Which decade produced the greatest players in men's tennis history?

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We'll go from players born in the 1920's (1920-1929) to the 1990's (1990-1999).

Notable players born in the 1920s include: Pancho Gonzales, Jack Kramer, Pancho Segura, and Frank Sedgman

Notable players born in the 1930s include: Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Roy Emerson, Lew Hoad, Tony Trabert, Manuel Santana, Fred Stolle, and Rafael Osuna

Notable players born in the 1940s include: John Newcombe, Ile Nastase, Arthur Ashe, Jan Kodes, Stan Smith, and Manuel Orantes

Notable players born in the 1950s include: Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Guillermo Vilas, Johan Kriek, and Vitas Gerulaitis

Notable players born in the 1960s include: Ivan Lendl, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Mats Wilander, Pat Cash, Yannick Noah and Thomas Muster

Notable players born in the 1970s include: Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Gustavo Kuerten, Michael Chang, and Patrick Rafter

Notable players born in the 1980s include: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Juan Martin Del Potro, Marat Safin, Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick

Notable players born in the 1990s include: Alexander Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov, Dominic Thiem, Milos Raonic, Nick Kygrios, Denis Shapovalov, and Borna Coric

 

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We'll go from players born in the 1920's (1920-1929) to the 1990's (1990-1999).

Notable players born in the 1920s include: Pancho Gonzales, Jack Kramer, Pancho Segura, and Frank Sedgman

Notable players born in the 1930s include: Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Roy Emerson, Lew Hoad, Tony Trabert, Manuel Santana, Fred Stolle, and Rafael Osuna

Notable players born in the 1940s include: John Newcombe, Ile Nastase, Arthur Ashe, Jan Kodes, Stan Smith, and Manuel Orantes

Notable players born in the 1950s include: Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Guillermo Vilas, Johan Kriek, and Vitas Gerulaitis

Notable players born in the 1960s include: Ivan Lendl, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Mats Wilander, Pat Cash, Yannick Noah and Thomas Muster

Notable players born in the 1970s include: Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Gustavo Kuerten, Michael Chang, and Patrick Rafter

Notable players born in the 1980s include: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Juan Martin Del Potro, Marat Safin and Lleyton Hewitt

Notable players born in the 1990s include: Alexander Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov, Dominic Thiem, Milos Raonic, Nick Kygrios, Denis Shapovalov, and Borna Coric

Including the 90's? lol. Add Roddick to the 80's please

For collective greatness it has to be the 80's IMO.

 

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Including the 90's? lol. Add Roddick to the 80's please

For collective greatness it has to be the 80's IMO.

LOL the late 90's could end up being decent, but the early 90's...uhm yea let's not talk about that

And yes I'll add A-Rod since you asked so politely