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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Paul Henri Mathieu Roland-Garros 2012
May 31, 2023

May 31, 2012: Mathieu defeats Isner in the longest uninterrupted match ever played at Roland-Garros

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May 31, 2023

May 31, 2009: The day Rafael Nadal lost at Roland-Garros for the first time

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May 30, 2023

May 30, 1995: The day Virginie Buisson and Noelle van Lottum played the longest women’s match in Roland-Garros history

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Gustavo Kuerten On this day
May 30, 2023

May 30, 2004: The day three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten upset world No 1 Roger Federer at Roland-Garros

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Edberg RG 1990 29_05
May 29, 2023

May 29, 1990: The day Edberg and Becker were sent packing from Roland-Garros

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Jimmy Connors - On This Day 28/05
May 28, 2023

May 28, 1980: The day Connors came from two-set-to-love down against a Frenchman and won over the Paris crowd

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Rafael Nadal
May 27, 2023

May 27, 2016: The day Rafael Nadal stunned the tennis world by pulling out of Roland-Garros

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Althea Gibson
May 26, 2023

May 26, 1956: The day Althea Gibson became the first black player to win a Grand Slam

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On this day - Santoro-Clément 25/05
May 25, 2023

May 25, 2004: The day Santoro and Clement completed their epic marathon at Roland-Garros

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Andre Agassi
May 24, 2023

May 24, 2004: The day Andre Agassi lost to a French qualifier in the first round at Roland-Garros

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Martina Navratilova, On this day
May 23, 2023

May 23, 1994: The day Martina Navratilova broke her racquet as she bid farewell to Roland-Garros

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On this day - Bruguera - Muster
May 22, 2023

May 22, 1995: The day Thomas Muster conquered Rome

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Pierre-Hugues Herbert at the US Open in 2015 - On This Day
May 21, 2023

May 21, 2015: The day Herbert and Arnaboldi completed the longest match in Roland-Garros men’s qualifying history

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On this day - USTA
May 21, 2023

May 21, 1881: The day the United States Tennis Association (USTA) was founded

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Roger Federer
May 20, 2023

May 20, 2007: Roger Federer breaks Rafael Nadal’s 81-match winning streak on clay

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May 20, 2023

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

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The 19th, May, 2002, Serena finally won a title on clay
May 19, 2023

May 19, 2002: The day Serena Williams won Rome for her first title on clay

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On this day - Fred Perry 18/5
May 18, 2023

May 18, 1909: The day tennis legend Fred Perry was born

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Nadal-Federer On this day 17_5
May 17, 2023

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

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May 16, 2023

May 16, 2009: The day Nadal and Djokovic played the longest three-set match in ATP Masters 1000 history

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Gustavo Kuerten On this day 16_5
May 16, 2023

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

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