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The four Major tennis tournaments or Grand Slam tennis tournaments —sometimes called "championships", sometimes abbreviated "Tennis Majors" or even "Majors" or "Slams"— are the world's most important annual tennis tournaments.
Read More at Wikipedia ›For Roger Federer, setting records on the tennis court is getting to be ho-hum.
The perks that come with them, like dining with Queen Elizabeth II, are the things to really remember."Yes, I have had lunch next to the Queen — with the Queen, basically," Federer said. "Big honor, obviously ... Thank God, she came."Federer beat Adrian Ungur of Romania 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-3 Tuesday in the second round of the French Open. With the win, the 16-time Grand Slam champion broke a tie with Jimmy Connors for most career victories at major tournaments in the Open era, which began in 1968. He is now 234-35 in tennis' top four tournaments, an .870 winning percentage.But he was less than his dominant self, throwing away two match points in the third set before losing the tiebreaker."Instead of being aggressive, I let him show me what he could do," Federer said. "He played two beautiful shots, and then I started not playing very well."Novak Djokovic also advanced to the third round, as did top-seeded V...As the man who emerged victorious from "the endless match", John Isner should have known a thing or two about winning grand slam marathons.Except that, on Thursday, ...
Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round of the French Open, while American teen Sloane Stephens advanced on Friday.Ivanovic fell to Sara Errani of Italy 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, ...
American teen Sloane Stephens and Maria Sharapova advanced on Friday, while Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round of the French Open.Stephens reached the fourth round...
Well, that's settled: 19-year-old Sloane Stephens is bumping herself up to first class for the flight home from the French Open, whenever that might be.That extra-co...
Nicolas Mahut entertained with a swashbuckling performance, Nicolas Devilder got the crowd behind him, Gilles Simon battled for almost five hours but, on day six, Jo...
Fourth seed Andy Murray, grimacing in pain, battled his way into the third round of the French Open on Thursday by defeating Finn Jarkko Nieminen 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 des...
Playing in another marathon match at a Grand Slam tournament, John Isner lost to Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 18-16 in the second round of the French O...
Local favorite Paul-Henri Mathieu came out on top in a record 76-game marathon when he beat American 10th seed John Isner 6-7 6-4 6-4 3-6 18-16 in their second-round...
On the occasion of his record-tying 233rd victory in a Grand Slam match, Roger Federer was asked Monday whether he recalls which player he beat for his first win at ...
Serena Williams lost in the first round of a major tournament for the first time in her career, falling to Virginie Razzano of France 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 Tuesday at th...
For more than a decade, whatever the state of her health or her game, no matter the opponent or arena, Serena Williams always won first-round matches at Grand Slam t...
Women to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday:VICTORIA AZARENKARanked: 1Age: 22Country: Belarus2012 Match Record: 35-32012 Singles Titles: 4Career Sing...
Almost from the moment Venus and Serena Williams appeared on the Grand Slam scene in the late 1990s, they've been winning titles and transcending tennis, becoming re...
Six-time champion Rafael Nadal and three- time Grand Slam runner-up Andy Murray were a pair of winners, while 6-foot-9 American John Isner lost in an epic second-rou...
Roger Federer remembers the day he launched himself into tennis's collective consciousness when he walked out to face his hero Pete Sampras at Wimbledon in 2001 and ...
If it seems Roger Federer breaks one record or another every time he wins a match, that's because he does these days.Then again, good as Federer is, he can't top thi...
Grimacing in pain with almost every step, Andy Murray nearly had to call it quits Thursday because of a bad back at the French Open.Instead, the fourth-seeded Brit r...
Grimacing in pain with almost every step, Andy Murray nearly had to call it quits Thursday because of a bad back at the French Open.Instead, the fourth-seeded Brit r...
Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova reached the third round of the French Open by beating Urszula Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 6-3 Thursday.The fourth-seeded Czech was neve...
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