On this day
January 28, 1996: The day Boris Becker won his final Grand Slam title
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at some of the biggest moments in tennis history. On January 28, 1996, Boris Becker beat Michael Chang to win the Australian Open, the last Grand Slam title of his career.
January 27, 2002: The day Thomas Johansson stunned Safin to win the Australian Open title
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On January 27, 2002, Thomas Johansson upset Marat Safin to win the Australian Open.
January 27, 2008: The day 20-year-old Novak Djokovic claimed the first of his 24 Grand Slam titles
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 2008 to witness how Novak Djokovic, 20 years old, defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Australian Open final to become the first Serbian player in tennis history to ever win a Grand Slam title
January 26, 2002: The day Capriati made Hingis crack in the Australian Open final
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On January 25, 2002, Jennifer Capriati came back from one set and four games down to beat Martina Hingis in the Australian Open final
January 26, 2000: The day Don Budge, tennis’ first Grand Slam winner, passed away
On this day, January 26, 2000, Donald Budge, the man who completed the first Grand Slam in tennis history, passed away at the age of 84
January 25, 1997: The day Swiss Miss Martina Hingis became the youngest ever Grand Slam champion
January 24, 1995: The day a heartbroken Pete Sampras burst into tears on court at the Australian Open
January 24, 2008: The day Tsonga crushed Nadal at the Australian Open with an awesome display of power tennis
January 23, 2011: The day Schiavone and Kuznetsova played the longest women’s Grand Slam match in history
January 23, 1988: The day Steffi Graf beat Chris Evert in the first indoor Australian Open final
January 22, 2003: The day Andy Roddick outlasted El Aynaoui in the longest fifth set in Grand Slam history
January 21, 1998: The day Venus and Serena Williams faced each other on the tour for the first time
January 21, 1990: The day John McEnroe was defaulted from the Australian Open
January 20, 2008: The day Hewitt and Baghdatis finished the latest match in Australian Open history
January 19, 1989: The day world No 1 Mats Wilander was stunned in the second round of the Australian Open
January 18, 2000: The day Roger Federer won his first match at a Grand Slam event
January 17, 1982: The day head-hunting Lendl won the most dramatic duel with Gerulaitis
January 16, 1981: The day Connors called Lendl a chicken, a nickname that the Czech would bear until his first Grand Slam title in 1984
January 16, 2013: The day Maria Sharapova dished out a second straight double-bagel
January 15, 2002: The day Hewitt became the first-ever top seed to be defeated in the Australian Open opening round