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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November 29, 2022
November 29, 1991: The day Leconte upset Sampras to take step towards France’s first Davis Cup title in half a century
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November 26, 2022
November 26, 1998: The day Sampras secured a record consecutive sixth year-end No 1 ranking
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November 13, 2022
November 13, 2005: The day Amélie Mauresmo won her first major title at the WTA Finals
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November 13, 2022
November 13, 1988: The day Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert played for the 80th and final time
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August 27, 2022
August 27, 1985: The day Mary Joe Fernandez became the youngest ever player to win a match at the US Open
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August 8, 2022
August 8, 1900: The day the Davis Cup was born
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July 26, 2022
July 26, 1999: The day Pat Rafter began the shortest stint as world No 1
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July 20, 2022
July 20, 1954: The day teen star Maureen Connolly suffered a tragic, career-ending injury
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July 2, 2022
July 2, 2005: The day Venus beat Davenport in the longest Wimbledon women’s singles final
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July 1, 2022
July 1, 1977: The day Virginia Wade won the centennial Wimbledon ladies singles title
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June 28, 2022
June 28, 2007: The day Tim Henman played his last match at Wimbledon
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June 26, 2022
June 26, 1951: The day Althea Gibson became the first black player to compete at Wimbledon
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June 22, 2022
June 22, 1981: The day John McEnroe wrote his name in history with his “You cannot be serious” outburst at Wimbledon
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June 14, 2022
June 14, 1997: The day Ivanisevic and Rusedski tied the record for the longest tiebreak on the ATP tour
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May 9, 2022
May 9 2000: The day Jim Courier announced his retirement from professional tennis
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May 9, 2022
May 9, 1915: The day Anthony Wilding, the first tennis superstar, was killed in World War I
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April 12, 2022
April 12, 1987: The day McEnroe’s antics proved no distraction for Mecir in Dallas
On this day in tennis history, a much-loved Czech withstood a barrage of...
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April 11, 2022
April 11, 1993: The day Sampras celebrated his ascent to the world No 1 spot with a title
One of the greats reached the top of the rankings with a victory...
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April 7, 2022
April 7, 1980: The day 17-year-old Tracy Austin became the youngest world No 1 (at the time)
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April 6, 2022
April 6, 2001: The day France’s Arnaud Clement defeated Swiss Marc Rosset in a marathon Davis Cup clash
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April 5, 2022
April 5, 1975: The day Ilie Nastase nearly forfeited a match but resumed to beat Ken Rosewall
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