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 6, 2025
January 6, 2008: The day Mikhail Youzhny gave Nadal the heaviest loss of his career
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January 5, 2025
January 5, 1994: The day world No 1 Pete Sampras was shocked by world No 205 Alami in Qatar
On this day in tennis history, then world No 1 fell to a...
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January 4, 2025
January 4, 1976: The day Edmondson won the Australian Open to become the lowest-ranked player to win a Grand Slam
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January 4, 2025
January 4, 1981: The day unheralded Brian Teacher won his first and only Grand Slam title
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January 3, 2025
January 3, 1972: The day Ken Rosewall became the oldest Grand Slam winner in the Open Era
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January 2, 2025
January 2, 1980: The day Guillermo Vilas won his fourth and final Grand Slam title
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January 1, 2025
January 1, 1973: The day Margaret Court won a record 11th Australian Open title and became the first mother to win a Major
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January 1, 2025
January 1, 1998: The day tennis legend Helen Wills passed away at the age of 92
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January 1, 2025
January 1, 1974: The day engaged couple Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert met with contrasting fortunes in the Australian Open finals
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December 31, 2024
December 31, 1977: The day Vitas Gerulaitis won his first and only Grand Slam
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December 30, 2024
December 30, 1977: The day John Lloyd became the first British-born man to reach a Grand Slam final since 1938
John Lloyd made the Australian Open final by downing grass-court specialist Bob Giltinan...
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December 29, 2024
December 29, 1958: The day Peru’s Alex Olmedo played for USA in the Davis Cup
On this day in tennis history, a player from Peru represented the USA...
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December 28, 2024
December 28, 1983: The day 18-year-old Pat Cash won the pivotal match to win the Davis Cup for Australia
Every day, Tennis Majors remembers the most iconic moments in tennis history. On...
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December 27, 2024
December 27, 2007: The day Evonne Goolagong was granted world No 1 status after a 31-year wait
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December 27, 2024
December 27, 1985: The day legendary Australian coach Harry Hopman passed away
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December 26, 2024
December 26, 1947: The day reigning Wimbledon and US Nationals champ Jack Kramer played his first professional match
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December 23, 2024
December 23, 2003: Zina Garrison makes history as first Black captain of US Fed Cup team
After a stellar playing career, Garrison took over as captain from Billie Jean...
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December 22, 2024
December 22, 1977: Defending champion Tanner loses in Australian Open first round
For the first time ever, the defending champion crashed out in the first...
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December 21, 2024
December 21, 1975: Bjorn Borg leads Sweden to first ever Davis Cup title
Bjorn Borg still cites his Davis Cup triumph in 1975 as one of...
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December 20, 2024
December 20, 1994: Lendl bids sad farewell to tennis
Ivan Lendl was 34 years old when a severe back injury forced him...
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December 19, 2024
December 19, 1987: Sweden triumph over upstarts India in unlikely Davis Cup final
India were pushing for a Davis Cup upset for the ages in 1987,...
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