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Carl-Uwe Steeb OTD 12_14

December 14, 1988: The day unheralded Carl Uwe Steeb shocked world No 1 Wilander in the Davis Cup final

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to look back at an important moment in tennis history. On this day in 1988, West Germany's Carl-Uwe Steeb, who had never beaten a top 10 player, before, came back from two-sets-to-love down to beat world No 1 Mats Wilander

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Johan Kriek, On This Day

December 13, 1982: The day Johan Kriek achieved an unprecedented Australian Open double

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate an important moment in tennis history. On this day, Johan Kriek won the Australian Open for the second time in one year.. and he beat the same player, Steve Denton

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Alexandre Sokolowski

December 4, 1985: The day John McEnroe was enraged by Zivojinovic’s sandwich break

Every day, Tennis Majors loks back to a momentous day in tennis history. On December 4, 1985, Yugoslavian Slobodan Zivojinovic riled the ever-tempestuous John McEnroe - with a mid-match sandwich. Find out how it happened

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Australie, Coupe Davis 2003, OTD 30/11

November 30, 2003: The day Philippoussis fought through injury to help Australia triumph in Davis Cup

On this day in tennis history, an Australian gritted his teeth to play through the pain and win the Davis Cup for his country

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Novak Djokovic OTD 22/11/15

November 22, 2015: The day Novak Djokovic won a record fourth straight ATP World Tour Finals in London

Every day Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On November 22, 2015, Novak Djokovic capped an exceptional season by clinching a record fourth consecutive Masters title

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Pat Cash
1 year ago

October 6, 1986: The day Pat Cash clashed with Brad Gilbert en route to Davis Cup glory

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John McEnroe
1 year ago

October 1, 1983: The day John McEnroe became the most successful Davis Cup player in the history of the United States 

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Alexandre Sokolowski
1 year ago

September, 11, 1988: The day Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl in the longest US Open final of all-time

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Mats Wilander OTD 04/09
1 year ago

September 4, 1993, 2:26 am: The day Mats Wilander and Mikael Pernfors combined for the latest finish in US Open history

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Alexandre Sokolowski
1 year ago

September 4, 1992: The day Connors played at the US Open for the last time

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Justine Hénin
1 year ago

August 21, 2004: The day Justine Henin became the Olympic champion

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Sam Querrey - 2007 - On this day
2 years ago

July 27, 2007: The day Sam Querrey served 10 aces in a row

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Marcel Bernard - OTD
2 years ago

July 27, 1946: The year Marcel Bernard opened post-war Roland-Garros by claiming the singles title

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Stan Smith On This Day 06_25 Wimbledon Boycott
2 years ago

June 25, 1973: The day Wimbledon began with a boycott from top players

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Rafael Nadal at the Queen's in 2008
2 years ago

June 15, 2008: The day Rafael Nadal won Queen’s on grass, just days after triumphing at Roland-Garros

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Michael Chang, 1989 French Open (On this day)
2 years ago

June 11, 1989: The day Michael Chang became the youngest male Grand Slam champion

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Nadal-Federer On this day 17_5
2 years ago

May 17, 2009: The day Federer beat Nadal on clay in Madrid

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Rafael Nadal OTD 04_17
2 years ago

April 17, 2005: The day Rafael Nadal officially started his Monte-Carlo reign

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Tony Trabert OTD 03022021
2 years ago

Feb 3, 2021: The day US legend Tony Trabert passed away, aged 90

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Alexandre Sokolowski
2 years ago

December 25, 1942: The day Francoise Durr was born

On December 25, 1942, Francoise Durr, one of the greatest French tennis players...
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