Tennis
- Australian Open
- Men's Final: Novak Djokovic defeats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(2)
- Women's Final: Maria Sharapova defeats Ana Ivanovic 7–5, 6–3
- French Open
- Men's Final: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
- Women's Final: Ana Ivanovic defeats Dinara Safina 6–4, 6–3
- Wimbledon Championships
- Men's Final: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7
- Ladies' Final: Venus Williams defeats Serena Williams 7–5, 6–4
- US Open
- Men's Final: Roger Federer defeats Andy Murray 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
- Women's Final: Serena Williams defeats Jelena Janković 6–4, 7–5
Rafael Nadal claimed the World No. 1 ranking for the first time, on August 18, replacing Roger Federer
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Famous quotes containing the word tennis:
“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)
“I know some of my self-worth comes from tennis, and it’s hard to think of doing something else where you know you’ll never be the best. Tennis players are rare creatures: where else in the world can you know that you’re the best? The definitiveness of it is the beauty of it, but it’s not all there is to life and I’m ready to explore the alternatives.”
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)
“Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)