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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Davis Cup
April 16, 2024

April 16, 1977: The day a USA-South Africa Davis Cup tie was interrupted by anti-apartheid protestors

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Richard Gasquet
April 15, 2024

April 15, 2005: The day Richard Gasquet ended Roger Federer’s 25-match winning streak

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Ryan Harrison
April 14, 2024

April 14, 2008: The day Ryan Harrison became the 10th youngest man to win an ATP Tour match

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Ivan Lendl OTD 13_4
April 13, 2024

April 13, 1980: The day Ivan Lendl claimed his maiden title

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Steffi Graf, 1986, On This Day for Tennis Majors
April 13, 2024

April 13, 1986: The day Steffi Graf won her first WTA Tour title

On this day in 1986, Steffi Graf won her first-ever WTA singles title,...
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Miloslav Mecir
April 12, 2024

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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Pete Sampras On this day
April 11, 2024

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 10, 2024

April 10, 1982: The day Chris Evert lost on clay for the third time in nine years

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Andre Agassi, On this day 10.04.2021
April 10, 2024

April 10, 1995: The day Andre Agassi became world No 1 for the first time

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Pete Sampras, On this day
April 9, 2024

April 9, 2000: The day Pete Sampras played his first deciding fifth rubber in a Davis Cup tie

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Navratilova OTD 8_4_1990
April 8, 2024

April 8, 1990: The day Martina Navratilova claimed her 150th professional title

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Rafael Nadal 2005 Valencia
April 8, 2024

April 8, 2005: The day Igor Andreev became the last man to beat Rafael Nadal on clay for two years

On this day in 2005 the King of Clay suffered a rare defeat...
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Tracy Austin, On this day
April 7, 2024

April 7, 1980: The day 17-year-old Tracy Austin became the youngest world No 1 (at the time)

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Arnaud Clement
April 6, 2024

April 6, 2001: The day France’s Arnaud Clement defeated Swiss Marc Rosset in a marathon Davis Cup clash

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Ilie Nastase
April 5, 2024

April 5, 1975: The day Ilie Nastase nearly forfeited a match but resumed to beat Ken Rosewall

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Jim Courier
April 4, 2024

April 4, 1999: The day Jim Courier followed up his five-set win over Henman with a five-set win over Rusedski

On this day in tennis history, one of the greats of the American...
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Federer-Nadal OTD 04_03
April 3, 2024

April 3, 2005: The day Federer recovered to beat Nadal in the Miami Open final

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Roger Federer, On this day
April 2, 2024

April 2, 1999: The day Roger Federer made his Davis Cup debut

On April 2, 1999, Roger Federer made his Davis Cup debut against Davide...
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Novak Djokovic, On This Day, Miami, 2007
April 1, 2024

April 1, 2007: The day Novak Djokovic became the youngest men’s champion in the history of the Miami Open

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Henri_cochet_wimbledon_1939
April 1, 2024

April 1, 1987: The day tennis legend Henri Cochet passed away at the age of 85

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Martina Hingis OTD
March 31, 2024

March 31, 1997: The day Martina Hingis became the youngest world No 1 in history

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