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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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Caption: Topdot Mortgage, a Jericho-based home mortgage lender, awarded Tim Tripp of Long Island $25,000 when New York Mets slugger, Carlos Delgado, hit a Grand Slam in the fifth inning of the Mets' come-from-behind victory over the St.
That's good news for American tennis fans, who have had to deal with the uninspiring Amelie Mauresmo of France and Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium exchanging Grand Slam titles this year.
She nabbed the number 1 ranking on March 20 after a stellar few months of WTA Tour play, including her first Grand Slam title at January's Australian Open.
 
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