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.
Not exact matches
Reed is going for his
first major title, while his four - time major champion opponents needs the win to complete the
career grand slam.
For Serena, who had already completed the
career grand slam, it's her first gold medal, making her just the second women's player to accomplish the career Golden Slam (Steffi Graf being the oth
slam, it's her
first gold medal, making her just the second women's player to accomplish the
career Golden
Slam (Steffi Graf being the oth
Slam (Steffi Graf being the other).
1 p.m. — Jordan Spieth's quest for a
career grand slam took a bit of a hit after he went 2 - over through his
first 14 holes at the PGA Championship on Thursday.
In only his fourth
career MLB game, the 22 - year - old hit his
first Grand Slam against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.
He'll also become the
first European with the
career grand slam.
After winning the British Open to set up his
first chance at the
career grand slam, Spieth went 1 - over on Thursday and is +2 for the day after making the turn and bogeying the 10th.
Jordan Spieth, who staged a furious comeback Sunday to win the British Open and avoid another potential major championship nightmare like the one he endured at last year's Masters, has the chance to become the
first golfer in history to complete the
career grand slam at the men's final major of the season.
The 203rd - ranked Ivo Karlovic, a 24 - year - old Croat burdened by a speech impediment and the knowledge that he'd won only four of his 10
career matches on the ATP tour, was playing in his
first Grand Slam event.
Spieth picked up his third
career grand slam victory last year in the Open Championship while his
first grand slam win came at Augusta when he won the Masters in 2015.
If we're not going to get a Tiger - in - contention tomorrow, golf can't do better than Rory trying to chase down his
first ever Masters to complete his
career Grand Slam in ridiculous fashion like this.
Mickelson may have his sights set on completing his
career grand slam with a win at the 2014 U.S. Open in June but the chance to add a fourth green jacket to his collection is up
first.
Before he was wheels up after missing the cut in a second consecutive
grand slam event for the
first time in his
career, Woods urged Day to «go get it done,» the 27 - year - old from Queensland told reporters following a third - round, 5 - under 67.