Grand Slam
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Grand Slam is a general sports term applied when achieving something special.
Most common uses:
- In tennis, winning the Grand Slam is holding the following titles at the same time: Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open. Those tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments.
- In rugby, the beating of all opponents during the Six Nations Championship (previously Five Nations Tournament).
- In golf, the modern Grand Slam is winning the following four tournaments in the same year: The Masters, The Open Championship, US Open, PGA Championship. (Before the founding of The Masters and the ascension of the PGA Championship, the U.S. and British Amateurs were considered part of the four majors.)
- In baseball, a Grand Slam home run is a home run with all the bases occupied, thereby scoring 4 runs, which is the most possible on one swing of the bat.
- In bridge, it is bidding for and winning all the tricks in one hand.
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