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May 18, 1909: The day tennis legend Fred Perry was born
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive an important moment in the history of the sport. On May 18, 1909, Fred Perry, one of the legends of British tennis, was born in Stockton, England
“Not many that can reach this level, if anyone at all”: Casper Ruud on Sinner, Alcaraz, and the Big Three at their peak
The player who has reached three Grand Slam finals and the ATP Finals places Sinner and Alcaraz at the level the Big Three reached at 25, 26. If not above.
Career Golden Masters: Djokovic and Sinner’s complete Masters 1000 title records – every event, every year
Only two men in tennis history have won all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments: Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner. Compare their full title records event by event.
Sinner ends 50-year Italian wait for Rome title, completing Career Golden Masters with Ruud win
Jannik Sinner (No 1) beat Casper Ruud (No 13) 6-4, 6-4 to become the second man after Novak Djokovic to complete the Career Golden Masters. Sixth straight Masters 1000 title, 34 in a row at the level. Roland-Garros next.
Fifty years, one afternoon: Sinner takes on Ruud, and history, on Campo Centrale
Career Golden Masters, fifty years of Italian waiting, a 28-match streak. Everything Sinner is chasing in Rome – and the one blueprint Ruud has to follow.
“Some of the best I’ve felt on court in a long time”: Ruud and the case for consistency over peaks
“Everybody’s there to beat you”: Rome champion Svitolina will arrive at Roland-Garros with new confidence but a focus on the first round
Svitolina back on top of Rome eight years on, beating world Nos. 2, 3 and 4 in four days
“That he struggles is not a problem for him to win”: Medvedev’s view on Sinner from across the net
Did you think Sinner had shown fragility against Medvedev? The world No. 1 is already turning the experience into capital for Roland-Garros
Sinner stretches Masters streak to 33, beating Medvedev in two days to reach Rome final
May 16, 2009: The day Nadal and Djokovic played the longest three-set match in ATP Masters 1000 history
Rain halts Rome semi-final summit, Sinner’s hardest match since February
Rome makes four: Ruud completes the big clay-court finals set with Darderi rout
“Just couldn’t dream about a better year”: Svitolina’s post-maternity comeback reaches a Rome final
May 15, 1994: The day Pete Sampras won Rome title, his best ever result on clay
Svitolina outlasts Swiatek to reach first Rome final in eight years, beating Nos. 2 and 3 in 24 hours
Clay-court Daniil as we like him: Medvedev grinds past Landaluce in Rome
Writing his “own story” rather than “chasing records”: dominant Sinner pulls back from the legacy machinery in Rome
Gauff reaches back-to-back Rome finals with straight-sets win over Cirstea