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October 10, 1971: The day Stan Smith and the United States won the last ever Davis Cup to use the “Challenge Round”
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back to the one of the biggest moments in tennis history. On this day in 1971, Stan Smith beat Ion Tiriac in straight sets to win the last Davis Cup "Challenge Round" in tennis history for the American team
Hurkacz ends eight-match losing run against Djokovic to storm into Shanghai third round
Hubert Hurkacz ended an eight-match losing run against Novak Djokovic (No. 10) on Friday, beating the four-time champion 6-4, 6-3 to reach the third round of the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Five days after retiring injured in Beijing, the 2023 champion held serve throughout against a tired Djokovic, whose Turin hopes now depend on a strong run in Paris.
October 9, 2019: The day Spanish tennis legend Andres Gimeno passed away
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 2019 to pay a tribute to the oldest-ever Roland-Garros champion, Andres Gimeno
October 8, 1989: The day Jim Courier won his first title, beating Stefan Edberg in the final
On this day, on October 8, 1989, future world No 1 Jim Courier claimed his maiden title in Basel, Switzerland by beating Stefan Edberg
Zverev set to finish year-end No. 1 as injured Sinner is ruled out for the season
Jannik Sinner leads the ATP rankings, but a knee injury that has sidelined him since Wimbledon has put his hold on the year-end No. 1 spot in serious doubt — and handed the advantage to Alexander Zverev.
Djokovic wins seventh Beijing title and 102nd career crown as injured de Minaur retires
“What a journey since I got injured”: Alcaraz defends Tokyo title against Lehecka for first trophy since injury
Sinner ends 2026 season due to knee inflammation, misses ATP Finals
October 6, 1986: The day Pat Cash clashed with Brad Gilbert en route to Davis Cup glory
Djokovic into Beijing final vs. De Minaur after Medvedev is disqualified!
Alcaraz recovers from a set down against Munar to set up Tokyo final with Lehecka
October 5, 1918: The day French aviator Roland Garros was killed during World War I
Vintage Djokovic wins high-intensity battle with Zverev to go 32-0 in Beijing
October 4, 2007: The day Austrian Stefan Koubek was disqualified for a third time
No. 118 Charaeva stuns Rybakina in her first match as world No. 1!
Sinner withdraws from Shanghai, Zverev eyes World No. 1 spot
Alcaraz recovers from 2-6 down in tiebreak, sweeps past Arnaldi into Tokyo quarterfinals