The Grand Slam tournaments, also called majors, are the four most important annual tennis events. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention, the greatest strength and size of field, and greater number of "best of" sets for men, which is 5. The Grand Slam itinerary consists of the Australian Open in mid January, the French Open around late May through early June, Wimbledon in June–July, and the US Open in August–September. Each tournament is played over a two-week period. The Australian and United States tournaments are played on hard courts, the French on clay, and Wimbledon on grass. Wimbledon is the oldest, founded in 1877, followed by the US in 1881, the French in 1891, and the Australian in 1905. However, of these four, only Wimbledon was a major before 1924–25, when all four became designated Grand Slam tournaments. Skipping majors—especially the Australian Open because of the remoteness, the inconvenient dates and the low prize money—was not unusual before 1982.
Britain's Andy Murray will make his Grand Slam singles return at the Australian Open in January following his career-saving hip surgery. BBC News - Published
After launching his way through his preliminaries, Roy Meyer took on Ukraine’s Khammo in the final, where he showed off his versatility in the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.
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Rafael Nadal says it was "impossible" to hold in his emotions after beating Daniil Medvedev to win the US Open, but he is not thinking of Grand Slam number 20. BBC News - Published
Rafa Nadal moved within one Grand Slam title of tying Roger Federer's all-time mark of 20 on Sunday but even after adding a fourth U.S. Open to his collection the Spaniard said it was his love of the.. Reuters - Published
Rafa Nadal battled past an inspired Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4 in a thrilling final to claim his fourth U.S. Open crown on Sunday, moving within one Grand Slam title of matching his great.. Reuters - Published
Rafael Nadal wins his 19th Grand Slam title after holding off Russian Daniil Medvedev's exhilarating fightback in a gripping US Open final. BBC News - Published
Three years ago, a 16-year-old Bianca Andreescu wrote herself a fake cheque. In winning the US Open, she takes home a real one worth £3.1m. BBC News - Published
Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu claimed her first Grand Slam title in a hard-hitting and nerve-jangling 6-3 7-5 win over Serena Williams on Saturday that put the brakes on the American's bid to.. Reuters - Published
Serena Williams says she has not thought about her loss to Naomi Osaka in last year's US Open final as she goes again for her 24th Grand Slam title. BBC News - Published
Serena Williams has another shot at winning a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title after demolishing Elina Svitolina to reach the US Open final. BBC News - Published
Rafael Nadal remains the favourite to win the US Open and move within one on Roger Federer's tally of 20 Grand Slams after a hard-fought quarter-final win over Diego Schwartzman. BBC News - Published
Italian 24th seed Matteo Berrettini edges a thrilling five-set match against Gael Monfils to reach a first Grand Slam semi-final at the US Open. BBC News - Published
British number one Johanna Konta says she has "a lot to smile about" after her latest Grand Slam bid ends in a US Open quarter-final defeat. BBC News - Published
British number one Johanna Konta says she has "a lot to smile about" after her latest Grand Slam bid ends in a US Open quarter-final defeat. BBC News - Published
The New York City Comptroller said on Thursday that the United States Tennis Association (USTA) had under-reported millions in gross revenue, days before the start of the U.S. Open, the organization's.. Reuters - Published
Novak Djokovic has already established himself as one of the best ever to play the game but the Serb, who clinched his 16th Grand Slam at Wimbledon on Sunday, will not be satisfied until he is.. Reuters - Published
Factbox on Serbia's Novak Djokovic, who beat Switzerland’s Roger Federer 7-6(5) 1-6 7-6(4) 4-6 13-12(3) to win his 16th Grand Slam title on Sunday: Reuters - Published
Serena Williams faces "pressure times 100" when she plays Simona Halep in the Wimbledon final seeking a 24th Grand Slam title, her coach says. BBC News - Published
Serena Williams makes light work of Barbora Strycova to reach the Wimbledon final and stand one win away from a 24th Grand Slam singles title. BBC News - Published
Does the antagonism between 18-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal and the so-called "bad boy of tennis", Nick Kyrgios, go a little deeper? BBC News - Published
Cori "Coco" Gauff has the right elements to reach the top of women's tennis, says former Grand Slam champions Tracy Austin and John McEnroe. BBC News - Published
Factbox on Rafael Nadal's French Open final wins after he beat Dominic Thiem for the second year running on Sunday to become the first player to win the same Grand Slam title 12 times, edging ahead of.. Reuters - Published
Ashleigh Barty claimed her maiden Grand Slam title when she crushed Czech teenager 6-1 6-3 on Saturday to become the first Australian woman in 46 years to win the French Open singles. Reuters - Published
Australian Ashleigh Barty defeats Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova in the French Open final to win her first Grand Slam title and complete a fairytale return to the sport. BBC News - Published
World number one Novak Djokovic's bid to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time is ended by Dominic Thiem in the French Open semi-final. BBC News - Published
Johanna Konta misses out on becoming the first British woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final since 1977 by losing to Marketa Vondrousova in the French Open semi-finals. BBC News - Published
Johanna Konta misses out on becoming the first British woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final since 1977 by losing to Marketa Vondrousova in the French Open semi-finals. BBC News - Published
Johanna Konta is playing "better tennis than anybody" at the French Open and can win her maiden Grand Slam title, says Sue Barker. BBC News - Published
Johanna Konta is playing "better tennis than anybody" at the French Open and can win her maiden Grand Slam title, says Sue Barker. BBC News - Published
Serena Williams's quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title was put on hold on Saturday after the former world number one was knocked out of the French Open in the third round.. Reuters - Published
Top seed Naomi Osaka's quest for a third successive Grand Slam title is ended in the French Open third round by world number 42 Katerina Siniakova. BBC News - Published
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