Alexandre Sokolowski

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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April 10, 2025

April 10, 1982: The day Chris Evert lost on clay for the third time in nine years

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Pete Sampras, On this day
April 9, 2025

April 9, 2000: The day Pete Sampras played his first deciding fifth rubber in a Davis Cup tie

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Rafael Nadal 2005 Valencia
April 8, 2025

April 8, 2005: The day Igor Andreev became the last man to beat Rafael Nadal on clay for two years

On this day in 2005 the King of Clay suffered a rare defeat...
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Navratilova OTD 8_4_1990
April 8, 2025

April 8, 1990: The day Martina Navratilova claimed her 150th professional singles title

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Tracy Austin, On this day
April 7, 2025

April 7, 1980: The day 17-year-old Tracy Austin became the youngest world No 1 (at the time)

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Arnaud Clement
April 6, 2025

April 6, 2001: The day France’s Arnaud Clement defeated Swiss Marc Rosset in a marathon Davis Cup clash

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Novak Djokovic, On This Day, Miami, 2007
April 1, 2025

April 1, 2007: The day Novak Djokovic became the youngest men’s champion in the history of the Miami Open (record now held by Carlos Alcaraz)

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Martina Hingis, Roland-Garros 2000
March 30, 2025

March 30, 2000: The day Martina Hingis double-bagelled Monica Seles, but lost the world No 1 spot

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Serena-Venus OTD 03_28
March 28, 2025

March 28, 1999: The day Serena and Venus squared off in a final for the first time

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Andre Agassi OTD 26_03
March 26, 2025

March 26, 1995: The day Andre Agassi beat Pete Sampras to win Miami

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Stefan Edberg, On This Day
March 16, 2025

March 16, 1992: The day Stefan Edberg lost to the world No 289

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Gabriela Sabatini
March 13, 2025

March 13, 1988: The day Gabriela Sabatini defeated Steffi Graf for the first time

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John McEnroe, On This Day
March 8, 2025

March 8, 1980: The day Jose-Luis Clerc got the better of John McEnroe in Davis Cup epic

On this day in tennis history, John McEnroe lost for the first time...
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Arthur Ashe OTD 06_02_93
February 6, 2025

February 6, 1993: The day the great Arthur Ashe passed away, aged just 49

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Michael Chang, On this day 03.02.2021
February 3, 2025

February 3, 1989: Teenager Chang bursts onto Davis Cup scene

On this day in tennis history, a teenager made his Davis Cup debut...
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Petr Korda OTD 01/02/1998
February 1, 2025

February 1, 1998: The day Petr Korda won his first – and only – Grand Slam title

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Nadal Djokovic AO 2012
January 29, 2025

January 29, 2012: The day Djokovic and Nadal played 5 hours and 53 minutes in the final of the Australian Open

On January 29, 2012, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played the most beautiful...
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Thomas Johansson
January 27, 2025

January 27, 2002: The day Thomas Johansson stunned Safin to win the Australian Open title

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Djokovic, OTD 27/1
January 27, 2025

January 27, 2008: The day 20-year-old Novak Djokovic claimed the first of his 24 Grand Slam titles

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Don Budge
January 26, 2025

January 26, 2000: The day Don Budge, tennis’ first Grand Slam winner, passed away

On this day, January 26, 2000, Donald Budge, the man who completed the...
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Serena Williams
January 25, 2025

January 25, 2003: The day Serena Williams completed the “Serena slam”

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