Mid-gen? Dimitrov et al are known as the "lost gen". I also saw the posts about the French players...hopefully some up and comers in the works (like Humbert). Dunno what they expected with a number of players over 30 (Mahut, Monfils, Tsonga, Benneteau off the top of my head).

Their women aren't nearly as bad.

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Might well be another Slam passing by the Mid Generation too.....

And, by the by, the French are in complete meltdown at the moment. No French players, male or female, have managed to get to the QFs in any Grand Slam this year, the first time this has happened since 1980. Mega ooh-la-la-ing, hand-wringing, finger pointing, and general 'the world is ending' currently going down in the Hexagon......

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 Tell them that they head up the Strongest Nation Rankings for top ten averages here on this forum! That will make them relax a bit I reckon!

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Thrilled to see Millman make it big here, getting to the last 16. Federer will almost certainly have him for breakfast now but, after the huge fairplay incident at Queens qualis, I'm a mega fan and wish him well.
He's also had tons of injuries and had to do a desk job for a while to earn some money, not knowing if he could carry on or not. Turns out for European league tennis too, no rich federation/parents making his life cushy.
Good luck to him.

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Thrilled to see Millman make it big here, getting to the last 16. Federer will almost certainly have him for breakfast now but, after the huge fairplay incident at Queens qualis, I'm a mega fan and wish him well.
He's also had tons of injuries and had to do a desk job for a while to earn some money, not knowing if he could carry on or not. Turns out for European league tennis too, no rich federation/parents making his life cushy.
Good luck to him.

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 well the milkman delivered, a gold topped bottle as well! Looks like fed will need to go without breakfast for a few days though! 

Absolutely delighted for Mr Millman   There's a bit more about his trials & tribulations towards the end of this report by the Beeb.

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See after Borna Coric (21) the next youngest player left in the L16 is Dominic Thiem who turns 25 tomorrow ( and has also now beaten Kevin Anderson to reach the QF ).

The remainder are 8 from 26 to 29 and 6 over 30s.

Another Slam fairly passing by the Next Generation.

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 We need to define these generations

Old Old Gen: Federer, Kolhshreiber, Lopez, Seppi, Baghdatatis- This gen is almost done 34+

Old Gen: Nadal, Novak, Murray, Stan, Cilic, Del Potro, Tsonga, Gasquet, Berdych, Isner, Anderson, Fog 29-34 ish

Generation Useless : Goffin, Dimitrov, Roanic, Steve Johnson, Jack Sock, Swartzman, Busta, Nishikori,  26-29

Current Gen: Thiem, Edmund, Pouille, Krygios, 23-26

Next Gen:Zverev, Chung, Jarry, Khachanov, Rublev, Tsitsipas, Shapavalov, Coric, Medvedev below 23

 

Looks like generation useless may never win a slam in their career, as the new gen below them will soon take over.