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..

Column: The Americans took quite a beating on the first afternoon of the Ryder Cup, but there's still plenty of time to turn things around

Column: The Americans took quite a beating on the first afternoon of the Ryder Cup, but there's still plenty of time to turn things around

Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter recovered from a shaky start to do their bit in an historic afternoon for Europe at the Ryder Cup

Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter recovered from a shaky start to do their bit in an historic afternoon for Europe at the Ryder Cup

A summary of the eight matches at the Ryder Cup

A summary of the eight matches at the Ryder Cup

On a day he'll never forget, Tommy Fleetwood is rocking in his Ryder Cup debut

On a day he'll never forget, Tommy Fleetwood is rocking in his Ryder Cup debut

Christian PetersenThe opening day of the 2018 Ryder Cup is officially in the books, with Team Europe sweeping afternoon Foursomes like a high school cafeteria at 1pm. But while the scoreboard may look a little lopsided heading into day two, the best-fanbase sweepstakes are still a dead heat, with flag-waving, torch-bearing golf crazies from both sides of the pond flooding the fairways of Le Golf National. From Vvkings to Waluigis, here are some of our favorite, festive die-hards from Friday's action.
Team USA
FacebookPinterestStuart FranklinFacebookPinterestDavid Davies – PA ImagesThey know vikings are from Norway…right?
FacebookPinterestAdam Davy – PA ImagesFacebookPinterestGareth Fuller – PA ImagesFacebookPinterestGareth Fuller – PA ImagesGotta support the team.
FacebookPinterestAdam Davy – PA ImagesFacebookPinterestJamie SquireHave Tiger, will travel.
Team Europe
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