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September 30, 1988: The day Mecir won the first Olympic men’s singles gold since 1924

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the most iconic moments in tennis history. On September 30, 1988, Miloslav Mecir defeated Tim Mayotte in four sets to win the Olympic gold medal in tennis' first appearance at the Games in 64 years

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Marin Cilic Wimbledon

Croatian, US Open, Davis Cup champion: Everything you needed to know about Marin Cilic (but never had the time to find out) – updated with 2024 Hangzhou Open title

Marin Cilic won the US Open in 2014 and has been ranked as high as No 3 in the world. Here are the answers to questions you may have about the Croatian veteran

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Ricky Dimon
Steffi Graf 1988 OTD

September 29, 1988: The day Graf took the penultimate step to the Golden Slam

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the most iconic moments in tennis history. On September 29, 1988, Steffi Graf beat Zina Garrison and reached the Olympic final putting her one win away from a unique achievement that no one else has ever accomplished

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Serena Williams, US Open 2022

Inspiring Sports Stars Who Have Battled Depression

Serena Williams, Michael Phelps and Tyson Fury are the few to have braved mental demons

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Ahsan Farooq (Guest)
Althea Gibson, On This Day

September, 28, 2003: The day Althea Gibson, the first African-American player to ever win a Grand Slam tournament, passed away

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 2003 to pay a tribute to the first African-American tennis star, Althea Gibson, who died on this day at the age of 76

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Alexandre Sokolowski
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September 27, 2000: The day a tearful Roger Federer was denied Olympic bronze by Arnaud Di Pasquale

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the most iconic...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Frances Tiafoe
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Curse of the Laver Cup? Upsets abound in Tokyo

Five of the six Laver Cup players competing in Tokyo lost in the...
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Bren Gray
Jannik Sinner, US Open 2024
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Sinner opts not to defend Vienna title, opening door in year-end No 1 race

Sinner will not play between the Shanghai and Paris Masters
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Bren Gray
Gauff Olympics 2024
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How Gauff’s new coach Matt Daly “has made a drastic improvement” already

The 45-year-old is a technique and grip specialist, and is focused on improving...
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Bren Gray
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September 26, 2000: The day Monica Seles won the Olympic bronze medal in Sydney

On this day in 2000, Monica Seles beat Jelena Dokic in straight sets...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Jimmy Connors
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September 25, 1992: The day Jimmy Connors defeated Martina Navratilova in the “Battle of Champions”

On this day in 1992, Jimmy Connors and Martina Navratilova squared off on...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
CILIC_HANGZHOU_2024
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Cilic triumphs in Hangzhou to become lowest-ranked ATP Tour winner

The Croat defeated China's Zhizhen Zhang in the final
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Tennis Majors
Juncheng Shang - Chengdu 2024
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Shang topples top seed Musetti to win Chengdu Open title on home soil

Juncheng Shang becomes first player born after 2004 to win an ATP title
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Don Budge OTD
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September 24, 1938: The day Don Budge completed the very first Grand Slam

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the most iconic...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula
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Sabalenka, Pegula headline WTA China Open draw – but here’s who can stop them

Sabalenka could face either Jasmine Paolini or Qinwen Zheng in the semi-finals
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Bren Gray
Rafael Nadal
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Rafael Nadal named for Spain as Davis Cup Final 8 teams announced

Jannik Sinner returns for Italy, but Alexander Zverev is missing from Germany's team
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Bren Gray
Brad Gilbert at the US Open 2023
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Coach, Gauff, Winning Ugly: Everything you always wanted to know about Brad Gilbert (but never had time to find out) – updated with Gauff split

A former world No 4 and best known for his book 'Winning Ugly',...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Beatriz Haddad Maia at Roland Garros 2023
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Brazil, Roland-Garros, Zhuhai, Ban: Everything you always wanted to know about Beatriz Haddad Maia (but never had time to find out) – updated with 2024 Korea Open title

Brazil's most successful female tennis player since the 1960s, Beatriz Haddad Maia has...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Aaron Krickstein OTD
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September 23, 1989: The day Aaron Krickstein showed why he was called “Marathon Man”

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to some of the most famous...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Tennis team event
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Does tennis need more team events like the Laver Cup?

Scenes at the Davis and Laver Cups have shown another side to tennis,...
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Bren Gray