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December 27, 2007: The day Evonne Goolagong was granted world No 1 status after a 31-year wait
Every day, Tennis Majors goes back in time to look back on a significant event for the tennis world. On December 27, 2007, the WTA Tour corrected an oversight in the 1976 rankings which made Evonne Goolagong the second woman in WTA history to become world No 1
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December 16, 1984: The day Sweden upended John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors on the way to Davis Cup glory
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