Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Australian Open – Andre Agassi defeats Rainer Schüttler, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.
- French Open – Juan Carlos Ferrero defeats Martin Verkerk, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
- Wimbledon championships – Roger Federer defeats Mark Philippoussis, 7-6, 6-2, 7-6.
- US Open – Andy Roddick defeats Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Australian Open – Serena Williams defeats Venus Williams, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4.
- French Open – Justine Henin-Hardenne defeats Kim Clijsters, 6-0, 6-4.
- Wimbledon championships – Serena Williams defeats Venus Williams, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
- US Open – Justine Henin-Hardenne defeats Kim Clijsters, 7-5, 6-1.
- Pete Sampras retires, aged 32 on August 25
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Famous quotes containing the word tennis:
“Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“[My one tennis book] was very, very old. It had a picture of Bill Tilden. I looked at the picture and that was how I learned to hold the racket.”
—Maria Bueno (b. 1939)
“Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else.”
—Joseph Heller (b. 1923)