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Get Off My Tennis Lawn!

Don’t let the Wimbledon headlines touting rising young stars fool you: More than ever, tennis is a sport for the old. Old is relative in tennis, which has a long history of teenage champions. But in the past five years, the average age of players in both the men’s and women’s Grand Slam singles tournaments […]

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Get Off My Tennis Lawn!

Don’t let the Wimbledon headlines touting rising young stars fool you: More than ever, tennis is a sport for the old. Old is relative in tennis, which has a long history of teenage champions. But in the past five years, the average age of players in both the men’s and women’s Grand Slam singles tournaments has risen […]

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