July 7 1911 — Dorothea Lambert Chambers sets the record for the shortest championship match at Wimbledon — 25 minutes — by disposing of Dora Boothby 6-0, 6-0 in the women’s finals. 1985 — West Germany’s Boris Becker, 17, becomes the youngest champion and first unseeded player in the history of the men’s singles at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-7, …
How well do you know the French Open, the Grand Slam tennis tournament that begins Sunday at Roland Garros in Paris? 712 c.) 912 d.) 1,102 ___ 2nd Round: If Iga Swiatek can successfully defend her 2022 championship in Paris, adding to the French Open title she won in 2020, she would pull even with Serena Williams and three other …
Novak Djokovic is starting his 378th week in pole position, edging ahead of Steffi Graf who was on top of the women’s rankings for 377 weeks in her career. The 35-year-old winner of 22 Grand Slams titles is starting his 378th week in pole position, edging ahead of Steffi Graf who was on top of the women’s rankings for 377 …
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