Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
I guess physically there is less difference between a 15 year old girl and 25 year old woman than their male counterparts.


Just realized that sounds a bit pervy. I meant in terms of speed and strength
You are right, in some athletes early 20s would probably be their peak physical condition. Mentally of course this may not always be the case.

For a 15 year old to have won those 2 matches at a slam is still exceptional, I'd even think coming from a set down and 4-1 down in the second match is even more impressive than beating Venus.

I wonder if the 5 sets in slams hinders such breakthroughs in the men's game.

But mainly as you say men at 20 are often very different physically to that of when they were 15.