Bobby Riggs - William Renshaw - AELTC All Time Trophy retaining records Djokovic is chasing...

[S'in-net]

Bobby Riggs holds the record for the longest time a player has held the men's singles trophy at AELTC before the trophy changed hands:-

1) Bobby Riggs 8 years (1939-1946)
2) William Renshaw 7 years (1881-1887)
3=) Laurence Doherty 6 years (1902-1907)
3=) Norman Brookes 6 years (1914-1919)
3=) Bjorn Borg 6 years (1976-1981)
3=) Roger Federer 6 years (2003-2008)
3=) Novak Djokovic 6 years+ (2018-****)
8=) Reginal Doherty 5 years (1897-1901)
8=) Anthony Wilding 5 years (1910-1914)
8=) Pete Sampras 5 years (1997-2001)
11=) Fred Perry 4 years (1934-1937)
11=) Pete Sampras 4 years (1993-1996)

 

[Hood_Man]

If ever there was a need for an asterisk next to a record it's this one.

 

[Kralingen]

Didn’t Bobby Riggs only win one Wimbledon and then it got cancelled for 5 years due to WW2 lol?

 

[Milanez82]

If Federer won july 2003 and lost july 2008 then he held the trophy for a full 5 years???
Same goes for Djokovic and etc

 

[Fabresque]

There was a world war going on lmfao how is this possibly a record?

 

[DSH]

There was a world war going on lmfao how is this possibly a record?

Boom boom record!

 

[ttbrowne]

Miss watching Renshaw on the telly!