2008 Australian Open – Women's Singles lost to Ivanovic in the fourth round. 2008 Australian Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Jelena Janković. Maria Sharapova, the runner-up to Williams in 2007, won in the final 7–5, 6–3, against Ana Ivanovic to win her third Grand Slam title and her first at the Australian Open. She was also the first Russian woman to win this tournament. Ivanovic lost in a Grand Slam final for the second time, though she would eventually win the French Open a few months later. This was the first Australian Open appearance
1982 French Open – Men's Singles 1982 French Open – Men's Singles Björn Borg was the four-time defending champion but did not compete this year. World number one, John McEnroe withdrew with an ankle injury. Unseeded Mats Wilander defeated Guillermo Vilas 1–6, 7–6, 6–0, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1982 French Open. Wilander won the 1981 French Open boy's title one year earlier. This was Wilander's first title; the next time that a man would score his first tour win at a Grand Slam event would not come until Gustavo Kuerten won the 1997 French Open. The seeded