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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.

Aslan Karatsev at the 2021 Australian Open

March 28, 2021

‘I was lucky’: Aslan Karatsev reveals how close he came to hard quarantine at Australian Open

Three flights to the Australian Open were affected by coronavirus and forced players...

End of the saga : Djokovic’s visa remains revoked and he will not participate in Australian Open

Alert : Federal Court ruling unanimously: Novak Djokovic loses against the authorities, will be deported and won’t play the Australian Open

Australian Open Day 1 schedule, featuring Novak Djokovic on Rod Laver Arena

Djokovic loses in court : live updates on the Djoko-fiasco

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

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

Serve and volley is not dead; it’s as efficient as ever when it’s done right

Copa Colsanitas, US Open juniors, Colombia: 10 questions about Maria Camila Osorio Serrano

Home sweet home for Kokkinakis, Adelaide champion

Karatsev wins third career title, beats valiant Murray in Sydney final

Alexandre Sokolowski

‘I was lucky’: Aslan Karatsev reveals how close he came to hard quarantine at Australian Open

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

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

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

January 14, 1979: the day John McEnroe established himself as the youngest winner of the Masters Cup

January 14, 2002: Koubek comes back from match point down in five-set thriller

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

January 13, 2003: When Jennifer Capriati became the first female defending champion to lose in Australian Open first round

January 12, 1980: The day Vitas Gerulaitis said: “No one beats Vitus Gerulaitis 17 times in a row”

January 11, 1988: the first day of play in the Australian Open’s new home

January 11, 1998: The day 16-year-old Lleyton Hewitt became the lowest-ranked player to win an ATP title

January 10, 1982: The day Connors and McEnroe nearly come to blows in Chicago

January 9, 1977: Roscoe Tanner wins his only Grand Slam title

January 8, 1978: When the Masters Cup final between Connors and Borg sparked a No 1 debate

January 7, 1979: The day 16-year-old Tracy Austin crushed Martina Navratilova to win the Avon Championships

January 6, 2008: The day Mikhail Youzhny gave Nadal the heaviest loss of his career

January 6, 1992: The day Pescosolido’s racquet kick left an audience member with stitches

January 5, 1994: The day world No 1 Pete Sampras was shocked by qualifier in Qatar

January 4, 1976: The day Mark Edmondson won the Australian Open and became the lowest-ranked player to ever win a Grand Slam title

January 4, 1981: The day unheralded Brian Teacher won his first and only Grand Slam title

January 3, 1972: The day Ken Rosewall became the oldest Grand Slam winner in the Open Era

January 2, 1980: The day Guillermo Vilas won his fourth and final Grand Slam title