A comment was made about Bernard Tomic reaching possibly reaching the top 10 in tennis rankings while still 19 yrs old.
It occured to me to look at the history for current grand slam winners
Name- age when first reached top 10
Nadal - 18
Djokovic - 19
Roger Federer - 21
Juan Martin Del Potro -20 ( missed reaching top 10 at 19 by 1 month)
Andy Roddick - 19
LLeyton Hewitt - 19
Andy Murray has not won a slam, and he also took 1 month too long reaching to top 10 to be 19years old at the time. But he was also very close at 20yrs, 1month, 3 days.
So if Bernard Tomic does not reach the top 10 next year (at the end of the year he will be 20yrs and 2 months), he will be already getting old reaching the top 10 to be a future grand slam winner.
Previous great players that come to mind, and I can find the data:
Bjorn Borg: 18
Jimmy Connors: Turned pro at 19- definitely was top 10 by 20 but not data prior to age 20
John McEnroe: 19
Pete Sampras: 19 (missed being ranking at 18 by 1 month)
Ivan Lendl: 20
Boris Becker: 17
Jim Courier: 20
Mats Wilander: 18
Stephan Edberg: 19 (missed 18 by 1 month)
So, historically, a standout player will reach the top 10 by around 19 years
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