On this day
May 21, 2015: The day Herbert and Arnaboldi completed the longest match in Roland-Garros men’s qualifying history
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 21, 2015, Andrea Arnaboldi and Pierre-Hugues Herbert played a match over two days that lasted a total of four hours and 26 minutes
May 21, 1881: The day the United States Tennis Association (USTA) was founded
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 21, 1881, the USTA was founded thanks to James Dwight. It remains one of the most important governing bodies in tennis to date
May 20, 2007: The day Roger Federer ended Rafael Nadal’s 81-match winning streak on clay
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 20, 2007, Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal for the first time on clay
May 20, 1928: The day the French Open was held at Roland-Garros for the first time
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to the biggest moments in tennis history. On May 20, 2008, Roland-Garros staged the French Grand Slam for the first time
May 19, 2002: The day Serena Williams won Rome for her first title on clay
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to the biggest moments in tennis history. On May 19, 2002, Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin to win the Italian Open in Rome for her first ever title on clay
May 17, 2009: The day Federer beat Nadal on clay in Madrid
May 16, 1999: The day Gustavo Kuerten prevented Pat Rafter from becoming world No 1
May 16, 2009: The day Nadal and Djokovic played the longest three-set match in ATP Masters 1000 history
May 15, 1994: The day 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
May 14, 2008: The day world No 1 Justine Henin suddenly quit professional tennis
May 13, 2012: The day when Roger Federer won the only tournament ever played on blue clay
May 13, 1973: The day Bobby Riggs “massacred” Margaret Court in a Battle of the Sexes prequel
May 12, 1979: The day Tracy Austin ended Chris Evert’s 125-match clay-court winning streak
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