OSTEND, Belgium (AP) Belgium reached the Davis Cup semifinals for the first time since 1999 when Ruben Bemelmans and debutant Kimmer Coppejans won the doubles for an unbeatable 3-0 lead over Canada on Saturday. Bemelmans and his fifth different partner in Davis Cup, Coppejans, beat Daniel Nestor and Canada's own

On May 25, 1999, a 17-year-old Swiss stepped onto Court Suzanne Lenglen for the first Grand Slam match of his career, falling quietly to then-No. 3 Patrick Rafter in the first round of the French Open. That Swiss teenager, Roger Federer, would go on to become one of the greatest

It was a cold and rainy day at Wimbledon on July 4th, 1999. But despite the somber weather that hovered over Centre Court, it was an unforgettable day—filled with pure joy—for Lindsay Davenport. Everything seemed to come together for the American during the fortnight. A pivotal outcome occurred in Davenport's

The future of the sport went toe-to-toe with one of its current—and greatest—champions in a riveting final. In her first two tournaments of 1999 in Australia, Serena Williams—long-pegged as a potential star despite her young age—suffered early-round defeats to Steffi Graf and Sandrine Testud. But those three-set losses were as

Before becoming Novak Djokovic's coach, Andre Agassi was a force on the Parisian clay. The Setting Andre Agassi and Andrei Medvedev, two players who had both proven their talent as teenagers, entered the 1999 French Open at different stages in their career. Agassi, whose career nearly bottomed out at the

Defending U.S. Open champion Serena Williams reflects on her first title at Flushing Meadows in 1999, when she beat three Grand Slam champions -- Monica Seles, Lindsay Davenport and, Martina Hingis -- when she was just a teenager. “Honestly, when the tournament started, I told myself I was going to

Andre Agassi and Andrei Medvedev had spent the spring of 1999 smiling slyly and waving to each whenever their paths crossed. While Andrei the Russian was playing some of the best tennis of his career, Andre the American could take more than a little credit for his success. That April

August 13, 1999. Heidelberg, Germany. The woman who’d always preferred to let her racquet do the talking let the world know she had something to say. She would later wish to be called Stefanie Graf. But on this day, as had been the case her entire career, she was Steffi,

And just like that, the whimsy-laden word "dramatical" enters the lexicon. Reminiscing about her first-ever Grand Slam doubles title alongside sister Serena, Venus Williams went in depth in an Instagram post about the 1999 Roland Garros women's doubles final, the pair's first of 14 Grand Slam doubles crowns.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of TENNIS Magazine's founding in 1965. To commemorate the occasion, we'll look back each Thursday at one of the 50 moments that have defined the last half-century in our sport. Andre Agassi and Andrei Medvedev had spent the spring of 1999 smiling slyly and

There's nothing like Paris in the springtime, they say. As these 10 epics—the 10 most memorable French Open matches of the Open Era—show, there's also nothing quite as stirring or sensation as tennis in Paris at this time of year. Agassi and Medvedev had spent the spring of 1999 trading

Before Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi became the power tennis couple off court, the two were connected by a remarkable weekend 20 years ago at Roland Garros. At the 1999 French Open, Graf and Agassi walked away winners from matches once out of their hands. In each of their cases,

Editor's Note:Before the introduction of computerized rankings on the WTA and ATP Tours, Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe were ranked No. 1 in 1957 and 1968, respectively. Having first reached No. 5 in 1998, No. 3 in 1999 and No. 2 in 2001, it was on February 25, 2002 when

Apparently Andre Agassi didn't quite tell all in Open, his autobiography. The eight-time major winner, recently roasted by ex-wife Brooke Shields over his handling of her help with the book, shared in a new video for Unscriptd that he didn't wear underwear during his first-round match at the 1999 French

Ambitious as Roger Federer has always been, even he had no idea there were 420 more Grand Slam matches in his future—including a record 20 major singles titles. All the 17-year-old Federer knew on this day in 1999 was that he was at Roland Garros and primed to play in

This week, we're counting down the Top 5 Indian Wells finals (look for the Top 5 Miami finals soon!) - No. 5: Simona Halep d. Jelena Jankovic, 2015 - No. 4: Dominic Thiem d. Roger Federer, 2019 - No. 3: Novak Djokovic d. Rafael Nadal, 2011 - No. 2: Rafael

FLASHBACK: Lindsay Davenport looks back on her 1999 Wimbledon win

Jon Wertheim’s annual “Baggies” awards are up, over at Mailbag (hence, Baggies) under the the aegis of SI.com. Reading Jon is more fun even than noodling for catfish. He has a deft touch and draws less attention to himself (Look at how clever I am! Ha-ha-ha-ha, I even crack myself

The first week of a major is all about upsets. With that in mind, we're counting down the five most stunning Wimbledon results, starting on Wednesday, June 27 and ending on Sunday, July 1. No. 5: Jelena Dokic (No. 129) d. Martina Hingis (No. 1) First round, 1999; 6-2, 6-0

When a starry-eyed young player steps onto the court for their first pro match, almost all of them have the same dream: winning a Grand Slam. For some, that goal almost comes naturally. For others, it's an uphill battle full of depression, setbacks, early losses and heartache. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni knows