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.
