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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Victoria Azarenka OTD 17/2
February 17, 2024

February 17, 2013: The day Victoria Azarenka beat Serena Williams to win the Doha title

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Suzanne Lenglen OTD
February 16, 2024

February 16, 1926: The day Suzanne Lenglen beat Helen Wills in the Match of the Century

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James Blake
February 15, 2024

February 15, 2007: The day James Blake squandered four match points against Ivo Karlovic in San Jose

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Yahiya Doumbia
February 14, 2024

February 14, 1988: World No 453 Yahiya Doumbia stuns Tour by winning Lyon title

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Roger Federer OTD 02_13
February 13, 2024

February 13, 2000: The day Roger Federer reached his first ATP Tour final in Marseille

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Thomas Muster
February 12, 2024

February 12, 1996: The day Thomas Muster passed Andre Agassi to become world No 1

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Martina Navratilova, On this day
February 11, 2024

February 11, 1994: The day Martina Navratilova played in Chicago for the last time

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Courier 02_09 OTD
February 10, 2024

February 10, 1992: The day Jim Courier became world No 1 for the first time

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On this day 09.02.2021
February 9, 2024

February 9, 1991: The day Andre Agassi lost to his future coach, Brad Gilbert

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On this day, 08.02.2021
February 8, 2024

February 8, 2008: The day Andy Roddick earned one of his best ever clay-court wins

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MALIVAI_WASHINGTON_OTD_7/02/21
February 7, 2024

February 7, 1997: MaliVai Washington fights through career-ending knee injury in Davis Cup

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Arantxa Sanchez, On this day, February 6
February 6, 2024

February 6, 1995: The day Arantxa Sanchez Vicario became world No 1

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Arthur Ashe OTD 06_02_93
February 6, 2024

February 6, 1993: The day the great Arthur Ashe passed away, aged just 49

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Ivan Lendl, On this day, February 5
February 5, 2024

February 5, 1985: The day Ivan Lendl and Larry Stefanki played without an umpire

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Federer 02_04 OTD
February 4, 2024

February 4, 2001: The day Roger Federer won his first ATP Tour title

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Michael Chang, On this day 03.02.2021
February 3, 2024

February 3, 1989: Teenager Chang bursts onto Davis Cup scene

On this day in tennis history, a teenager made his Davis Cup debut...
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Berdych and Wawrinka
February 2, 2024

February 2, 2013: The day Berdych and Rosol won the longest Davis Cup match in history

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Petr Korda OTD 01/02/1998
February 1, 2024

February 1, 1998: The day Petr Korda won his first – and only – Grand Slam title

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February 1, 2024

February 1, 2004: Federer begins record reign on top of the world with Australian Open triumph

On this day in tennis history, a record-breaking reign on top of the...
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On this day 31.01.2021
January 31, 2024

January 31, 1993: The day Courier beat Edberg to win his second consecutive Australian Open

On this day in January 31, 1993, Jim Courier defeated Stefan Edberg to...
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Serena Williams OTD 30 Jan
January 30, 2024

January 30, 2017: The day a pregnant Serena Williams became the oldest woman in history to hold the world No 1 ranking

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