On this day: Roger Federer tops Max Mirnyi for biggest final on clay
Tennis - Hamburg was the second Masters 1000 final for Roger in 2002 after losing to Andre Agassi in Miami
Blast From The Past News
On this day: Rafael Nadal wins clash of titans vs Novak Djokovic in Madrid
Tennis - The Spaniard prevailed 3-6 7-6 7-6 in four hours and three minutes
On this day: Novak Djokovic wins first clay Masters 1000 title in Rome
Tennis - Rome was the seventh Masters 1000 tournament on clay for Novak and he went all the way to pick up the trophy
On this day: Tennis legend Anthony Wilding loses life in World War I
Tennis - Anthony was one of the most successful players in pre-World War II era, winning six Grand Slam titles and more than 100 tournaments overall
On this day: Novak Djokovic tops Rafael Nadal to remain perfect in 2011
Tennis - In Madrid, Novak claimed the sixth straight title in 2011, standing on a 32-0 tally since the start of the season
On this day: Rafael Nadal wins historic Rome final against Guillermo Coria
Tennis - The Spaniard prevailed after five hours and 14 minutes in what had been the longest ATP final at that moment
On this day: Yevgeny Kafelnikov becomes world no. 1 despite a poor streak
Tennis - The Russian became the 16th player at the top of the ATP rankings despite the fact he had lost the last seven matches in the ATP tournaments
On this day: Rafael Nadal overpowers Novak Djokovic to regain Rome crown
Tennis - Rafa won the match 7-6 6-2 in two hours and three minutes to become the champion for the fourth time in the last five years
On this day: John McEnroe wins Dallas against Ivan Lendl after an epic MP
Tennis - This was the 11th meeting between these two and the fourth win for the American, the second in 1983
On this day: Bjorn Borg gives wooden racquet one more chance in Monte Carlo
Tennis - The great Swede played his first official event since Stuttgart 1984, returning to Monte Carlo for the first time since 1983
On this day: Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to extend Monte Carlo reign
Tennis - This was the fifth straight title for Nadal in MOnte Carlo and the 12th win in 16 encounters against the Serb
On this day: Ivan Lendl claims the first ATP title in Houston
Tennis - The 20-year-old would win 93 more ATP titles by the end of a career, standing as one of the most successful players of the Open era
On this day: Pete Sampras conquers ATP throne for the first time
Tennis - Pete had become the 11th world no. 1 since 1973 and the fourth from the USA
On this day: Pete Sampras edges Guga Kuerten for last Masters 1000 title
Tennis - This was the third Miami crown for Pete, the first since 1994
On this day: Andre Agassi tops Roger Federer for fifth Miami crown
Tennis - This was the biggest final in a career for the young Swiss and he gave his best against the defending champion
March 26, 1995: Andre Agassi tops Pete Sampras to lift the title in Miami
Tennis - This was already the third big title match of the season between Andre and Pete after Melbourne and Indian Wells
February 5, 1985: Ivan Lendl wins the strangest match of his career
Tennis - Lendl defeated Larry Stefanki in the first round of Lipton International, playing the last couple of games without the umpire or linesmen!
January 11, 1998: Lleyton Hewitt wins first ATP title at the age of 16
Tennis - Lleyton had become the youngest ATP champion since 1988 and Michael Chang
January 1, 1975: John Newcombe downs Jimmy Connors in the AO final
Tennis - In the battle of the top seeds, the Aussie prevailed in four sets over the last year's champion
December 21, 1975: Bjorn Borg delivers first Davis Cup title for Sweden
Tennis - The youngster had a stellar season, winning 15 out of 17 Davis Cup ties he played
1984 Davis Cup: Sweden downs USA to enter the special list
Tennis - Sweden had become only the fifth country to win multiple Davis Cup trophies
ATP Finals 1986: Ivan Lendl down Boris Becker to finish season in style
Tennis - This was the ninth ATP title for Ivan in his second consecutive dominant year on the Tour
December 17, 1989: Boris Becker secures Davis Cup title defense for Germany
Tennis - World number 2 scored two easy singles wins and helped his country to earn the doubles point as well
December 13, 1992: Michael Stich eases past Chang to win Grand Slam Cup
Tennis - After a mediocre season, Michael claimed the title and $2 million, by far the biggest prize money of his career
December 11, 1983: Mats Wilander downs Ivan Lendl in historic AO final
Tennis - This was the 72nd Australian Open and the first with an all-European final since 1912!
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