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2018 US Open (tennis)
The 2018 US Open was the 138th edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Rafael Nadal and Sloane Stephens were the defending champions in the men's and women's singles events, however both failed to defend their titles. Nadal retired during his semifinal match against Juan Martín del Potro. Stephens was defeated in the quarterfinals by Anastasija Sevastova, whom Stephens had beaten at the same stage the previous year. Novak Djokovic won the men's singles title, defeating del Potro in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3. It was his third US Open title and 14th Grand Slam, tying Pete Sampras' record to become equal third among all-time Grand Slam champions. In women's singles, Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–4, becoming Japan's first-ever able-bodied Grand Slam singles champion. Tournament Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Slam (tennis)
The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year. In doubles, a Grand Slam may be achieved as a team or as an individual with different partners. Winning all four major championships consecutively but not within the same calendar year is referred to as a "non-calendar-year Grand Slam", while winning the four majors at any point during the course of a career is known as a "Career Grand Slam". The term Grand Slam is also attributed to the Grand Slam tournaments, referred to as Majors, and they are the world's four most important annual professional tennis tournaments. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention, the greatest strength and size of the field and, in recent years, the longest matches for men (best of five sets, best of three for the women). The tournaments are overseen by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), rather than the separate men's and women's tour orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Andreev
Adrian Andreev (, born 12 May 2001) is a Bulgarian professional tennis player, who competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 183 achieved on 18 September 2023. He won the 2018 US Open – Boys' doubles, 2018 US Open Junior doubles title with Anton Matusevich. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 584 achieved on 12 September 2022. He is currently the No. 3 Bulgarian player. Junior career As a junior, he reached a career-high ITF ranking of No. 2 on 31 December 2018. Andreev won th2017 Eddie Herr Junior ChampionshipsITF tournament both in singles and in doubles. In 2018, Andreev won the Junior title at the US Open in doubles with Anton Matusevich, becoming the second Bulgarian to win the US Open after Grigor Dimitrov in 2008 US Open – Boys' Singles, 2008 Singles. In October 2018, Andreev reached the semifinals in singles at the Tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
