BisonMan Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Billy Claude said: So I looked at the top 20 in the WTA rankings this weekend to find the age that they finished in the top 30 the WTA year end rankings. It appears that a jump like Jessica Pegula's in women's tennis is unusual but not unique. Age: Player 28: Collins 27: Pegula, Jabeur 26: Krejcikova 24: Badosa, Sakkari, Kerber 23: Kontaveit 22 Pliskova, Helep 21: Muguruza 20: Sabalenka, Ostapenko 19: Swiatek, Raducanu, Kasatkin, Fernandez 18: Bencic, Azarenka 17: Gauff So there are at least 3 other players that broke the top 30 at about the same age as Jessica Pegula. Danielle Collins, rank 8th, is the only one older than Pegula when she broke the top 30 but Collins had three years in the top 50 before that. Good stuff. Like Pegula, Collins dealt with health issues that limited her career. She suffered from crippling endometriosis for years before having corrective surgery last year. She would have frequent bouts of terrible spinal pain that limited her performance and caused her to drop out of tournaments. Like Pegula, she has a limited upside but a lot of grit. She’ll probably be a fixture in the top 20 for the next several years if she stays healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Claude Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 13 hours ago, BisonMan said: Good stuff. Like Pegula, Collins dealt with health issues that limited her career. She suffered from crippling endometriosis for years before having corrective surgery last year. She would have frequent bouts of terrible spinal pain that limited her performance and caused her to drop out of tournaments. Like Pegula, she has a limited upside but a lot of grit. She’ll probably be a fixture in the top 20 for the next several years if she stays healthy. I was going to say that a big jump in women's tennis at an older age probably seems to be very rare because most people , including me, only know the winners of the grand slam tournaments who typically good at a very young age. However, clearly you know a lot about women's tennis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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