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May 22, 1995: The day Thomas Muster conquered Rome
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 22, 1995, Thomas Muster won an epic clay-court battle at the Foro Italico over one of the best clay-courters of the time
May 20, 2007: The day Roger Federer ended Rafael Nadal’s 81-match winning streak on clay
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 20, 2007, Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal for the first time on clay
Retiring Wawrinka embracing the ever-difficult farewell tour
The 41-year-old Swiss says he's too professional just to turn up and not give his best, but it's not easy when everyone knows you are retiring
May 18, 1909: The day tennis legend Fred Perry was born
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive an important moment in the history of the sport. On May 18, 1909, Fred Perry, one of the legends of British tennis, was born in Stockton, England
“Not many that can reach this level, if anyone at all”: Casper Ruud on Sinner, Alcaraz, and the Big Three at their peak
The player who has reached three Grand Slam finals and the ATP Finals places Sinner and Alcaraz at the level the Big Three reached at 25, 26. If not above.
Sinner ends 50-year Italian wait for Rome title, completing Career Golden Masters with Ruud win
Fifty years, one afternoon: Sinner takes on Ruud, and history, on Campo Centrale
May 17, 2009: The day Federer beat Nadal on clay in Madrid
“Some of the best I’ve felt on court in a long time”: Ruud and the case for consistency over peaks
“That he struggles is not a problem for him to win”: Medvedev’s view on Sinner from across the net
Did you think Sinner had shown fragility against Medvedev? The world No. 1 is already turning the experience into capital for Roland-Garros
Sinner stretches Masters streak to 33, beating Medvedev in two days to reach Rome final
May 16, 2009: The day Nadal and Djokovic played the longest three-set match in ATP Masters 1000 history
Rain halts Rome semi-final summit, Sinner’s hardest match since February
“The most beautiful tournament of my life”: exausted Darderi dedicates his Rome run to his family
Rome makes four: Ruud completes the big clay-court finals set with Darderi rout
May 15, 1994: The day Pete Sampras won Rome title, his best ever result on clay
Clay-court Daniil as we like him: Medvedev grinds past Landaluce in Rome
Writing his “own story” rather than “chasing records”: dominant Sinner pulls back from the legacy machinery in Rome
“I’m going to be alright”: Sinner brushes off fatigue concerns after reaching Rome semi-finals