Lawn Tennis

The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and is widely regarded as the most prestigious.It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts.

Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open. Since the Australian Open shifted to hard court in 1988, Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass.

Wimbledon Championships 2018

1. Men’s Singles
• Winner – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
• Runner- up – Kevin Anderson (South Africa)
2. Women’s Singles
• Winner – Angelique Kerber (Germany)
• Runner-up – Serena Williams (USA)

French Open 2018

1. 2018 French Open Women’s single title:
• Winner – Simona Halep
• She defeated Sloane Stephens of America.
• Simona Halep became the second Romanian woman to win a Grand Slam singles trophy after Virginia Ruzici.
2. 2018 French Open Men’s single title:
• Winner – Rafael Nadal
• Rafael Nadal won his 11th French Open title by beating Austrian Dominic Thiem in straight sets.
• With this win he won 17th Grand Slam title of his career.

US Open 2018
Men’s Singles title –
• Winner – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
• Runner-up – Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina)
Note:
• It was Djokovic’s third US Open title and overall 14th Grand Slam title.
• With this win, he equalled Pete Sampras’ haul of 14 Grand Slams.
Women’s Singles title –
• Winner – Naomi Osaka (Japan)
• Runner-up – Serena Williams (USA)

Australian Open 2018

Men’s Singles title –
• Winner -Roger Federer (Switzerland)
• Runner-up – Marin Čilić (Croatia)

Women’s Singles title –
• Winner – Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark)
• Runner-up – Simona Halep,(Romania)

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