Sentences with phrase «third grand slam»

Stan Wawrinka won the 2016 US open after beating Novak Djokovic in the final to win his very first US Open and third grand slam overall.

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.

Not exact matches

Lucie Ludvigova LIBEREC, CZECH REPUBLIC Ludvigova, a junior tennis player at Texas, set an NCAA women's record by reaching the final of her third straight collegiate grand slam tournament, the ITA Indoor National.

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

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.

Despite a few hiccups down the stretch of the British Open, McIlroy posted a relatively pressure - free, two - shot win at Hoylake to chalk up the third leg of a career grand slam.

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.

With 18 - year - old Donald Young finally showing Grand Slam grit in his third - round loss to 10th - ranked Feliciano López, the conversation about American men's tennis turned on a new question: Who has more upside?

Now all he has to do is overcome his Friday flutters and continue his newfound love affair with links golf and the 25 - year - old from Northern Ireland just may add the third leg of the career grand slam to his resume.

Spieth is trying to complete the third leg of the career grand slam at 23 years old.

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.

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

He had been one of the most consistent players on tour the past few years, missing out on the semifinals in a Grand Slam for just the second time since 2010 (third if you count this year's French Open, in which he didn't participate).

In last night's game, shortstop Addison Russell belted a grand slam, third baseman Kris Bryant went 4 - for - 5 with a home run and first baseman Anthony Rizzo went 3 - for - 5 with a home run, as the Cubs cruised to a 9 - 3 victory.

If Spieth can hold his advantage for 18 more, he'll win his third career major — and complete a third leg of the career grand slam — less than a week before his 24th birthday.

That, and Jake Arrieta, was a good start for securing a win and forcing Game 7, but Russell and the Cubs piled on with a grand slam in the third off of Dan Otero, who had just entered the game in relief of Tomlin.

If not for tournament games played without an outfield fence, or a mishap when one of them failed to touch third base on an expected grand slam, coach Jim Bennett estimates the duo would be responsible for at least 11 four - baggers.

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.

No one would be surprised to learn — as Spieth already knew, according to Ferguson — that the term gained currency after Tiger Woods failed to claim the third leg of the same - season grand slam at the Open Championship at Muirfield in 2002.

It's a career Grand Slam for Inbee Park, becoming the third youngest man or woman to reach seven major championships.

Her run also includes an eye - catching second - round win over Spanish third seed Garbine Muguruza and makes her the first Latvian woman to make a Grand Slam quarter - final since Larisa Neiland at Wimbledon in 1994.

From chasing down an iPhone thief to the important stuff: landing her sixth Wimbledon title, a 21st major title, her second career Serena Slam, AND the third leg of the calendar Grand Slam after a sweet victory over Garbine Muguruza, the tennis phenomenon had quite the year.