Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 20, 2007, Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal for the first time on clay
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to the biggest moments in tennis history. On May 19, 2002, Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin to win the Italian Open in Rome for her first ever title on clay
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive an important moment in the history of the sport. On May 18, 1909, Fred Perry, one of the legends of British tennis, was born in Stockton, England
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 17, 2009, Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal on his home soil. A milestone victory before Roland-Garros
A third Italian Open. A 20th career title. Four Grand Slam semi-final losses. Eight days before Roland-Garros, Elina Svitolina has reset the conversation about her chances in Paris.
Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 2009, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic played the longest three-set match in ATP Masters 1000 history in the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters 1000
When Elina Svitolina took 12 months away from the WTA tour in late 2022, she was 28 years old, ranked No. 24, and considered post-peak by most of the tennis world. She returned at Charleston in April 2023, ranked outside the world’s top 800. Within four months of returning, she had reached the Roland-Garros quarter-finals … Continued
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 15th, 1994, Pete Sampras achieved his best ever result on clay.
Grand Slam winner Madison Keys told AFP that the boycott option remained alive among “many players”, ten days prior to Roland-Garros.
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 14, 2008, Justine Henin, then the world No 1, shocked the tennis world with the sudden announcement that she was to retire
Medical tests on Lorenzo Musetti’s left leg have confirmed a rectus femoris injury.
Iga Swiatek is into the Rome semi-finals, hasn’t faced a break point in two days, and on Wednesday told reporters she is back to “playing more like a clay-court player.” Roig is delivering.
In a sport built on tennis parents who became inseparable from the story, Jannik Sinner is asking for the opposite. In Rome, he drew the line at his family.
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 13th, 1973, 55-year-old Bobby Riggs thrashed Margaret Court, then the world No 2, in a match known as the “Mother’s Day Massacre”. It was an event that would lead to the famous “Battle of the Sexes” a few months later
The future of the season is foggy.” Twelve days before Roland-Garros, Lorenzo Musetti has lost the points he gained at Rome 2025 – and, with them, his place in the top 10.
The Norwegian dispatched the home favourite 6-3, 6-1 to reach a fifth Rome quarter-final – and the Italian leaves the top 10 nursing the fourth thigh injury of a brutal 13 months. Ruud said afterwards he had spotted Musetti’s struggles on a tape, and made him run accordingly.
Stan Wawrinka and Gaël Monfils get main-draw wild cards. Four 17-year-olds join them. Clara Burel returns from injury. The full Roland-Garros 2026 wild-card lists, in detail.
On this day in 1979, a pig-tailed 16-year-old named Tracy Austin shocked the most dominant clay-courter in tennis history, ending Chris Evert’s 125-match winning streak on clay in Rome
Two years after their Roland-Garros first-round thriller, Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek meet again in Rome – for very different reasons.
Dino Prizmic followed his win over Djokovic with a 6-1, 7-5 defeat of Humbert to reach the Rome round of 16 – and named his year-end goal: top 30.
The clay season is reaching its climax with 2026 Roland-Garros (May 24–June 7). Monte-Carlo and Madrid are done, Rome is underway, and Roland-Garros is less than two weeks away. With Carlos Alcaraz sidelined by injury, the men’s draw could be more open than it has been in years, but Jannik Sinner’s 2026 form makes him … Continued