A possible factor on your observation is females athletically peaking earlier.

Edit. A quick investigation shows there is not a significant age difference between men and women for both top 10 player lists and top 100 player lists

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bigstrat2003 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Or just that younger women are hotter so they attract more of an audience.

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tmn 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Lol. I didn’t realize how important audience following was to winning tennis matches.

	▲	ericmay 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Pretty important! More fans mean more sponsorship dollars, which mean better coaches, food, &c, which means better conditioning and training for the match, and thus a higher chance of winning and getting more fans and more sponsorship cycles. I actually think it’s great. The level playing field can get a bit overrated. Hungary entrepreneurs will intuitively understand the parallels.
	▲	p1esk 31 minutes ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Actually audience support during tight matches can be decisive.
	▲	anthonyIPH 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		That was my first thought, but then again, players with a large fan base are more likely to get a wildcard into an event they don't directly qualify for.