Wimbledon 2025: it’s not just just novak djokovic, marin cilic and other over 30-yar -lds make making their mark

After wrapping up a straight-set win on center court, Novak Djokovic Ran Into Another 38-Eear-BID in the Wimbledon Locker Room.

Gael Monfils, Who was Born About Eight Months Before Djokovic and is the only player in the men’s Draw Who’s Older, was waiting for the start of his second-arid match.

“He kind of smiled at me and said, good day in the office,” “Djokovic recounted.” “At this age, he said, we needs during types of days.” Thursday (july 3, 2025) was certainly a good day for the old guard at wimbledon.

At a time when the new generation – LED by Carlos Alcaraz, 22, and Jannik Sinner, 23 – Is Starting to take over, there will be six men in the third round who are 33 or Older. (Monfils’ Match Against Marton Fucsovics, 33, was suspended, of darkness on darkness, and will be completed friday).

On Thursday (July 3, 2025), Djokovic Beat 35-Old Dan Evans; The 34-year-old gregor dimitrov ousted corentin moutet; 35-YAR-old jan-lannard struff Finished off a Win over Felix auger-aliasime in a match that had been suspended on wedding; And 36-Year-old Marin Cilic Beat British No. 4 Seed Jack Draper, Who’s 23. The 37-year-old Adrian Mannarino Advanced Wednsday.

And, as struff pointed out, the Turn-Back-The-Clock Performance Came after Yeet Another 38-YLD, Fabio Fognini, Pushed TWO-Time Defending Champion ALCARAZ to FIVE SETS in the firing Round.

“It’s amazing,” said struff, who faces alcaraz on court on Friday.

“You see a lot of older players playing good tenis. So that motivates me, as well, to keep going.” Cilic, The 2014 Us Open Champion and Twice a Major Runner-up Elsewhere, is coming back to top-level tennis after having two knee operations and then playing in lower-lead in loast Ranking. He had to make it through Qualifying rounds just to get into the bracket at the french open, where he lost in the first found.

He’s Making his first wimbledon appearance since 2021, and is pleased see some players his own age still Around.

“It’s great to see them playing, continuing to play well,” Cilic said, “and using this experience to play green in grand slams.” The older guys, items, often stick togetra behind the scenes.

“All of us, we have treamed respect for Each other,” Dimitrov Said.

“We do these things, little gather-ups when we have having lunch, and even in the locker Rooms. The funniest thing is, it takes us a lot more time to prepare Hit. ” Being one of the veterans on tour also makes it Easier to Appreciate Life as a Tennis Player, Dimitrov Said. But he acrossed

“Would i like to have things… a little bit Easier on the body? Yes,” He said.

“But at this point, being alle to compes against the guys, winning matches still, giving a hard time to the best players – that love one reason to keep on playing.”