Tennis
- Australian Open
- Men's Final: Roger Federer (Switzerland) defeats Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus)
- Women's Final: Amélie Mauresmo (France) defeats Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium)
- French Open
- Men's Final: Rafael Nadal (Spain) defeats Roger Federer (Switzerland)
- Women's Final: Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium) defeats Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia)
- Wimbledon Championships
- Men's Final: Roger Federer (Switzerland) defeats Rafael Nadal (Spain)
- Women's Final: Amélie Mauresmo (France) defeats Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium)
- US Open
- Men's Final: Roger Federer (Switzerland) defeats Andy Roddick (USA)
- Women's Final: Maria Sharapova (Russia) defeats Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium)
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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)
“[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)