Björn Borg

Iga Swiatek is already one of the key names in the history of Roland Garros. Not only for already having four titles, three of them consecutive, but also for being on par with the greatest legends of tennis. After defeating Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals, she marks her 40th victory in Paris in just 42 matches. A remarkable number that equals Björn Borg, who also needed 42 matches, and is only surpassed by Rafael Nadal who achieved it in 41 matches. Moreover, she surpasses other figures like Mónica Seles or Chris Evert, both with 43 victories.

40 - Iga Swiatek (40-2) is the second-fastest player to claim 40 Singles main draw wins at the French Open in the Open Era (equalling Bjorn Borg) - only Rafael Nadal did it in less matches (41). Speed up.#RolandGarros | @rolandgarros @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/wjx7RGxPE9

— OptaAce (@OptaAce) June 3, 2025

 

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The clay courts of Roland Garros fit Carlos Alcaraz like a glove. It's not just his title from last year that confirms it, but two facts that attest to how special Paris is starting to become for the native of Murcia. After reaching the quarterfinals, he joins Mats Wilander and Rafael Nadal as the three youngest players to reach the quarterfinals four times in a row. Additionally, he also becomes the fifth player since the beginning of the Open Era to reach the quarterfinals four times before turning 23. In this list, we find once again Nadal and Wilander, but also Andre Agassi and Björn Borg. Legendary names that Alcaraz is already matching.

Carlos Alcaraz becomes the 3rd youngest man in the Open Era to reach 4 consecutive Roland Garros Singles Quarterfinals.

Mats Wilander.

Rafa Nadal.

Carlos Alcaraz.

He is also the 5th man in the Open Era to reach the Roland Garros Quarterfinals 4+ times before the age of… pic.twitter.com/ADLC1kq3d6

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) June 1, 2025

 

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Bjorn Borg is in Barcelona coinciding with the dispute of the Conde de Godó 2025. The son of the Swedish legend, Leo Borg, unsuccessfully played in the qualifying rounds in the first match, but he remains in the Catalan city and gives some interviews. Bjorn went through the RTVE microphones to assess the evolution of Carlos Alcaraz and wanted to compare him to Rafa Nadal: "I believe that Alcaraz will achieve the same or more than Nadal. He has the right mentality and can play on all surfaces. With a bit of luck, he will be the king of tennis", he said convincingly.

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Carlos Alcaraz reached his 100th match on clay court with a comeback victory against Fran Cerúndolo in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000. The Spaniard has 82 wins and 18 losses on this surface (82%), making him the active player with the best winning percentage on clay and the third in history, behind Björn Borg (86.1%) and Rafael Nadal (90.5%).

📊 TOP 3 highest winning percentages among players with at least 100 matches played on clay courts 🧡

🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal (484–51 | 90.5%)
🇸🇪 Bjorn Borg (285–46 | 86.1%)
🇪🇸 CARLOS ALCARAZ (82-18 | 82%) pic.twitter.com/rvEhSffQ0X

— Univers Tennis 🎾 (@UniversTennis) April 9, 2025

 

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Alcaraz cumple 100 partidos en tierra batida con el tercer mejor porcentaje de victorias de la historia

Two captains, two legends, two icons, not only of tennis, but of the entire sports world. Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe have a total of 18 Grand Slam titles between them and they starred in one of the greatest rivalries in the history of tennis. Until today, they were the captains of their respective teams in a tournament as unique as the Laver Cup, from which they bid farewell after seven thrilling editions to make way for Andre Agassi and Yannick Noah.

Both former tennis players spoke emotionally during the trophy presentation, and the mutual appreciation they have for each other was very clear: "I want to give a special thanks to my greatest rival, Bjorn Borg. Love you, man," emphasized McEnroe. To which the Swede did not hesitate to respond: "I will miss John a lot. We have had a great time together."

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Novak Djokovic continues to accumulate great triumphs in Grand Slam events, with the latest placing him for the sixth consecutive time in a final at Wimbledon. The Serbian player thus joins Bjorn Borg (1976-81) in the highest number of consecutive finals at the All England Club, with Roger Federer (2003-09) leading this impressive statistic with 7 finals. 6 - Novak Djokovic has reached his 6th consecutive Men’s Singles final at Wimbledon, matching Borg's record (6, 1976-81). Only Federer (7, 2003-09) has made more finals consecutively in the Open Era. Streak. #Wimbledon | @Wimbledon @atptour @ATPMediaInfo.pic.twitter.com/PHWBvKxB5x— OptaAce (@OptaAce) July 12, 2024

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The triumphant precocity data being recorded by Carlos Alcaraz are simply astronomical. Proof of this is that, with his qualification for the Wimbledon 2024 final, he has become the fourth youngest tennis player in history to compete in his fourth Grand Slam final, at 21 years and 70 days old. Only three players achieved this at a younger age: Rafael Nadal, Mats Wilander, and Björn Borg.

📊 The youngest players at the time of qualifying for their 4th Grand Slam final (Open Era):
🇸🇪 Bjorn Borg: 20 years and 98 days
🇸🇪 Mats Wilander: 20 years and 109 days
🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal: 21 years and 7 days
🇪🇸 Carlos Alcaraz: 21 years and 70 days 🆕
🇩🇪 Boris Becker: 21 years… pic.twitter.com/z8clseHIEF

— Jeu, Set et Maths (@JeuSetMaths) July 12, 2024

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