Chris Evert wins Slam for 11th Year in a Row: defeats Sukova, 1984 Australian Open F
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- With the 1984 Australian Open, Chris Evert took home a Grand Slam trophy for the 11th straight year. Helena Sukova had ended Martina Navratilova's winning streak in the semifinal, so Chris had to adjust to a strong attacking opponent with different reach than Martina, and dropped the first set before winning 6-7 6-1 6-3 in a compelling finale to the year.
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13 year run- a couple of times she won 2 in the same year: and considering she didn't always play the french and rarely the Australian, her record is even more incredible. A truly great champion
She did not play the French Open for 3 years in a row when she was #1 in the world. She could have easily won all of them. At that time she was the queen of clay courts.
Yeah there are probably at least 4 or 5 more slams in there if she would have played those events. But at the time they were not important as they are now and better money made on World Team Tennis etc.
MANY tennis fans today say Chrissie had little power to her strokes?!! This match and many others late in her career should silence their errors! When she got fitter and changed racquets Chris really amped up her already stellar shot production!
I had forgotten just how good Chris was. She's a machine.
Her greatest wins were yet to happen even after winning this match , her 16 th slam event. The last two French 85 and 86 were her crowning glory over Martina,
Never saw Evert play, but seems like she had some of the best shot placement of anyone out there. Also seems really strong mentally. No surprise she won so many majors
She was the Ice Maiden. Ice water in her veins, and sensational ball control, with plenty of variety. Not much of a serve, but she didn't need it!
Her most impressive record is her total winning percentage over a very long career. She won 90% of her matches over the course of very long career. She had that consistency no one else did.
I remember being such a Billie Jean King fan, when I heard about Chris Evert and that she was "beating up on Billie Jean" from a neighbor, I had harsh words for this player I had never seen. Then, I saw her.
What may not be realized by today's players, Evert's was not the first two handed backhand. But it was the one that launched the sea of two-handers we see today. Indeed, I was very young and small and had a defensive one handed slice. popping up often. Then I saw how it could be done with 2.
She was one of the great shot makers, and had some of the best hands, and even better feet, out there. Deceptively simple.
One thing I learned also from watching her. You don't have to hit a winner, just hit it 5-10pct closer to the line than it looks like you're going to. You don't have to risk everything to have the other guy running and making errors. There is a wider margin of safety than most take advantage of. They talk of Rafa, and rightly so, but Evert literally looks ALL IN on every point I ever saw her play. She was never off, and unlike mod players, never made excuses or quit. Indeed, when Martina was ducking Chris on clay, Evert was playing in any tournament where they might meet. Except, indoor.
I saw her live and all I can say is a LEGEND!!
This lady will never be surpassed as far as being not only a fabulous tennis player but how she conducted herself.
I always thought this was one of the most subsequently underrated, yet tremendously important, wins of Evert’s illustrious career. Obviously, the win is crucial because it preserved intact what would become a mind-boggling streak of 13 consecutive years in which she captured at least one Slam title: a record that will likely never be equaled.
But there was more to this win for her in both moral and concrete terms, I believe.
First of all, this was the hard-fought match against a peaking and dangerous Sukova, whose wingspan at the net was unequaled in her day, and who had taken Navratilova out of the equation (and the event) earlier. Second, this win came just a couple of months after two very emotional moments for Evert in late 1984. She had failed to put away Navratilova in a classic US Open final nail-biter that proved she could, once again, compete with and challenge Martina at her very best on the big stage, even if shreds of doubt remained. She was unquestionably growing in confidence with her new graphite racquet.
Then, only five days after that gut-wrenching US Open loss, Evert faced Navratilova in an exhibition match in California and did what she had not been able to do for two years in ANY match-setting: she dismissed Navratilova 6-2 7-6 in a very competitive fight (Navratilova was not about to cede anything to Evert, even in an exhibition.)
But that win, coming off a disheartening but close US Open encounter, flipped the psychological switch in Evert’s mentality, the one that had been holding her back from belief that she could play *her* aggressive baseline/all-court game and outfox the overwhelming onslaught of Navratilova, armed with a graphite weapon and superb fitness.
Her increased confidence is evident in this match. She may have started slowly due to windy, hot conditions, but Sukova was also playing immaculate ball. Then, in the second set, Evert began to hit-out in a manner she had not exhibited all year: taking balls on the rise, controlling the center of the court without hesitation, shortening her backswing to produce transcendent winners from all parts of the court, and often bludgeoning her returns either beyond Sukova or at the lanky serve-and-volleyer’s feet.
It was an exciting, historic match: Chris’s first Grand Slam win while employing her graphite racquet, against a terrifying grass-court foe, and a triumph aggressively earned. Crisp and brutal were the groundies and outright winners Evert produced in the final two sets.
More than anything, it consolidated her growing confidence immensely in preparation for the 1985 season, which she promptly began by crushing Navratilova in the Key Biscayne final 6-2 6-4, breaking the slump officially against her nemesis for all time, and later that year scoring her biggest Slam triumph ever with the legendary 6-3 6-7 7-5 win over Navratilova in the French Open final, and thus reclaiming-against the predictions of all pundits and observers-the No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis, above Martina (!), a ranking she went on to hold for much of the remaining year.
As a key stepping stone, the 1984 Australian Open win was indeed a greater victory in her collection of championships than it has been given credit for. The Mighty Evert-ascendant again.
I love your commentary and observations. All done without putting anyone down. Well done.
Evert also beat Navratilova in 2 straight Houston finals, 1987 and 1988, and in the 1988 Australian Open semifinals (2 of these 3 matches were straight-set wins for Chris).
Evert was a semifinalist or better in EVERY grand slam she played in for 34 consecutive grand slam tournaments (winning 14 of them). It is the greatest career record in all of sports, and no one in the women's game has ever come anywhere close to it.
Yes, it's a phenomenal achievement for the first 34 Grand Slam tournaments she competed in.
Of the 56 Grand Slam tournaments she played in for her entire career, she reached the semis or better in 52 of them. Unbelievable consistency over an 18 year period.
this is fiction. Serena Williams is the greatest female tennis player of all time. Check the record and the facts carefully!
@@joellinburne6349 Serena never won a Golden Slam: only Graf did that. Evert has a higher career winning percentage, Court has more Grand Slams, and Serena's career benefitted hugely from Henin's career ending injury. At the time, Henin was the best player in the world. Serena is one of the best for sure, but not *the* best--that is nonsense
@@colinhiggins4779 Serena actually won the Golden Slam as both a single and a doubles player. The only player to ever to do so. And only Serena has won 23 grand slam titles in the modern era. Evert was not even close really.
@@joellinburne6349 But is Serena really an ambassador for the sport? It will be Chris Evert who is remembered in 100 years' time.
Always a pleasure to watch. Such a professional great ambassador.
Her consistency, particularly at Wimbledon still amazes me. 18 consecutive years. Only once (through illness, although she made no excuses), failing to reach the last four. Ten finals out of 18, on her "weak surface" with three titles is hard to comprehend now. Most of the great players have one or two 1st or 2nd round exits. Amazing she had none.
You're right, but the talent wasn't quite as deep as it is now.
Joe Marshall yes and no. Maybe in their earlier rounds the talent is deeper now, but the talent in the later rounds back then was far superior to what it is now. The greats of the game almost always made it to the last 4 or 8 of every GS they played in, so winning a title was more difficult in that respect. These days, the top players are wildly inconsistent. Chris’s amazing record of reaching the semi’s in 52 of the 56 GS she played in will NEVER be equaled
That really is amazing. ....and 34 finals....
@@nujeru99 Yes but the early rounds is key. Chris's semi final streak is absolutely amazing regardless, but back then the early rounds had almost no danger for a big name unless they played horribly.
Evert is always a beauty to watch...
It was at this tournament, after the round of 16 victory; that Chris won her 1000th match, I remember that the Australian press made a big deal of it, there was picture with her and a cake to signify her being the first to reach the milestone, she would finish the tourament with 1003-97 - match record. I believe it was 132nd title.
By the way that sixth game of the second set where Evert denies her serving opponent a single point with five clean winners, is exceedingly rare. A tennis site I frequent has tried to find other examples of a perfect return game in which the returner to end 4 straight points with winners, with any kinds of strokes as long as the final strokes are not touched. As far as we thus far have established Evert is the only player to have done this with a wood racket and with modern one. The other occasion is 1978 Eastbourne F Navratilova vs Evert. At 3-5 down in the first set, Evert wins return game at love with 4 consecutive winners. three return of serve winners (one backhand, two forehand returns and a forehand dropper. Here are the other examples among women that are documented with video. 1. Venus broke Pliskova with 4 straight winners when she was down 6-5, 40-15 in the 3rd set of their 4th round match at the USO. 2. 2014 Brisbane QF - Serena broke Cibulkova in the 1st game of the 2nd set with 4 straight winners
Why would she need five winners to win a game to love? I think you mean 'four clean winners'.
This match is worthy of a full showing…
One can only imagine how much Chrissie's GS total would be....had she played 4 Slams a year EVERY YEAR like they do today. She only played the Aussie Open ONCE up until '81...and had several years in the 70s where she didn't even play the French Open (even after winning it in '74 and '75). She would have way more than 18 Slams had she played every Slam every year of her career. She was a terrific grass court player
miggy25 agree!
AT LEAST 3 MORE FRENCH OPENS FOR SURE, so that would make it 21 total and that's not including not playing the aussie hardly at all throughout her career, and grand slams that she probably SHOULD have won for instance the 73 french against court, the 77 wimbledon against wade, the 78 wimbledon against navratilova and so on...
@@tomschmitz5745 Let's not forget the many Australian Opens Chris would have won...she did not play in Australia because it was around Christmas.
I'm still in awe over Chrissie's 18-year-run of winning at least one GS title. Incredible. Even Steffi Graf couldn't manage that!
kljMN2 13 year run.
With the help of the stabbing.
@@Volker7578 Oh piss off.
The most consistently great athlete in the history of sport.
Gandolph Greer next to Serena Williams!
Heather McKay played hard ball and softball squash for 20 years at the highest international level, and NEVER LOST. Now THAT's consistent. Martina N and Margaret Court both had better careers.
Serena's career win percentage doesn't come close to Evert's. She leads for all players male or female. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Evert
Serena's winning percentage was way below the other all-time female greats until her 30s. She has raised it up over 86%from 82%, but that still trails Chrissie's 90%. However, Chris is not at the top. Margaret Court won at more than 91% in the Open era, and in the pre-Open era. She won 11 singles titles in the open era, including a grand slam, so her accomplishment is not do to a small sample size or weak competition. She played against Chris and Martina, Billie Jean King, and the other greats of her time.
True but Chris is the leader for the Open era by itself. Margaret's is combined. Pre Open/Open Era.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Court
Chrissie had a better volley than she was given credit.
Chris Evert literally spent an entire career vanquishing serve and vollyers. The only one who had a winning record against her was Martina
Damn chris gave a clinic on how to pass your opponent from anywhere on the court
Lethal... I used to just shake my head when her opponent would approach to the backhand side... Whack!.. Smh..
Yeah, agreed... and Helena was down 2-5 in the 3rd to Chris, and 0-5 in the 1st set to Martina at Eastbourne that year. Amazing to come back from those deficits against great champions! This was around the turning point from Chris. I feel from about mid-84 to mid 86 she played her best tennis ever. And still sporatically in '87 and '88, if not with quite as much consistency. I love her tenacious play here! Would have given Martina a hell of a match had they met for this title.
Chrissie's record of 13 years in a row of at least 1 Major will NEVER be broken. It's a testament to her consistency and resilience against insurgents such as Austin, Navratilova, Jaeger and Graf. Remember, the 1986 French Open was supposed to be Graf's coming out party...so the conventional wisdom was at the time.
I think Serena Wiliams broke that record !But she played ugly tennis ! Also Navratilova break this record -- could be Graf also did break that record !
Serena only had 6 CONSECUTIVE winning grand slam years (2012 - 2017). Graf had 10 (1987 - 1996) and Martina had 7 (1981 - 1987).
Karl-Heinz Noe----please check facts before posting a comment...none of what you said here is true
Hana took care of Steffi in their 86 French QF in 3 sets. Hopefully someone will post that match. Hana had one of her "inspired" days and beat Steffi into the red dirt.
Sampras said the 13 years in a row is the greatest achievement in tennis history after Laver's two grand slams. He said this pre-Fed Nadal, but still a great accomplishment regardless of who is or has played the game.
The Champion Chris Evert Lloyd
Another great match for Evert.
Evert won 17 meetings, lost 2. She lost the '86 semi at the Open and '87 Eastbourne 8-6 in the third. Evert won the last three meetings in '88. Evert won 4 of 5 meetings on grass. Evert exploited Helena's sluggish mobility well. Tall players do not change direction well.
@karrtt1234 Chris's 86 season was ruined by the knee problem which bothered her throughout the spring and summer, so after the US Open in 86, she was off the tour for over 6 months, to rest the knee. Still it is a testament to her strength that she was able to win the French title through all the knee trouble. She is the games strongest mental talent ever !
Good point looking back yet Chris’s greatest tennis occurred from 84 Wimbledon semi final to 86 French. The loss to Hana at W signaled the end of being number one or in contention for number one. Chris’s divorce from John Lloyd occurred toward end of 86 not 84 after this match as a previous commented
The Chris Evert Method - win every point in every game in every set in every match that you play over the course of your entire career and make no errors.
absolutely incredible and underrated match.
not the ice queen ...THE queen!!
Always a lady...so well spoken and modest...greatest ever in my book
Evert won a grand slam event every year for more than a decade. Not even Nadal or Graf has done that.
Evert did 13 straight years!!
Nadal actuall did do it for a full decade. 2005-2014
Helena's best tourament victory would be the 1987 Eastbourne Title. She held her nerves strong and played well through a tough draw, she beat Roz Fairbanks in the quaters 6-7,6-3,8-6; then Chris in the semi's -4-6,6-4,8-6; in final Martina 7-6,6-3.
This match so typical of Chris's career. She lost a lot of first sets, but her opponents knew they couldn't keep it going.
evert: playing this well and hitting hard with accuracy with 1980's prehistoric heavy smaller head graphite rackets! enough said...
Helena Sukova truly was the best female player to never win a GS singles title, but won in LD, and MD grand slam events. Navratilova, Evert, Graf did not want to play her early because she was ALWAYS a dangerous player that can beat any top player at any time...
I would say her and Elena Dementieva. But Dementieva had better chances than Sukova.
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Elena had no serve! She had the best grounds in the game! Helena would have done better, I think, if she mixed up her approaches...not always coming in behind her first and second serves, but waiting sometimes and coming in behind a groundstroke.....Tim Henman learned that lesson near the end of his career, and rose to number 4.
@@Ariamaluum Dementieva is definitely a good mention! at least she won the gold medal at 2008 Olympic Games :)
@@Ariamaluum Sukova was very close to winning the 1990 Australian Open semis vs Graf. Had she won that she almost certainly beats Mary Joe Fernandez in the final.
It's EZ to pick apart what Sukova didn't do to win this match----bad footwork, inconsistent net approaches (some were appallingly short that Evert hit EZ passers). But most of all, Sukova did not serve like someone commensurate with her height 6‘2", she simply didn't punish Evert with hard bombing serves.
But in the end, Evert raised her game, esp her returns and passing shots not to mention superb footwork, to win this title. Sukova was coming from the biggest win of her life in upsetting Navratilova in the SF, and thus denying her the coveted calendar grand slam.
It's hard to believe no one has posted the much-awaited SF match which Sukova upset Navratilova, easily the match of 1984 considering the high stakes for Martina to complete the calendar grand slam.
tall women with their hard booming serves, were rarely a problem for Evert. She fed off the pace so well. Think of all the trouble she gave Court early on in their rivaly, compared with Billie Jean. Shriver, Kodhe Kilch and Sukova all beat Navratilova before they beat Evert. I think Chris was more bothered by better disguised serves when there was a lot of variety in spin and placement , than the Tree top servers.
@@BTURNER1961 "Treetop" servers----ha, ha, ha !! That's a good one 😄😄
The SF between Navratilova and Sukova is now available on RUclips!
@@Johnnoblue Saw your note and just finished their Aussie SF. Thanks !
I don´t remember Sukuva, but she played the game like a champion, serve and volley. Feel the proud!
Just judging from this sampling of highlights, it seemed that Helena's serve got a bit shorter as the match progressed (perhaps fatigue from a long 2 weeks), especially her 2nd serve, and Chrissie eventually had her way with it.
More attractive than any random match by any given top player today. Lovley serve and volley and sweet heart Ewert from the baseline
Evert is the master player though. You can see her adjusting her game after she loses the first set. She had already suffered the biggest loss of her career at the US Open that year so this must have been very satisfying.
Would you by chance have the match before this one where Sukova beat Martina in 3 close sets? Martina was going for the calendar grand slam that year (winning all 4 grand slam singles titles as Graf and Margaret Court did), but lost to Sukova in a shocker. If you can post that semifinal from the 84 Australian, much appreciated!!!
btw winning in all grand slam titles in singles AND doubles :) she won all the double slams that year too.
@@charliez077 - Martina wasn’t shit when it came to mental fortitude and focus not to mention pure class.
It’s just been added on here if you search for Navratilova Sukova!
Helena Sukova was very unfortunate and that she played one Australian open final against Steffi Graf, and another against Chris Evert. Then she gets the U.S. Open final and she has to face Martina Navratilova. She got 3 grand slam files and had to play three of the four greatest female players of all time.
Helena Sukova didn’t win many singles’ titles but she was fun to watch - very stylish and smooth especially with the White Star Kneissl
Chris had the best lob in tennis only rivaled by Martina Hingis.
The 88 loss will always be mired in controversy
I mean she lost every match to Graf from May 86 until retirement. I doubt she was winning over a dominant Graf at age 33 regardless.
Match d'une très grande qualité.
Sukova jouait très bien et, pour la battre, Chris Evert a dû sortir des passing incroyables.
Je me demande si Novotna ne s'est pas inspirée du jeu de Sukova.
First year of Chris playing with a composite racket.
Like so many others Mr Sukova goes off into the sunset never to be heard from again
Huh?
I remember SIs focus was on Evert turning 30 because she had matured in the public eye
Nicklas, hi mom. My mom is the only person who thinks she can read my mind but I never knew she posted here. Nice to see you here
@westfaner She was also getting a divorce from John Lloyd that latter part of 1986, which she had not yet acknowledged to the press. These are deflating distractions.
evert is goat in my eyes....much more dominant at the US open than martina....and at wimbeldon....much more consistent results than anyone.....EVER........JUST a few reasons...
@johnblacklovesmar The H2H between the two is 17-2 in favour of Chris, Helena beat Chris in the 86 US Open Semi-Final, but that was the year Chris had a bad knee, so she wasn't moving well and suffered for months actually - she played on 5 tour events which included 3 slams from the begining of April to the US Open in September. It is little know fact, because Chris never made excuses; or anyone aware of her injuries.
Nicklas is my mother. It must be because she is the only one who thinks she can read my mind. I just didn't know that she was posting here. Hi. Nice to see you here. Looking forward to seeing you soon.
13 year run
@johnblacklovesmar No doubt about that. I wonder if Chrissie even remembers that call?
Thx both karrtt and jock. If evert had played as well as she did the last few rounds at 86 french she was capable of beating anyone
People always speculate that Chris would not be able to handle the heavy hitters of the modern era. I completely disagree. Sukova could compete with any of the modern players on a fast surface. She had a huge serve, even back then. And she knew how to volley. No matter what game you brought to the table, Chris could handle it until she was about 32 and Steffi came into her own. People also categorize Chris as a clay court specialist. Seriously? You do realize that she has 5 grand slam titles on grass, don't you? That's her worst surface too.
JM, another great commentary! It’s also amazing that Chris Evert has been seven times runner-up at the Wimbledon Championships, defeated only by King, Goolagong and Navratilova!
Steffi's first loss to Evert, after which she never won again, was at 31. But Steffi herself was only 16, had only been past the round of 16 of one slam, wasn't ranked in the top 5, and had never won a pro tournament.
Anyway Sukova was a good player but not truly elite. She has a 1-21 head to head vs Steffi Graf for instance, and her only win was over 14 year old Graf in their first ever match, losing the next 21 matches in a row.
@@cullerjones Are you drunk? "Steffi's first loss to Steffi"? It's painfully obvious who this is.... Illya Kuryakin (banned)/ MaxE (banned) /GoTeam (banned) /Steven Meitai/Carrera U/Raju Saha/Mark James/and now Culler Jones (all the same person) lurking in the shadows like some sort of creep. How many profiles do you need to keep up with the bans dude?
@@jm7804 It was a typo dumb cunt, and I have never heard of any of those people. Are you relaying your own fake usernames for all of us. Probably so since how else would you know all those names nobody else has heard of, LOL! Get a life loser.
These are the 2 times chris lost to her....
1986 U.S. Open SF L 6-2, 6-4
1987 Eastbourne, England SF L 4-6, 6-4, 8-6
Sukova's 6'2" height was both an advantage and disadvantage. You can see how she struggles bending for those low returns. And she certainly wasn't the fastest mover on the court. Evert as usual knew when to hit which shot. But of course we'll never know if Chris would play this well had she faced Navratilova in the final. In 2015, Serena Williams faced the same dilemma and was two matches from completing the calendar Grand Slam.
shihlin1 I don’t doubt that Chris would’ve played this well had she played Martina. They played a few months earlier in the ‘84 US Open Finals, and Martina barely eeked out the win in a terrific match, 6-4 in the third set. I also don’t think this Aussie Open should be discredited from Chris because she didn’t play Martina. Suková was a fantastic player, who beat Martina several times on grass in the 80s...ending long grass-court win streaks for Martina. Suková is many people’s consensus for best female tennis player never to win a singles GS
Evert looks so pretty classically
Despite some great play Helena was just not up to the task against one of the greats with a major on the line
Wow, it's so obvious Chris was gonna win this match. Helena hit 90% of her baseline and approach shots to Chris's background -- DUH!! No wonder they came back as winners. Doesn't seem Sukova had a letdown after the HUGE upset of Navratilova in the semis, ending Martina's one true great chance to win all 4 slams in one calendar year as most tennis fans know. BTW -- Can someone, a kind soul out there in "RUclips Land" post the 1984 Australian semis feat. Navratilova vs. Sukova? Pretty please?
S/vers tend to want to hit the approaches that they are taught are higher percentage plays and are more comfortable in the tight situations. DTL approaches are a better percentage because the length of ball travel is shorter for the same length, giving their opponent less time, and their opponent has less angle to work with than if you create one crosscourt. When Helena saw anything short on her backhand wing, she was following instincts that suited her well in countless matches. But as you point out, Evert eats that DTL slice approach like popcorn. Its a very human mistake to play by instincts, but utterly lethal here.
shihlin1 Chris I was reading her serve like a book she knew exactly where she was going. No one then or sins could read a serve better Chris had this amazing ability to pick up all the patterns be in the right place at the right time
Shihlin1. Yes please, if someone can upload the semi because Navratilova was that year quite unbeatable with only one lost against Mandlikova! So, please!!!! It’s the Greatest Upset of All Time!
so evert won 2 slams in a row coming into Wimbledon '85 right?
olaraay yes. In fact she was the number one player in the world from June through November at the age of 31 years , displacing Martina because of those two victories.
Yes and she won the first set against. Marina in 85 W - I think her eagerness waned , if she had won W she would’ve locked up number one for 85.
Her eagerness waned in a Wimbledon final ???????
I think the only time her eagerness waned in a Wimbledon final was 1978. She was more bothered about her love life and who she saw in the crowd. That win would have changed minds on this rivalry and I bet she’s kicking herself for not seeing it as important at the time.
@@Volker7578 she was too pleased to have won that first set and her eagerness waned for the win in 85 final. At W
whoops, I meant to type " she played only 5 tour events", not she played on 5 tour events.
Sukovas approaches are so short no wonder she kept getting passed
I think those were the effects of mental and physical fatigue after a long two weeks, uncharacterstic for her.
Sandrovic...we will never know.
I don't ever remember Sukova giving Evert much trouble. I remember her beating Evert in the US Open but I don't recall which one. Does anyone know what the record between them is?
Sukova's game is reminiscent of Shriver's in her ability to stretch really far at the net. But she is quicker than Shriver and her serve is better.
17-2. She beat Evert 1986 US Open and at Eastbourne on grass in 1987
Chris looks pissed, like she wanted Martina in the final and was disgusted that Helena was even challenging. 😂
1:29 is that Peter Graf on the left?
Helena would later team with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch to form a very formidable doubles team, aptly nick-named the twin-towers. They were both very tall girls.
It is nightmare for any female tennis players else to play during Evert-Navratilova era.
I can never understand why Sukova hit a softie right in middle and run into the net and not get passed.
who was it that martina navratilova beat in most open finals......?
And who did Martina lose to in slam events before 1981 Australian open ( except 78+79 W ) - just about anyone. Who did Chris beat more than anyone else ? - Martina
60? Martina looks amazing!
Mrs Evert is the most beautiful woman worldwide
Some of the ugliest shot-making ever. It's a marvel that her shots went inside the court. Evert on the other hand has such streamlined strokes and moves so beautifully.
What string tension was Chrissie using? 40lbs? Sounds so loose.
56 pounds when she had a wooden racquet- which was rather low - much like John McEnroe, but not sure of the tension when she shifted to the mid-size. I imagine that Chris liked her racquets strung loosely because she didn't use much top spin and the loose strings enhanced her power. Many players like the strings tighter because it gives more control.
That’s my favorite part of these vids... Hearing the strings, instead of it sounding like spectators are getting shot in the stands, over and over..
Evert was not gonna lose to another martina wannabe
Aussie Open on grass... 💀💀💀👀 soo weird to watch
Evert never won the Grand Slam.