Stolle Newcombe - US Open 1972

Alcaraz and Sinner have stepped into the top echelons of world tennis, and not in an anecdotal way: with 80 and 77 consecutive weeks spent in the Top 2 of the ATP rankings respectively, they mark the ...

Alcaraz Becomes the Tenth Player in History to Reach Three Consecutive Wimbledon Finals

AFP 11/07/2025 à 18h21

After 2023 and 2024, Carlos Alcaraz will be in the final of the 2025 Wimbledon edition. The Spaniard, already a two-time defending champion, will aim for a third consecutive title at just 22 years old...

Laver reacts to the passing of Stolle: "You had to be the best to beat the best"

AFP 06/03/2025 à 09h37

This Wednesday, March 5th, Australian tennis lost one of its legends, Fred Stolle, who passed away at the age of 86. Winner of two Grand Slam singles titles and three Davis Cups with his country, Sto...

Fred Stolle, Australian tennis legend, has passed away at the age of 86

AFP 06/03/2025 à 09h18

Australian tennis is in mourning. This Wednesday, March 5, Fred Stolle passed away at the age of 86. A former professional player, he won two Grand Slam titles before the start of the Open Era, at Rol...

The five times the Australian Open was played over Christmas

AFP 24/12/2024 à 22h31

In the 70s and up to the early 80s, the Australian Open had a very different configuration to the one we know today. At the time, the Grand Slam suffered from a huge lack of popularity, partly becaus...

À 29 ans et demi, Murray est le joueur le plus âgé à devenir pour la première fois numéro 1 mondial ATP depuis Newcombe, 30 ans en 1974.

AFP 06/11/2016 à 18h22

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Si Nadal remporte l'US Open, deux joueurs auront gagné deux Grand Chelems la même année pour la 1ère fois depuis 1967 (Emerson et Newcombe).

AFP 10/09/2017 à 15h05

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De Minaur et Barty ont reçu la médaille John Newcombe

AFP 28/11/2018 à 20h10

Elle honore la meilleure australienne et le meilleur australien de la saison....