Sentences with phrase «grand slam winner»

Ulster's Grand Slam winner Jacob Stockdale has hit back at «ridiculous» claims from former Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll that the club is a «basket case».

Two - time Grand Slam winner Garbine Muguruza and American Alpine Ski Racer Lindsey Vonn switched from respective sportwear and surfaces to the glittery and shutterbugs - inducing red carpet at the Oscars in Los Angeles, California.

Seventeen time Grand Slam winner, Roger Federer, officially joined the Twittersphere Thursday afternoon.

Ambrose especially has a lot to be happy about, as he's the newest WWE Grand Slam winner, finally winning the tag team belts after previously holding the United States, Intercontinental, and WWE championships during his incredible career in the WWE over the past five years.

All told, Milo won 32 titles at the four major Panhellenic festivals; he was a periodonike, or Grand Slam winner, five times.

The venue was originally called Show Court One when it opened in 1988 but was renamed in 2003 in tribute to the 24 - time Grand Slam winner.

With U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and gymnastics gold medal favorite Simone Biles looking on, seven - times grand slam winner Williams won the first set but became frustrated as the match wore on, losing 4 - 6 6 - 3 7 - 6 (5) to the world number 62.

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Unless you've been living totally off the grid for the past 22 years, you know Venus Williams: ranked the world's No. 1 tennis player on three separate occasions; winner of 7 Grand Slam singles titles; winner of 14 Grand Slam doubles championships; 4 - time Olympic gold medalist... I could go on and on.

2011 Rafael Nadal, ATP world - ranked number one and winner of nine Grand Slam championships, becomes the Bacardi Limited Social Responsibility Ambassador and face of the award - winning «Champions Drink Responsibly» international social responsibility campaign.

Rory McIlroy will probably have to wait another year for a go at the career grand slam, as a case of the lefts on Saturday at Augusta knocked the four - time major winner out of his marquee duel with Jordan Spieth — and possibly out of contention for the 2016 Masters.

The three - time major winner may be on a serious roll and seeking not only his fourth grand slam title, second of the season and second in a row, but his third straight victory on the PGA Tour.

A Grand Slam singles event winner, Davis Cup captain and TV analyst, Trabert presides over the Tennis Hall of Fame.

With seven Grand Slam men's single titles under his belt, «Djokovic is now the world number one and is hotly tipped to be this year's US Open winner.

The six - time PGA Tour winner has taken all that he's learned from his ups and downs in grand slam events and come up with this week's angle, which is long on strategy even if it means he's shorter off the tee.

Among other lit groups, defending champ Sergio Garcia, reigning PGA champion Justin Thomas, and top U.S. amateur Doc Redman, will tee off at 10:53 a.m.; two - time Masters winner Bubba Watson, Jason Day, and Henrik Stenson go off at 11; 04 a.m.; Rory McIlroy will launch his latest attempt to complete the career grand slam at 1:38 p.m. with 2013 Masters winner Adam Scott, and the fiery Jon Rahm; and Jordan Spieth kicks off his effort to earn a second green jacket at 1:49 p.m. with Alex Noren and 2010 British Open winner Louis Oosthuizen.

Wawrinka, 28, qualified for his first career Grand Slam quarterfinals, where he will take on the winner of the Novak Djokovic and Mikhail Youzhny match.

«No way,» the winner of four grand slam events said last week about Day's chances to grab the award.

In these Tuesdays with Mickelson, the winner of every major but the U.S. Open (and five grand slam events overall) has long enjoyed prepping PGA Tour newbies for the pressures inside the ropes once the real festivities kick off.

Nicklaus, who won three majors after the age of 40, acknowledged that «no one wants to see their records broken,» but has stated often that he expected Woods to overtake him if the winner of 14 Grand Slam events remained fit.

Billie Jean King, winner of 39 Grand Slam titles famously put it simply, «Champions keep playing until they get it right».

Hall of Famer and «Grand Slam» winner, Tracy Austin, also will be on center court to participate in this four - day camp program.

The CS: GO Intel Grand Slam will be the biggest multi-event deal in eSports yet, with a $ 1 million prize pool for the winners.