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French, Federer, depression: Everything you wanted to know about Lucas Pouille (but never had the time to find out) – updated with Mauthausen Challenger
Semi-finalist of the 2019 Australian Open, Lucas Pouille has gone to hell and back. Here are the answers to some questions you may ask yourself about the Frenchman
May 13, 2012: The day when Roger Federer won the only tournament ever played on blue clay
Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event that happened on this specific day. On May 13, 2012, Roger Federer defeated Tomas Berdych to win the Madrid Masters, when the tournament was played on blue clay - making it the first and only tournament to use this surface
May 13, 1973: The day Bobby Riggs “massacred” Margaret Court in a Battle of the Sexes prequel
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 13th, 1973, 55-year-old Bobby Riggs thrashed Margaret Court, then the world No 2, in a match known as the "Mother's Day Massacre". It was an event that would lead to the famous "Battle of the Sexes" a few months later
Djokovic and his defeat after bottle incident: “I didn’t do any scans, now I feel like I should”
Clearly not himself in his straight-sets defeat against Alejandro Tabilo, Novak Djokovic may have been more affected by his head injury than previously thought
May 12, 1979: The day Tracy Austin ended Chris Evert’s 125-match clay-court winning streak
On this day in 1979, a pig-tailed 16-year-old named Tracy Austin shocked the most dominant clay-courter in tennis history, ending Chris Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay in Rome
May 11, 1987: The day tennis came back to the Olympics
May 10, 1996: The day 15-year-old Martina Hingis defeated world No 1 Steffi Graf
Experience the thrill of travelling to New York City for the US Open with Hello Tickets
Nadal returns to Rome with hard-fought victory over impressive Zizou Bergs
May 9, 1915: The day Anthony Wilding, the first tennis superstar, was killed in World War I
May 9 2000: The day Jim Courier announced his retirement from professional tennis
Italy, Montreal, Fashion: Everything you wanted to know about Camila Giorgi – updated with unannounced retirement
May 8, 2005: The day Rafael Nadal won a five-hour thriller against Coria for first Rome title
Gauff and Sabalenka battling for No 2 ranking in Rome ahead of crucial Roland-Garros seedings
Dates, tickets, former champions: Everything you always wanted to know about the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open (but never had time to find out) – updated after men’s final
May 7 2008: The day Juan Carlos Ferrero became the first man to beat Rafael Nadal in Rome
2024 clay-court season sees a dearth of top-player clashes
“Going to try to keep doing the things I’m doing well, not put too much pressure” – Auger-Aliassime back in top 20 after Madrid final
May 6 2007: The day Kim Clijsters retired for the first time at the age of 23
Andrey Rublev battles past Auger-Aliassime to win Madrid Open title