.DiedetheGreat and DylanAlcott both achieved Golden Slams after winning their respective USOpen finals over the weekend. Here's what that actually means.
Novak Djokovic, representing Serbia, was aiming for a calendar Golden Slam in men's tennis, but a loss at the Tokyo Olympics prevented him from achieving that goal.
As for doubles, UK men's wheelchair tennis pair Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid were aiming for a calendar Golden Slam this year as well, but they didn't make it to the gold-medal match at the Paralympics.A career Golden Slam occurs when an athlete wins each of the four Grand Slams and a Paralympic or Olympic gold medal over the course of their career.
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