CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -But his success in the junior level– apart from a junior Grand Slam win, he also is the first Indian to win Orange bowl Championships – continued. Bhambri won a silver medal at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore. As Yuki Bhambri celebrates his 28th birthday, take a look at some of his achievements.

Detailed explanation-2: -Molitor then began coaching her daughter in tennis intensively, and Hingis improved rapidly. At 12 she became the youngest-ever Grand Slam junior titlist when she won the 1993 junior French Open. In 1994 Hingis won in France again and then became the youngest junior Wimbledon champion weeks later.

Detailed explanation-3: -Don Budge is the only man to have won six consecutive major singles titles, from Wimbledon 1937 to U.S. Championships 1938, and the first player ever to complete a Grand Slam (1938).

Detailed explanation-4: -It made Mahesh Bhupathi the first Indian Grand Slam winner and Rika Hiraki the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam in 22 years.

Detailed explanation-5: -The crown for youngest Grand Slam winner, man or woman, belongs to Martina Hingis. In 1997, at the age of 16-years and 117-days, the Swiss defeated former world No. 3 Mary Pierce in the final of the Australian Open.