This year’s Open was one great match after another, but nothing topped the show that the 18-year-old Fernandez and a stubborn Svitolina put on in the quarterfinals.

The 18-year-old Spaniard made his big-stage debut in grand style, and showed the steely grace of a future champion in his five-set win over the No. 3 seed.

In a three-hour war where every point felt like a mini-match, the Spaniard out-dueled the two-time BNP Paribas Open champion and put a capstone on her 2021 climb into the Top 10.

By winning his second 4 hour and 11 minute match in three days, Djokovic scaled new career heights at 34, and made his 19th major title his most impressive yet.

What all great matches are about: human emotions. This anxious epic in Paris was far from perfect, but it was tennis at its hair-raising best.

With a varied game and a sporting style, the world No. 1 brought a Wimbledon singles title back to Australia for the first time in 19 years, in an entertaining and nerve-wracking championship clash.

Once upon a time, Rafa might have taken a moment like this for granted. But when he hoisted the event's trophy for a 12th time, the Spaniard seemed to take special pleasure in hearing the applause from his countrymen wash over him.

Osaka-Muguruza in Melbourne felt like a Grand Slam final, and brought a prize-fight atmosphere to Rod Laver Arena.

Djokovic didn’t win the Grand Slam, but he left it all on the court trying, and his five-set win over Zverev is a triumph worth looking back on.