On this day
August 1, 2002: The day Federer’s former coach Peter Carter passed away tragically
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 2002, the life of the coach who shaped the formative years of 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer was cut short in a tragic accident
July 31, 2005: The day Andre Agassi won his final ATP title
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 2005, Andre Agassi overcame the big-serving GIlles Muller to win the 60th singles title of his career
July 30, 1928: The day “The Four Musketeers” inaugurated Roland-Garros with a Davis Cup title
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1928, the Four Musketeers led France to the second of its six consecutive titles in the Davis Cup
July 29, 1974: The day Jimmy Connors became world No 1 for the first time
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1974, Jimmy Connors became only the third player to top the ATP rankings
July 28, 1985 : The day Ivan Lendl won Indianapolis but offended the crowd and tournament organisers
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1985, world No 2 Lendl did not make any new friends in Indianapolis after taking a shot at the crowd in his acceptance speech
July 27, 1946: The year Marcel Bernard opened post-war Roland-Garros by claiming the singles title
July 25, 1970: The day the USTA announced the introduction of the tiebreak
July 24, 1987: The day Boris Becker edged John McEnroe after a six hour, 21-minute marathon
July 23, 1992: The day Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe clashed for the final time
July 23, 2006: The day Novak Djokovic won the first title of his career
July 22, 1989: The day Boris Becker won two matches to put Germany on course for the Davis Cup final
July 21, 2004: The day Schuettler defeated Seppi after saving 10 match points
July 21, 1924: The day Titanic survivor Dick Williams won Olympic gold in Paris
July 19, 1946: The day Ilie Nastase – the first official men’s world No 1 – was born
July 18, 1999: The day Pat Rafter downed Todd Martin in an epic controversial Davis Cup clash
July 17, 2017: The day Anastasia Rodionova became only the second woman in WTA history to be defaulted
July 17, 1994: The day French tennis legend Jean Borotra passed away
July 16, 2017: The day Roger Federer won his eighth Wimbledon title
July 15, 2007: The day an emotional Pete Sampras was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
July 14, 2002: The day Taylor Dent put himself and his father in the tennis history books