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December 28, 1983: The day 18-year-old Pat Cash won the pivotal match to win the Davis Cup for Australia

Every day, Tennis Majors remembers the most iconic moments in tennis history. On December 28 in 1983, 18-year-old Pat Cash took on Joakim Nystrom for a chance to win the Davis Cup in front of Australia's Prime Minister

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Alexandre Sokolowski
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Glory and gloom for Sinner in 2024 with two Grand Slam titles, no straights-set loss and a doping scandal

Jannik Sinner won the Australian Open and US Open but a failed drug test in Indian Wells left a dark ckoud hanging over him

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Sasa Ozmo
Alexander Zverev, ATP Finals 2024

Zverev overcomes question marks but still far away from his dream

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Sasa Ozmo
Goolagong, On this day

December 27, 2007: The day Evonne Goolagong was granted world No 1 status after a 31-year wait

Every day, Tennis Majors goes back in time to look back on a significant event for the tennis world. On December 27, 2007, the WTA Tour corrected an oversight in the 1976 rankings which made Evonne Goolagong the second woman in WTA history to become world No 1

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Alexandre Sokolowski

December 27, 1985: The day legendary Australian coach Harry Hopman passed away

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to recall an important moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1985 to pay a tribute to one of the most famous tennis coaches of all-time, Harry Hopman, from Australia, who captained his country to 16 Davis Cup titles

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Alexandre Sokolowski
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December 26, 2024

Alcaraz in 2024: Channel Slam and Olympics silver but still an “eight and a half” season

The Spaniard had a few too many completely off days, resulting in him...
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Sasa Ozmo
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December 25, 2024

A first Grand Slam final and career-high ranking for Fritz in 2024

With improved forehand, movement, rally tolerance and fitness, Taylor Fritz captured two titles...
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Sasa Ozmo
Medvedev Wimbledon
December 24, 2024

A trophyless 2024 for Medvedev

The Russian failed to lift a trophy for the first time since 2017
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Sasa Ozmo
Casper Ruud, UTS New York
December 23, 2024

A tale of two halves for Casper Ruud in 2024

The Norwegian went through some lean patches but managed to qualify for the...
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Sasa Ozmo
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December 23, 2024

December 23, 2003: Zina Garrison makes history as first Black captain of US Fed Cup team

After a stellar playing career, Garrison took over as captain from Billie Jean...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Joao Fonseca wins the 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals title
December 22, 2024

Fonseca fights back against Tien to win Next Gen ATP Finals title

The Brazilian beat Learner Tien 2-4, 4-3 (8), 4-0, 4-2 to clinch his...
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Jamie Malachy
Carlos Alcaraz with the NextGen ATP Finals trophy in 2021
December 22, 2024

Players, schedule, format, Saudi Arabia: Everything you always wanted to know about Next Gen ATP Finals 2024 (but never had time to find out) – updated after final

All you need to know about the 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals, the...
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Ayush Vashistha
Novak Djokovic gestures to the crowd during an exhibition tennis match against Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro in Buenos Aires.
December 22, 2024

Djokovic in 2024: Olympic gold to complete career golden slam

Despite injuries and trouble with motivation, the Serb won the only major title...
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Sasa Ozmo
December 22, 2024

December 22, 1977: Defending champion Tanner loses in Australian Open first round

For the first time ever, the defending champion crashed out in the first...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
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December 21, 2024

December 21, 1975: Bjorn Borg leads Sweden to first ever Davis Cup title

Bjorn Borg still cites his Davis Cup triumph in 1975 as one of...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Alex de MInaur Australian Open 2024
December 20, 2024

De Minaur shows grit in best season of career…so far

Injury may have hampered him, but the Australian still enjoyed the most successful...
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Sasa Ozmo
Lendl on this day
December 20, 2024

December 20, 1994: Lendl bids sad farewell to tennis

Ivan Lendl was 34 years old when a severe back injury forced him...
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Alexandre Sokolowski