Who is the youngest male player to win Wimbledon?
Carlos Alcaraz enters the tournament as the top-ranked player in the world, with the best odds of winning the grass championship.
The Wimbledon Championship is the oldest tennis tournament in the world. It was first held in 1877 and was exclusively for men. The first edition of the tournament had a total of 22 players, and Spencer Gore, a player from Britain, won it. Prior to 1906, British players exclusively won the Men’s Singles Championships at Wimbledon.
Wimbledon has been won by several male tennis players, with Rodger Federer holding the record for the most wins at eight times.
Who holds the record for being the youngest male player to win Wimbledon?
The current record holder for the longest gap between consecutive Wimbledon men’s singles titles is tennis legend, Boris Becker. However, prior to Becker’s win, the record was held by Wilfred Baddeley for 94 years.
This year Carlos Alcaraz could become the second youngest player to win Wimbledon as he enters the tournament as the number one seed at the ATP ranking and looking to dethrone Djokovic as the best player in the world.
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