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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Mary PIerce 2006
October 26, 2024

October 26, 2006: The day Mary Pierce’s career was brought to an end by a horrifying injury

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October 25, 2024

October 25, 1981: The day Vitas Gerulaitis was disqualified in Melbourne

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Amélie Mauresmo, 1999
October 24, 2024

October 24, 1999: The day Amelie Mauresmo claimed her first WTA singles title

On this day in tennis history, two young budding superstars faced off and...
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Rafael Nadal, 2005, On This Day for Tennis Majors
October 23, 2024

October 23, 2005: The day Nadal came back from two sets down to triumph in Madrid

On this day in tennis history, a teenaged Nadal won in Madrid -...
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October 22, 2024

October 22, 1985: The day Arthur Ashe resigned as the US Davis Cup captain

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Nalbandian OTD 10_21
October 21, 2024

October 21, 2007: The day David Nalbandian achieved Madrid glory after dismissing Big Three

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October 21, 2024

October 21, 1989: The day Jimmy Connors claimed the last of his 109 ATP titles

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October 20, 2024

October 20, 1985: The day Ivan Lendl and Henri Leconte had their match interrupted by a religious fanatic

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Tomas Berdych OTD
October 20, 2024

October 20, 2006: The day Tomas Berdych shocked Rafael Nadal, and an entire nation

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October 20, 2024

October 20, 2003: The day Justine Henin became world No 1 for the first time

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Chris Evert 1980
October 19, 2024

October 19, 1980: The day Chris Evert won her 100th Tour title

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Ivan Lendl
October 18, 2024

October 18, 1993: The day Ivan Lendl won his 94th and last ATP title

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Jimmy Connors OTD 17-10-2021
October 17, 2024

October 17, 1982: The day Jimmy Connors had the chair umpire removed

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Jimmy Connors OTD 10_17
October 17, 2024

October 17, 1975: The day Jimmy Connors finally made his Davis Cup debut

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Walter Clopton Wingfield
October 16, 2024

October 16, 1833: The day the man who invented lawn tennis – Walter Clopton Wingfield – was born

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Jennifer Capriati, On this day 15.10.2001
October 15, 2024

October 15, 2001: The day Jennifer Capriati became world No 1 for the first time

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Aaron Krickstein, On this day
October 15, 2024

October 15, 1983: The day 16-year-old Aaron Krickstein became the youngest-ever player to win an ATP title

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October 15, 2024

October 15, 1972: The day Stan Smith led USA to victory over a “cheating” Romanian side in the Davis Cup

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October 14, 2024

October 14, 2001: The day Andy Roddick kept USA in the Davis Cup World Group

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October 13, 2024

October 13, 1985: The day Czechoslovakia won the Fed Cup for the third consecutive time

On 13 October 1985, Czechoslovakia, led by Hana Mandlikova and Helena Sukova, won...
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October 12, 2024

October, 12, 1994: The day Jeff Tarango pulled his shorts down on court in Tokyo

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