Tennis
- Australian Open
- Men's final: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–2
- Women's final: Serena Williams defeats Dinara Safina, 6–0, 6–3
- French Open
- Men's final: Roger Federer defeats Robin Söderling, 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4
- Women's final: Svetlana Kuznetsova defeats Dinara Safina, 6–4, 6–2
- Wimbledon Championships
- Men's final: Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick, 5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14
- Women's final: Serena Williams defeats Venus Williams, 7–6(3), 6–2
- U.S. Open
- Men's final: Juan Martín del Potro defeats Roger Federer, 3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2
- Women's final: Kim Clijsters defeats Caroline Wozniacki, 7–5, 6–3
- Davis Cup
- Spain defeats Czech Republic, 5–0
- Fed Cup
- Italy defeats United States, 4–0
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Famous quotes containing the word tennis:
“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)
“The boneless quality of English conversation, which, so far as I have heard it, is all form and no content. Listening to Britons dining out is like watching people play first-class tennis with imaginary balls.”
—Margaret Halsey (b. 1910)
“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)