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The four Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open in January, the French Open from late May to early June, Wimbledon in late June to early July, and the US Open in late August to early September, with each played over two weeks.
Men's Grand Slam Title Winners: YEAR: TOURNAMENT: WINNER: RUNNER-UP: 2024: Australian Open: Jannik Sinner: Daniil Medvedev: 2023: U.S. Open: Novak Djokovic: Daniil Medvedev: 2023: Wimbledon ...
- What Are The Four Grand Slam Tournaments?
- Who Has Won The Most Grand Slam Titles?
- Who Has Won All Four Grand Slams in The Same Year?
- What Is A Golden Slam and Who Has Completed It?
In running order, the four grand slam events held each year are the: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. The French Open is played on clay, Wimbledon on grass and the remaining two are competed on hard courts. Wimbledon is the oldest grand slam event, founded in 1877, followed by the US Open four years later, the French Open in 189...
Novak Djokovic and Margaret Court currently hold the record for most grand slam singles titles. Djokovic took the lead outright in the men's game by winning his third Roland-Garros title at the 2023 French Open when Rafael Nadal was ruled out of his title defence by injury. Nadal had taken sole ownership of the men's singles record after edging pas...
The term 'Grand Slam' actually relates to the achievement of winning all four tournaments in the same year. Winning one title is hard enough, but winning all four straight is extremely difficult. American Don Budge was the first to achieve a Grand Slam in 1938, with Australian Rod Laver the only other men's singles player to repeat the feat. Mauree...
If a Grand Slam wasn't rare enough, a Golden Slam requires players to also win Olympic gold on top of the four grand slam events in the same year. Steffi Graf was the first to complete a Golden Slam in 1988, with only wheelchair players Diede de Groot and Dylan Alcott managing to replicate the feat since. In the end, only Alcaraz's incredible perfo...
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- Types of Grand Slam. There are different types of Grand Slams that can be achieved, including a calendar-year Grand Slam or a career Grand Slam and, lastly, what is unofficially known as a Golden Slam, which is achieved by winning the four Grand Slam tournaments as well as an Olympicgold medal in the same year.
- The Australian Open. The Australian Open is the first of the majors to take place each year and is contested on hard courts. The tournament is usually held in Melbourne in late January but has also taken place in Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth, as well as the 1906 competition in Christchurch, New Zealand and the 1912 competition in Hastings, New Zealand.
- The French Open. The second major tournament of the year is the French Open, also known as Roland-Garros. The stadium in Paris which is home to the French Open is named after Roland Garros, a French aviator and fighter pilot.
- Wimbledon. While the other majors had to postpone their events to some degree because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the third annual Grand Slam tournament, called The Championships, or Wimbledon, was forced to cancel the 2020 tournament.
The four Grand Slam tournaments — the Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open — are the pinnacle of professional tennis and all have a rich history and legacy.
Sep 11, 2023 · Novak Djokovic has won the U.S. Open for his 24th Grand Slam title by using every ounce of his energy and some serve-and-volley guile to get past Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the final at Flushing Meadows.
