ATP: Karlovic and Nestor win Methuselah rating

Young players have a hard time on the ATP tour – but can plan for a longer career.

The ATP tour is now finally taking a break, with the Davis Cup final the last big title of the year has also found its buyer. The final world ranking for 2017 has already been fixed for a few days – and it is once again clear that age does not protect against victory in professional tennis. Even though Ivo Karlovic was no longer able to play at the top end of the season: The Croatian veteran finished the tennis year as number 80 in the world, he is still at the top of the Methuselah ranking with 38 years and seven months. Surprisingly, with constant distance to the first pursuers. For the coming year, Karlovic has set a clear goal with his participation in the #NextGen-Masters, so if the 39-year-old remains free of injury, he can be trusted with everything.

Mirror image of Karlovic on the other side of the age spectrum is Denis Shapovalov. The Canadian, the junior Wimbledon winner in 2016, completes the year as the youngest member of the top 100 tennis pros in the world.

The average age in the individual is below the top 100 altogether at 27 years and nine months, meanwhile 40 professionals already have their 30th birthday. Birthday celebrations.

In doubles, seniority is even more important: statistics show that the average age of players who want to make it to the top ten is 32 years and three months, while the average age of the top ten players is 33 years and one month.

Eight double pros have already passed the 40, the Canadian legend Daniel Nestor makes the double Karlovic with 45 years and two months. Nestor is still in 56th position in the world, while the youngest of the pair runners, the Australian Marc Polmans (20 years, 5 months), has to fight his way forward from 70th place.