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On this day: Lleyton Hewitt writes history in Adelaide as lowest-ranked..

11-01-2021
Tennis - On January 11, 1998, Lleyton won the title in Adelaide as the lowest-ranked and third-youngest ATP champion

ATP Finals Flashback: Nikolay Davydenko claims title at new London venue

05-12-2020
Tennis - In 2009, the ATP Finals moved from Shanghai to London, and Davydenko defeated Juan Martin del Potro in the title match

On this day: France wins epic Davis Cup final over Sweden in Malmo

01-12-2020
Tennis - In the deciding fifth rubber in the 1996 final, Arnaud Boetsch saved three match points in 7-6 2-6 4-6 7-6 10-8 win over Nicklas Kulti

On this day: Sweden shines at home to beat USA in Davis Cup final

01-12-2020
Tennis - In 1997, Sweden delivered the USA's biggest Davis Cup final defeat since 1973

ATP Finals Flashback: Pete Sampras edges Boris Becker in one of the best matches ever

26-11-2020
Tennis - In the 1996 Masters Cup final, Sampras defeated Becker in five epic sets

ATP Finals Flashback: Ivan Lendl tops Boris Becker for Masters Cup crown

26-11-2020
Tennis - 1986 was Lendl's second dominant season on the Tour, claiming the ninth ATP title at Madison Square Garden

ATP Finals Flashback: Gustavo Kuerten defeats Andre Agassi for double honor

26-11-2020
Tennis - In 2000, the Brazilian conquered the Masters Cup and became year-end no. 1 ahead of Marat Safin

ATP Finals Flashback: Stefan Edberg claims first crown over Boris Becker

25-11-2020
Tennis - In 1989, two great rivals met in what was the 13th and final Masters Cup event at the Madison Square Garden

ATP Finals Flashback: Boris Becker wins third and last crown over Michael Chang

25-11-2020
Tennis - In 1995, Frankfurt staged the Masters Cup for the sixth and last time, with the event moving to Hanover from 1996

ATP Finals Flashback: Pete Sampras tops Boris Becker in indoor giants battle

24-11-2020
Tennis - At the 1994 Masters Cup, the American played on a very high level to win the title for the second time in four years

ATP Finals Flashback: Michael Stich beats Pete Sampras to keep the trophy at home

24-11-2020
Tennis - In 1993, Stich continued where Boris Becker left a year earlier

ATP Finals Flashback: Boris Becker celebrates birthday and title at home

24-11-2020
Tennis - In 1992, Becker claimed the first Masters Cup triumph since 1988 and the first in front of the home crowd

ATP Finals Flashback: Pete Sampras prevails over Jim Courier to lift first..

24-11-2020
Tennis - In 1991, Pete Sampras lifted first out of five Masters Cup titles, becoming the youngest champion since 1978

ATP Finals Flashback: Andre Agassi tops Stefan Edberg to claim title

24-11-2020
Tennis - In 1990, Andre dethroned Edberg in four sets to win the biggest title up to that point

Paris Flashback: David Ferrer wins first Masters 1000 crown over Jerzy Janowicz

18-11-2020
Tennis - David played in almost 30 Masters 1000 quarter-finals before he finally went all the way in Paris 2012 after a favorable draw

On this day: Monica Seles downs Gabriela Sabatini in first WTA five-setter!

18-11-2020
Tennis - In 1990, the 16-year-old Seles came from behind to beat the Argentine and win her first WTA Finals trophy

Paris Flashback: Robin Soderling tops Gael Monfils to lift the trophy

18-11-2020
Tennis - The 2010 edition of the Paris Masters had the best semi-final day in the history at this level of competition

Paris Flashback: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beats David Nalbandian to shine at home

17-11-2020
Tennis - Tsonga became the first French champion in Bercy since Grosjean in 2001

Paris Flashback: Nikolay Davydenko wins first Masters 1000 crown over Dominik Hrbaty

15-11-2020
Tennis - In 2006, the Russian lost just five games in what had been the most one-sided Paris final in the best-of-five format

Paris Flashback: Tomas Berdych edges Ivan Ljubicic for Masters 1000 glory

14-11-2020
Tennis - The Czech claimed the title in Paris 2005 at the age of 20, never repeating this again and staying on one Masters 1000 trophy

Paris Flashback: Marat Safin beats Radek Stepanek to regain Paris crown

14-11-2020
Tennis - In 2004, the sixth seed defeated a qualifier Radek Stepanek in straight sets for the third Paris crown in the last five years

Paris Flashback: Andre Agassi tops Marat Safin to extend Parisian reign

14-11-2020
Tennis - In 1999, the American won both Roland Garros and the Paris Masters 1000 event

On this day: Bjorn Borg ends glorious career in Moscow after 14 straight defeats!

10-11-2020
Tennis - Since Monte Carlo 1983, the Swede lost all 14 matches he entered in the next ten years, finishing career on a negative note

Basel Flashback: Marin Cilic takes the title away from Roger Federer

08-11-2020
Tennis - In 2016, Marin Cilic claimed the first ATP 500 crown in Basel

Stuttgart Flashback: Boris Becker edges Pete Sampras after epic battle

05-11-2020
Tennis - In 1996, Boris Becker conquered the last Masters 1000 title in Stuttgart, and his penultimate on the Tour overall