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Here's a look back at sports happenings on this date in history, Sept. 10.
1962: Rod Laver completes Grand Slam
1962 — Rod Laver becomes the first man since Don Budge in 1938 to win the Grand Slam beating Roy Emerson 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, at the U.S. Open. Margaret Smith becomes the first Australian woman to win the U.S. Open with a 9-7, 6-4 win over Darlene Hard.
Roy Emerson, left, and Rod Laver hold trophies at Forest Hills, New York on Sept. 10, 1962, after their national men’s singles championship match which Laver won 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. (AP Photo/Harry Harris)
1966: Muhammad Ali scores KO to retain world heavyweight title
1966 — Muhammad Ali knocks out Karl Mildenberger in the 12th round in Frankfurt, Germany, to retain his world heavyweight title.
Muhammad Ali reacts after the referee stopped the bout between Ali and European champ Karl Mildenberger, Sept 10, 1966, in Frankfurt, Germany. Ali won by technical knockout. (AP Photo)
1967: Billie Jean King sweeps US Open
1967 — John Newcombe beats Clark Graebner to win the men’s title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Billie Jean King wins the singles, doubles and mixed doubles championships. King, who also swept the three titles at Wimbledon, is the first to accomplish the feat of two sweeps in the same year since Alice Marble in 1939.
Billie Jean King of Long Beach, Calif., and John Newcombe of Australia smilingly hold their trophies after winning the women’s and men’s singles titles of the U.S. Tennis Championships at Forest Hills, New York on Sept. 10, 1967. Mrs. King beat Mrs. Ann Haydon Jones of Britain 11-9, 6-4 in the finals. Newcombe won the cup after defeating Clark Graebner of the U.S. 6-4, 6-4, 8-6. (AP Photo)
1972: Soviet Union upsets US men's basketball in controversial ending
1972 — The United States men’s basketball team loses its first game in Olympic competition. The Soviet Union wins 51-50 with the help of a controversial ending. Dr. William Jones, secretary general of the International Amateur Basketball Federation, tells the referees to have the players replay the final three seconds and the Soviets score a last-second bucket. The Americans, who had the lead when the buzzer sounded the first time, protest in vain. The U.S. team later refuses to accept the silver medal.
United States basketball team players enjoy a brief moment of elation when they thought they had beaten the Soviets, but the referee reset the clock by three seconds and the Soviet Union scored a final goal to win the game 51-50 in Munich, Sept. 10, 1972. (AP Photo)
1972: Ilie Nastase rallies to defeat Arthur Ashe in US Open final
1972 — Ilie Nastase trailing two sets to one and facing break point at 1-3 in the fourth set, comes back to defeat Arthur Ashe, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3, for the U.S. Open men’s singles title.
Ilie Nastase, 26, a native of Bucharest, Romania, holds the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at Forest Hills, N.Y., Sept. 10, 1972. Nastase became the first European to win the men's title since 1934. He defeated American Arthur Ashe (right), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3. (AP Photo/John Rooney Jr.)
1978: Jimmy Connors becomes only player to win US Open on three different surfaces
1978 — Jimmy Connors becomes the only player to win the U.S. Open on three different surfaces, with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over Bjorn Borg. Connors wins the first men’s final played on the Deco Turf II courts at the new USTA National Tennis Center. Connors had won the 1974 U.S. Open on grass and the 1976 U.S. Open on clay courts.
Jimmy Connors returns a shot from Bjorn Borg in the first set of their U.S. Open Tennis Championship match at the National Tennis Center in New York on Sunday, Sept. 10, 1978. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)
1983: Martina Navratilova wins her first U.S. Open title
1983 — Martina Navratilova wins her first U.S. Open women’s singles championship, beating Chris Evert Lloyd 6-1, 6-3.
Martina Navratilova, right, is congratulated at the net by Chris Evert Lloyd after Martina won the Women's Singles title at the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament in New York, Saturday, Sept. 10, 1983. Martina won the title for the first time by a score of 6-1, 6-3. (AP Photo/Carol Newsom)
1988: Steffi Graf becomes third woman to complete Grand Slam
1988 — Steffi Graf becomes the third woman to complete the Grand Slam, defeating Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the U.S. Open.
West Germany's Steffi Graf holds the U.S. Open Women's Singles trophy high, after her victory against Gabriela Sabatini, Sept. 10, 1988. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
1989: Boris Becker wins his first U.S. Open by beating top-seeded Ivan Lendl
1989 — Boris Becker wins his first U.S. Open by beating top-seeded Ivan Lendl 7-6, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 in a four-hour struggle in sweltering heat. Lendl, who won three straight Open titles from 1985-87, tied an Open record with his eighth consecutive final, something Bill Tilden did from 1918-25.
1994: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario becomes first Spanish woman to win U.S. Open
1994 — Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario becomes the first Spanish woman to win the U.S. Open when she beats Steffi Graf, 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Spain's Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario reacts after defeating Steffi Graf to win the women's singles final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, in this Sept. 10, 1994 photo. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
1995: Pete Sampras wins his third US Open title
1995 — Pete Sampras wins his third U.S. Open men’s singles title, taking down the No. 1 seed and defending champion Andre Agassi, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.
Pete Sampras of Tampa, Fla., returns the ball to Andre Agassi of Las Vegas during the finals of the U.S. Open Sunday, Sept. 10, 1995 in New York. (AP Photo/Osamu Honda)
1995: Fuad Reveiz sets NFL record for consecutive field goals with 30
1995 — Fuad Reveiz of the Minnesota Vikings sets an NFL record for consecutive field goals, converting from 32 and 27 yards to give him 30 in a row.
Minnesota Vikings kicker Fuad Reveiz gets a pat on the shoulder by one of his sons after his wife, Gayle, congratulated him after Reveiz broke the NFL consecutive field goals record with his 30th kick Sunday, Sept. 10, 1995, against the Detroit Lions. The Vikings won 20-10. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
2000: Marat Safin stuns Pete Sampras in US Open final
2000 — Marat Safin stuns four-time U.S. Open champion Pete Sampras, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, to become the first Russian to win the U.S. Open men’s singles championship.
In this Sept. 10, 2000, file photo, Russia's Marat Safin poses with his trophy after defeating Pete Sampras in the men's singles final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)
2005: Andre Agassi outlasts Robby Ginepri in five sets to become oldest Slam finalist
2005 — Andre Agassi, 35, outlasts 22-year-old baseliner Robby Ginepri in five sets at the U.S. Open and become the oldest Grand Slam finalist in 31 years. Kim Clijsters captures the first Grand Slam singles title in her fifth appearance in a Grand Slam final, defeating Mary Pierce, 6-3, 6-1.
Andre Agassi of the United States reacts after winning his mens semifinal match against Robby Ginepri of the United States at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Saturday Sept. 10, 2005. Agassi won 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
2006: Roger Federer beats Andy Roddick for US Open crown
2006 — Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the U.S. Open final for his third major championship this year and ninth of his career. Federer becomes the first man ever to win back-to-back Wimbledon and U.S. Open crowns for three straight years.
Roger Federer, of Switzerland, holds up the men's singles championship trophy after defeating Andy Roddick, of the United States, at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
2006: Mannings play in first NFL game to feature two brothers starting at QB
2006 — Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts make fewer mistakes than Eli Manning and the New York Giants in the first NFL game to feature two brothers starting at quarterback. Big brother Peyton is 25-of-41 for 276 yards and a touchdown and the Colts score on five of their first seven possessions to defeat Eli and the Giants 26-21.
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, walks off the field with brother, Peyton Manning, quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts after the Colts beat the Giants 26-21 in NFL football action at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
2010: Bryan brothers win ninth Grand Slam title
2010 — The Bryan brothers win their ninth Grand Slam title, derailing the “Indo-Pak Express” doubles team of India’s Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi in the men’s doubles final at the U.S. Open. Bob and Mike Bryan capture their third title at Flushing Meadows and 65th overall with a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) victory.
In this Sept. 10, 2010 file photo, Bob Bryan, left, and his brother Mike Bryan look at their rackets before their men's doubles finals match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
2011: Vitali Klitschko retains WBC heavyweight title
2011 — Vitali Klitschko defeats Polish challenger Tomasz Adamek by technical knockout to retain his WBC heavyweight title in Wroclaw, Poland. The fight is stopped 2 minutes, 20 seconds into the 10th round.
Referee Massimo Barrovecchio of Italy, center, raises the hand of the winner, Vitali Klitschko, left, of Ukraine after the WBC heavyweight champion title bout against challenger Tomasz Adamek of Poland, right, in the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
2011: Alan Moore, 61, becomes oldest player to play in a college football game
2011 — Alan Moore, a 61-year-old Vietnam veteran and grandfather of five, becomes the oldest player ever to get in a college football game when he kicks an extra point for NAIA Faulkner in its season-opener.
Faulkner's Alan Moore (26) is congratulated by teammate Don Lee, left, after kicking an extra point during an NAIA college football game against Ave Maria University at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. Moore, 61, a Vietnam veteran and grandfather of five, became the oldest player ever to get in a college football game Saturday. (AP Photo, David Bundy)
2012: Jiyai Shin wins longest playoff between two players in LPGA history
2012 — Jiyai Shin makes a two-putt par on the ninth hole of a playoff and beats Paula Creamer to win the Kingsmill Championship, ending the longest playoff between two players in LPGA Tour history. The players play the 18th hole eight times trying to break the tie before darkness forced suspension of play a day eralier.
Jiyai Shin, of South Korea, hugs her caddy as she celebrates winning the Kingsmill Championship LPGA Tour golf tournament in Williamsburg, Va., Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. Shin won the tournament in a nine-hole playoff with Paula Creamer. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
2012: Andy Murray becomes first British man since 1936 to win Slam tourney
2012 — Andy Murray wins the U.S. Open in five grueling sets to become the first British man since 1936 to capture a Grand Slam title. Murray beats defending champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 in his fifth try in the final of a major tournament.
Britain's Andy Murray poses with the trophy after beating Serbia's Novak Djokovic, left, in the championship match at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, in New York. His considerable lead, and a chance at history, slipping away, Murray dug deep for stamina and mental strength, outlasting Djokovic in a thrilling five-set U.S. Open final. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
2013: Thomas Bach elected president of International Olympic Committee
2013 — Thomas Bach is elected president of the International Olympic Committee, keeping the powerful sports body in European hands. Bach, a 59-year-old German lawyer, succeeds Jacques Rogge, the Belgian who is stepping down after 12 years.
Thomas Bach of Germany, the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) arrives to a news conference at the end of the 125th IOC session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)
2013: Ndamukong Suh fined $100,000 by NFL for illegal low block
2013 — Detroit defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is fined $100,000 by the NFL for his illegal low block on Minnesota center John Sullivan in the Lions’ season-opening victory on Sept. 8.
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh pretends to play guitar before a NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Detroit, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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