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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
Djokovic and his defeat after bottle incident: “I didn’t do any scans, now I feel like I should”
Clearly not himself in his straight-sets defeat against Alejandro Tabilo, Novak Djokovic may have been more affected by his head injury than previously thought
May 12, 1979: The day Tracy Austin ended Chris Evert’s 125-match clay-court winning streak
On this day in 1979, a pig-tailed 16-year-old named Tracy Austin shocked the most dominant clay-courter in tennis history, ending Chris Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay in Rome
May 12, 1984: The day Jimmy Connors was thrashed 6-0, 6-0 by Ivan Lendl
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 12th, 1984, Ivan Lendl humiliated Jimmy Connors in 52 minutes
May 10, 1996: The day 15-year-old Martina Hingis defeated world No 1 Steffi Graf
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Nadal returns to Rome with hard-fought victory over impressive Zizou Bergs
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
Italy, Montreal, Fashion: Everything you wanted to know about Camila Giorgi – updated with unannounced retirement
May 8, 2005: The day Rafael Nadal won a five-hour thriller against Coria for first Rome title
Gauff and Sabalenka battling for No 2 ranking in Rome ahead of crucial Roland-Garros seedings
Dates, tickets, former champions: Everything you always wanted to know about the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open (but never had time to find out) – updated after men’s final
May 7 2008: The day Juan Carlos Ferrero became the first man to beat Rafael Nadal in Rome
2024 clay-court season sees a dearth of top-player clashes
“Going to try to keep doing the things I’m doing well, not put too much pressure” – Auger-Aliassime back in top 20 after Madrid final