Today’s players finish their points from way back

  • 9point6@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    115
    ·
    24 days ago

    Aren’t basically all athletes hugely better than previous generations as well though? Advances in things like nutritional and sport sciences mean it can’t just be the racket tech, surely?

      • protist@retrofed.com
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        24 days ago

        And many people who are elite athletes today have been training hard in their sport since they were young children

    • NatakuNox@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      24 days ago

      Ya there are several things that go into this change. Shoes tech, grass type, how short was the grass cut, style of play has changed. If day racket tech is the biggest factor but it’s imagine there’s more that goes into it.