Multi-Signed US Open Notebook
Price: $1,500.00
Hard Cover. [c. 2018]. Near Fine.
Signed by 28 US Open participants between 2018 and 2019, with their names written in black marker by former owner above each signature: Garbiñe Muguruza, Novak Djokovic, Lukasz Kubot, Elina Svitolina, Dominika Cibulková, Julia Göerges, Barbora Strýcová, Pam Shriver, Madison Keys, Kevin Anderson, Gaël Monfils, Carina Witthöft, Grigor Dimitrov, Madison Brengle, Maria Sharapova, Marcelo Melo, Jelena Ostapenko, Caroline Garcia, Magda Linette, Rafael Nadal, Aryna Sabalenka, Karen Khachanov, Victoria Azerenka, Angelique Kerber, Feliciano López, Donna Vekic, Maria Sakkari, and Ajla Tomljanovic. Publisher's black cloth, with front cover stamped in white, lined pages with US Open logo to bottom corners, and black elastic closure band. Near fine, with some fuzz and dust to cloth, light staining to front pastedown, and very lightly bumped corners. With five 2018 US Open tickets inserted into rear pouch. Overall, a fantastic assortment of tennis signatures. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are two of the top contenders for greatest male tennis player of all time, with 24 Grand Slams singles titles to Djokovic's name and 22 to Nadal's. Together with Roger Federer, they formed the "Big Three," dominating the sport for two decades and collectively winning 66 Grand Slam singles titles. In the two years that the signatures in this book were collected, Djokovic and Nadal each won the US Open, Djokovic in 2018 and Nadal in 2019. Maria Sharapova is one of 10 women to achieve a Career Grand Slam, which means winning all four Grand Slam tournaments, and has a total of five Grand Slam titles. Pam Shriver is one of the most successful doubles players in history, amassing 22 Grand Slam doubles titles, 20 of which were alongside Martina Navratilova, and one mixed doubles Grand Slam. Other Grand Slam singles winners in the notebook are Garbiñe Muguruza (x2), Madison Keys (x1), Je?ena Ostapenko (x1), Aryna Sabalenka (x4), and Victoria Azarenka (x2). Founded in 1881 and located in Queens, New York, the US Open is one of four Grand Slam tennis tournaments - the other three being the Australian, French, and Wimbledon. Interestingly, the US Open is the only Grand Slam tournament that was not interrupted by World War I, II, or the Covid-19 pandemic. Item #USO001
