Defeat
Grand slam
Grand slam noun - Winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge.
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While the defeat of Simona Halep maybe wasn't even that shocking (since Halep never won a Grand Slam before and Pennetta was a seeded player), the defeat of Williams certainly was.
Source: Useful Notes / Tennis - He became the first African-American man to win a Grand Slam, his most memorable Slam victory being his stunning defeat of Jimmy Connors in the 1975 Wimbledon final through tactical play.
Source: Useful Notes / Tennis - This means that in this period she won every tournament she participated in, among others the Paralympic Games and the Grand Slam tournaments (and it's not like she was not winning before that defeat).
Source: Useful Notes / Tennis
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