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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January 21, 2024

January 21, 1998: The day Venus and Serena Williams faced each other on the tour for the first time

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McEnroe OTD 01_21
January 21, 2024

January 21, 1990: The day John McEnroe was defaulted from the Australian Open

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Lleyton Hewitt at the Australian Open
January 20, 2024

January 20, 2008: The day Hewitt and Baghdatis finished the latest match in Australian Open history

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Wilander OTD 01_19
January 19, 2024

January 19, 1989: The day world No 1 Mats Wilander was stunned in the second round of the Australian Open

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Roger Federer
January 18, 2024

January 18, 2000: The day Roger Federer won his first match at a Grand Slam event

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Ivan Lendl
January 17, 2024

January 17, 1982: The day head-hunting Lendl won the most dramatic duel with Gerulaitis

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Ivan Lendl 28_07 OTD
January 16, 2024

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

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Maria Sharapova wins her second round match at the 2013 Australian Open
January 16, 2024

January 16, 2013: The day Maria Sharapova dished out a second straight double-bagel

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January 15, 2024

January 15, 2002: The day Hewitt became the first-ever top seed to be defeated in the Australian Open opening round

We go back to 2002 to witness how Lleyton Hewitt, the first Aussie...
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Björn Borg, Masters 1981, On This Day
January 15, 2024

January 15, 1981: The day ice-man Bjorn Borg lost his cool

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John McEnroe
January 14, 2024

January 14, 1979: The day John McEnroe became the youngest winner of the Masters Cup

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Koubek OTD 01_14
January 14, 2024

January 14, 2002: The day Stefan Koubek came back from match point and 6-0, 6-1, 4-1 down

On this day in tennis history, an Austrian bounced back after falling behind...
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Carlos Moya OTD 01_13
January 13, 2024

January 13, 1997: The day Carlos Moya upset defending champ Boris Becker in the first round of the Australian Open

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Jennifer Capriati at the 2003 Australian Open
January 13, 2024

January 13, 2003: The day Capriati became the first women’s defending champ to crash out in the first round of the Australian Open

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Vitas Gerulaitis OTD 01_12
January 12, 2024

January 12, 1980: The day Vitas Gerulaitis made his famous quote, “No one beats Vitus Gerulaitis 17 times in a row”

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Lleyton Hewitt, On this day 11.01.2021
January 11, 2024

January 11, 1998: The day 16-year-old Lleyton Hewitt became the lowest-ranked player to win an ATP title

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January 11, 2024

January 11, 1988: The first day of play in the Australian Open’s new home

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On This Day, 01/10: John McEnroe & Jimmy Connors
January 10, 2024

January 10, 1982: The day Connors and McEnroe nearly come to blows in Chicago

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Roscoe Tanner OTD 01_09
January 9, 2024

January 9, 1977: The day Roscoe Tanner won his only Grand Slam title

On this day in tennis history, two top players fought it out for...
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Jimmy Connors, On this day 8/
January 8, 2024

January 8, 1978: When the Masters Cup final between Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg sparked a No 1 debate

On this day in 1978, Jimmy Connors defeated Bjorn Borg in three sets...
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Tracy Austin, On this day 07.01.2021
January 7, 2024

January 7, 1979: The day 16-year-old Tracy Austin crushed Martina Navratilova to win the Avon Championships

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