Trivia: Who was the first male singles player to win Wimbledon in the Open Era?
Björn Borg
Arthur Ashe
Jimmy Connors
Rod Laver
The correct answer is Rod Laver
So why is this answer correct? : The Open Era of tennis began in 1968, and Australian Rod Laver won Wimbledon that year. He defeated fellow Australian Tony Roche en route to winning the first of his back-to-back Wimbledon titles. Before the Open Era, Laver won Wimbledon twice, in 1961 and 1962.