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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Roland_Garros_OTD_05_20jpg
May 20, 2025

May 20, 1928: The day the French Open was held at Roland-Garros for the first time

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Nadal-Federer On this day 17_5
May 17, 2025

May 17, 2009: The day Federer beat Nadal on clay in Madrid

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Gustavo Kuerten On this day 16_5
May 16, 2025

May 16, 1999: The day Gustavo Kuerten prevented Pat Rafter from becoming world No 1

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Rafael Nadal & Roger Federer after the Rome final in 2006 - On This Day
May 14, 2025

May 14, 2006: The day Federer and Nadal played the longest match of their amazing rivalry

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Roger Federer at Madrid in 2021 - On This Day
May 13, 2025

May 13, 2012: The day when Roger Federer won the only tournament ever played on blue clay

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On this day Connors 12_5
May 12, 2025

May 12, 1984: The day Jimmy Connors was thrashed 6-0, 6-0 by Ivan Lendl

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May 11, 2025

May 11, 1987: The day tennis came back to the Olympics

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May 9, 2025

May 9, 1915: The day Anthony Wilding, the first tennis superstar, was killed in World War I

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Bjorn Borg
April 23, 2025

April 23, 1991: The day Bjorn Borg came back on the Tour with his wooden racquet

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April 22, 2025

April 22, 1998: The day Pete Sampras finally won a match in Monte-Carlo

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Ivan Lendl OTD 13_4
April 13, 2025

April 13, 1980: The day Ivan Lendl claimed his maiden title

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Andre Agassi, On this day 10.04.2021
April 10, 2025

April 10, 1995: The day Andre Agassi became world No 1 for the first time

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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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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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