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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January 29, 2024

January 29, 2012: The day Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal in the longest Australian Open final

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Roger Federer
January 29, 2024

January 29, 2017: The day Roger Federer stunned Rafael Nadal in Melbourne to win his first Grand Slam title for five years

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Boris Becker
January 28, 2024

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

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Thomas Johansson
January 27, 2024

January 27, 2002: The day Thomas Johansson stunned Safin to win the Australian Open title

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Djokovic, OTD 27/1
January 27, 2024

January 27, 2008: The day 20-year-old Novak Djokovic claimed the first of his 24 Grand Slam titles

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Hingis OTD 01_26
January 26, 2024

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

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Don Budge
January 26, 2024

January 26, 2000: The day Don Budge, tennis’ first Grand Slam winner, passed away

On this day, January 26, 2000, Donald Budge, the man who completed the...
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Serena Williams
January 25, 2024

January 25, 2003: The day Serena Williams completed the “Serena slam”

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Martina Hingis 1997 Australian Open
January 25, 2024

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

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Pete Sampras Australian Open
January 24, 2024

January 24, 1995: The day a heartbroken Pete Sampras burst into tears on court at the Australian Open

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Tsonga OTD 01_24
January 24, 2024

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

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga became a crowd favourite and the third straight surprise men's finalist...
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Francesca Schiavone at the 2011 Australian Open
January 23, 2024

January 23, 2011: The day Schiavone and Kuznetsova played the longest women’s Grand Slam match in history

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Steffi Graf at the 1988 Australian Open
January 23, 2024

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

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El Aynaoui vs Roddick On this day, 22.01.2021
January 22, 2024

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

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January 21, 2024

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

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McEnroe OTD 01_21
January 21, 2024

January 21, 1990: The day John McEnroe was defaulted from the Australian Open

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Lleyton Hewitt at the Australian Open
January 20, 2024

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

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Wilander OTD 01_19
January 19, 2024

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

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Roger Federer
January 18, 2024

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

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Ivan Lendl
January 17, 2024

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

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Ivan Lendl 28_07 OTD
January 16, 2024

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

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