Which tennis legend has announced his retirement from tennis on 9 August 2022?

Today General Knowledge(GK)

Emma Raducanu

Serena Williams

Maria Sharapova

Iga Świątek

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Serena Williams

American legend "Serena Williams", 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams on Tuesday(9th August 2022) announced her retirement from the sport after this year's U.S. Open starting on Aug. 29. Earlier in the day while dropping a hint at her retirement, Serena said she was “evolving away from tennis”.

On Monday(8th Aug 2022), Williams played only her second singles match since she returned to action at Wimbledon in June after a year-long absence from competition, beating Spain's Nuria Parrizas Diaz to reach the second round of the Toronto Open. The 40-year-old tennis star said that the best word to describe what she is up to is “evolution” and that she wants to grow her family.

Here is a timeline of her rise to the top of the women's game :

1999 : Defeated Martina Hingis in the U.S. Open final, becoming the first African American woman to win a Grand Slam singles title after Althea Gibson in 1958.

2002-03 : Missed the 2002 Australian Open due to injury and then embarked on an incredible run that included winning five of the next six Slams and losing in the 2003 French Open semis.

2004-07 : Career was affected by injury, but she still won Australian Open titles in 2005 and 2007.

2008-09 : Won the 2008 U.S. Open to break her Grand Slam drought before claiming the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles the following year.

2010 : Joined Billie-Jean King on the all-time Grand Slam list in sixth with her 12th major at the Australian Open.

2011 : Underwent surgery after a life-threatening blood clot was detected on her lung. Made the U.S. Open final but lost to Australia's Sam Stosur.

2012 : Won Wimbledon in 2012 and followed that with Olympic gold on the same grass courts, beating top seed Victoria Azarenka in the semi-finals and third seed Maria Sharapova in final. Won her fourth U.S. Open title, beating Azarenka in the final.

2013 : Won her second Roland Garros crown in 2013, one of 10 titles she lifted that year to reclaim the world's top ranking. Added another U.S. Open title to her collection.

2014 : Claimed seven titles, including her sixth U.S. Open, which was her third in succession, to join compatriots Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on 18 Grand Slam wins.

2015 : Beat Maria Sharapova in the 2015 Australian Open final to secure her 19th Grand Slam title. Despite battling flu, won a third successive major and 20th overall by overcoming Czech Lucie Safarova in the French Open final.

2017 : Won her seventh Australian Open title in 2017 to go ahead of Graf with the most Grand Slam singles titles in the open era. Australia's Margaret Court won 24 but the majority came in the amateur era.

2018-19 : Faltered in the finals of Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in both years after returning to tennis following the birth of her daughter Olympia a year earlier.

2021-22 : Did not play competitive tennis since limping out of her opening match at Wimbledon in 2021 due to a leg injury. Returned to Wimbledon this year but lost in the first round. Announced her intention to retire following this year's U.S. Open.

Source : Sakshi

Published On : August 10, 2022

Category : Sports

Recent General Knowledge Questions

Q .

Which advanced AI model has been launched by Google's parent company Alphabet?

Neo

Aqua

Gemini

Gossip

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Gemini

Alphabet (GOOGL.O) on Wednesday (6th Dec 2023) introduced its most advanced artificial intelligence model, a technology capable of crunching different forms of information such as video, audio and text.

* Called Gemini, the Google owner's highly anticipated AI model is capable of more sophisticated reasoning and understanding information with a greater degree of nuance than Google's prior technology, the company said.

* "This new era of models represents one of the biggest science and engineering efforts we’ve undertaken as a company," Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai wrote in a blog post.

* Since the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT roughly a year ago, Google has been racing to produce AI software that rivals what the Microsoft (MSFT.O)-backed company has introduced.

* Google added a portion of the new Gemini model technology to its AI assistant Bard on Wednesday (6th Dec 2023), and said it planned to release its most advanced version of Gemini through Bard early next year.

Published On : December 9, 2023

Category : Science and Technology

Q .

At what rate has RBI maintained the Repo Rate for the 5th Consecutive Time?

6.5%

6.8%

7.3%

7.9%

Correct Answer : Option (A) - 6.5%

* The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent in its monetary review meeting. This is for the fifth time in a row that the MPC has maintained the status quo. Briefing about the Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy in Mumbai this morning, RBI governor Shakitkanta Das said that the Monitory Policy Committee, MPC's has unanimously decided to keep key rates unchanged.

* Mr Das added that consequently, the Standing Deposit Facility rate remains at 6.25 percent and the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.75 percent. Attributing the declining inflation as reason behind maintain status quo the policy stance, the RBI Governor informed that, real GDP growth projection for the current year 2023-24 has been revised from earlier 6.5 per cent to 7 percent. Real GDP growth for Quarter one of 2024-25 is projected at 6.7 per cent, for Quarter 2 at 6.5 per cent and for Quarter 3 at 6.4 per cent. He added that the risks are evenly balanced.

* The RBI Governor also said that the central bank has proposed to hike the limit of UPI transactions in hospitals and educational institutions from one lakh rupees to 5 lakhs.

Published On : December 8, 2023

Category : Banking

Q .

Who has become the first Indian to operate NASA's Mars Rover?

Soni Sarang

Akshata Krishnamurthy

Preeti Narayan

Surbhi Kumari

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Akshata Krishnamurthy

Akshata Krishnamurthy is an Indian woman who created history as she became the first person from the country to operate the Mars rover with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States. She shared her achievement on Instagram, saying, "No dream is ever too big or crazy. Believe in yourself, keep those blinkers on and keep working! I promise you'll get there if you work hard."

Akshata is a PhD holder from the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). She is among the few Indians who joined NASA for a full-time opportunity. According to her LinkedIn profile, Akshata is a principal investigator and mission science phase lead at NASA. She has been working at NASA for over five years now.

Akshata shared her inspiring journey on Instagram and how she became the first Indian citizen to operate a rover on Mars and collect samples to bring back to Earth. Akshata's journey began 13 years ago when she came to the United States with a dream to work at NASA and lead science and robotic operations on Earth and Mars. However, she was discouraged from having unrealistic goals as she was a foreign national on a visa. People told her to have a different plan or change her field entirely. However, Akshata blocked those comments and persevered until she reached the goal.