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May 3, 1999: The day Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov – surprisingly – became world No 1
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 3, 1999, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, aged 25, became the first Russian to become world No 1 in tennis history
Alexandre Sokolowski
May 3, 2025
“Best in the world” – Musetti reflects on close encounter with Draper
The Italian did not think he was too far from the standard set by Jack Draper, who is set to enter the ATP Top 5 next week
Carrie Dunn
May 2, 2025
Draper edges high-quality tussle with Musetti to reach Madrid final
The British player is into another Masters 1000 final, this time on clay
Carrie Dunn
May 2, 2025
Alert – Madrid Masters: Draper into final
Jack Draper defeated Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Friday evening and will play Norwegian Casper Ruud, the No 14 seed, for the title
Tennis Majors
May 2, 2025
“I overreacted, but it’s a valid question” – Ruud on exchange with umpire after fan disturbance
Casper Ruud made time to think over his views on fans trying to interrupt players, but still feels something ought to be done
Carrie Dunn
May 2, 2025
7 months ago
Alert — Ruud reaches Madrid Masters final
Casper Ruud defeated Francisco Cerundolo 6-4, 7-5 on Friday and will play the...
Tennis Majors
7 months ago
Draper is taking inspiration from Nadal to “look for forehand more and dictate”
Jack Draper talked about his progress after reaching the 2025 Madrid Open semi-finals...
Ayush Vashistha
7 months ago
Musetti marches past Diallo in Madrid without showing his ‘best tennis’
The Italian moves into his second Masters 1000 semi-final
Olly Paton
7 months ago
Alert – Madrid Masters: Musetti books spot in last four
Lorenzo Musetti beat Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday evening. He'll play No...
Tennis Majors
7 months ago
Draper into Madrid semi-finals and set to break Top 5
Jack Draper beat Matteo Arnaldi 6-0, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the...
Carrie Dunn
7 months ago
Alert – Madrid Masters: Draper into last four
Jack Draper won against Matteo Arnaldi 6-0, 6-4 on Thursday evening. He'll play...
Tennis Majors
7 months ago
Cerundolo downs Mensik to make second Masters 1000 semi-final
The Argentine ends Mensik's nine-match winning streak at Masters 1000 level.
Olly Paton
7 months ago
“I’m back on the hamster wheel” – Ruud opens up on struggles of life on tour
The Norwegian spoke honestly about some of the difficulties of life as a...
Carrie Dunn
7 months ago
Alert – Madrid Masters: Cerundolo reaches last four
Francisco Cerundolo beat Jakub Mensik 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Thursday afternoon and...
Tennis Majors
7 months ago
Ruud reaches Madrid semi-finals with straight-sets win over Medvedev
The Norwegian is into the semi-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open
Carrie Dunn
7 months ago
Alert – Madrid Masters: Ruud makes last four
Casper Ruud defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday afternoon and will play...
Tennis Majors
7 months ago
Madrid Masters: Musetti advances to last eight with straight-sets win over De Minaur
Lorenzo Musetti won against Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday and will...
Tennis Majors
7 months ago
Madrid Masters: Lucky loser Diallo stuns Dimitrov to reach quarter-finals
Gabriel Diallo edged out Grigor Dimitrov 5-7, 7-6 (7), 6-4. He'll play either...
Tennis Majors
7 months ago
“I doubt myself every day” – Draper shines light on relentless nature of tour life
The British No 1 reached the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open courtesy of...
Jamie Malachy
7 months ago
Mahut announces he will retire this year
Nicolas Mahut announced on Tuesday he is set to retire this year, with...
Rémi Bourrières