Men's Tennis: 5 Key takeaways from the 2018 ATP Finals

#3 Age is no bar especially in Men's Tennis

John Isner - oldest ever first-time qualifier at the Nitto ATP Finals

We had many firsts in this tournament this year. John Isner became the oldest ever first-time qualifier at 33 years of age. Kevin Anderson at 32 years of age became the oldest first-time contestant to make the semi-finals. Roger Federer at 37 became the oldest ever player to feature in the semi-finals of this event.

Novak Djokovic entered the tournament as World Number 1 and with the withdrawal of Nadal from the tournament, he became the oldest ever player to finish the year as the top ranked player at 31 years and 223 days.

Clearly, the age at which men peak is on the rise. Kevin Anderson was a finalist at Wimbledon at 32 and rose to a career-high ranking of 5 earlier this year. John Isner won his first ATP Masters 1000 title at 33 years of age and reached a career-high ranking of 8 post Wimbledon.

With the likes of Stanislas Wawrinka and Andy Murray rejuvenated and starting the 2019 season injury-free on a clean slate, we can expect more 30+ players to win tournaments next year.