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January 25, 2003: The day Serena Williams completed the “Serena slam”

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On January 25, 2003, Serena Williams beat Venus Williams in a fourth consecutive Grand Slam final to win the "Serena Slam".

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Martina Hingis 1997 Australian Open

January 25, 1997: The day Swiss Miss Martina Hingis became the youngest ever Grand Slam champion

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1997 to witness how Martina Hingis, aged 16 years, 3 months, and 26 days, defeated Mary Pierce in the Australian Open to become the youngest Grand Slam champion of the Open era.

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Alexander Zverev, Australian Open, 2024

Australian Open: Zverev knocks out Alcaraz in superb late-night thriller

The German recorded his fist win over a top five opponent in a Grand Slam as Alcaraz's brave fightback was halted in the fourth set

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Jamie Malachy
Qinwen Zheng, Australian Open, 2024

Australian Open: Zheng battles past Kalinskaya to make semi-finals – qualifier Yastremska awaits

In a clash of first-time quarter-finalists, Qinwen Zheng beat Anna Kalinskaya 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-1 in a nervy encounter. She'll play Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska in the semi-final

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Jamie Malachy
Daniil Medvedev, Australian Open, 2024

Medvedev turn stats convention on its head as he battles past Hurkacz in five-set classic

Hurkacz dominated the 0-4 and 5-8 shot categories but the Russian won the vast majority of the many long points

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Simon Cambers
Pete Sampras Australian Open
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January 24, 1995: The day a heartbroken Pete Sampras burst into tears on court at the Australian Open

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Tsonga OTD 01_24
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January 24, 2008: The day Tsonga crushed Nadal at the Australian Open with an awesome display of power tennis

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga became a crowd favourite and the third straight surprise men's finalist...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Djokovic v Fritz Australian Open 2024
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“It was not enjoyable at all”: Djokovic praises much-improved effort from Fritz

With the first set alone taking almost as long as their last meeting,...
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Bren Gray
Coco Gauff
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Gauff’s win with her C game is a skill that is setting her apart

The American says she has not read Brad Gilbert's book, Winning Ugly, yet...
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Simon Cambers
Medvedev Australian Open 2024 (1)
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Australian Open: Medvedev ready for big-serving Hurkacz in quarters

Daniil Medvedev says holding his own serve will be crucial in his quarter-final...
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Bren Gray
Hurkacz Australian Open 2024
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Hurkacz “hungry for more” ahead of second Grand Slam quarter-final

Hubert Hurkacz looks to pull off another Grand Slam quarter-final upset this week
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Bren Gray
Djokovic Eye of the Tiger 2024
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Djokovic: I don’t need Eye of the Tiger before a match, I need something to calm me down

While some need music to motivate themselves, Djokovic says he already has enough...
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Bren Gray
Francesca Schiavone at the 2011 Australian Open
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January 23, 2011: The day Schiavone and Kuznetsova played the longest women’s Grand Slam match in history

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Steffi Graf at the 1988 Australian Open
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January 23, 1988: The day Steffi Graf beat Chris Evert in the first indoor Australian Open final

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at some of the biggest moments in...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Daniil Medvedev at the 2024 Australian Open
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Players say conditions are faster this year in Australia, but matches are still getting longer

The average length of matches at the Australian Open has risen significantly in...
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Simon Cambers
El Aynaoui vs Roddick On this day, 22.01.2021
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January 22, 2003: The day Andy Roddick outlasted El Aynaoui in the longest fifth set in Grand Slam history

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history....
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Andrey Rublev, AO, 24
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Australian Open: Rublev ends Australian singles hopes by beating De Minaur in five-set marathon

Andrey Rublev knocked out Alex De Minaur 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-3,...
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Jamie Malachy
Djokovic double bagel Australian Open
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Triple-bagels still incredibly hard to come by at Grand Slams

Novak Djokovic led Adrian Mannarino 6-0, 6-0, 1-0 but could not become the...
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Simon Cambers
Barbora Krejcikova, Australian Open, 2024
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Australian Open: Krejcikova ends Andreeva’s run, into quarter-finals

Barbora Krejcikova recovered to beat Mirra Andreeva 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. She'll play defending...
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Djokovic after surging into quarter-finals: “The fire is still burning”

Novak Djokovic is still hungry for more despite having already achieved so much...
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Ricky Dimon