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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November 12, 2024

November 12, 2007: The day Roger Federer suffered a second consecutive loss for the first time in four years

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November 12, 2024

November 12, 1978: The day John McEnroe beat Bjorn Borg for the first time

On this day in tennis history, John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg played the...
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Henin OTD 11_08
November 11, 2024

November 11, 2007: The day Justine Henin topped Maria Sharapova and won the WTA Finals

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November 10, 2024

November 10, 1973: The day Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg faced off for the first time

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Agassi 11_10 OTD
November 10, 2024

November 10, 1997: The day Andre Agassi slumped to No 141, his lowest ranking in a decade

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Bjorn Borg
November 9, 2024

November 9, 1993: The day the great Bjorn Borg played his last-ever professional match

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November 8, 2024

November 8, 1976: the day the first German tennis legend, Gottfried von Cramm, died in a car crash at the age of 76 

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Henin OTD 11_08
November 8, 2024

November 8, 2007: Henin’s double-bagel revenge

On this day in tennis history, Justine Henin exacted her revenge on Marion...
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Goran Ivanisevic, On this day 7.11.2021
November 7, 2024

November 7, 1993: The day the Paris crowd booed Goran Ivanisevic for serving too well

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Andre Agassi, On This Day 1999
November 7, 2024

November 7, 1999: The day Andre Agassi achieved an unprecedented Parisian double

On November 7, 1999, Andre Agassi emerged victorious from a breathtaking final against...
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Berdych 11_06 OTD
November 6, 2024

November 6, 2005: The day Tomas Berdych won his first and only ATP Masters title

On this day in tennis history, 2000s top 10 staple Tomas Berdych claimed...
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Davydenko 11_05 OTD
November 5, 2024

November 5, 2006: The day Davydenko won the shortest ever Paris Masters final

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November 5, 2024

November 5, 2016: The day Andy Murray became world No 1 for the first time

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November 4, 2024

November 4, 1984: The day John McEnroe threw one of his most famous tantrums in Stockholm

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Andy Roddick 2003 On This Day
November 3, 2024

November 3, 2003: The day Andy Roddick reached the top of the world rankings for the first time

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November 3, 2024

November 3, 1975: The day the first ever WTA rankings were released

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Boris Becker Nov 2 OTD
November 2, 2024

November 2, 1986: The day Boris Becker won the inaugural Paris-Bercy Open

On this day in tennis history, then world No 2 Boris Becker beat...
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November 1, 2024

November 1, 2007: The day Nalbandian defeated Federer for the second time in 11 days

On this day in tennis history, Nalbandian defeated Federer at the Paris Masters...
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Venus Williams
October 31, 2024

October 31, 1994: The day tennis legend Venus Williams made her professional debut at the age of 14

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October 30, 2024

October 30, 1996: The day Cedric Pioline showed the Paris public the finger, 26 years before being named tournament director

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Boris Becker, On this day 30.10.2020
October 30, 2024

October 30, 1994: The day Boris Becker became the first man in the Open Era to beat the world’s top three at the same event

After a disappointing US Open in 1994,, the German beat Michael Stich, Pete...
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