5 Most successful players at Wimbledon
Wimbledon is considered to be the most prestigious event in the world of tennis. Being the oldest tennis tournament in the world, every player wishes to win the tournament and write his/her name in the history books, where it would be engraved forever.Every player competes with a lot of dedication and determination to appear on the Roll of Honour. There have been many Champions in the event over the years, since the beginning of the Open Era in 1968. Some have gone on to become legends of the game.Let us now look at 5 players from both men’s and women’s singles category who have the won the most number of titles at Wimbledon.
#5 Bjorn Borg (Sweden)
Bjorn Borg, the Swedish maestro widely considered to be one of the greatest in the history of tennis, has had many phenomenal performances at Wimbledon.
He has won the title 5 times in his career. What is even more astonishing is the fact that he was the Champion at Wimbledon for 5 consecutive years, from 1976 to 1980. Borg shares this record with Roger Federer.
In 1976, he won the event for the first time without losing a single set , a feat which hasn’t been emulated ever since.
The Swede ranks fifth in the list of male tennis players with most Grand Slam titles (11). Borg shocked the world with the announcement of his retirement at the age of 26, the reason being over exertion and burnout.