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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
Samsonova, Ostapenko closing in on top 10 spots – WTA rankings update
Aryna Sabalenka remains world No 1 but her lead has been cut by China Open champion Iga Swiatek
October 9, 1989: The day Chris Evert played her last professional match
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back to one of the biggest moments in tennis history. Today, we go back to October 9, 1989, the day Chris Evert defeated Conchita Martinez 6-3, 6-2 in the Fed Cup final to end her Hall of Fame career on a winning note
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
Hockey, video games, Nieminen: Everything you wanted to know about Emil Ruusuvuori (but never had the time to find out) – updated as of October 2023
s’-Hertogenbosch, Djokovic, Haarhuis: Everything you always wanted to know about Tim van Rijthoven (but never had the time to find out) – updated in October 2023
October 7, 1999: The day John McEnroe started his Davis Cup captaincy by offending Zimbabwe, his team’s first opponents
October 6, 1986: The day Pat Cash clashed with Brad Gilbert en route to Davis Cup glory
October 5, 1918: The day French aviator Roland Garros was killed during World War I
October 5, 2006: The day Benjamin Becker and Jiri Novak clocked latest-ever ATP finish
Seventh time’s a charm – Sinner overcomes Medvedev to win the trophy in Beijing
From Carlitos to Alcaraz, episode 6: What next for the Spanish phenomenon and can anyone stop him from dominating the sport?
From Carlitos to Alcaraz, episode 4: Alcaraz-Sinner, the US Open quarter-final that may have shaped our next decade of tennis
October 4, 1994: The day 14-year-old Martina Hingis made a winning debut on the pro tour
October 4, 2007: The day Austrian Stefan Koubek was disqualified for a third time
Swiatek’s love of reading fuelling her as she continues China Open march
