Boris Becker unmatched in top 10 of youngest men's players to win Wimbledon as Alcaraz joins list
Tennis NewsTuesday, 25 July 2023 at 23:30
Carlos Alcaraz joined the list of top ten players to win Wimbledon based off the youngest ever to win it. But Boris Becker remains far and away still on top.
Who is also in the list though? TennisUpToDate looks at the top ten after the Spaniard made history recently.
10. Andre Agassi (22 years old, one month and 23 days)
Previously boycotting the tournament between 1988 - 1990 due to strict dress code, Agassi could've won Wimbledon even earlier.
But he returned in 1991 reaching the Quarter-Finals before sealing it in 1992. He defeated Goran Ivanisevic in the final 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 after previously winning over Becker and McEnroe.
9. Pat Cash (22 years and 26 years)
A claim to fame for the Aussie ace now. He sealed the 1987 Wimbledon title defeating Ivan Lendl in the final 7–6 (7–5), 6–2, 7–5.
En route, he saw off Mats Wilander and Jimmy Connors before Lendl and after finishing runner-up on home soil, he claimed Grand Slam glory.
8. Rafael Nadal (22 years and 20 days)
Losing his first Wimbledon final at 20 in 2006, he finally got his hands on the trophy two years later.
An all-time classic with Roger Federer in what was the third and best part of the trilogy between the pair. He finally got the better of his rival in four hours and 48 minutes.
With rain breaks, it was over seven hours with a 6–4, 6–4, 6–7 (5–7), 6–7 (8–10), 9–7 win in the end.
7. Roger Federer (21 years, 10 months and 15 days)
Wimbledon 2003 saw Federer join the list in the first of five titles in a row.
He dropped only one set en route to reaching the final seeing off Mark Philippoussis 7-6(2), 6-2, 7-6(4) to win the first of 20 titles.
6. Pete Sampras (21 years, 10 months and nine days)
Then it is Sampras who after winning his maiden Grand Slam title at 19 at the US Open won his first of seven titles at Wimbledon in 1993.
He beat defending champion Andre Agassi in the Quarter-Final and Boris Becker in the semi-final. Before taking down Jim Courier 7–6 (7–3), 7–6 (8–6), 3–6, 6–3.
5. Jimmy Connors (21 years, nine months and 22 days)
It is then the turn of Connors who won in 1974 in a record that stood for two years. He won three Grand Slams in that season with the Australian Open and US Open also going his way.
He saw off Ken Rosewell in the final 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 at the age of 21.
4. Lleyton Hewitt (21 years and four months)
Then it is Aussie ace, Lleyton Hewitt. He was number three on the list for over two decades before Alcaraz bumped him off that spot.
After winning the 2001 US Open, he won his second Grand Slam ten months later defeating David Nalbandian 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 in a similar path taken to Alcaraz.
3. Carlos Alcaraz (20 years, one month and 29 days)
Then it is the turn of the Spaniard who in only his fourth tournament ever on the surface sealed the title. He saw off Novak Djokovic in five sets.
It also saw the end of Djokovic's Calendar Slam hopes and a fifth title in a row. He was also the first since Andy Murray in 2013 to dethrone Djokovic on Centre Court.
2. Bjorn Borg (20 years and 15 days)
Then it is Bjorn Borg. At the age of 20 he saw off Ilie Nastase 6-4, 6-2, 9-7 in the final back in 1976.
He was previously the youngest player to win a Grand Slam overall at 17 years old at Roland Garros in 1974.
1. Boris Becker (17 years, seven months and 15 days)
But that record anyway was eclipsed by Boris Becker who won in 1985. He took down Kevin Curren 6–3, 6–7 (4–7), 7–6 (7–3), 6–4.
This at the age of 17 after being unseeded and unheralded and firmly not a one hit wonder, he is now seen as a tennis icon.
It is a record too that often gets spoken about when a player breaks through on the surface but one that is yet to be surpassed and in the era of Djokovic and now Alcaraz is unlikely to for now.
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