Sentence examples for final debut from inspiring English sources

It will be the first all-Italian Grand Slam final in the Open era, with Pennetta the oldest player to make her final debut.

Though on paper England may seem the obvious favourites – a rare label for the team forever cast as the underdogs to the near indomitable Black Ferns – Canada, despite making their World Cup final debut, are no pushovers.

Yet he very much had earned the privilege of a Wimbledon final debut, having taken nearly four-and-a-half hours longer to get to the final Sunday than Federer, who arrived with just under 10 hours on the clock.

Friday's race also featured South African double-amputee Oscar Pistorius in his Olympic final debut, but the South African squad, which won the silver medal at last year's world championships, was not competitive.

Judy Murray toasted son Andy's Wimbledon final debut with champagne despite the Scot falling just short of becoming the first British man to win the Wimbledon men's singles title for 76 years.

Kvitova said she had been "in the zone" as she thrashed Bouchard, who was making her Grand Slam final debut.

There hadn't been a matchup between players making their Grand Slam final debuts at Flushing Meadows since 1997, and this hardly qualified as a classic, lopsided and lasting less than two hours.

They will also enjoy their team's long-awaited semi-final debut against Leinster in Bordeaux which, on the evidence of this quarter-final weekend, could easily determine the identity of this year's champions.

Durant, fast becoming the most popular player in the league at 23, dazzled in his finals debut.

The icing on the AFL's cake is a New South Wales derby to herald Greater Western Sydney's finals debut.

Making his finals debut at age 23, Durant did not disappoint, averaging 30.6 points while going head to head with James.