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in SportsIn the 2023 US Open, Novak Djokovic tied the Grand Slam record of which tennis legend?
Answer: In the 2023 US Open at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, Novak “Never-Stop” Djokovic carved his name alongside tennis royalty. On Sept. 10, 2023, Djokovic clinched his 24th Grand Slam title. tying Margaret Court’s legendary record. He surpassed Serena Williams’s 23 titles, Rafael Nadal’s 22 titles, and Roger Federer’s 20 titles. This…
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in SportsWho was the last American teen sensation before Coco Gauff to storm the US Open quarterfinals two years in a row?
Answer: Back in the days when the internet was still dialing up, and Y2K was the biggest scare. young Serena Williams was making waves at the US Open. Fast forward to 2023, and 19-year-old Coco Gauff follows in her footsteps. advancing to the quarterfinals of the US Open in consecutive years. On Sept. 3, 2023.…
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in SportsIn 2023, Carlos Alcaraz became the second-youngest Wimbledon winner. Who was the youngest?
Answer: 20-year-old Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz won his second Grand Slam title by defeating Novak Djokovic in a five-set final at Wimbledon on July 16, 2023. He became the youngest men’s champion since Boris Becker, who won the title at 17 in 1985._x000D__x000D_
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in SportsWho is the only male tennis legend to win each of the four Grand Slam tournaments – the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open – at least THREE times?
Answer: Novak Djokovic is the only male tennis player to achieve this feat. He won his third French Open title on June 11, 2023. He also holds the record for most Grand Slam singles titles won by a male player with 23. Djokovic is also the only male player to win all nine Masters tournaments…
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in SportsWhich player spent the most weeks at the top of the tennis rankings?
Answer: As of Feb. 28, 2023. Novak Djokovic has been number one in the ATP rankings for a total of 378 weeks, breaking Steffi Graf’s record of 377 weeks at the top of the WTA rankings. He already became the male tennis player with the most weeks at the top in March 2021, when he…
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in SportsWhy is Serena Williams stepping away from tennis after the US Open?
Answer: Serena Williams announced on Aug. 9, 2022, that she would retire from playing tennis after the US Open to focus on having a second child and being a mother, a fashion maker, and a venture capitalist.
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What’s the most-watched tennis match in ESPN history?
Answer: Serena Williams’s third-round loss to Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic on Sept. 2, 2022, at the US Open, was the most-watched tennis telecast in ESPN’s 43-year history, peaking with 6.9 million viewers. Serena Williams’s defeat to Venus Williams at the 2001 US Open finals was watched by 22.7 Million viewers – but was broadcasted on CBS…
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in SportsWho is the oldest man to win the French Open?
Answer: Rafael Nadal, 36, on June 5, 2022, beat Casper Ruud to win the French Open for the 14th time, making him the oldest man to win the French Open. It’s his 22nd Grand Slam win overall. The previous oldest French Open singles champion record holder was Andrés Gimeno (Spain), who won in 1972 at…
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in SportsWhat happened to Venus Williams, Emma Raducanu, and Naomi Osaka at the 2022 US Open?
Answer: Venus Williams – a 42 years-old seven-time Grand Slam champion – bowed out in the first round of the US Open (for the second consecutive appearance) on Aug. 30, 2022. On the same night, Emma Raducanu became the third-ever defending US Open champion to lose in the first round. Naomi Osaka, who won two…
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in SportsWho has the most Grand Slam men’s singles titles?
Answer: Spanish tennis star 35-year-old Rafael Nadal became on Jan. 30, 2022, the only tennis player with 21 career Grand Slam men’s singles titles, one more than his rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Nadal won the Australian Open final against World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev.
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in SportsHow many times has Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open?
Answer: Novak Djokovic has won nine Australian Open titles. He had hoped to secure his 21st Grand Slam singles trophy in 2022, breaking the record he shares with rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the most in the history of men’s tennis.
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in SportsWho is Daniil Medvedev?
Daniil Medvedev is the professional Russian tennis player who defeated Novak Djokovic in the 2021 US Open final to win his first major title, becoming the first Russian man to win the tournament since 2000. Until Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, the No. 1-ranked Djokovic had been undefeated at the sport’s four most important tournaments of 2021.
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in SportsWho is the last man to achieve a Calendar-year Grand Slam?
Rod Laver (pictured) hit a Grand Slam (winning all four major tennis titles in the same year) in 1962 and 1969 – the last time a male’s singles tennis player won the title._x000D_
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in SportsWho is the man with the most weeks in total at the No. 1 spot in the history of Tennis Professionals rankings?
Novak Djokovic has held the No. 1 spot for the most weeks in total in the history of the ATP rankings._x000D_
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in SportsWho presented the 2021 Wimbledon trophy?
While The Duke of Kent, Prince Edward, traditionally presented Wimbledon trophies, The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, presented Ash Barty with her award on Saturday, July 10, 2021. The Duchess has been Patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 2016._x000D_
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in SportsWho is the oldest male athlete to ever make it to the Wimbledon quarterfinals?
39-Year-old Roger Federer broke the age record for quarterfinalists in the Open era (since 1968) held by Ken Rosewall, who was also 39 when he reached the last eight in 1974. Rosewall was 39 years, 224 days old on the final day of the ’74 Wimbledon tournament, while Federer was 39 years, 337 days old…
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in SportsWhy did U.S. tennis star Coco Gauff miss the Tokyo Olympics?
U.S. tennis star Coco Gauff has announced on July 18, 2021, that she tested positive for the coronavirus and will not lead the U.S. tennis team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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in SportsHow many medals did tennis superstar Naomi Osaka win in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
Naomi Osaka leaves the Tokyo 2020 Olympics without a medal. The four-time major champion was upset in the third round Tuesday, July 27, 2021, by Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic. The 23-year-old Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron to open the Games officially._x000D_
