Grand Slam

The Grand Slam is a book about one of the greatest golf and sports achievements of all time. The author is Mark Frost, who has written many books, is a screenwriter, film and movie director and producer. While I did not find a source telling me why Frost wrote the book, I found a source saying he likes to play golf, which makes sense since he has written three books about golf, including this one and one of them “The Greatest Game Ever Played” was so good they turned the book into a movie. The thesis of this book is that Bobby Jones’s run of winning all four of the major championships in one calendar year changed the sport of golf forever. The reason I chose this book was because it was about golf and I recently started golfing at the end of last school year and I really enjoyed it and started golfing all summer. So, when I saw a book about golf and history, I had to choose it for my project. Frost could have been biased in his book since he enjoys golf, but the book is very professionally written while occasionally boring. It is very…

On May 1st, 1960, the 24th deep-penetration U-2 overflight of the Soviet Union was scheduled, code-named Operation Grand Slam. Operation Grand Slam was piloted by Francis Gary Powers, the most experienced U-2 pilot from CIA. After airborne from Peshawar, Pakistan, Powers guided the aircraft towards Soviet-Afghan border and later Tyurantam Missile Test Range, his first target. The planned route would take him over Chelyabinsk, Kyshtym, Sverdlovsk, northwest to Kirov, north over Yur’ya and…

2008 finalist opponent of Roger Federer is Andy Murray a British tennis player. This is another rival of him with 3-time Grand Slam Champion and a 2-time Olympic Champion. Andy Murray is aiming to win his first US Open title against the 4th straight Grand Slam Champion at the US Open; Roger Federer. But Roger Federer would not give up his title that easily and he absolutely ended the game 1hr and 51 minutes with the score 6-2, 7-5, and 6-2. That with this achievement of his really means a lot…

Is Roger Federer the best tennis player in history? He is currently number nine in the world, but he is one of the best tennis players of the history. He has a lot of titles on his career, including Grand Slams. He also is a good person and a positive player. He has played tennis all his life and he always had shown that he is the best. Roger is one of the best players of all time because of his game statistics and his personality. Federer is the player with more Grand Slams in history. Grand…

Over the weekend, Andy Murray won his third Grand Slam and second Wimbledon title, defeating next generation of tennis member Milos Raonic. The match was a fairly routine three-set victory (6-4, 7-6, 7-6) for Murray, who never seemed in jeopardy of losing the meeting. Raonic entered Sunday’s Wimbledon men’s final playing at a tremendously high level, fresh off the greatest win of his career, a five-set victory over arguably the greatest tennis player of all time, Roger Federer. In the semifinal…

In 1999 Serena Williams won a singles victory at the U.S. Open, which made her the second black woman to win a Grand Slam title. The first being Althea Gibson. As an african american tennis player Serena has overcome and dealt with many difficulties. She has been told that she and her sister Venus (also a tennis player) are arrogant and unfriendly to others on the court and off the court. Serena is well known for her tennis skill and all the events that she has won at a young age. She also…

sister, she holds the record for the fastest serve ever delivered by a woman, at a shocking 130 miles per hour (Advarsity Sports). The expert player is comfortable all around the court, unlike her sibling who is mainly comfortable on the baseline. Another difference between the two is that Venus is more comfortable playing on grass courts while Serena says she likes to play on any terrain, such as grass, carpet, hard, and clay courts. The last major difference between the two are their…

ranking has no effect on what she should be. She should be ranked higher. She just has a super, super game to play well on grass." At the U.S. Open, Williams made a strong showing. Williams clinched her third straight and sixth overall U.S. Open singles title in 2014 by defeating her good friend Caroline Wozniacki. At the French Open in June, Williams managed to overcome illness to win the tournament for the third time and claim her 20th Grand Slam singles title, good for third place all-time.…

Although Murray has been in numerous finals, he has only won a single Grand Slam title- Wimbledon 2013. He was able to come back in this match, but he seems to struggle in the five set matches when he starts to lose a few games. Most recently against Novak Djokovic in the French Open final, Murray won the first set, but lost the next three after Djokovic broke Murray several times in the second set. Djokovic is arguably the best player in recent history, but as Murray is the second best player,…

make him decide to totally focus on playing tennis. By 14, he was engrossed in the sport and after winning 2 national titles in 1993, his parents suggested for him to join the national development programme of Swiss Tennis. He first showed no interest but later decides to undergo the qualification. In 1995, Federer is admitted into the program and moves from Basel to Ecublens. Making his professional debut in 1999, it wasn’t until 2003 when he accomplished to win his first Grand Slam at…