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Today, for the first time in tennis history, no man under age 30 holds a grand slam singles title

Anadolu AgencyNEW YORK, USA – SEPTEMBER 5: Marin Cilic of Croatia leaves the court following defeat during US Open men's singles quarterfinals match against Kei Nishikori (not seen) of Japan on September 5, 2018 in New York. (Photo by Mohammed Elshamy/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)In 1877, Spencer Gore won the first Wimbledon tennis tournament, defeating William Marshall 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in front of a crowd of 200 spectators at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. He didn't know it at the time, but he had just become the first grand slam singles champion in tennis history.
Gore was 27 years old when he won Wimbledon. Since that mid-July day, there has always been a male tennis player under the age of 30 who held a grand slam singles title. For 141 years, the reign of the 20-somethings went unbroken.
That streak has come to an end.
Marin Cilic, winner of the 2014 U.S. Open, celebrates his 30th birthday today. A week ago, Juan Martin Del Potro—2009 U.S. Open champ—also turn..

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