Впервые с 1982 года в четвертом круге US Open сыграют пять 30-летних теннисистов
На этом US Open в четвертом круге мужского турнира сыграют пять теннисистов старше 30 лет – Роджер Федерер (32 года), Ллейтон Хьюитт (32), Давид Феррер (31), Михаил Южный (31) и Томми Робредо (31). Такое случилось впервые с 1982 года, когда в четвертом круге и вовсе играли семь 30-летних теннисистов.
Источник: @SharkoTennis
И причем тут богатство-бедность? В теннисе изначально бедных игроков, которые себе не могу позволить нормальное медицинское обслуживание абсолютное меньшинство.
There has been a trend, especially on the ATP Tour, with guys reaching new levels much later in their careers. What do you attribute that to?
I think that’s an effect that happened a few years back during the Sampras and Agassi era. Back then, not many people traveled with their physios. Maybe they had a coach, but maybe not a physio and a massage therapist. Now you have Andy Murray traveling with a massage therapist, physio, fitness coach, two coaches, and his manager. Obviously he’s an extreme case. He said, “I’m traveling with these people so I don’t have to sit out and be injured.” Obviously he’s in a good position where he can afford to have those people on the payroll, but I think a lot more players in general are traveling with not only coaches, but also fitness coaches and sometimes physios; someone who can help you prevent injuries. You’re going to see that trend a lot more. Plus, the advances in medicine mean we can fix injuries a lot faster. Some injuries used to make people quit before. Now you can do arthroscopic surgery instead of cutting your whole arm off. People are also paying attention to nutrition now. Djokovic went gluten free.