Tennis is becoming a sport for the tall folks

[UnforcedTerror]

All top player of the future
1.98 Medvedev
1.98 Zeverev
1.98 Khachanov
1.96 Hurkacz
1.96 Fritz
1.95* Berrettini
1.95* Tsitsipas
1.93 Korda
1.93 FAA
1.93* Sinner
1.93 Brooksby

"Shorties"
1.88 Rublev
1.85 Shapovalov
1.85 Ruud
1.85 Alcaraz

And the next generations will only get taller.. I don't think this is necessarily bad for the sport but it's interesting times for sure.

Rosewall and Laver dominated the sport while being manlets, in this era they would have no chance to be greats.

 

[8020]

Era of tall boring servebot pushers

 

[socallefty]

I like the fact that the power levels are going up and yet the movement is keeping up so that we still see amazing rallies and incredible defense except on the fastest indoor courts. I hope they keep the court speeds slow as the players get taller and stronger so that we can keep enjoying the power baseline style of tennis from the last 15 years which I like more than the pre-poly era. It is nice though that players are coming to net more to finish points rather than only for a handshake.

 

[Gary Duane]

Rosewall and Laver dominated the sport while being manlets, in this era they would have no chance to be greats.

Both were unusual even for that era. Gonzales and Kramer were about the size of the big 3 or taller. But shorter players had a bigger advantage playing on low bouncing grass. It was a different game. Today's taller players would perhaps have had terrible problems playing in that era with those rackets.