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Paul Henri Mathieu Roland-Garros 2012

May 31, 2012: Mathieu defeats Isner in the longest uninterrupted match ever played at Roland-Garros

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 31, 2012, Paul-Henri Mathieu and John Isner battled for five hours and 41 minutes in an epic French Open second round clash

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Alexandre Sokolowski

May 31, 2009: The day Rafael Nadal lost at Roland-Garros for the first time

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 31, 2009, the unthinkable happened, as Rafael Nadal went down to Sweden's Robin Soderling in a massive upset

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Alexandre Sokolowski

May 30, 1995: The day Virginie Buisson and Noelle van Lottum played the longest women’s match in Roland-Garros history

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1995, two Frenchwomen battled on for four hours and seven minutes to create history at the French Open

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Gustavo Kuerten On this day

May 30, 2004: The day three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten upset world No 1 Roger Federer at Roland-Garros

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 30, 2004, three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten enjoyed his last hurrah with an unexpected straight sets win over world No 1 Roger Federer

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Edberg RG 1990 29_05

May 29, 1990: The day Edberg and Becker were sent packing from Roland-Garros

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 29, 1990 the top two seeds were eliminated in the first round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in history

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Rafael Nadal
11 months ago

May 27, 2016: The day Rafael Nadal stunned the tennis world by pulling out of Roland-Garros

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Althea Gibson
11 months ago

May 26, 1956: The day Althea Gibson became the first black player to win a Grand Slam

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Steffi Graff - Roland-Garros
12 months ago

May 25, 1983: The day Steffi Graf became the youngest player to win a Grand Slam match

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Geoffrey Steines
On this day - Santoro-Clément 25/05
12 months ago

May 25, 2004: The day Santoro and Clement completed their epic marathon at Roland-Garros

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Andre Agassi
12 months ago

May 24, 2004: The day Andre Agassi lost to a French qualifier in the first round at Roland-Garros

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Martina Navratilova, On this day
12 months ago

May 23, 1994: The day Martina Navratilova broke her racquet as she bid farewell to Roland-Garros

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On this day - Bruguera - Muster
12 months ago

May 22, 1995: The day Thomas Muster conquered Rome

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Pierre-Hugues Herbert at the US Open in 2015 - On This Day
12 months ago

May 21, 2015: The day Herbert and Arnaboldi completed the longest match in Roland-Garros men’s qualifying history

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Alexandre Sokolowski
On this day - USTA
12 months ago

May 21, 1881: The day the United States Tennis Association (USTA) was founded

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Roger Federer
12 months ago

May 20, 2007: Roger Federer breaks Rafael Nadal’s 81-match winning streak on clay

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Roland_Garros_OTD_05_20jpg
12 months ago

May 20, 1928: The day the French Open was held at Roland-Garros for the first time

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Alexandre Sokolowski
The 19th, May, 2002, Serena finally won a title on clay
12 months ago

May 19, 2002: The day Serena Williams won Rome for her first title on clay

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Alexandre Sokolowski
On this day - Fred Perry 18/5
12 months ago

May 18, 1909: The day tennis legend Fred Perry was born

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Nadal-Federer On this day 17_5
12 months ago

May 17, 2009: The day Federer beat Nadal on clay in Madrid

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Alexandre Sokolowski
12 months ago

May 16, 2009: The day Nadal and Djokovic played the longest three-set match in ATP Masters 1000 history

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