Davis Cup

Jean Borotra, On This Day 07/30

July 30, 1928: The day “The Four Musketeers” inaugurated Roland-Garros with a Davis Cup title

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1928, the Four Musketeers led France to the second of its six consecutive titles in the Davis Cup

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Boris Becker - John McEnroe On This Day

July 24, 1987: The day Boris Becker edged John McEnroe after a six hour, 21-minute marathon

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1987, Boris Becker edged John McEnroe in a Davis Cup rubber that was just one minute short of the longest tennis match in history at the time

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Boris Becker - On this day

July 22, 1989: The day Boris Becker won two matches to put Germany on course for the Davis Cup final

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On this day, July 22, 1989, Boris Becker won two matches in the same day to put Germany in charge against USA in a Davis Cup semi-final

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Todd Martin - On this day

July 18, 1999: The day Pat Rafter downed Todd Martin in an epic controversial Davis Cup clash

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On July 18, 1999, the US Davis Cup captain wanted to replace Todd Martin with Pete Sampras but the neutral doctor denied the Americans request

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Jean Borotra, On This Day

July 17, 1994: The day French tennis legend Jean Borotra passed away

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, one of the Four Musketeers from France, breathed his last at the age of 95

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Flushing Meadows, On this Day
9 months ago

July 10, 1981: The day Flushing Meadows hosted its first Davis Cup tie

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Pete Sampras On this day
11 months ago

May 15, 1994: The day Pete Sampras won Rome title, his best ever result on clay

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Davis Cup
12 months ago

April 16, 1977: The day a USA-South Africa Davis Cup tie was interrupted by anti-apartheid protestors

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Alexandre Sokolowski
The Davis Cup trophy in Malaga, Spain in 2023
1 year ago

ITF and Kosmos settle Davis Cup dispute

The company, owned by footballer Gerard Pique, was pursuing legal action against the...
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Tennis Majors
John McEnroe, On This Day
1 year ago

March 8, 1980: The day Jose-Luis Clerc got the better of John McEnroe in Davis Cup epic

On this day in tennis history, John McEnroe lost for the first time...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Holger Rune, Australian Open, 2025
1 year ago

Davis Cup: Denmark earn epic comeback win over Serbia, Argentina take out Norway

Holger Rune helped his country overturn a 2-0 deficit to Serbia but Casper...
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Carole Bouchard
Ugo Humbert, Davis Cup, 2023
1 year ago

Humbert and Fils give France 2-0 lead over Brazil in Davis Cup

Arthur Fils and Ugo Humbert earned the wins for France as they took...
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Carole Bouchard
1 year 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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Alexandre Sokolowski
John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors
1 year ago

December 16, 1984: The day Sweden upended John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors on the way to Davis Cup glory

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Pete Sampras, Wimbledon 1995
1 year ago

December 3, 1995: The day Pete Sampras found his feet on clay and won the Davis Cup

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Jakub Mensik, Davis Cup 2024
1 year ago

France to host Brazil, Serbia to travel to Denmark in 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers

Seven nations looking to qualify for the Davis Cup Finals 8 in Italy...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Trophy during the Davis Cup Finals in 2023
1 year ago

Davis Cup Final 8 to be held in Italy till 2027

The 2025 edition of the Davis Cup Final 8 will be held in...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Guy Forget OTD
1 year ago

December 1, 1991: The day Forget stunned Sampras to give France its first Davis Cup title since 1932

On December 1, 1991, Guy Forget beat Pete Sampras to give France their...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Double - Roger Federer et Stan Wawrinka (Sui) vs Julien Benneteau et Richard Gasquet (Fra)
1 year ago

“It was a bastard thing” – Federer recalls French Davis Cup team ‘ignoring’ Wawrinka after 2014 final

The French side was understandably gutted, losing at home, and as per Stan...
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Ayush Vashistha
Jannik Sinner US Open 2024
1 year ago

Seven stats that illustrate Jannik Sinner’s amazing success in 2024

The Italian still has a drugs case hanging over his head, but on...
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Simon Cambers