2020 was an incredible year for tennis, even with the extended pandemic break. Let’s look back at the year’s biggest moments.<\/p>\n
24th<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0– Former World No. 1\u00a0Caroline Wozniacki\u00a0retired<\/a> after her 3rd round Australian Open defeat.<\/p>\n 1st<\/strong><\/span> – Sofia Kenin won her first Grand Slam<\/a> title by defeating Garbi\u00f1e Muguruza in the Australian Open final.<\/p>\n 2nd<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0– Novak Djokovic\u00a0won a record-extending 8th Australian Open title<\/a>, defeating\u00a0Dominic Thiem\u00a0in the final. This was Djokovic’s 17th Grand Slam title.<\/p>\n 26th<\/strong><\/span> – Former World No. 1 & career Grand Slam holder Maria Sharapova retires<\/a> at 32 years old.<\/p>\n 26th <\/strong><\/span>– The Bryan Brothers, considered the best doubles team in tennis history, announced<\/a> they planned to retire after the\u00a0US Open; amid safety concerns over the\u00a0COVID-19 pandemic, they retired before the\u00a0US Open.<\/p>\n 12th<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0– Naomi Osaka\u00a0won her 3rd Grand Slam title, with a 2nd\u00a0US Open, defeating\u00a0Victoria Azarenka<\/a>\u00a0in the final.<\/p>\n 13th <\/strong><\/span>– Dominic Thiem won his first Grand Slam<\/a> title, defeating Alexander Zverev in five sets to win the <\/span><\/span>US Open<\/span>, becoming the first male player born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam singles title.<\/span><\/p>\n 10th<\/strong><\/span> – Iga \u015awi\u0105tek won her first Grand Slam title by defeating Sofia Kenin<\/a> in the French Open final. \u015awi\u0105tek is the first Polish player & first player born in the 21st century, male or female, to win a Grand Slam singles title.<\/p>\nFEBRUARY<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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