10 things that happened the last time Roger Federer missed a Grand Slam

Nokia 3210
The Nokia 3210 was the most ubiquitous – and popular – cellular phone that year

Max Verstappen was one year old

Max Verstappen earned his road drivers’ license only last year

He’s now the youngest ever winner of a Formula One Grand Prix, but back in 1999, Max Verstappen’s father Jos was the one piloting Formula One cars for Honda, driving alongside the likes of Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barichello, Olivier Panis, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve.

The younger Verstappen pulled off a stunning drive at last week's Spanish Grand Prix to, at eighteen years old, set not only a new youngest winners’ record, but also become the first Dutch winner in Formula One history.

But the last time Federer withdrew from a Grand Slam, Verstappen was still in diapers.

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