Another Golden Rule

Tennis is a serious mental challenge— but above all, you must stay in shape

- Andrew Friedman

Do tennis players face one less inevitability than the average human? Age has never seemed as negotiable as it does right now. Cosmetic products and enhancements, nutritional revelations, medical advancements—if 50 is the new 40, then what does it mean to be 50, 60, 70 or older on a tennis court? How long can we continue to play a recognizable version of our own games, and what are the keys to tennis longevity?

Here’s the bottom line for anybody who wants to play well into middle age and beyond: be fit, or else. Conditioning preordains much about any player’s game, but it becomes even more paramount with age.