No. Because Coco is 19. Sure, she was a slam's finalist, but she is still very young. AND, her slams final was when she was 18, so, again, you don't need "experience" to play great tennis. You need talent.meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 4:21 amBecause a Slam winner and Slam finalist made the final? I think it’s data for the opposite. All four semifinalista were previous Slam finalists.ponchi101 wrote:More data points for my "Experience is overrated" theory.
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Great champions start winning early, as have done Carlos, Iga and now Coco. Aryna is actually a bit of an exception; she was 24 when she won her Aussie this year. Marketa is also a bit older, but her RG final was when she was 19.
Fine players that we were expecting to mature and win slams have not done so. For example, Belinda has not done so, despite many, many people (myself included) thinking she would. Sinner keeps accruing experience (by definition), and we are waiting. Shelton is very young and already reached the semis of a slam, where he lost to Djokovic, which is nothing to be ashamed of.
If experience were really a critical matter, the tour would be dominated by 25+ yo players. The dominant player in the ATP is Novak, but he is also a proof of my theory: he won his first slam at 20. On the women's side, notice how Pegula remains without a slam's final. Yet, by definition, her experience by now should be enough to carry her to one.