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March 24, 1998: A new rivalry begins as Hingis and Serena collide in Miami
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On March 24, 1998, Martina Hingis and Serena Williams met for the first time
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March 24, 2026
March 4, 2006: The day Rafael Nadal ended Roger Federer’s 56-match hard court streak
On this day in tennis history, Rafael Nadal showed he was fully recovered from injury to snap Roger Federer's win streak on hard courts. Find out how he did it
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March 4, 2026
February 28, 1983: The day Ivan Lendl became world No 1 for the first time
On 28 February 1983, Ivan Lendl became world No 1 for the first time in his career
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February 28, 2026
February 21, 2008: The day Andy Roddick gave Kei Nishikori the verbals in San Jose
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On February 21, 2008, Andy Roddick gave a young Kei Nishikori a verbal mouthful during a match in San Jose
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February 21, 2026
February 14, 1988: World No 453 Yahiya Doumbia stuns Tour by winning Lyon title
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On this day, February 14, 1988, Yahiya Doumbia, from Senegal, claimed the title in Lyon to general astonishment
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February 14, 2026
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February 5, 1985: The day Ivan Lendl and Larry Stefanki played without an umpire
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February 4, 2001: The day Roger Federer won his first ATP Tour title
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Feb 3, 2021: The day US legend Tony Trabert passed away, aged 90
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February 2, 2013: The day Berdych and Rosol won the longest Davis Cup match in history
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February 1, 2004: Federer begins record reign on top of the world with Australian Open triumph
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December 28, 1983: The day 18-year-old Pat Cash won the Davis Cup for Australia
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June 27, 2006: The day Roger Federer beat Bjorn Borg’s record of 41 consecutive wins on grass
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June 16, 1974: The day an 18-year old Bjorn Borg won the first of his six French Open titles
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May 19, 2002: The day Serena Williams won Rome for her first title on clay
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May 15, 1994: The day Pete Sampras won Rome title, his best ever result on clay
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May 12, 1984: The day Jimmy Connors was thrashed 6-0, 6-0 by Ivan Lendl
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May 11, 1987: The day tennis came back to the Olympics
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May 10, 1996: The day 15-year-old Martina Hingis defeated world No 1 Steffi Graf
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May 8, 2005: The day Rafael Nadal beat Coria in five-hour thriller for first Rome title
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May 6 2007: The day Kim Clijsters retired for the first time at the age of 23
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