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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July 26, 2024
July 26, 1999: The day Pat Rafter began the shortest stint as world No 1
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July 25, 2024
July 25, 1970: The day the USTA announced the introduction of the tiebreak
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July 24, 2024
July 24, 1987: The day Boris Becker edged John McEnroe after a six hour, 21-minute marathon
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July 23, 2024
July 23, 2006: The day Novak Djokovic won the first title of his career
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July 23, 2024
July 23, 1992: The day Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe clashed for the final time
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July 22, 2024
July 22, 1989: The day Boris Becker won two matches to put Germany on course for the Davis Cup final
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July 21, 2024
July 21, 1924: The day Titanic survivor Dick Williams won Olympic gold in Paris
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July 21, 2024
July 21, 2004: The day Schuettler defeated Seppi after saving 10 match points
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July 20, 2024
July 20, 1954: The day teen star Maureen Connolly suffered a tragic, career-ending injury
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July 19, 2024
July 19, 1946: The day Ilie Nastase – the first official men’s world No 1 – was born
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July 18, 2024
July 18, 1999: The day Pat Rafter downed Todd Martin in an epic controversial Davis Cup clash
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July 17, 2024
July 17, 1994: The day French tennis legend Jean Borotra passed away
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July 17, 2024
July 17, 2017: The day Anastasia Rodionova became only the second woman in WTA history to be defaulted
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July 16, 2024
July 16, 2017: The day Roger Federer won his eighth Wimbledon title
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July 15, 2024
July 15, 2007: The day an emotional Pete Sampras was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
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July 14, 2024
July 14, 2002: The day Taylor Dent put himself and his father in the tennis history books
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July 14, 2024
July 14, 2019 : The day Djokovic beat Federer for the third time in a Wimbledon final
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July 13, 2024
July 13, 2019: The day Simona Halep dealt Serena Williams her heaviest Grand Slam final loss
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July 12, 2024
July 12, 2015: The day Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in a Wimbledon final, again
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July 11, 2024
July 11, 1982: The day McEnroe and Wilander battled in what was the longest tennis match in history at the time
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July 10, 2024
July 10, 1981: The day Flushing Meadows hosted its first Davis Cup tie
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