New Delhi, July 12 -- Tennis, it has sometimes been said, has skipped a generation. The reference is usually to men's tennis, which has transitioned somehow seamlessly from the improbable longevity of the fabled Big Three-Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal (who retired in their late thirties) and Novak Djokovic (who is still playing)-to the precocity and power of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. Wimbledon this year seemed a docudrama that showcased this theory in not only the men's game, but also the women's. Older players, some well into their thirties, shone but eventually youth triumphed.

The most memorable women's match till the last weekend was the quarterfinal between the 37-year-old German, Laura Siegemund, a doubles specialist, and the...