Alexandre Sokolowski

Alexandre Sokolowski

Born in Paris, Alexandre fell in love with tennis at the age of 6, watching countryman Henri Leconte reach the semi-finals of the 1992 French Open as a wild card. Although he’s far from being as gifted as Leconte, his journey in tennis still led him to visit the four Grand Slam tournaments, as a coach or a sparring-partner. In 2009, he was the co-founder of a fan blog which became one of the main French tennis websites, Tennis Legend, while teaching tennis in several clubs in Paris area. He joined the Tennis Majors team in April 2020.

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John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors, On This Day
February 24, 2024

February 24, 1984: The day Connors and McEnroe finally joined forces for the Davis Cup

Not so convinced by the interest to make himself available for the Davis...
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Yaroslava Shvedova, On This Day series
February 23, 2024

February 23, 2006: The day Yaroslava Shvedova came within one point of achieving the first golden set in women’s tennis history

On this day in tennis history, Yaroslava Shvedova came within one point of...
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Wimbledon, On this day
February 22, 2024

February 22, 2007: The day Wimbledon finally announced it would award equal prize money

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Andy Roddick OTD 02_21
February 21, 2024

February 21, 2008: The day Andy Roddick gave Kei Nishikori the verbals in San Jose

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Martina Navratilova
February 20, 2024

February 20, 1994: The day Martina Navratilova won her 167th and final singles title

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John McEnroe, OTD 19/2
February 19, 2024

February 19, 2006: The day John McEnroe came out of retirement to win a doubles title at 47

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Canas OTD 02_18
February 18, 2024

February 18, 2007: The day Guillermo Canas won his first title after doping suspension

On this day, February 18, in 2007, Guillermo Canas captured his first title...
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Victoria Azarenka OTD 17/2
February 17, 2024

February 17, 2013: The day Victoria Azarenka beat Serena Williams to win the Doha title

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Suzanne Lenglen OTD
February 16, 2024

February 16, 1926: The day Suzanne Lenglen beat Helen Wills in the Match of the Century

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James Blake
February 15, 2024

February 15, 2007: The day James Blake squandered four match points against Ivo Karlovic in San Jose

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Yahiya Doumbia
February 14, 2024

February 14, 1988: World No 453 Yahiya Doumbia stuns Tour by winning Lyon title

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Roger Federer OTD 02_13
February 13, 2024

February 13, 2000: The day Roger Federer reached his first ATP Tour final in Marseille

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Thomas Muster
February 12, 2024

February 12, 1996: The day Thomas Muster passed Andre Agassi to become world No 1

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Martina Navratilova, On this day
February 11, 2024

February 11, 1994: The day Martina Navratilova played in Chicago for the last time

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Courier 02_09 OTD
February 10, 2024

February 10, 1992: The day Jim Courier became world No 1 for the first time

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On this day 09.02.2021
February 9, 2024

February 9, 1991: The day Andre Agassi lost to his future coach, Brad Gilbert

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On this day, 08.02.2021
February 8, 2024

February 8, 2008: The day Andy Roddick earned one of his best ever clay-court wins

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MALIVAI_WASHINGTON_OTD_7/02/21
February 7, 2024

February 7, 1997: MaliVai Washington fights through career-ending knee injury in Davis Cup

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Arantxa Sanchez, On this day, February 6
February 6, 2024

February 6, 1995: The day Arantxa Sanchez Vicario became world No 1

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Arthur Ashe OTD 06_02_93
February 6, 2024

February 6, 1993: The day the great Arthur Ashe passed away, aged just 49

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Ivan Lendl, On this day, February 5
February 5, 2024

February 5, 1985: The day Ivan Lendl and Larry Stefanki played without an umpire

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