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Serena Williams

January 25, 2003: The day Serena Williams completed the “Serena slam”

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On January 25, 2003, Serena Williams beat Venus Williams in a fourth consecutive Grand Slam final to win the "Serena Slam".

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Martina Hingis 1997 Australian Open

January 25, 1997: The day Swiss Miss Martina Hingis became the youngest ever Grand Slam champion

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1997 to witness how Martina Hingis, aged 16 years, 3 months, and 26 days, defeated Mary Pierce in the Australian Open to become the youngest Grand Slam champion of the Open era.

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Pete Sampras Australian Open

January 24, 1995: The day a heartbroken Pete Sampras burst into tears on court at the Australian Open

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1995 to witness how Pete Sampras couldn't control his tears during his quarter-final clash against Jim Courier after an emotional fortnight

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Tsonga OTD 01_24

January 24, 2008: The day Tsonga crushed Nadal at the Australian Open with an awesome display of power tennis

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga became a crowd favourite and the third straight surprise men's finalist at the Australian Open 13 years ago. His semifinal performance against Rafael Nadal was outstanding, as he hit 49 winners in three sets

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Francesca Schiavone at the 2011 Australian Open

January 23, 2011: The day Schiavone and Kuznetsova played the longest women’s Grand Slam match in history

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 2011 to witness how Francesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova set up an all-time Grand Slam record, fighting for four hours and 44 minutes before the Italian finally prevailed (6-4, 1-6, 16-14)

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El Aynaoui vs Roddick On this day, 22.01.2021
4 months ago

January 22, 2003: The day Andy Roddick outlasted El Aynaoui in the longest fifth set in Grand Slam history

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4 months ago

January 21, 1998: The day Venus and Serena Williams faced each other on the tour for the first time

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McEnroe OTD 01_21
4 months ago

January 21, 1990: The day John McEnroe was defaulted from the Australian Open

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Lleyton Hewitt at the Australian Open
4 months ago

January 20, 2008: The day Hewitt and Baghdatis finished the latest match in Australian Open history

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Wilander OTD 01_19
4 months ago

January 19, 1989: The day world No 1 Mats Wilander was stunned in the second round of the Australian Open

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Roger Federer
4 months ago

January 18, 2000: The day Roger Federer won his first match at a Grand Slam event

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Ivan Lendl
4 months ago

January 17, 1982: The day head-hunting Lendl won the most dramatic duel with Gerulaitis

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Ivan Lendl 28_07 OTD
4 months ago

January 16, 1981: The day Connors called Lendl a chicken, a nickname that the Czech would bear until his first Grand Slam title in 1984

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Maria Sharapova wins her second round match at the 2013 Australian Open
4 months ago

January 16, 2013: The day Maria Sharapova dished out a second straight double-bagel

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4 months ago

January 15, 2002: The day Hewitt became the first-ever top seed to be defeated in the Australian Open opening round

We go back to 2002 to witness how Lleyton Hewitt, the first Aussie...
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Björn Borg, Masters 1981, On This Day
4 months ago

January 15, 1981: The day ice-man Bjorn Borg lost his cool

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John McEnroe
4 months ago

January 14, 1979: The day John McEnroe became the youngest winner of the Masters Cup

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Koubek OTD 01_14
4 months ago

January 14, 2002: The day Stefan Koubek came back from match point and 6-0, 6-1, 4-1 down

On this day in tennis history, an Austrian bounced back after falling behind...
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Carlos Moya OTD 01_13
4 months ago

January 13, 1997: The day Carlos Moya upset defending champ Boris Becker in the first round of the Australian Open

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Jennifer Capriati at the 2003 Australian Open
4 months ago

January 13, 2003: The day Capriati became the first women’s defending champ to crash out in the first round of the Australian Open

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