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Wawrinka, 40, downs Boogaard in historic ATP age gap clash in Rotterdam

The first round match marked the second largest age gap in ATP Tour history
February 11, 2026

Stan Wawrinka marked another memorable moment in his farewell season at the ABN Amro Open in Rotterdam on Wednesday, beating 17-year-old Dutch lucky loser Thijs Boogaard in the first round.

The 40-year-old Swiss star, who won the ATP 500 title in 2015, defeated Boogaard 6-4, 6-3 in a match that spanned more than two decades of age difference. The 23 years and three months that separate Wawrinka and Boogaard now ranks as the second-largest age gap in ATP Tour and Grand Slam history, trailing just two years and eight months behind Dominic Thiem’s ​​victory over Thomas Muster in 2011.

Biggest age difference on the ATP Tour (since 1990)

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Wawrinka will next face top seed and two-time defending finalist Alex de Minaur, promising another high-stakes encounter as the former No. 3 player in the PIF ATP Rankings continues his swan song on Tour.

“He’s a tough player,” Wawrinka said of de Minaur, who leads the Lexus ATP Head2Head series 1-0. “Especially in these conditions it will be difficult to generate anything. But I’m looking forward to the challenge. I’ve played some good games against top players, so I always try to push myself.”

Wawrinka made headlines at the Australian Open last month by becoming the oldest man to reach the third round of the hard-court major since Ken Rosewall.