younger players. All this Generation was a middle point between generations 1 and 3, except Rios who peaked and was burned out earlier..and Rafter due to his age.
3) Safin, Federer, Gonzalez, Nalbandian, Hewitt , Roddick, Ferrero... all tennis players being born in the early 80's ... more specifically between 1980-1982. The were the continuation of the transitional era but with more success.. those eras clashed between 1999-2002
They are characterized by versatile and talented players who didnt live up to their expectations, except federer.. In this era Safin was the earliest one who did overlap the most with the previous generation.
4) Nadal, Berdych, Gasquet, Murray, Djokovic, Monfils, Tsonga. .... Tennis generation born between 1985-1987... They grow up in the fade of the tennis specialists, they consilidated an all round baseline of fame with consistent grinding and superior athletics.
In this group Nadal was the one who clearly overlaped the most with the earlier generations due to being an early bloomer.
5) Dimitrov, Raonic, Nishikori (althoug from late 1989), the 90's generation... Players who became prominent in the last 3-4 years... All of them are trying to impose their own style in middle of a big 4 domination.
