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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December 16, 2024
December 16, 1984: The day Sweden upended John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors on the way to Davis Cup glory
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December 16, 2024
December 16, 1990: The day Pete Sampras won the first Grand Slam Cup to earn a record prize money of $2 million
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December 15, 2024
December 15, 1990: The day Gilbert and Wheaton had to be separated by an official in the midst of a heated match
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December 12, 2024
December 12, 1993: Korda edges home favourite Stich to win Grand Slam Cup in Germany
A day after he saved match points to beat then No 1 Pete...

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December 12, 2024
December 12, 1981: The day John McEnroe almost had a fight with his own Davis Cup captain
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December 11, 2024
December 11, 1983: The day clay-court star Wilander won the Australian Open on grass
On this day, December 11, 1983, Mats Wilander triumphed on the Australian Open...

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December 10, 2024
December 10, 1978: The day 19-year-old John McEnroe single-handedly crushed Great Britain in the Davis Cup final
On this day, December 10, 1978, John McEnroe clinched the Davis Cup title...

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December 9, 2024
December 9, 1985: The day Stefan Edberg claimed his first Grand Slam title
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December 8, 2024
December 8, 1985: The day a teenager named Edberg reached his first Grand Slam final beating then world No 1 Lendl
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December 7, 2024
December 7, 1987: The day Lendl won the Masters Grand Prix for the fifth time
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December 7, 2024
December 7, 1985: The day Navratilova defeated her greatest rival Evert in the Australian Open final
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December 6, 2024
December 6, 1984: The day Sukova prevented Navratilova from completing the calendar-year Grand Slam
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December 5, 2024
December 5, 1988: The day Boris Becker won his first year-end Masters – on a net cord
On December 5, 1988, Boris Becker defeated then world No 2 Ivan Lendl...

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December 3, 2024
December 3, 1995: The day Pete Sampras found his feet on clay and won the Davis Cup
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December 3, 2024
December 3, 2000: The day Gustavo Kuerten upset Agassi to finish the year as world No 1
On this day in tennis history, Gustavo 'Guga' Kuerten beat Andre Agassi at...

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December 2, 2024
December 2, 2001: The day Nicolas Escude won France its ninth Davis Cup title
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December 1, 2024
December 1, 1991: The day Forget stunned Sampras to give France its first Davis Cup title since 1932
On December 1, 1991, Guy Forget beat Pete Sampras to give France their...

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December 1, 2024
December 1, 1996: The day Arnaud Boetsch saved three match points before clinching Davis Cup for France
On December 1, 1996, Frenchman Arnaud Boetsch, down 6-7, 0-40 in the fifth...

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November 29, 2024
November 29, 1991: The day Leconte upset Sampras to take step towards France’s first Davis Cup title in half a century
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November 28, 2024
November 28, 1999: The day Pete Sampras won the ATP Finals for the fifth time
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November 27, 2024
November 27, 2011: The day Roger Federer won a then-record sixth ATP Finals title
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