On this day
May 15, 1994: The day Pete Sampras achieved his best ever result on clay
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 15th, 1994, Pete Sampras achieved his best ever result on clay.
May 14, 2006: The day Federer and Nadal played the longest match of their amazing rivalry
Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event that happened on this specific day. On May 14, 2006, two of the greatest of all time played out the longest match in their rivalry on the Roman clay. Find out how it unfolded
May 14, 2008: The day world No 1 Justine Henin suddenly quit professional tennis
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 14, 2008, Justine Henin, then the world No 1, shocked the tennis world with the sudden announcement that she was to retire
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
May 12, 1984: The day Jimmy Connors was thrashed 6-0, 6-0 by Ivan Lendl
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
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
May 8, 2005: The day Rafael Nadal won a five-hour thriller against Coria for first Rome title
May 7 2008: The day Juan Carlos Ferrero became the first man to beat Rafael Nadal in Rome
May 6 2007: The day Kim Clijsters retired for the first time at the age of 23
May 5, 2005 : The day Andy Roddick’s sportsmanship cost him a win
May 4, 1980: The day Connors beat world No 1 McEnroe in the WCT Finals in Dallas
May 3, 1999: The day Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov – surprisingly – became world No 1
May 2, 2007: The day that Federer and Nadal played the Battle of Surfaces
May 1, 1981: The day Billie Jean King publicly came out as gay
April 30, 1993: The tragic day Monica Seles was stabbed in the back
April 29, 2002: The day a 15-year-old Rafael Nadal made a stunning ATP Tour debut