After ninth seed Rublev was kept clean in three sets by Fonseca yesterday, Tsitsipas' first-round defeat to Mitchelson was not too abrupt. Now, the No. 7 seed Ruud is also out of the second round, also losing to the post-00 player. In the just-concluded match, Mensik defeated Ruud 3-1, and another post-90s big-seeded player was stifled.
Perhaps the 2025 Australian Open is another turning point in the history of the ATP: the main lineup of post-90s players, to be sure, post-95 players, began to loosen in front, not only Sinner, Alcaraz and Rune, more post-00 players, and even post-05 players began to occupy the main position.
Among the current TOP10 players, there are two post-00 players.
There are 6 post-00 players in the TOP10.
There are 20 post-00 players in the TOP50.
Just as the post-90s players are squeezing the living space of the post-80s players little by little, the post-00s players are now doing the same thing.
Ruud has been in the top 10 since 2021, with Tsitsipas and Rublev in the top 10 for even longer.
No. 11 seed TsitsipasLost in the first round to American Mitchelson, who was born in 2001.
No. 9 seed RublevIn the first round, he lost to Fonseca, a Brazilian born in 2006.
Ruud, the No. 6 seedIn the second round, he lost to Mensik, a Czech player born in 2005.
YesterdayNo. 5 MedvedevThere was also danger in the first round, and it took a tenacious five-set battle to win the match. HIS OPPONENT IS THAILAND WILDCARD KASIDIT SAMREJ, RANKED 418, WHO ENTERED THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN MAIN DRAW AS THE WILDCARD CHAMPION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. Of course, he is also a post-00s player.
Medvedev, Zverev, Tsitsipas, Rublev, they are the best of the post-95 players. In this Australian Open, only Zverev has not lost a set to advance to the third round.
No. 2 seed ZverevIn the first round 3-0 victory over Pui and in the second round 3-0 against Martinez. In the third round, it was the turn to play against the post-00s players. Born in 2021, British playerJacob Fearnley, eliminated Kjogos 3:0 in the first round, and defeated France's Cazo in the second round. It is not known how much of a challenge he will pose to Zverev.
Zverev is currently ranked second in the ATP rankings, ahead of Alcaraz. In addition to participating in more competitions, it is mainly because of Zverev's own hard power. In the 2024 season, he has the highest service rating. He has the strength to hold more than 50 shots with Djokovic on the baseline without losing. But in today's post-match interview, he began to say that "he is old".
No. 7 seed Novak DjokovicIn the first two rounds of the competition, he was continuously challenged by post-00 players. The opponents in the first round were:19-year-old American Barsa Valedi, the opponent in the second round is21-year-old Hungarian player Faria。 They both won a set from Djokovic. Losing a set against a low-ranked player is a rarity for Djokovic. This raises some questions about whether the uncle-level Djokovic will be able to win the Grand Slam again.
In the third round, Djokovic will face another post-00 player, Mahachi.
One of the more surprising matches was the 38-year-old veteran Monfils defeating 21-year-old compatriot Percari in five sets!
At present, Djokovic and Monfils are the only remaining post-80s players in the TOP40!
"The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and there are new people coming out of the country." This is the tennis world of the moment.
However, who among the post-90s generation of players can compete for another ten years, comparable to the Big Three of Fernard?
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