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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January 28, 1996: The day Boris Becker won his final Grand Slam title

January 26, 2002: The day Capriati made Hingis crack in the Australian Open final

January 25, 1997: The day Swiss Miss Martina Hingis became the youngest ever Grand Slam champion

January 24, 2008: The day Tsonga crushed Nadal at the Australian Open with an awesome display of power tennis

January 23, 1988: The day Steffi Graf beat Chris Evert in the first indoor Australian Open final

January 22, 2003: The day Andy Roddick outlasted El Aynaoui in the longest fifth set in Grand Slam history

January 21, 1998: The day Venus and Serena Williams faced each other on tour for the first time

January 20, 2008: The day Hewitt and Baghdatis finished the latest match in Australian Open history

January 19, 1989: The day world No 1 Mats Wilander was stunned in the second round of the Australian Open

January 18, 2000: The day Roger Federer won his first match at a Grand Slam event

January 17, 1982: The day head-hunting Lendl won the most dramatic duel with Gerulaitis

January 16, 1981: The day Connors called Lendl a chicken, a nickname that the Czech would bear until his first Slam in 1984

January 15, 1981: The day ice-man Bjorn Borg lost his cool

January 14, 1979: The day John McEnroe became the youngest winner of the Masters Cup

January 13, 2003: The day Capriati became the first women’s defending champ to crash out in the first round of the Australian Open

January 12, 1980: The day Vitas Gerulaitis made his famous quote, “No one beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row”

January 11, 1988: The first day of play in the Australian Open’s new home

January 10, 1982: The day Connors and McEnroe nearly come to blows in Chicago

January 9, 1977: The day Roscoe Tanner won his only Grand Slam title

January 8, 1978: The day the Masters Cup final between Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg sparked a No 1 debate

January 7, 1979: The day 16-year-old Tracy Austin crushed Martina Navratilova to win the Avon Championships