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Bjorn Borg

April 23, 1991: the day Bjorn Borg came back on the Tour with his wooden racquet

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to Monte-Carlo, in 1991, to witness how, after being away from tennis for almost 10 years, the great Bjorn Borg attempted an extravagant return to the game with his old-fashioned wooden racquet

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Pioline OTD 04_23

April 23, 2000: The day Cedric Pioline won his only ATP Masters 1000 title in Monte-Carlo

Each day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On April 23, 2000, Frenchman Cedric Pioline took out Dominik Hrbaty at the Monte-Carlo Masters to claim his only ATP Masters 1000 title

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Alexandre Sokolowski

April 22, 1998: The day Pete Sampras finally won a match in Monte-Carlo

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1998 to witness how the most dominant player of the last five years, Pete Sampras, scored the only win of his career at the Monte-Carlo Open

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic, On This Day

April 22, 2012: The day Rafael Nadal won his eighth consecutive Monte-Carlo title

Each day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On April 22, 2012, Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to win the Monte-Carlo Masters for the eighth year in a row

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Sloane Stephens

US Open, Madison Keys, Jozy Altidore: Everything you ever wanted to know about Sloane Stephens (but never had time to find out) – updated after 2024 Rouen title

Sloane Stephens is an American tennis player and a former US Open champion. Here are the answers to 13 questions you might have about the American

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Haresh Ramchandani
Pete Sampras On this day 21.04.2021
7 months ago

April 21, 1992: The day Pete Sampras was upset by world No 40 Steeb in Monte-Carlo

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history....
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Barcelona Open, 2024
7 months ago

Tsitsipas overcomes spirited Lajovic challenge to reach fourth Barcelona Open final

Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Dusan Lajovic 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 at the Barcelona Open to...
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Jamie Malachy
Elena Rybakina, Stuttgart Open, 2024
7 months ago

Rybakina takes down Swiatek to reach Stuttgart final in clash of WTA heavyweights

The Kazakh beat the world No 1 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. She'll play the...
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Jamie Malachy
Guillermo Coria
7 months ago

April 20, 2006: The day Guillermo Coria won despite 23 double faults in Monte-Carlo

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history....
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Iga Swiatek, Stuttgart Open, 2024
7 months ago

Swiatek comes through tough Raducanu test in compelling Stuttgart quarter-final

The world No 1 defeated the Briton 7-6 (2), 6-3 in a closely...
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Jamie Malachy
Boris Becker & M
7 months ago

April 19, 1988: The day Vajda defeated Becker, 25 years prior to becoming part of Djokovic’s team

Each day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history....
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Monica Seles, On This Day
7 months ago

April 18, 1999: The day Monica Seles helped USA beat Croatia in Fed Cup

Each day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history....
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Alex de Minaur and Rafael Nadal, United Cup 2023
7 months ago

“When you play Nadal, you have to lose all the respect you have for him” – De Minaur

In the fifth episode of the UTS show "All on the Table", Casper...
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Carrie Dunn
Davis Cup
7 months ago

April 16, 1977: The day a USA-South Africa Davis Cup tie was interrupted by anti-apartheid protestors

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history....
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Andrey Rublev with the 2023 ATP Monte-Carlo Masters trophy
7 months ago

Dates, tickets, former champions: Everything you always wanted to know about the 2024 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters (but never had time to find out) – updated after the final

From dates to defending champions, here’s all you need to know about the...
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Jamie Malachy
Sumit Nagal at the 2024 Australian Open
7 months ago

India, Top 100, Bhupathi: Everything you always wanted to know about Sumit Nagal (but never had time to find out) – updated with top 80 ranking

Sumit Nagal has become only the 10th player from India to break into...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Angelique Kerber and Emma Raducanu in Stuttgart
7 months ago

Raducanu to take on Kerber in first round as WTA big guns gather in Stuttgart

Swiatek v Rybakina and Sabalenka v Gauff are the projected semi-finals in Stuttgart
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Haresh Ramchandani
Rafael Nadal - Barcelona - 2021
7 months ago

ATP Barcelona: Nadal to face Cobolli in first round, could meet De Minaur in second

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the tournament due to a right...
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Lucas Morlier
Richard Gasquet
7 months ago

April 15, 2005: The day Richard Gasquet ended Roger Federer’s 25-match winning streak

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest matches in tennis history....
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Tsitsipas forehand
7 months ago

Analysis: How Tsitsipas’s forehand propelled him to Monte-Carlo glory

The Greek's forehand stats, tracked by TennisViz and Tennis Data Innovations, were significantly...
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Simon Cambers