That's why all 4 of them are in 20+ slam territory! Having longevity like that being able to challenge consistently for grand slam titles on yearly basis paid off and now they have astronomical numbers, holding crazy amount of records, accamulated crazy amount of weeks as world number one etc...
You could add Ashleigh Barty to that list as well. She retired and played cricket for a few years before coming back and dominating for 3 years, 121 weeks Number 1, 3 times Grand Slam Singles winner, WTA Finals winner, Grand Slam Doubles winner....
Barty's reign is overrated! She wasn't dominating those three years she was ranked world number one, she was just playing enough of those mickey mouse tournament in order to keep herself on top and not fall off, while other women who were ranked high enough to challenge her for top ranking were too busy choking in early rounds of grand slams instead...her reign is the weakest reign a female top ranked tennis player ever had!
If her reign was as strong as her longevity on top suggests it would be reflected by multiple grand slam titles per season and just one and she would have won way more than just 3 grand slam titles during that period at least twice as many!…
@@Summon256 you are an idiot if she tried she would have been 10-15 grand slam winner. But she want a family and got married after she quit tennis. So good on her.
I Saw wta when Barty was "dominating" and ive never see the dominance media wanted it yo be, Even comparing her with Roger prime lol, she wasnt consistently making gs and Masters finals, she always played good i'm her hometown and it's lucky yo have a gs there, thats it, on everything else she had a great run at wimby and not much more, her early retirement make it seems like she was tired of being dominant when like You said it wasnt the first time she "retired" to play another, so yes, her dominance it's overrated
@@Summon256 agree, she never was dominant, i never Saw her pulling a great victory or beating the odds, tbh Iga "dominance" it's really similar in a lot of ways as Barty "dominance" hence she climbed to n1 by consistency not greatness, and when her rivals stopped beating themselves she has been exposed badly in recent months, Barty retired before that happened hence her "dominance" seems like she was greatest than she was
I was thinking about Jennifer Capriati. Even though she made an impact as a teenager, winning a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games whe she was 16, she didn't win a major (2001 Australian Open) until she was 25, and became #1 ranked later that year after her 26th birthday. I think at the time, she was the oldest female first-time major winner there was. She followed that by winng the next major, The French Open and defended her Austrailan Open title before Serena started dominating.
Serena didn't just start dominating alone, there were bunch of russians, her sister Venus as well as the likes of Henin and Clijsters all were just as good as her or maybe only slightly worse...
@@Summon256 Maybe they were as good as her initially, but nobody sustained it over the years like she did. She has 23 majors, second most all-time, and that's more than three times as many as anyone else of her generation. Justine Henin 7, Venus Williams 6, Maria Sharapova 5, Kim Clijsters 4, Lindsay Davenport 3, Svetlana Kuznetsova 2 Victoia Azarekna 2 Petra Kvitova 2.
@@johnanderson9765 I'm talking about 00's decade! By the time 2009 ended she was only at 11 slams, the gap between her and her sister was only 4 grand slams, same with Henin! She starting adding up to her tally after they all retired, the fact that she won more AFTER they retired than when they were active only proves my point further!...
@@johnanderson9765 Meanwhile throughout the entire 10's decade there is no other player, than Serena williams to win more than 3 grand slams with Kerber being the only one to win more than 2! LOL There are bunch of inconsistent one-two slam wonders throughout the entire decade, Kerber and Serena herself...that's all the competition she had during last decade! LOL
Never really a household name, but Silvia Farina is the true definition of late bloomer. Nothing too crazy happenned throughout her career, it's just a slow and steady climb to her max potentials.
wawrinka's story is kinda sad given he has won the same amount of slams as Murray and Alcaraz, in the hardest era to do so and has only brrn world no.3, like that so sad. i mean he did win only 1 masters his whole courier.
What a shame! They diminished Wawrinka AO 2014 title, but he defeated Djokovic in Australia!!! Who cares about Nadal in AO! He has well deserved nickname, because he really was doing great in that period.
Murray wasn't a late bloomer. He was a top 4 player at age 21, when he reached the US Open final. He was consistently making semis in slams before finally winning in 2012 as a 25 year old.
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This video put into perspective how great the Big 3 & Serena are.
Dominating the game as teens and well past 35
That's why all 4 of them are in 20+ slam territory! Having longevity like that being able to challenge consistently for grand slam titles on yearly basis paid off and now they have astronomical numbers, holding crazy amount of records, accamulated crazy amount of weeks as world number one etc...
You could add Ashleigh Barty to that list as well. She retired and played cricket for a few years before coming back and dominating for 3 years, 121 weeks Number 1, 3 times Grand Slam Singles winner, WTA Finals winner, Grand Slam Doubles winner....
Barty's reign is overrated! She wasn't dominating those three years she was ranked world number one, she was just playing enough of those mickey mouse tournament in order to keep herself on top and not fall off, while other women who were ranked high enough to challenge her for top ranking were too busy choking in early rounds of grand slams instead...her reign is the weakest reign a female top ranked tennis player ever had!
If her reign was as strong as her longevity on top suggests it would be reflected by multiple grand slam titles per season and just one and she would have won way more than just 3 grand slam titles during that period at least twice as many!…
@@Summon256 you are an idiot if she tried she would have been 10-15 grand slam winner. But she want a family and got married after she quit tennis. So good on her.
I Saw wta when Barty was "dominating" and ive never see the dominance media wanted it yo be, Even comparing her with Roger prime lol, she wasnt consistently making gs and Masters finals, she always played good i'm her hometown and it's lucky yo have a gs there, thats it, on everything else she had a great run at wimby and not much more, her early retirement make it seems like she was tired of being dominant when like You said it wasnt the first time she "retired" to play another, so yes, her dominance it's overrated
@@Summon256 agree, she never was dominant, i never Saw her pulling a great victory or beating the odds, tbh Iga "dominance" it's really similar in a lot of ways as Barty "dominance" hence she climbed to n1 by consistency not greatness, and when her rivals stopped beating themselves she has been exposed badly in recent months, Barty retired before that happened hence her "dominance" seems like she was greatest than she was
Wawrinka winning 3/4 slams in the greatest tennis era is a testament to his ability.
Absolutely amazing achievement
Can we include Hsieh to the list as an honorary mention? Took some time but paid providence later in her 30s.
Great work again mate 🔥
Thanks 🔥
I was thinking about Jennifer Capriati. Even though she made an impact as a teenager, winning a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games whe she was 16, she didn't win a major (2001 Australian Open) until she was 25, and became #1 ranked later that year after her 26th birthday. I think at the time, she was the oldest female first-time major winner there was. She followed that by winng the next major, The French Open and defended her Austrailan Open title before Serena started dominating.
Serena didn't just start dominating alone, there were bunch of russians, her sister Venus as well as the likes of Henin and Clijsters all were just as good as her or maybe only slightly worse...
@@Summon256 Maybe they were as good as her initially, but nobody sustained it over the years like she did. She has 23 majors, second most all-time, and that's more than three times as many as anyone else of her generation. Justine Henin 7, Venus Williams 6, Maria Sharapova 5, Kim Clijsters 4, Lindsay Davenport 3, Svetlana Kuznetsova 2 Victoia Azarekna 2 Petra Kvitova 2.
@@johnanderson9765 I'm talking about 00's decade! By the time 2009 ended she was only at 11 slams, the gap between her and her sister was only 4 grand slams, same with Henin! She starting adding up to her tally after they all retired, the fact that she won more AFTER they retired than when they were active only proves my point further!...
@@johnanderson9765 Meanwhile throughout the entire 10's decade there is no other player, than Serena williams to win more than 3 grand slams with Kerber being the only one to win more than 2! LOL There are bunch of inconsistent one-two slam wonders throughout the entire decade, Kerber and Serena herself...that's all the competition she had during last decade! LOL
Capriati has the distinction of being both a prodigy as well as a late-bloomer without ANY semblance of the middle category.
You forgot Java Novatna who wins her first grand slam at 29
She'd always been a top level player with a relatively normal trajectory, though. That one grand slam is just a culmination of an elite career.
Never really a household name, but Silvia Farina is the true definition of late bloomer. Nothing too crazy happenned throughout her career, it's just a slow and steady climb to her max potentials.
wawrinka's story is kinda sad given he has won the same amount of slams as Murray and Alcaraz, in the hardest era to do so and has only brrn world no.3, like that so sad. i mean he did win only 1 masters his whole courier.
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Can we get a video on the oldest professional tennis athletes who " STARTED " playing tennis at an old age .
Feliciano Lopez just announced his retirement
Honorable mention to John Isner. I'm pretty sure he holds the record for the oldest age to win their first masters 1000!
I would also consider Pat Rafter to be an excellent late bloomer
agreed but to be fair he won a slam at 24 (months away from 25 ) which is more mid-career than late career
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What a shame! They diminished Wawrinka AO 2014 title, but he defeated Djokovic in Australia!!! Who cares about Nadal in AO! He has well deserved nickname, because he really was doing great in that period.
No Fabio? Oldest player ever to break into the top 10 for the first time?
Simona??
imo stan > andy, but both great players who did amazing things
Wawrinka vs Murray:
4 grand slam finals vs 11
1 Masters Title vs 14
16 titles vs 46
You still think Stan is better than Andy?
@@shanewalsh8064 yea as i said in my opinion i think stan is a better player
Murray is levels above
Murray has 2 Gold medals More slams finals More trophies More wins vs the Big 3 😢 Murray is better than Wawrinka
but Wawrinka is part of the Big 5
@@shanewalsh8064 not to mention World number 1 for 41 weeks
Where is Ashleigh barty?
Na Li should have won more.
No Andy Murray?
Murray wasn't a late bloomer. He was a top 4 player at age 21, when he reached the US Open final. He was consistently making semis in slams before finally winning in 2012 as a 25 year old.
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Prime Djokovic in USO 2016 ? Really ?
And injured Nadal in 2014 :D
More like “injured”. Nadal is always “injured”
He beat Djokovic in Australian Open 2014 in five sets. I guess Djokovic was not in his prime in 2014.
beat Djoko, Nadal 2014 AO, Federer, Djoko 2015 FO, Del Potro Nishikori (high qual years) & Djokovic 2016 USO. give the man his due.