Grand Slams: England vs. United States Every year there are roughly two-and-a-half-million people who flock to a succession of illustrious tennis tournaments collectively called the Grand Slams (surprising statement). These four tournaments include the Australian, French, and United States Opens, along with Wimbledon, which is located in England but is never called the English Open. Perhaps the two most unique Slams out of the four are Wimbledon and the United States Open. Although both Wimbledon
Michigan, and started playing tennis at the age of three, something she was pushed to do by her father (Davis). Due to her natural talent and hard work, she became one of the best female tennis players in the world. This led her to win her first Grand Slam title at 17 years old, and she subsequently became the number one ranked women’s singles player in the world three years later (Fagan). Her aggressive and powerful play style changed women’s tennis forever, and her legacy is unlikely to ever be
Tennis, since its creation, has been considered stereotypically by many to be the sport of royalty and the elite of society. The modern game of tennis originated in the United Kingdom in the late nineteenth century (The History of...). Subsequent to its creation, tennis spread midst the upper class English population before spreading around the world. Throughout the history of the sport there have been key individuals who continue to assist in the growing popularity and development of the sport.
legend tennis player wins all four majors tournaments for the career grand slam. Winning the career grand slam consists of winning all four major tennis championships in one year. These tennis championships are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open. Laver became professional the next year, meaning that he could not compete in the Open championships, which at that time amateur-only. In 1968 the four grand slam tournaments stopped their amateur-only rule and let professionals
differences have even led people to question whether one of the sisters should retire. That sister is Venus Williams, who was once ranked the No. 1 tennis player in the world and has won the Grand Slam seven times, more than any other active female player except for her younger sister. Venus has won 14 Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and two It’s possible that Venus simply is not able to keep up, and that once she achieved the top spot, she is not capable of keeping it. One competitor in particular
With his title at the French Open earlier this year, Djokovic completed his career Grand Slam collection. Beyond even the Grand Slam is the Golden Slam, which includes winning the four grand slam events (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open), as well as an Olympic gold medal in the same season. Djokovic entered the Olympics as the No. 1 seed and a heavy favorite to accomplish a career Golden Slam. However, in his first round match, the Serbian ran into the brick wall that is Juan
“Who is the most dominant figure in sports today? LeBron James? Michael Phelps? Please. Get that weak sauce out of here. It is Serena Williams” (Rollingstone). With seventeen Grand Slam singles wins, 13 Grand Slam doubles wins, 2 Grand Slam mixed double wins, and four Olympic Gold medals, Serena Williams is the most powerful woman currently active in women’s tennis (Bloomberg Business Week). Defying the odds and unspoken rules of the sport, Serena Williams, alongside her sister Venus, changed the
1981. She is the champion of seventeen single Grand Slams, and thirteen double Grand Slams alongside her professional tennis playing older sister, Venus. Together, they’re an unbeatable duo. Serena also won four Olympic gold medals, three of them in women’s doubles & one of them in women’s singles. This grand record is shared with her big sister. They are known to have a professional sibling rivalry between them & have faced one another in Grand Slam finals, several times. Like her sister Venus,
He won 14 Grand Slam Titles, two Australian Opens, seven Wimbledon's and five US Opens, besting an Open Era record set previously by Borg. He dominated in his prime, being “number one in the ranking for six consecutive years” (De Guillo). He also finished the year ranked
Expository Essay Did you know every tennis grand slam is played on a different type of surface? Each surface controls the pace and the speed of the tennis balls. This is the very reason why it is so impressive to me the number of a grand slam winners. For each major one of the tennis professionals must not only master its opponent, but also have the skills to control the ball on each surface. There are four major tennis grand slam tennis tournaments played around the world. First Australian Open
female players. Serena had earned $73.3 million in prize money by August 31, 2015, according to the Women’s Tennis Association. She is the highest earning female tennis player in the world. Serena has won 21 Grand Slam titles. She won her first Glam Slam at age 17. She also has a Career Grand Slam. She is a gold medal winner in the Olympics, winning 3 gold medals at the Beijing, London and Sydney Olympics. She has a career win
was three years old. She is the youngest of five daughters and together with her sister Venus, she has scorched a trail in the tennis world. Who is Serena Williams? Serena Williams is a tennis phenomenon who has fought her way to claim 23 grand slam singles before the age of 35. She was born in Saginaw, Michigan but later on her father moved the entire family to Compton, a suburb of Los Angeles, because he thought there would be better opportunities but instead found a neighborhood that was
three slams and left the US open to complete Grand Slam. It is important to know how media described her, who succeeded as an African American tennis player in the world because this video as media took an important role, encouraging people and showing up the racial discrimination still existed in modern society. Briefly discussing about what are on the video. This video was released by CNN before the US open match in 2015. If S. Williams won the US open, she would achieve the Grand Slam at that
The Sport of Tennis Tennis is a sport that many people love to play. It is not the hardest sport in the world to learn. When playing against someone, it is called a match. Tennis can be played one on one or a doubles match. The main object of the game is to hit the ball over the net, inside of the lines so that the opponent can't get to it. There are two lines about two feet parallel to each other that outline the court. In a singles match, the inner line is the out of bound line, while
player to hit a Tennis ball, along her older sister Venus Williams. Serena has won 20 Grand Slams & Venus 11. The Two started playing when they were only 12 and 13 years old in the 90’s. They were taught to play by a book read by their father Richard Williams. Although the William sisters are great players, they’re not the only to achieve in Black success. Althea Gibson was the first African American to win a Grand Slam, and first African American to play international not only did she play Tennis, she
The Venus’ Rise to Fame (introduction) Venus Williams is arguably the greatest African-American tennis player in the history of the game. Winning 17 singles titles in the Southern California 10 and under championships, she was featured on the front page of the entire paper of The New York Times. At age 10, she was described as “the most hotly pursued preteen in U.S. tennis history”. However, the sudden rise of Venus to prominence was surrounded with gender equality and racial associations. Despite
Over the past decade or so, we’ve seen a dramatic increase in the number of women dominating in their respective sports. As well as, seeing women dominate in their professional sports, we’ve seen women become more prominent in broadcasting, and reporting on sports as well. An occupation that once was male dominated, is not so much anymore. These strong female figures, such as Ronda Rousey, Venus and Serena Williams, Maya Moore and Erin Andrews are making waves and names for themselves in sports history
Venus Ebony Starr Williams was born on June 17, 1980, in Lynwood, California. As the fourth child of five daughters, she was birthed to Richard and Oracene Williams. Venus’ willingness to learn, resilience, and her enthusiasm to become masterful despite her life’s demanding nature -- inspired her father to commit to teaching her a game that proved to be an interdisciplinary and catalytic skill in her life. Markedly, Venus was introduced to the game of tennis by her father on the public courts in
Andre Agassi is an eight-time Grand Slam champion, who also won the Davis Cup with the U.S. team on three occasions. He is considered by many as the best service returner of all time and one of the greatest tennis players to ever play the sport. However, his academic career was not as glorious as his tennis career. Agassi quit school at the age of 14 in order to focus on his playing career. Before having done so, Agassi’s favorite subject was English. His teachers told him to pursue a career in literature
Within todays sporting community, certain aspects of sport and its practices promote and construct ideas that sport in general is a male dominated. Women athletes are regularly perceived as mediocre in comparison to their male equivalents (Lenskyj, 1998). Achievement in sport is generally established through displays of strength, speed and endurance, men usually set the standards in these areas, consequently woman rarely reach the level set by top male athletes. Due to this, the media significantly