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Wawrinka, 40, Beats 17-Year-Old in Rotterdam as Farewell Season Rolls On
Stan Wawrinka, 40, defeated 17-year-old Thijs Boogaard in Rotterdam, marking the second-largest 23-year age gap in ATP history during his farewell season.
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Tennis-Wawrinka shrugs off 23‑year age gap to beat teenager Boogaard in Rotterdam
Feb 12 (Reuters) - Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka added another highlight to his farewell season by overcoming a 23-year age gap in a 6-3 6-4 victory over 17-year-old Thijs Boogaard in the first round of the Rotterdam Open on Wednesday. Read full story
The German 40-year-old Stan Wawrinka, in Rotterdam with a wild card, challenged and then defeated the 17-year-old Thijs Boogaard, who entered the main draw as a lucky loser, for 6-3 6-4 in just under one hour and a half of play. As reported on X, the Jeu, Set and Maths profile, the game in question was the second with a wider gap of age between the two protagonists 23 years and 99 days, starting from 1990, the year that gave birth to the ATP Tou…
Stan Wawrinka defeats Thijs Boogaard in Rotterdam with historic age gap - Tennis Tonic - News, Predictions, H2H, Live Scores, stats
At the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam, Stan Wawrinka, aged 40 years and 320 days, faced Dutch teenager Thijs Boogaard, just 17 years and 220 days old. The encounter highlighted one of the largest age differences in professional tennis since 1990, with a gap of 23 years and 100 days. Second biggest age gap since 1990 This match ranks as the second largest age difference recorded in ATP competition since 1990. The Open Era record remains the clash bet…
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