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April 28 1968 : The day Ken Rosewall beat Rod Laver in Bournemouth to win the first ever Open tournament

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to the biggest moments in tennis history. On April 28, 1968, Ken Rosewall beat Rod Laver in Bournemouth to win the first tournament of the Open Era

Alexandre Sokolowski

April 27, 2024

April 5, 1975: The day Ilie Nastase nearly forfeited a match but resumed to beat Ken Rosewall

Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to an important moment in tennis history. On April 5, 1975, Ilie Nastase displayed some of his most famous antics against the Australian legend Ken Rosewall before winning in three sets in Arizona

Alexandre Sokolowski

April 5, 2024

January 3, 1972: The day Ken Rosewall became the oldest Grand Slam winner in the Open Era

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On January 3, 1972, Ken Rosewall won the Australian Open and created an Open Era record that stands to date

Alexandre Sokolowski

January 3, 2024

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

Alexandre Sokolowski

December 27, 2022

The longevity of Roger Federer; fighting time, history and statistics

Roger Federer's longevity at the top of the tennis world was perhaps one of his best achievements. We look at what he managed, and at the efforts of a few others who played past 40

Cédric Rouquette

September 15, 2022