Do you enjoy watching Grand Slam tennis tournaments?
I don't think I've ever watched a Grand Slam tennis tournament. Is it a big competition?
Yes,they are the four most important annual tennis tournaments.
Oh wow! Is it bigger than Wimbeldon? Where does it take place?
Wimbledon is one of the Grand Slam tournaments. The other three are in France, the US, and Australia.
Ah I see. I didn't know they called it Grand Slam. What are the names of the other tournaments?
Grand Slam (tennis)
The Grand Slam tournaments, also called majors, are the four most important annual tennis events. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention, the greatest strength and size of field, and greater number of "best of" sets for men, which is 5. The Grand Slam itinerary consists of the Australian Open in mid January, the French Open around late May through early June, Wimbledon in June-July, and the US Open in August-September
surface ever used in tennis) and the French Pro (indoor wood). In the official statistics as published by the ITF or ATP these tournaments are seldom listed because only the amateur tournaments were taken into account. Yet Laver's supremacy in 1967 was undisputed: in his statistics (19 major tournaments) three of the four previous tournaments are listed. The one tournament not chosen is 1967 Wimbledon Pro because it was a one-off event and not a "Grand Slam pro" tournament but it was probably the greatest pro