Who is the oldest male athlete to ever make it to the Wimbledon quarterfinals?

39-Year-old Roger Federer broke the age record for quarterfinalists in the Open era (since 1968) held by Ken Rosewall, who was also 39 when he reached the last eight in 1974. Rosewall was 39 years, 224 days old on the final day of the ’74 Wimbledon tournament, while Federer was 39 years, 337 days old on the last day of this year’s event._x000D_

Roger Federer News Fact

_x000D_Roger Federer’s bid for a ninth Wimbledon title was over on July 8, 2021, after Hubert Hurkacz won against him in the quarter-finals. The defeat marked his first straight-set loss at Wimbledon in 19 years and could turn out to be his final appearance at the grass-court Grand Slam. On Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, Federer announced on a video posted to his Instagram account that he will miss the 2021 U.S. Open because he needs more knee surgery._x000D__x000D_