One Hundred Years of Wimbledon.

Across nearly a century of men’s tennis, Fred Perry, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Carlos Alcaraz form a loose lineage of champions whose titles chart the sport’s evolution from amateur prestige to global mega-era dominance. Perry, triple Wimbledon champion (1934–36) and winner of eight majors, epitomizes the pre-Open era and stood as Britain’s last male Wimbledon winner until Murray ended the drought with Wimbledon titles in 2013 and 2016, plus two Olympic gold medals in singles (2012, 2016). Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic—the sport’s “Big Three”—collectively rewrote the record book: Federer with 20 majors and a record-tying five consecutive US Opens; Nadal with 22 majors, including an unprecedented dominance at Roland Garros; and Djokovic with a men’s-record 24 Grand Slam singles titles and a career sweep of all four majors and all nine Masters events. Murray’s achievements, though numerically smaller, are historically significant in this context: three majors, two Olympic golds, and a Davis Cup title, marking him as both rival and quasi-fourth member of this golden generation. Carlos Alcaraz, already a multi-major champion in his early twenties (including Wimbledon and US Open titles), is widely read as the heir apparent, blending the athleticism and tactical flexibility of his predecessors.