Wimbledon It is the most traditional tennis tournament. He is the oldest of the four Grand Slams and, although each one has his own, all the champions of this tournament they feel especially distinguished.
Respect for the color tones of the environment (olive green predominates from the courts to the stands), the white that tennis players should wear (over time it became more flexible, but it is still the dominant color), that the first of the two Sundays scheduled for competition are rest (“Middle Sunday”), they are all condiments that make Wimbledon a special tournament.
Wimbledon 2022: Roger Federer, the super champion
of all the champions that Wimbledon has throughout its history, is the Swiss Roger Federer who on more occasions raised the silver trophy that the gentlemen take: eight times. And what definitely makes the former world number one the king of English grass is that, in addition to his eight titles, has four runner-ups. In other words, 12 finals, an absolute record.
Anyway, there was just the American Pete Sampras, who had achieved seven conquests at the All England Club, between 1993 and 2000. When there is a great champion, the feeling that all his contemporaries usually have is that he will be unattainable. And Federer passed Sampras when Pete seemed insurmountable after having pulverized -in the Open Era- the five Wimbledon mark of Bjorn Borg (all of them consecutive).
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Federer, however, is one of the great absences that the 2022 edition of Wimbledon will have. The former world number 1, who has not competed fairly since the 2021 British Open, will have to pick up the racket again after undergoing surgery for the third time on his right knee.
Will Federer’s mark be unbreakable? For now, Novak Djokovic, third in the ATP ranking and seeded first at Wimbledon 2022, has already won six times, is two away from equaling Roger and turned 35 in May. Everything is possible.
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As it was for the British who for several generations attended to see “their” tournament without one of them winning. Because from 1936, when the Englishman Fred Perry won it, until in 2013 he was crowned Andy Murray, there were no UK winners. That Murray was Scottish and not English, at that point, with 77 years of drought, was a minor detail.
The last 50 Wimbledon champions in the Open Era
- 1971 – John Newcombe (Australia)
- 1972 – Stan Smith (USA)
- 1973 – Jan Kodes (Czechoslovakia)
- 1974 – Jimmy Connors (USA)
- 1975 – Arthur Ashe (United States)
- 1976 – Bjorn Borg (Sweden)
- 1977 – Bjorn Borg (Sweden)
- 1978 – Bjorn Borg (Sweden)
- 1979 – Bjorn Borg (Sweden)
- 1980 – Bjorn Borg (Sweden)
- 1981 – John McEnroe (USA)
- 1982 – Jimmy Connors (USA)
- 1983 – John McEnroe (USA)
- 1984 – John McEnroe (USA)
- 1985 – Boris Becker (Alemania)
- 1986 – Boris Becker (Alemania)
- 1987 – Pat Cash (Australia)
- 1988 – Stefan Edberg (Sweden)
- 1989 – Boris Becker (Alemania)
- 1990 – Stefan Edberg (Sweden)
- 1991 – Michael Stich (Germany)
- 1992 – Andre Agassi (USA)
- 1993 – Pete Sampras (USA)
- 1994 – Pete Sampras (USA)
- 1995 – Pete Sampras (USA)
- 1996 – Richard Krajicek (The Netherlands)
- 1997 – Pete Sampras (USA)
- 1998 – Pete Sampras (USA)
- 1999 – Pete Sampras (USA)
- 2000 – Pete Sampras (USA)
- 1996 – Richard Krajicek (The Netherlands)
- 2001 – Goran Ivanisevic (Croacia)
- 2002 – Lleyton Hewitt (Australia)
- 2003 – Roger Federer (Switzerland)
- 2004 – Roger Federer (Switzerland)
- 2005 – Roger Federer (Switzerland)
- 2006 – Roger Federer (Switzerland)
- 2007 – Roger Federer (Switzerland)
- 2008 – Rafael Nadal (Spain)
- 2009 – Roger Federer (Switzerland)
- 2010 – Rafael Nadal (Spain)
- 2011 – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
- 2012 – Roger Federer (Switzerland)
- 2013 – Andy Murray (UK)
- 2014 – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
- 2015 – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
- 2016 – Andy Murray (UK)
- 2017 – Roger Federer (Switzerland)
- 2018 – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
- 2019 – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
- 2020 – It was not played due to the pandemic
- 2021 – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
