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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Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert
November 13, 2024

November 13, 1988: The day Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert played for the 80th and final time

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November 12, 2024

November 12, 2007: The day Roger Federer suffered a second consecutive loss for the first time in four years

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November 10, 2024

November 10, 1973: The day Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg faced off for the first time

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Gottfried Von Cram Wimbledon
November 8, 2024

November 8, 1976: the day the first German tennis legend, Gottfried von Cramm, died in a car crash at the age of 76 

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Goran Ivanisevic, On this day 7.11.2021
November 7, 2024

November 7, 1993: The day the Paris crowd booed Goran Ivanisevic for serving too well

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Davydenko 11_05 OTD
November 5, 2024

November 5, 2006: The day Davydenko won the shortest ever Paris Masters final

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Andy Roddick 2003 On This Day
November 3, 2024

November 3, 2003: The day Andy Roddick reached the top of the world rankings for the first time

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October 30, 2024

October 30, 1996: The day Cedric Pioline showed the Paris public the finger, 26 years before being named tournament director

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October 28, 2024

October, 28, 1995: The day tennis legend Serena Williams made her professional debut

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Nalbandian OTD 10_21
October 21, 2024

October 21, 2007: The day David Nalbandian achieved Madrid glory after dismissing Big Three

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October 20, 2024

October 20, 1985: The day Ivan Lendl and Henri Leconte had their match interrupted by a religious fanatic

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Tomas Berdych OTD
October 20, 2024

October 20, 2006: The day Tomas Berdych shocked Rafael Nadal, and an entire nation

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Jimmy Connors OTD 17-10-2021
October 17, 2024

October 17, 1982: The day Jimmy Connors had the chair umpire removed

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Jennifer Capriati, On this day 15.10.2001
October 15, 2024

October 15, 2001: The day Jennifer Capriati became world No 1 for the first time

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Aaron Krickstein, On this day
October 15, 2024

October 15, 1983: The day 16-year-old Aaron Krickstein became the youngest-ever player to win an ATP title

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October 12, 2024

October, 12, 1994: The day Jeff Tarango pulled his shorts down on court in Tokyo

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Davenport
October 12, 2024

October 12, 1998: The day Lindsay Davenport became world No 1 for the first time

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Andres Gimeno en 1973
October 9, 2024

October 9, 2019: The day Spanish tennis legend Andres Gimeno passed away

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October 5, 2024

October 5, 1918: The day French aviator Roland Garros was killed during World War I

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Stefan Koubek OTD 041107
October 4, 2024

October 4, 2007: The day Austrian Stefan Koubek was disqualified for a third time

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Nastase OTD 10_02
October 2, 2024

October 2, 1977: The day Nastase and his spaghetti racquet frustrated Vilas

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