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May 3, 1999: The day Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov – surprisingly – became world No 1
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 3, 1999, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, aged 25, became the first Russian to become world No 1 in tennis history
April 22, 2012: The day Rafael Nadal won his eighth consecutive Monte-Carlo title
Each day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On April 22, 2012, Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to win the Monte-Carlo Masters for the eighth year in a row
April 11, 1993: The day Sampras celebrated his ascent to the world No 1 spot with a title
One of the greats reached the top of the rankings with a victory in Tokyo on this day in tennis history. Find out how he did it
February 26, 2007: The day Roger Federer broke record for most consecutive weeks at No 1
Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to a historic moment in tennis. On this day in 2007, Roger Federer broke the record for most consecutive weeks spent at No 1 in the ATP rankings, surpassing Jimmy Connors' record of 160 weeks
“An extra motivation for me” – Sabalenka using pressure of world No 1 status as inspiration to improve
Aryna Sabalenka will become the new world No 1 next week, regardless of her finish at the ongoing US Open
July 19, 1946: The day Ilie Nastase – the first official men’s world No 1 – was born
King Carlos dethrones Novak Djokovic to win his maiden Wimbledon title and underline the arrival of tennis’ new era
June 10, 1984: The day Ivan Lendl finally achieved his dream
November 26, 1998: The day Sampras secured a record consecutive sixth year-end No 1 ranking
Resilient Medvedev keeps alive outside hopes of ending year ranked No 1
Even with calendar-year Grand Slam in sight, Djokovic is not assured of year-end No 1 spot – yet
Medvedev snaps six-match losing streak on clay to advance in Madrid
GOATS on GOATS: How Federer, Nadal and Djokovic view the race to tennis history
Victorious Barty defends No 1 status: “I have nothing to prove to anyone”
Explaining the WTA ranking changes, impact on world No 1
