On this day
October 2, 1977: The day Nastase and his spaghetti racquet frustrated Vilas
Every day, Tennis Majors goes back in time to reflect on a significant event in the tennis world. On October 2, 1977, Guillermo Vilas' 53-match clay-court winning streak came to an end when he refused to continue playing against Ilie Nastase
October 1, 1988: The day Steffi Graf won the “Golden Grand Slam”
Every day, Tennis Majors goes back in time to look back on a significant event for the tennis planet. On October 1, 1988, Steffi Graf added an Olympic Gold to her calendar Grand Slam to accomplish what no one had ever done before in the history of the sport
September 29, 1988: The day Graf took the penultimate step to the Golden Slam
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the most iconic moments in tennis history. On September 29, 1988, Steffi Graf reached the Olympic final putting her one win away from a unique achievement that no one else in tennis had ever accomplished
September 28, 2000: The day the Williams sisters won Olympic gold in doubles
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the most iconic moments in tennis history. On September 28, 2000, the Williams sisters became the first sisters to win an Olympic doubles gold medal in tennis - a feat they would repeat at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games as well
September 27, 2000: The day a tearful Roger Federer was denied Olympic bronze by Arnaud Di Pasquale
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the most iconic moments in tennis history. On September 27, 2000, Arnaud Di Pasquale beat a crying Roger Federer to win the bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics
September 25, 1992: The day Jimmy Connors defeated Martina Navratilova in the “Battle of Champions”
September 24, 1938: The day Don Budge completed the very first Grand Slam
September 22, 1997: The day Roger Federer earned his first ranking points
September 21, 2003: The day world No 1 Ferrero was stunned by Calleri in Davis Cup
September 20, 1973: The day Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in the famous “Battle of the Sexes”
September 19, 1970: The day 15-year-old Chris Evert upset Margaret Court
September 17, 1960: The day when the US Nationals finals took place a week late due to Hurricane Donna
September 17, 1994: The day Vitas Gerulaitis tragically died in his sleep from carbon monoxide poisoning
September 16, 2007: The day Lindsay Davenport won her comeback tournament after a maternity break
September 14, 2009: The day Del Potro stunned five-time defending champ Federer in five sets to win the US Open
September 12, 1992: The day Stefan Edberg beat Michael Chang in the longest-ever US Open match
September 10, 1988: Steffi Graf wins US Open to complete calendar-year Grand Slam
September 7, 1997: When 16-year-old Martina Hingis wins youngest Grand Slam final in Open Era history
September 6, 1975: The day Chris Evert won the first of six US Open titles
September 5, 1996: The day Pete Sampras was sick on court but still beat Alex Corretja at US Open