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grand slam

In tennis, the winning of four major tournaments in one season: the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. In golf, it is also winning the four major tournaments in one season: the Masters, the US Open, the British Open, and the US PGA Championship. In baseball, a grand slam is a home run with runners on all the bases. A grand slam in bridge is when all 13 tricks are won by one team.
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The defeat meant that Nadal had won three of the last four Grand Slams on three different surfaces and each time he won it was Federer at the receiving end.
Federer - Champion 'Grand Slammer' by Johnny Feltcher / Sports and fitness community
I have new opportunities in the other Grand Slams to win, because if I did it here, if I beat Nadal, Federer and many good players, maybe I can do it one more time.
One Grand Slam at a time insists del Potro by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
But although the world number one is at the height of his tennis powers and holds three of the four Grand Slams, he is cautious about mapping out what he can achieve in the game.
Nadal among the greats after epic Aussie triumph by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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