Images from Day 5 of the Wimbledon tennis championships played in London, on Friday.
Now both men have made history for their country, leaving a permanent mark on the history books.
Wimbledon will drop the titles "Miss" and "Mrs" before the names of female winners on its honour roll to match the men's boards in an attempt to modernise the tournament.
Former champions Venus Williams and Andy Murray were named in Wimbledon's initial list of wildcards
IMAGES from Day 1 of the US Open played Flushing Meadows, New York, United States, on Monday.
Evert said she has been impressed by what she has seen from the 27-year-old.
Images from the US Open women's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Wednesday.
'We have dreamt about this for such a long period of time, we worked hard as a unit for such a long period of time and to see this (the trophy) with us, it feels quite relieved as well.'
Murky skies and drizzle could not dampen the enthusiasm of spectators arriving on Monday
Last year's runner-up and seventh seed Ruud will now advance to the semi-finals, where he could face fourth seed Alexander Zverev or 11th seed Alex de Minaur.
The big-serving seventh seed, who has flown somewhat under the radar throughout the Championships, will meet the winner of the second semi-final between Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Canadia's Denis Shapovalov in Sunday's final.
India's first and only tennis medal in the history of Olympic Games came way back in 1996, when Leander Paes claimed the singles bronze in Atlanta.
With no standout favourite in the women's field, it could provide an ideal stage for American Serena Williams to finally end her quest for an elusive 24th Grand Slam title.
Nadal will not be playing at Wimbledon, having decided to rest, while eight-time champion Federer is showing signs that, at 39, the window of opportunity to win one more Slam is closing.
Images from Day 10 of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, on Thursday.
Images from Day 6 of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, on Saturday.
Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the Wimbledon championship
Nadal said the two-week gap between the French Open and Wimbledon was not enough time for him to recuperate
Rybakina is the youngest Wimbledon women's singles champion since Petra Kvitova in 2011.
Rybakina barely put a foot wrong as she recovered from a nervous start against the wily Tunisian.
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz has made it to the semi-finals on his Olympic Games debut.
Roger Federer said he has never faced problems in switching from claycourts to grass and hopes his decision to play on his least favourite surface at Roland Garros will prove beneficial to his Wimbledon bid.
The duo made the men's doubles semi-finals at Wimbledon and the final of the US Open in the same season.
The 23-year-old Pole, who also won the Roland Garros title in 2020, said she was fully aware that perfectionism was a double-edged sword.
Novak Djokovic overcame a slow start to outclass Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-6 (7) in the final and win his seventh Wimbledon title in London on Sunday.
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Factbox on Romanian Simona Halep, who beat Serena Williams 6-2, 6-2 to win the Wimbledon title on Saturday:
Novak Djokovic said he is building up to hit top form for his French Open title defence.
He may have entered the semifinal as the underdog, but Jannik Sinner's stunning victory over overwhelming favourite Novak Djokovic left the Melbourne crowd shocked.
Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff stressed the need to start matches earlier at Grand Slams
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Ordinarily the championships would have been in full flow this week, but the grasscourts remain vacant and the strawberry and cream stalls empty.
'I think it only happens in France. At Wimbledon, obviously, there's not that. Or in Australia either. At the US Open, it's still rather quiet. Here, it's a really unhealthy atmosphere.'
From 2022 a new event for under 14s will be staged at the All England Club during the second week of the Championships.
Three contenders for the women's singles title at the Australian Open.
'The last few games obviously... you can feel that you're not coming back from it. I'm not used to that kind of situation, especially not here.'
Karolina Pliskova warmed up for Wimbledon in the best possible fashion on Saturday by powering past Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-4 to win the Eastbourne title.
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