Tennis
July 25, 1970: The day the USTA announced the introduction of the tiebreak
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1970, the USTA introduced a bold change in the scoring format of tennis, one that would be adopted across the board over the years
History for China, injuries, video games: Everything you always wanted to know about Wu Yibing (but never had time to find out) – updated with UTS Los Angeles win
Wu Yibing is the first Chinese player to ever claim an ATP title, and the highest-ranked Chinese man in ATP history. Find out more about the rising talent.
July 24, 1987: The day Boris Becker edged John McEnroe after a six hour, 21-minute marathon
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1987, Boris Becker edged John McEnroe in a Davis Cup rubber that was just one minute short of the longest tennis match in history at the time
July 22, 1989: The day Boris Becker won two matches to put Germany on course for the Davis Cup final
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On this day, July 22, 1989, Boris Becker won two matches in the same day to put Germany in charge against USA in a Davis Cup semi-final
Rune suffers surprising loss in singles as Denmark go down to Switzerland in Hopman Cup
The Swiss team of Celine Naef and Leandro Riedi pulled off the surprise win on Day 1 of the 2023 Hopman Cup
“As long as Rafa and Djokovic are playing, there will be no change of era” – Alcaraz on the next generation
July 18, 1999: The day Pat Rafter downed Todd Martin in an epic controversial Davis Cup clash
July 17, 1994: The day French tennis legend Jean Borotra passed away
Djokovic confirms he will play Davis Cup this year
Williams, Federer, Djokovic: GOAT debates are meaningless as sport evolves
Patrick Mouratoglou and Yuan Li Sports sign strategic agreement to promote tennis in China
July 11, 1982: The day McEnroe and Wilander battled in what was the longest tennis match in history at the time
July 10, 1981: The day Flushing Meadows hosted its first Davis Cup tie
“I feel a lot of confidence right now” – Alcaraz hungry for Djokovic rematch at Wimbledon 2023
Shapovalov: “I’m going to try to survive as long as possible and let the game shine”
Holger Rune on watching Wozniacki, Wayne Rooney chants and feeling at home on the grass
July 8, 2010: The day Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams broke the attendance world record for a tennis match
“I’m ready for anything pretty much” – Tsitsipas confident after dual five-set wins over Grand Slam champions at Wimbledon 2023
“Things are starting to trend in the right direction, especially for people of colour” – Eubanks on improving diversity in tennis
Wimbledon 2023 draw: After four rain-interrupted days, how far behind are we?