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Players born in the 1980’s have utterly owned men’s tennis since the turn of the millennium (which believe it or not, was 20 years ago)!!!
Slams won in the 2000’s (2000-2009): 29/40 slams won by 80's born players; 8/15 players who won slams in this decade were born in the 80's
Roger Federer - 15 (b. 1981) - winning span: 2003-2009
Rafael Nadal - 6 (b. 1986) - winning span: 2005-2009
Andre Agassi - 3 (b. 1970) - winning span: 2000-2003
Lleyton Hewitt - 2 (b. 1981) - winning span: 2001-2002
Marat Safin - 2 (b. 1980) - winning span: 2000-2005
Pete Sampras - 2 (b. 1971) - winning span: 2000-2002
Gustavo Kuerten - 2 (b. 1976) - winning span: 2000-2001
Novak Djokovic - 1 (b. 1987) - winning span: 2008
Juan Martin Del Potro - 1 (b. 1988) - winning span: 2009
Andy Roddick - 1 (b. 1982) - winning span: 2003
Juan Carlos Ferrero - 1 (b. 1980) - winning span: 2003
Gaston Gaudio - 1 (b. 1978) - winning span: 2004
Thomas Johansson - 1 (b. 1975) - winning span: 2002
Albert Costa - 1 (b. 1975) - winning span: 2002
Goran Ivanisevic - 1 (b. 1971) - winning span: 2001
Essentially all of the non-80's born slam winners were either prominent 90's players (i.e. Pete, Andre, Guga and Goran), who had their last hurrah's in the early 2000s (00-02), or were opportunistic winners who made the most of their limited chances of snagged a slam during that same time early 00's period (i.e. Gaudio, Costa and Johansson). From the 2003 French Open till the present day, all slam winners besides Gaudio at the '04 French (b. 1978) were born in the good ol' eighties.
Slams won in the 2010s (2010-2019): 40/40 slams won by 80's born players; all 6 slam winners were born in the 80's
Novak Djokovic - 15 (b. 1987) - winning span: 2011-2019
Rafael Nadal - 13 (b. 1986) - winning span: 2010-2019
Roger Federer - 5 (b. 1981) - winning span: 2010-2018
Andy Murray - 3 (b. 1987) - winning span: 2012-2016
Stan Wawrinka - 3 (b. 1985) - winning span: 2014-2016
Marin Cilic - 1 (b. 1988) - winning span: 2014
No further analysis needed here, this is just insane domination period
If we combine it with the WTA, every single birth year in the 80's produced at least one slam winner:
1980: Venus Williams (7), Martina Hingis (5), Marat Safin (2), Juan Carlos Ferrero (1), Francesca Schiavone (1) - 16 slams; 5 winners
1981: Serena Williams (23), Roger Federer (20), Lleyton Hewitt (2), Anastasia Myskina (1) - 46 slams; 4 winners
1982: Justine Henin (7), Li Na (2), Andy Roddick (1), Flavia Pennetta (1) - 11 slams; 4 winners
1983: Kim Clijsters (4) - 4 slams; 1 winner
1984: Sam Stosur (1), Marion Bartoli (1) - 2 slams; 2 winners
1985: Stan Wawrinka (3), Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) - 5 slams; 2 winners
1986: Rafael Nadal (19) - 19 slams; 1 winner
1987: Novak Djokovic (17), Maria Sharapova (5), Andy Murray (3), Ana Ivanovic (1) - 26 slams; 4 winners
1988: Angelique Kerber (3), Juan Martin Del Potro (1), Marin Cilic (1) - 5 slams; 3 winners
1989: Victoria Azarenka (2) - 2 slams; 1 winner
In total: 136 slams; 27 winners (that averages out to just over 5 slams won per individual and almost different 3 slam winners per birth year!!) - insane stuff
I know having this much talent born within one decade is rather unprecedented (with women producing more winners in the first half of the 80's, and the men in the second half of the 80's), but still, the 90's born generation has been a massive letdown on both tours so far; especially when you look at the quality that came before them
Slams won in the 2000’s (2000-2009): 29/40 slams won by 80's born players; 8/15 players who won slams in this decade were born in the 80's
Roger Federer - 15 (b. 1981) - winning span: 2003-2009
Rafael Nadal - 6 (b. 1986) - winning span: 2005-2009
Andre Agassi - 3 (b. 1970) - winning span: 2000-2003
Lleyton Hewitt - 2 (b. 1981) - winning span: 2001-2002
Marat Safin - 2 (b. 1980) - winning span: 2000-2005
Pete Sampras - 2 (b. 1971) - winning span: 2000-2002
Gustavo Kuerten - 2 (b. 1976) - winning span: 2000-2001
Novak Djokovic - 1 (b. 1987) - winning span: 2008
Juan Martin Del Potro - 1 (b. 1988) - winning span: 2009
Andy Roddick - 1 (b. 1982) - winning span: 2003
Juan Carlos Ferrero - 1 (b. 1980) - winning span: 2003
Gaston Gaudio - 1 (b. 1978) - winning span: 2004
Thomas Johansson - 1 (b. 1975) - winning span: 2002
Albert Costa - 1 (b. 1975) - winning span: 2002
Goran Ivanisevic - 1 (b. 1971) - winning span: 2001
Essentially all of the non-80's born slam winners were either prominent 90's players (i.e. Pete, Andre, Guga and Goran), who had their last hurrah's in the early 2000s (00-02), or were opportunistic winners who made the most of their limited chances of snagged a slam during that same time early 00's period (i.e. Gaudio, Costa and Johansson). From the 2003 French Open till the present day, all slam winners besides Gaudio at the '04 French (b. 1978) were born in the good ol' eighties.
Slams won in the 2010s (2010-2019): 40/40 slams won by 80's born players; all 6 slam winners were born in the 80's
Novak Djokovic - 15 (b. 1987) - winning span: 2011-2019
Rafael Nadal - 13 (b. 1986) - winning span: 2010-2019
Roger Federer - 5 (b. 1981) - winning span: 2010-2018
Andy Murray - 3 (b. 1987) - winning span: 2012-2016
Stan Wawrinka - 3 (b. 1985) - winning span: 2014-2016
Marin Cilic - 1 (b. 1988) - winning span: 2014
No further analysis needed here, this is just insane domination period
If we combine it with the WTA, every single birth year in the 80's produced at least one slam winner:
1980: Venus Williams (7), Martina Hingis (5), Marat Safin (2), Juan Carlos Ferrero (1), Francesca Schiavone (1) - 16 slams; 5 winners
1981: Serena Williams (23), Roger Federer (20), Lleyton Hewitt (2), Anastasia Myskina (1) - 46 slams; 4 winners
1982: Justine Henin (7), Li Na (2), Andy Roddick (1), Flavia Pennetta (1) - 11 slams; 4 winners
1983: Kim Clijsters (4) - 4 slams; 1 winner
1984: Sam Stosur (1), Marion Bartoli (1) - 2 slams; 2 winners
1985: Stan Wawrinka (3), Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) - 5 slams; 2 winners
1986: Rafael Nadal (19) - 19 slams; 1 winner
1987: Novak Djokovic (17), Maria Sharapova (5), Andy Murray (3), Ana Ivanovic (1) - 26 slams; 4 winners
1988: Angelique Kerber (3), Juan Martin Del Potro (1), Marin Cilic (1) - 5 slams; 3 winners
1989: Victoria Azarenka (2) - 2 slams; 1 winner
In total: 136 slams; 27 winners (that averages out to just over 5 slams won per individual and almost different 3 slam winners per birth year!!) - insane stuff
I know having this much talent born within one decade is rather unprecedented (with women producing more winners in the first half of the 80's, and the men in the second half of the 80's), but still, the 90's born generation has been a massive letdown on both tours so far; especially when you look at the quality that came before them
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