Sentences with phrase «slam titles»

A former Women's Tennis Association No.1 - ranked singles player, Williams has won nearly two dozen Grand Slam titles in her career.

Known for her powerful left - handed groundstrokes and variety, Kvitová turned professional in 2006 and has won 20 career singles titles, including two Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon.

Known for her powerful left - handed groundstrokes and variety, Kvitová turned professional in 2006 and has won 20 career singles titles, including two Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon.

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

Serena Williams made it 23 Grand Slam titles with her win at the Australian Open in 2017.

Known for her powerful left - handed groundstrokes and variety, Kvitová turned professional in 2006 and has won 20 career singles titles, including two Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon.

Scottish National party leader and first minister Alex Salmond declared: «Now Olympic and US Open champion, Andy truly is a Scottish sporting legend and I'm certain that more grand slam titles will follow.»

Angelique Kerber stunned Serena Williams to win the Australian Open on Saturday and thwart the American world number one's bid to equal Steffi Graf's Open - era record of 22 Grand Slam titles.

His 15 Grand Slam titles, on all four surfaces, surpass Pete Sampras» record and are truly astounding.

Kobe Bryant: 28.2 points per game, 5.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists, one MVP, four titles Roger Federer: 16 Grand Slam titles Albert...

It was Federer's second grand slam of the year and 8th Wimbledon title making it grand total of 19th Grand Slam titles to his name.

Serena Williams has 22 grand slam titles now only 2 behind Margaret Court's 24 grand slam record.

He is the fourth person — and first man — to win 20 grand slam titles.

Graf was a teenager when she won her first six Grand Slam titles.

Once you started winning Slam titles to become the brightest star in the tennis - sphere, I found myself stretching to find fault.

Should he win it in June, he would become the first American since Don Budge (in 1938) to have won all four Grand Slam titles.

It should be a phenomenal match, and it could even reach historic levels of significance if Djokovic is at his peak and Nadal is even slightly off; the Djoker is hoping to become the first men's player since Rod Laver to hold all four Grand Slam titles at once.

Losing just one set in the entire tournament, Williams finished off Angelique Kerber in the finals to tie Steffi Graf for first with 22 Grand Slam titles in the open era.

If it hadn't been for the April»93 stabbing, she would now have more Grand Slam titles than Graf.

Maybe because Hingis, who has won four Grand Slam titles and is an IMG client, recently landed endorsement contracts with Clairol and Ocean Spray.

Slowed by a pretournament case of food poisoning, the Mighty Federer, two Grand Slam titles from tying Pete Sampras's career record of 14, never found his groove.

The cycles of poverty, discrimination, and sexism are much, much harder to break than the record for Grand Slam titles.

What is it like being Serena Williams, a tennis powerhouse with 39 Grand Slam titles and four Olympic gold medals?

In addition to setting the new record for number of Open - era grand slam titles (23) and being the highest - paid female athlete ($ 27 million over the past 12 months from June), the tennis pro has flexed her muscles on and off the clay court (and done it while pregnant to boot).

In 2016, Williams became the most - decorated woman in the modern history of tennis after winning Wimbledon for the seventh time in her career, bringing her to 22 Grand Slam titles for her career, passing Steffi Graf.

Over the course of her career, the 35 - year - old has earned tennis Grand Slam titles, Olympic gold medals and more than $ 84 million in prize money on top of a slew of endorsement deals and multimillion - dollar partnerships.

«Serena Williams won her 22nd grand slam title at Wimbledon on Saturday.

In a French Open that required more grit than grace, Monica Seles outlasted Steffi Graf to win her third consecutive Grand Slam title

He had won his first Grand Slam title, and one has to believe there are more where that came from.

Stephens, a 19 - year - old out of Coral Gables, Fla., is looking to win her first Grand Slam title and will have to go through the veteran to have a shot at either No. 1 seed Victoria Azarenka of Russia or unseeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semifinals.

Though Sharapova was not exactly in the Zone in the final, she still turned in a steady, businesslike performance and outplayed the pleasant Serbian Ana Ivanovic to win her third Grand Slam title, 7 - 5, 6 - 3.

Monica Seles won her first Grand Slam title at 16.

Third - seeded Serena Williams will seek to continue her bid to win a 16th Grand Slam title and a sixth Australian Open title when she faces fellow American and No. 29 seed Sloane Stephens on Wednesday at Rod Laver arena at noon local time.

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.

Muguruza has also won a Grand Slam title, but just one — taking home the win on the clay of Roland Garros, the French Open.

Andre Agassi embodied substance over style in winning Wimbledon for his first Grand Slam title

Azarenka won her first Grand Slam in Melbourne last year and gained the No. 1 ranking — which has kind of served as a death rattle for future Grand Slam title hopes in the women's game recently — and hasn't relinquished it since.

It's his 19th Grand Slam title, and his eighth title at The Championships, Wimbledon.

As for Davenport, she hasn't won a Grand Slam title since the 2000 Australian Open, and she turns 25 this week.

Halep made it to the finals of the French Open and seemed poised to win her first ever Grand Slam title.

Serena Williams won her 38th Gland Slam title (includes 16 doubles triumphs) on Saturday by beating Angelique Kerber 7 - 5 6 - 3 in the final of the women's singles event at Wimbledon.

Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka captured his first ever Grand Slam title after beating Rafa Nadal in the Australian Open on Sunday, 6 - 3, 6 - 2, 3 - 6, 6 - 3.

In the women's final, Caroline Wozniacki bested Simona Halep to win her first ever Grand Slam title, wrapping up that portion of the year's first Major.

Federer, the second seed, came into the Australian Open as one of the favorites, and searching for his 20th Grand Slam title.

But even after losing second set, Kerber cameback harder in third to win the match and her first ever grand slam title.

Cilic has won a Grand Slam title before (2014 US Open) and has played very well in recent Wimbledons.

Its a massive game for both players and Nadal will be hoping to snatch record breaking 15th grand slam title starting at 03:00 p.m European titme.

Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka captured his first ever Grand Slam title after beating Rafa Nadal in the Australian Open on Sunday, 6 - 3,...

That was also her last Grand Slam title.

After a captivating tussle played out in stifling humidity at a floodlit Rod Laver Arena, the Dane stood firm to claim her first Grand Slam title