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Meet the eight members of the career-Slam club
- Updated: June 5, 2016
3:12 PM ET
Novak Djokovic was never going to feel complete without winning the French Open, the lone major he had failed to capture.
But Sunday, the top-ranked Serb ruled Roland Garros for the first time, becoming the eighth player to win all four Grand Slams at some point in his career.
Here’s a look at this elite class:
Novak Djokovic
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Confirmation came in Paris that this is the golden era of men’s tennis, with the Serbian becoming the third man of his generation to achieve the career Grand Slam. After three previous defeats in Paris, Djokovic was in danger of becoming the first player to lose his first four French Open finals. But he recovered from the loss of the opening set to defeat Andy Murray, and in doing so, became the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four majors simultaneously. He is also halfway to the calendar-year Grand Slam.
Rafael Nadal
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“This is more than I ever dreamed — it is unbelievable to have this US Open trophy,” the Spaniard said to the press after defeating Novak Djokovic in a rain-delayed, 2010 Monday final in New York on the night when he completed his set of majors. Nadal, who was 24 years old at the time, remains the youngest man in the modern game to have scored all four majors.
Roger Federer
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The Swiss won his first Wimbledon title in …
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