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April 22, 1998: The day Pete Sampras finally won a match in Monte-Carlo

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1998 to witness how the most dominant player of the last five years, Pete Sampras, scored the only win of his career at the Monte-Carlo Open

Alexandre Sokolowski

April 22, 2025

WTA rankings: Ostapenko re-enters top 20, Rybakina out of top 10

The WTA released its updated rankings on Monday after the crowning of Jelena Ostapenko in Stuttgart

Ayush Vashistha

April 21, 2025

Swiatek and Ostapenko in same half of Madrid Open draw, Sabalenka heads the field

The 2025 Madrid Open women's singles draw was unveiled on Sunday. It has Iga Swiatek and Jelena Ostapenko on a collision course for the fourth round

Ayush Vashistha

April 21, 2025

Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) defeated Novak Djokovic (Ser)

Djokovic and Alcaraz drawn in same half at Madrid Masters, Zverev leads the line-up

The 2025 Madrid Masters draw came out on Monday, April 21, notifying the participants of their potential opponents

Ayush Vashistha

April 21, 2025

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Brilliant Ostapenko stuns Sabalenka to win Stuttgart title

The Latvian followed up her win over Iga Swiatek in the quarters to claim her second clay-court title, after the 2017 French Open

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April 22, 1998: The day Pete Sampras finally won a match in Monte-Carlo

WTA rankings: Ostapenko re-enters top 20, Rybakina out of top 10

Swiatek and Ostapenko in same half of Madrid Open draw, Sabalenka heads the field

Djokovic and Alcaraz drawn in same half at Madrid Masters, Zverev leads the line-up

Brilliant Ostapenko stuns Sabalenka to win Stuttgart title

April 21, 1992: The day Pete Sampras was upset by world No 40 Steeb in Monte-Carlo

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April 20, 2006: The day Guillermo Coria won despite 23 double faults in Monte-Carlo

April 19, 1988: The day Vajda defeated Becker, 25 years before becoming part of Djokovic’s team

April 18, 1999: The day Monica Seles helped USA beat Croatia in Fed Cup

April 17, 2005: The day Rafael Nadal officially started his Monte-Carlo reign

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

April 15, 2005: The day 18-year-old Gasquet upset world No 1 Roger Federer in Monte-Carlo

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

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Irresistible Alcaraz turns the tide against Musetti to win Monte-Carlo title

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