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Björn Borg, Masters 1981, On This Day

January 15, 1981: The day ice-man Bjorn Borg lost his cool

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On January 15, 1981, Bjorn Borg lost his cool and was docked points for the first time in his career

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Alexandre Sokolowski
John McEnroe

January 14, 1979: The day John McEnroe became the youngest winner of the Masters Cup

Everyday Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1978 to witness how 19-year-old John McEnroe claimed a breakthrough title at the 1977 Masters Cup in New York City

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Alexandre Sokolowski
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January 14, 2002: The day Stefan Koubek came back from match point and 6-0, 6-1, 4-1 down

On this day in tennis history, an Austrian bounced back after falling behind in the Australian Open by two sets to love, saving match point to finally progress. Find out how Stefan Koubek did it

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Carlos Moya OTD 01_13

January 13, 1997: The day Carlos Moya upset defending champ Boris Becker in the first round of the Australian Open

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On January 13, 1997, an unheralded Carlos Moya beat defending champion Boris Becker and then went on to reach the final of the Australian Open

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Jennifer Capriati at the 2003 Australian Open

January 13, 2003: The day Capriati became the first women’s defending champ to crash out in the first round of the Australian Open

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 2003 to witness how world No 3 Jennifer Capriati blew a 6-2, 4-2 lead to be eliminated by world No 90 Marlene Weingartner, from Germany

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Lleyton Hewitt, On this day 11.01.2021
4 months ago

January 11, 1998: The day 16-year-old Lleyton Hewitt became the lowest-ranked player to win an ATP title

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Alexandre Sokolowski
4 months ago

January 11, 1988: The first day of play in the Australian Open’s new home

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Alexandre Sokolowski
On This Day, 01/10: John McEnroe & Jimmy Connors
4 months ago

January 10, 1982: The day Connors and McEnroe nearly come to blows in Chicago

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Roscoe Tanner OTD 01_09
4 months ago

January 9, 1977: The day Roscoe Tanner won his only Grand Slam title

On this day in tennis history, two top players fought it out for...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Jimmy Connors, On this day 8/
4 months ago

January 8, 1978: When the Masters Cup final between Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg sparked a No 1 debate

On this day in 1978, Jimmy Connors defeated Bjorn Borg in three sets...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Tracy Austin, On this day 07.01.2021
4 months ago

January 7, 1979: The day 16-year-old Tracy Austin crushed Martina Navratilova to win the Avon Championships

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Alexandre Sokolowski
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4 months ago

January 6, 1992: The day Pescosolido was disqualified in Sydney when his racquet kick left a fan needing stitches

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Alexandre Sokolowski
On this day 5.01.2021
4 months ago

January 5, 1994: The day world No 1 Pete Sampras was shocked by world No 205 Alami in Qatar

On this day in tennis history, the world No 1 fell to a...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
4 months ago

January 4, 1976: The day Edmondson won the Australian Open, the lowest-ranked player to ever win a Grand Slam title

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Rosewall OTD 01_03
4 months ago

January 3, 1972: The day Ken Rosewall became the oldest Grand Slam winner in the Open Era

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Guillermo Vilas OTD 01_02
4 months ago

January 2, 1980: The day Guillermo Vilas won his fourth and final Grand Slam title

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors, 1974
4 months ago

January 1, 1974: The day engaged couple Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert met with contrasting fortunes in the Australian Open finals

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Alexandre Sokolowski
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4 months ago

January 1, 1998: The day tennis legend Helen Wills passed away at the age of 92

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Alex Olmedo, On this day
4 months ago

December 29, 1958: The day Peru’s Alex Olmedo played for USA in the Davis Cup

On this day in tennis history, a player from Peru represented the USA...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
4 months ago

December 28, 1983: The day 18-year-old Pat Cash won the pivotal match to win the Davis Cup for Australia

Every day, Tennis Majors remembers the most iconic moments in tennis history. On...
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