Guy Forget

December 2, 2001: The day Nicolas Escude won France its ninth Davis Cup title

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to the biggest moments in tennis history. On December 2, 2001, Nicolas Escude beat Wayne Arthurs to secure another Davis Cup title for France

Alexandre Sokolowski

December 2, 2024

December 1, 1991: The day Forget stunned Sampras to give France its first Davis Cup title since 1932

On December 1, 1991, Guy Forget beat Pete Sampras to give France their first Davis Cup title since 1932

Alexandre Sokolowski

December 1, 2024

November 29, 1991: The day Leconte upset Sampras to take step towards France’s first Davis Cup title in half a century

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the most iconic moments in tennis history. On this day in tennis history, 159th-ranked Henri Leconte played lights-out tennis to beat Sampras and level the Davis Cup final at 1-1

Alexandre Sokolowski

November 29, 2024

August 30, 1986: The day McEnroe and Fleming were defaulted from the US Open for being late

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1986 to witness how John McEnroe and Peter Fleming, stuck in traffic and didn’t make it on time to the USTA Tennis Center to play the US Open first round

Alexandre Sokolowski

August 30, 2024

May 25, 2004: The day Santoro and Clement completed their epic marathon at Roland-Garros

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 25, 2004, Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clement played the longest match in Roland Garros history.

Alexandre Sokolowski

May 25, 2024