Back in the old-fashioned days of tear-jerk romantic movies we used to be warned that 30 was a dangerous age. Last weekend the needle on that dial moved forward by a decade as two sporting superstars reached a watershed in their careers. Although both were aligned to the 40th parallel, the context and quality of their performances were tellingly different. Floyd Mayweather, four years the wrong side of 40, contrived a farcical 'exhibition' boxing match in which only the size of his near-billionaire bank balance was extended. Much of the sporting world will be cheering for Federer in what could be his Last Hurrah, hoping that he has one final stroke of genius to give us.

Source: Daily Mail June 11, 2021 00:19 UTC