This was fun to see until I quickly realized something -- some things -- was terribly wrong.
Off the top of my head I'm wondering:
Where is Serena Williams, who was 17 years and 350 days when she won the 1999 U.S. Open?
Steffi Graf, who was 17 years and 357 days when she won the 1987 French Open?
And a quick search tells me that Martina Hingis was actually 16 years and 117 days when she won the 1997 Australian Open, so that's off by 60 days.
Also: It doesn't say first-time winners, so what about Monica Seles, who was 17 years and 55 days when she won the 1991 Australian Open, younger than everyone on this list except Hingis and Austin? (She should be on here twice.)
And before the Open era:
Maureen Connolly, who was 17 years and 352 days when she won the 1951 U.S. National Championships?
So now I'm wondering why someone would even bother compiling this if they're not going to do it accurately? Are they trying to rewrite history? At the very least they could have labeled it "Youthful Grand Slam Winners" in general.
Or is this just another product of AI, which has all but destroyed Google by populating it with illiterate, error-filled "results"? If so, we don't need any additional help from Silicon Valley in spreading misinformation.
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