Was men's tennis stronger a decade ago or is it stronger now? This may seem like a very controversial issue, but judging by the excitement of this year's Australian Open, there is no doubt that the men's tennis world of a decade ago is definitely a big cut behind today's men's tennis.

Recently, Querrey, who has retired from football, also touched on this topic in an interview, and in his opinion, if he were the player he is now, he might have reached a better ranking.

He said in a live broadcast, "If it were now, I think I could be higher than the eleventh place in the world." I'll probably break into the top 10 and have more success. I'm not saying these guys are bad, but about 12 years ago, the players of that era were really stronger, both at the top and bottom of the rankings, from number one to fifty in the world, in 2015 than in 2025. To that, Johnson added, "I also really think that after the top three at the time, players like Ferrer, Berdych or Wawrinka are really better than the players who are now ranked 5th to 15th in the world." ”

In fact, the level of men's tennis today is not as good as that of men's tennis ten years ago. At this year's Australian Open, for example, there is little to watch except for one match between Djokovic and Alcaraz, but you will be surprised because Djokovic and Alcaraz are not ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the world. At this year's Australian Open, Sinner was powerless against the world's top 10 De Minaur, and in the final, he faced the world No. 2 Zverev, and the opponent couldn't get a break point.

As Tony Nadal said, the overall level of men's tennis has indeed dropped significantly compared to five to ten years ago. Djokovic is not as strong as he was five or ten years ago, but he was a standout in men's tennis ten years ago! However, at that time, Nadal was stronger than Medvedev, Murray was stronger than Zverev, Wawrinka was stronger than Ruud, Del Potro was stronger than Rublev, and Ferrer was stronger than Rune.

The decline in the level of men's tennis today is multifaceted, not only in the comparison of personnel, but also in the change in technical play, and now men's tennis is more and more dependent on serving and violent fighting, resulting in the game is hardly too long to shoot over, so that the game loses a lot of spectacle.

In this regard, some fans said, "In the past, the games ended with a winning point, and now they all end with mistakes, and they all play "insurance ball", which may say why we think the previous games were good, but the current games are ugly." In terms of playing "insurance ball", the men's game has gone too far, and it is not as good as the women's! ”

Another fan said, "In the past, Fei Tianwang's gorgeous offense, Douzi's defense and counterattack, Deyo's tactical changes, and Murray's extreme saving all brought different styles of collision to tennis, rather than blindly defending." Later, some mill kings came, bringing a change in style, and they have been relying on grinding! ”

Some fans also said, "Many players now, such as De Minaur, Zverev, Ruud, and even Alcaraz, prefer to stay on the bottom line and grind, but the bottom line is not good-looking to the bottom line. ”

In this regard, not long ago, tennis celebrity Clijsters also said that the current men's tennis world is indeed too dependent on violence, making the game less watchable.

"Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like the style of play is changing. Men's tennis is now characterized by some players hitting the ball much harder. Today's tennis players are no longer as far from the baseline as they used to be, with the exception of Dmitry Medvedev, the only exception among the top players. Some still do, but not many. Then, when you watch the game, take Djokovic as an example and see how he constructs his score. He rarely hits the ball to the same area two or three times in a row. The rules are changing, I think of Alcaraz and Sinner for example. Every time they receive an opponent's short ball, they don't hesitate to aim for the winning shot. ”

"I remember when I was younger, in my time, we used to try to keep the see-saw and wait for the right ball before attacking. But now, a lot has changed in that regard. Players like Sinner and Arca are so aggressive that they are looking for the winning blow on almost every ball. ”

It is true that the service level of men's tennis is stronger, the physical fitness and athleticism of the players are stronger, their physical fitness is better, and their hitting ability is stronger, but is men's tennis now entering a strange circle? That is, everyone is focusing on bottom-line pulling and violent fighting, but giving up some of the original tactical ideas and exquisite landing point control of tennis? As one netizen joked, "Yes, so now I often have an illusion when I watch men's bottom line shooting: is this a game?" Or are you practicing? ”(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)