On this day
July 30, 1928: The day “The Four Musketeers” inaugurated Roland-Garros with a Davis Cup title
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1928, the Four Musketeers led France to the second of its six consecutive titles in the Davis Cup
July 29, 1974: The day Jimmy Connors became world No 1 for the first time
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1974, Jimmy Connors became only the third player to top the ATP rankings
July 28, 1985: The day Ivan Lendl won Indianapolis but offended the crowd and tournament organisers
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1985, world No 2 Lendl did not make any new friends in Indianapolis after taking a shot at the crowd in his acceptance speech
July 26, 1999: The day Pat Rafter began the shortest stint as world No 1
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened. On this day, July 26, 1999, Pat Rafter became the first Australian to reach the world No 1 ranking since John Newcombe, in 1974
July 25, 1970: The day the USTA announced the introduction of the tiebreak
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1970, the USTA introduced a bold change in the scoring format of tennis, one that would be adopted across the board over the years
July 23, 2006: The day Novak Djokovic won the first title of his career
July 23, 1992: The day Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe clashed for the final time
July 22, 1989: The day Boris Becker won two matches to put Germany on course for the Davis Cup final
July 21, 1924: The day Titanic survivor Dick Williams won Olympic gold in Paris
July 21, 2004: The day Schuettler defeated Seppi after saving 10 match points
July 20, 1954: The day teen star Maureen Connolly suffered a tragic, career-ending injury
July 19, 1946: The day Ilie Nastase – the first official men’s world No 1 – was born
July 18, 1999: The day Pat Rafter downed Todd Martin in an epic controversial Davis Cup clash
July 17, 1994: The day French tennis legend Jean Borotra passed away
July 17, 2017: The day Anastasia Rodionova became only the second woman in WTA history to be defaulted
July 16, 2017: The day Roger Federer won his eighth Wimbledon title
July 15, 2007: The day an emotional Pete Sampras was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
July 14, 2002: The day Taylor Dent put himself and his father in the tennis history books
July 14, 2019 : The day Djokovic beat Federer for the third time in a Wimbledon final
July 13, 2019: The day Simona Halep dealt Serena Williams her heaviest Grand Slam final loss