5 Tennis Players with largest duration between Grand Slam wins

Soumyadeep Paul | 03/02/2017
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5. Boris Becker (1991 Australian Open – 1996 Australian Open : 5 years)

German legend, Boris Becker was also one among the select few who dug down deep to win a title after a duration of 5 years or more. The final 2 title victories of the 6 time Grand Slam winner features in this list of ‘5 Tennis Players with largest duration between Grand Slam wins.’

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In 1991, Boris Becker trumped Ivan Lendl in the finals of his very first outing at the Australian Open finals. He also achieved the world number 1 ranking following this victory. Though he had to wait for 5 years to beat Michael Chang in the finals to lift the 1996 Australian Open again, he had already achieved ‘legendary’ status by then.

 

 

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