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August 17, 1987 : The day Steffi Graf became world No 1 for the first time
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1987 to witness how 18-year-old Steffi Graf seized the world No 1 spot to begin a 186-week uninterrupted reign at the top, the longest in WTA history
August 17, 2004: The day Federer lost two matches at the Olympics
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 2004, Roger Federer was defeated in the singles & doubles events at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens within the span of a few hours
Atmane stands firm against Sinner, but the Italian advances to the final
On his 24th birthday, Jannik Sinner had to tighten up his game to overcome Terence Atmane in the Cincinnati semifinal (7-6, 6-2).”
August 16, 1994: The day Andre Agassi tried to stop the music
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1994, Andre Agassi blasted tournament officials in New Haven after they introduced music during changeovers
Cincinnati Tournament: Kudermetova brutally ends Gracheva’s run
Veronika Kudermetova easily defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-1, 6-2 on Friday at the Cincinnati tournament, marking the Frenchwoman’s first Masters 1000 quarterfinal appearance.
Cincinnati Open: Stormy Rybakina stuns Sabalenka, advances to semi-finals
August 15, 2004: The day 18-year-old Rafael Nadal won his first ATP title
August 15, 1995: The day Monica Seles returned to the tour 27 months after the tragic stabbing
Gauff and Paolini to meet again in Cincinnati quarterfinals after swift round of 16 wins
Venus Williams, 45, awarded wild card for her 25th US Open
August 14, 2005: The day 19-year-old Rafael Nadal won his first hardcourt title
August 14, 1996: The day a stunned Andre Agassi was defaulted for swearing at an umpire
Qualifier Atmane stuns Fritz as Sinner, Alcaraz cruise into Cincinnati quarters
Swiatek, Sabalenka cruise; Rybakina stuns Keys as Kalinskaya’s run rolls on in Cincinnati
Grigor Dimitrov withdraws from US Open
August 13, 1999: The day Steffi Graf announced her retirement
August 12, 1990: The day Stefan Edberg won Cincinnati to become world No 1