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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 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 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…
