Tennis 24/7: The Golden Oldies

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from ESPN:



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"I'm happy I'm getting older. I'd rather be 30 than 20, to be honest," said Roger Federer, who celebrated his 30th birthday on Aug. 8. "Do you listen to your body more? Yes, you do. Are you more wise? Yes, you are. Are you more experienced? Yes. Do you have a thousand matches in your body? Yes, you do. You just go with what you have."

Federer showed more spring in his step than some of his younger rivals down the stretch. He went 25-3 after turning 30, closing the season on a torrid tear in winning 17 straight matches and three titles to surpass Andy Murray for the season-ending No. 3 ranking.

Eleven years after turning pro, 29-year-old David Ferrer shows no signs of slowing down. He won two titles, knocked off then-world No. 1 Rafael Nadal en route to the Australian Open semifinals, played a pivotal role on Spain's Davis Cup championship squad and finished the season ranked No. 5.

Playing with more variety than many of his younger peers, Mardy Fish, 30, joined Federer and Ferrer in the ATP's year-end top 10. It was a season in which Fish became the top-ranked American for the first time, reached the Wimbledon quarters for the first time and claimed his sixth career title in Atlanta. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://espn.go.com/tennis/blog/_/name/tennis/id/7356777/tennis-roger-federer-players-thrive-age