on this day in tennis history
March 10, 2008: The day Roger Federer beat his idol Pete Sampras in an exhibition
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On March 10, 2008, Roger Federer and Pete Sampras went toe-to-toe at the iconic Madison Square Garden
March 9, 1980: The day John McEnroe lost for the second time to Argentina in a Davis Cup tie
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On March 9, 1980, John McEnroe, suffered his second Davis Cup singles defeat in two days
March 5, 2006: The day James Blake finally beat Lleyton Hewitt and won the Las Vegas title
Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to an important moment in tennis history. On this day, March 5, 2006, James Blake beat Lleyton Hewitt for the first time in seven meetings to win Las Vegas
February 27, 2005: The day Wayne Arthurs became the oldest first-time winner on the ATP Tour
Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to a historic moment in tennis. On this day in 2005, 33-year-old Wayne Arthurs won his first ATP singles title and created history in the process
February 25, 2002: The day Venus Williams became the first black player to become world No 1 in tennis history
Every day, Tennis Majors looks at some of the biggest moments in tennis history. On February 25, 2002, Venus Williams fulfilled her father's prophecy by becoming the world No 1 in women's tennis
January 17, 1982: The day head-hunting Lendl won the most dramatic duel with Gerulaitis
January 12, 1980: The day Vitas Gerulaitis made his famous quote, “No one beats Vitus Gerulaitis 17 times in a row”
January 11, 1998: The day 16-year-old Lleyton Hewitt became the lowest-ranked player to win an ATP title
January 10, 1982: The day Connors and McEnroe nearly come to blows in Chicago
January 3, 1972: The day Ken Rosewall became the oldest Grand Slam winner in the Open Era
January 2, 1980: The day Guillermo Vilas won his fourth and final Grand Slam title
December 28, 1983: The day 18-year-old Pat Cash won the pivotal match to win the Davis Cup for Australia
December 26, 1947: The day reigning Wimbledon and US Nationals champ Jack Kramer played his first professional match
December 2, 2001: The day Nicolas Escude won France its ninth Davis Cup title
November 22, 1992: The day Seles took down Navratilova for her third straight WTA Finals title
November 16, 2001: The day Lleyton Hewitt became world No 1 for the first time
November 15, 1981: The day Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe misbehaved at Wembley
November 8, 1976: the day the first German tennis legend, Gottfried von Cramm, died in a car crash at the age of 76
November 2, 1986: The day Boris Becker won the inaugural Paris-Bercy Open
November 1, 2007: The day Nalbandian defeated Federer for the second time in 11 days