Alexandre Sokolowski
Born in Paris, Alexandre fell in love with tennis at the age of 6, watching countryman Henri Leconte reach the semi-finals of the 1992 French Open as a wild card. Although he’s far from being as gifted as Leconte, his journey in tennis still led him to visit the four Grand Slam tournaments, as a coach or a sparring-partner. In 2009, he was the co-founder of a fan blog which became one of the main French tennis websites, Tennis Legend, while teaching tennis in several clubs in Paris area. He joined the Tennis Majors team in April 2020.
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December 15, 2025
December 15, 1990: The day Gilbert and Wheaton had to be separated by an official in the midst of a heated match
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December 14, 2025
December 14, 1988: The day unheralded Carl Uwe Steeb shocked world No 1 Wilander in the Davis Cup final
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December 13, 2025
December 13, 1982: The day Johan Kriek achieved an unprecedented Australian Open double
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December 12, 2025
December 12, 1981: The day John McEnroe almost had a fight with his own Davis Cup captain
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December 11, 2025
December 11, 1983: The day clay-court star Wilander won the Australian Open on grass
On this day, December 11, 1983, Mats Wilander triumphed on the Australian Open...
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December 10, 2025
December 10, 1978: The day 19-year-old John McEnroe single-handedly crushed Great Britain in the Davis Cup final
On this day, December 10, 1978, John McEnroe clinched the Davis Cup title...
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December 9, 2025
December 9, 1985: The day Stefan Edberg claimed his first Grand Slam title
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December 8, 2025
December 8, 1985: The day a teenager named Edberg reached his first Grand Slam final beating then world No 1 Lendl
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December 7, 2025
December 7, 1985: The day Navratilova defeated her greatest rival Evert in the Australian Open final
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December 6, 2025
December 6, 1984: The day Sukova prevented Navratilova from completing the calendar-year Grand Slam
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December 5, 2025
December 5, 1988: The day Boris Becker won his first year-end Masters – on a net cord
On December 5, 1988, Boris Becker defeated then world No 2 Ivan Lendl...
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December 4, 2025
December 4, 1985: The day John McEnroe was enraged by Zivojinovic’s sandwich break
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December 3, 2025
December 3, 2000: The day Gustavo Kuerten upset Agassi to finish the year as world No 1
On this day in tennis history, Gustavo 'Guga' Kuerten beat Andre Agassi at...
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December 2, 2025
December 2, 2001: The day Nicolas Escude won France its ninth Davis Cup title
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December 1, 2025
December 1, 1996: The day Arnaud Boetsch saved three match points before clinching Davis Cup for France
On December 1, 1996, Frenchman Arnaud Boetsch, down 6-7, 0-40 in the fifth...
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November 30, 2025
November 30, 2003: The day Philippoussis fought through injury to help Australia triumph in Davis Cup
On this day in tennis history, an Australian gritted his teeth to play...
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November 29, 2025
November 29, 1991: The day Leconte upset Sampras to take step towards France’s first Davis Cup title in half a century
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November 28, 2025
November 28, 1999: The day Pete Sampras won the ATP Finals for the fifth time
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November 27, 2025
November 27, 2011: The day Roger Federer won a then-record sixth ATP Finals title
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November 26, 2025
November 26, 1998: The day Pete Sampras secured the year-end No 1 ranking for a record sixth straight time
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November 25, 2025
November 25, 1999: The day Agassi was crowned year-end world No 1, two years after dropping out of the top 100
On this day, November 25, 1999, Andre Agassi beat Gustavo Kuerten in straight...
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