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Don Budge OTD

September 24, 1938: The day Don Budge completed the very first Grand Slam

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the most iconic moments in tennis history. On September 24, 1938, American Don Budge became the first player to complete the Grand Slam of all four majors in a calendar year

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Aaron Krickstein OTD

September 23, 1989: The day Aaron Krickstein showed why he was called “Marathon Man”

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to some of the most famous moments in tennis history. On September 23, 1989, Aaron Krickstein showed everyone why he could never be written off

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Roger Federer

September 22, 1997: The day Roger Federer earned his first ranking points

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to the biggest moments in tennis history. On September 22, 1997, Roger Federer earned his first ATP ranking points, the first step on a journey that has brought him a record 20 Grand Slam titles.

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Calleri OTD

September 21, 2003: The day world No 1 Ferrero was stunned by Calleri in Davis Cup

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the most iconic moments in tennis history. On this day in 2001, Agustin Calleri hit more than 100 winners in a three-set victory over world No 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero to cause a major upset in the Davis Cup

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Battle of the Sexes OTD 09_20 (1)

September 20, 1973: The day Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in the famous “Battle of the Sexes”

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the most iconic moments in tennis history. On this day in 1973, Billie Jean King set out to champion the cause of women's tennis by taking on a 55-year-old Bobby Riggs, once the top-ranked player in the world who did not respect women's tennis

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Rene Lacoste
8 months ago

September 18, 1926: The day Rene Lacoste won the US Nationals

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Vitas Gerulaitis, On This Day
8 months ago

September 17, 1994: The day Vitas Gerulaitis tragically died in his sleep from carbon monoxide poisoning

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Alexandre Sokolowski
8 months ago

September 16, 2007: The day Lindsay Davenport won her comeback tournament after a maternity break

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Stan Smith US Open 1971
8 months ago

September 15, 1971: The day a US Open final ended in a tiebreak for the first time

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Juan Martin Del Potro, US Open 2009, On This Day
8 months ago

September 14, 2009: The day Del Potro stunned five-time defending champ Federer in five sets to win the US Open

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Rafael Nadal, US Open 2010 (On This Day)
8 months ago

September 13, 2010: The day Rafael Nadal completed the career Grand Slam

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Kim Clijsters otd 09_12
8 months ago

September 12, 2009: The day Kim Clijsters became the first wildcard to win the US Open

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Stefan Edberg
8 months ago

September 12, 1992: The day Stefan Edberg beat Michael Chang in the longest-ever US Open match

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Serena Williams, On this day
8 months ago

September 11, 1999: The day Serena Williams won her first Grand Slam title at the US Open

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Alexandre Sokolowski
8 months ago

September, 11, 1988: The day Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl in the longest US Open final of all-time

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Alexandre Sokolowski
8 months ago

September 10, 1988: Steffi Graf wins US Open to complete calendar-year Grand Slam

The great champion completed one of her most magnificent achievements on this day...
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Rod Laver
8 months ago

September 9, 1969: The day Rod Laver became the first man to win the coveted calendar-year Grand Slam twice

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Pete Sampras
8 months ago

September 9, 1990: The day Pete Sampras became the youngest US Open champion in history

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Alexandre Sokolowski
8 months ago

September 8, 2002: Pete Sampras goes out on a high with US Open title

On this day in tennis history, Pistol Pete faced an old foe in...
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HINGIS WILLIAMS US OPEN 1997
8 months ago

September 7, 1997: When 16-year-old Martina Hingis wins youngest Grand Slam final in Open Era history

On this day in 1997 Martina Hingis beat Venus Williams in the final...
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