The tennis Grand Slam is so rare that only five players can claim one, and no player at all has achieved the feat since 1988. The Golden Slam, winning all four majors and a gold medal in the same year, is nearly impossible. Only Steffi Graf had ever done it.
Tag: Novak
Daniil Medvedev Wins U.S. Open, Novak Djokovic Falls Short of Grand Slam
Novak Djokovic said he was going to play this match as if it were the last of his career, that he was going to pour every ounce of his heart and soul into trying to do what few thought could ever be done again. It was not enough. With a
Novak Djokovic Reaches U.S. Open Final, One Victory From a Grand Slam
Twenty-seven down, one to go. With a five-set win over Alexander Zverev of Germany on Friday night, Novak Djokovic moved to within a single match victory of pulling off the most hallowed achievement in tennis. After winning the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon this year and knocking out
Novak Djokovic Is Ready for Another Fight
“A good fight.” “A battle.” This, invariably, is Novak Djokovic, late in the evening, often well past midnight, when another day of work is finally done, when the arena has emptied and he sits in front of a microphone, his piercing eyes an odd combination of glazed and steely, and
Novak Djokovic Beat Alexander Zverev, Will Play for Grand Slam at U.S. Open
Twenty-seven down, one to go. With a five-set win over Alexander Zverev of Germany on Friday night, Novak Djokovic moved to within a single match victory of pulling off the most hallowed achievement in tennis. After winning the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon this year and knocking out
Novak Djokovic Plays Alexander Zverev in U.S. Open Semifinal
“A good fight.” “A battle.” This, invariably, is Novak Djokovic, late in the evening, often well past midnight, when another day of work is finally done, when the arena has emptied and he sits in front of a microphone, his piercing eyes an odd combination of glazed and steely, and
Taking Aim at Novak Djokovic, Kei Nishikori Wants a Streak of His Own
It was one of the most famous retorts in tennis history, a perfectly executed overhead slam of a quote from the self-deprecating prince of the tour, Vitas Gerulaitis. Going into his match against Jimmy Connors at the 1979 Masters, Gerulaitis had lost 16 straight matches to the lefty, but pulled
A Young Serbian Player Has a Not-So-Secret Weapon: Novak Djokovic
Olga Danilovic has never experienced an atmosphere like the show court matches at the U.S. Open. Now she will have to wait at least another year. Danilovic had been scheduled to play the reigning champion Naomi Osaka at noon on Wednesday, but withdrew from their second round match about an
Novak Djokovic is Sensitive, Even When the Crowd’s Not Against Him
Men’s stars like Jack Kramer, Roy Emerson, Ken Rosewall, Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi never managed. Federer and Nadal surely won’t either. But Djokovic is close enough to taste the Grand Slam now, having won the first three of the four legs
Novak Djokovic Wins His First-Round Match at the U.S. Open
Novak Djokovic, the No. 1-ranked men’s tennis player, began his bid for the final leg of the Grand Slam with a 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-1 victory over Holger Rune in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday night. Rune, an 18-year-old qualifier from Denmark, was making his