As of January 2025, Margaret Court held the record for the most women's Grand Slam tournament victories. Hailing from Australia, Court won 24 Grand Slams in an illustrious career which spanned the 1960s and 1970s. Until recently, Court's record applied to both men's and women's t...
Djokovic improved to 379-51 for his career at major tournaments, a .881 winning percentage, by defeating 21-year-old Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-2 in a match briefly interrupted by light rain before Rod Laver Arena's ...
“Grand Slams, of course, they are the pillars of our sport. They mean everything for the history of the sport. … Definitely the most important tournaments,” Djokovic said. “I’m just blessed to be making another record, I guess, today.” Oh, yes, Djokovic...
Another adherent to the clean, sharply-cut look of the '30s, Don Budge emerged as one of the greatest players in tennis history. The first player to win all four Grand Slams in one year, he played with grace and power—his backhand is often called the greatest ever. Just look at that...
Kyrgios is also the first teenager to reach multiple Major quarterfinals since Federer in 2001, which is an even bigger achievement considering that outside of Grand Slams and Davis Cup he has so far recorded precisely one tour-level victory. That may conceivably change, but for now ...
“People forget if you look at [Seles’] record, she has nine Grand Slams, which is an amazing career. But she would have had double that at least. . . . She took our game to another level.” Former top player Pam Shriver added that the incident must have been a huge burden for ...
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1 in the ATP, has won four grand slams since turning 30. And that, you guessed it, ties a record. --Dan Hajducky Annika Sorenstam LPGA Dominance Rating: 10.3 Stop us if you've heard this before: How can a golfer who hasn't picked up a club professionally in the past ...
professional at playing tennis. He has won a record 17 grand slams. He has captured his first title of Roland Garos title in 2009.He is considered the most dominant clay court player in the tournament. He is regarded as the only male tennis player who won the finals of each grand slam....
Nadal andRoger Federer. He is the first man in the Open era to win all four Grand Slams at least twice. And whisper it, but he is halfway to the coveted achievement of winning all four slams in a calendar year, something only Rod Laver has managed on the men's side in the O...