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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October 1, 1983: The day John McEnroe became the most successful Davis Cup player in the history of the United States

September 28, 2000: The day the Williams sisters won Olympic gold in doubles

September 12, 2009: The day Kim Clijsters became the first wildcard to win the US Open

September, 11, 1988: The day Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl in the longest US Open final of all-time

September 7, 1997: When 16-year-old Martina Hingis wins youngest Grand Slam final in Open Era history

September 4, 1992: The day Connors played at the US Open for the last time

August 31, 1999: The day Pat Rafter was forced to give up his crown in the opening round of the US Open

August, 31, 2017: The day Rogers and Gavrilova broke the record for the longest women’s match in US Open history

August 30, 1986: The day McEnroe and Fleming were defaulted from the US Open for being late

August 27, 1985: The day Mary Joe Fernandez became the youngest ever player to win a match at the US Open

August 23, 1977: The day Bjorn Borg became world No 1 for the first time

August 17, 1987 : The day Steffi Graf became world No 1 for the first time

August 15, 2004: The day 18-year-old Rafael Nadal won his first ATP title

August 14, 2005: The day 19-year-old Rafael Nadal won his first hardcourt title

August 8, 1900: The day the Davis Cup was born

July 27, 1946: The year Marcel Bernard opened post-war Roland-Garros by claiming the singles title

July 24, 1987: The day Boris Becker edged John McEnroe after a six hour, 21-minute marathon

July 23, 2006: The day Novak Djokovic won the first title of his career

July 23, 1992: The day Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe clashed for the final time

July 21, 2004: The day Schuettler defeated Seppi after saving 10 match points

July 17, 2017: The day Anastasia Rodionova became only the second woman in WTA history to be defaulted