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Dates, format, tickets, Roland-Garros: Everything you always wanted to know about tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics (but never had time to find out) – updated with draws
From dates, to format, tickets and player list, here's everything you always wanted to know about the tennis at the 2024 Olympics
July 26, 1999: The day Pat Rafter began the shortest stint as world No 1
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened. On this day, July 26, 1999, Pat Rafter became the first Australian to reach the world No 1 ranking since John Newcombe, in 1974
July 25, 1970: The day the USTA announced the introduction of the tiebreak
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1970, the USTA introduced a bold change in the scoring format of tennis, one that would be adopted across the board over the years
July 24, 1987: The day Boris Becker edged John McEnroe after a six hour, 21-minute marathon
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1987, Boris Becker edged John McEnroe in a Davis Cup rubber that was just one minute short of the longest tennis match in history at the time
Physically reassured, Nadal was “not satisfied with (his) tennis” in Bastad
After his defeat against Nuno Borges in the final on Sunday, Rafael Nadal, in the run-up to the Olympic Games, took stock of his tournament while speaking to the press
July 23, 1992: The day Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe clashed for the final time
July 22, 1989: The day Boris Becker won two matches to put Germany on course for the Davis Cup final
Borges stuns misfiring Nadal to win first ATP title at Nordea Open
July 21, 1924: The day Titanic survivor Dick Williams won Olympic gold in Paris
July 21, 2004: The day Schuettler defeated Seppi after saving 10 match points
ATP Bastad: Nadal overcomes Ajdukovic to reach first final in two years
July 20, 1954: The day teen star Maureen Connolly suffered a tragic, career-ending injury
Nadal comes through epic against Navone to reach Nordea Open semi-finals
July 19, 1946: The day Ilie Nastase – the first official men’s world No 1 – was born
Nadal comes through testing Norrie encounter to reach quarter-finals of Nordea Open
Holger Rune on Becker, the Olympics and chasing Grand Slam glory
July 18, 1999: The day Pat Rafter downed Todd Martin in an epic controversial Davis Cup clash
July 17, 1994: The day French tennis legend Jean Borotra passed away
July 17, 2017: The day Anastasia Rodionova became only the second woman in WTA history to be defaulted
Rafael Nadal returns to action with victory over Leo Borg at Nordea Open