Wimbledon 2017: 5 records that Roger Federer has bettered with Title No. 8

#3. The second-oldest Wimbledon finalist in the Open Era

Federer is the second oldest Wimbledon finalist in the Open Era

At 35 years and 340 days, Federer became the second-oldest male player in the Open Era to reach the Wimbledon final, bettering the late Arthur Ashe’s record of 31 years and 360 days during the 1975 Wimbledon championships when the American became the first and till date, only black male player to have won the Wimbledon title, defeating Jimmy Connors in the final.

The oldest Wimbledon finalist in the Open Era is the legendary Kenneth Rosewall who reached his last of four Wimbledon finals in 1974 at the age of 39 years and 246 days where he was eventually defeated by the younger Jimmy Connors in straight sets.