Tennis
The greatest moments in tennis.
8 moments in this segment.
- — Borg vs McEnroe — Wimbledon Tiebreak. July 5, 1980. Wimbledon final. Bjorn Borg vs John McEnroe. Fourth-set tiebreak — 18-16 to McEnroe. Borg recovers to win the match in the fifth. Most-watched tennis match of its era; defined modern tennis rivalry.
- — Serena Williams Wins First Slam. September 11, 1999, US Open. 17-year-old Serena Williams beats Martina Hingis for her first Grand Slam title. The Williams sisters era begins. By 2024: 23 majors.
- — Sharapova Beats Serena at 17. July 3, 2004. 17-year-old Maria Sharapova beats defending champion Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final. Youngest Wimbledon champion in 17 years. Launched a 15-year career arc.
- — Federer vs Nadal — Wimbledon 2008. July 6, 2008. Considered by many the greatest tennis match ever played. Nadal wins 9-7 in the fifth, his first Wimbledon title. 4 hours 48 minutes, suspended twice for rain, ended in near-darkness.
- — Naomi Osaka Beats Serena. September 8, 2018. 20-year-old Naomi Osaka beats Serena Williams in the US Open final amid a chair-umpire controversy. Osaka apologises while accepting the trophy. The reluctant champion who became Japan's biggest sports star.
- — Coco Gauff Beats Venus at 15. July 1, 2019. 15-year-old Coco Gauff beats Venus Williams (her idol) in the first round of Wimbledon. The post-match hug at the net and Coco's tears in her press conference: the launch of a generation's tennis star.
- — Nadal Wins from Two Sets Down. January 30, 2022. Rafael Nadal comes back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final — winning his record 21st Grand Slam. 5 hours 24 minutes.
- — Coco Gauff Wins US Open. September 9, 2023. 19-year-old Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka to win her first Grand Slam — the US Open. The "thank you to the doubters" speech became the speech of the 2023 tennis season.
