Top three most important tennis matches over the recent past
With globalization as well as expansions in the professional game of tennis, the fans all around the world have experienced a huge number of exciting and important matches on the courts of tennis over the past few years. However, out of those thousand contests, there were few of them that stand high in terms of their significance in one or the other respect.
Here is a flash back at three of the most important clashes over the past few years.
1. John McEnroe versus Ivan Lendl at the French Open tournament back in 1984:
During the time of this match, the former American tennis ace, John McEnroe was on the most delightful shape of his career. The man has not lost even on a single occasion that season and was an absolute favourite for the match. On the other hand, Iva Lendl had never grabbed a single major title at that time and was thus regarded a starter as far as the big venues were concerned.
The American tennis ace, John McEnroe, as predicted, succeeded the first two match sets. However, after the second set, John couldn’t control his temper and started screaming at the cameraman. Lendl at this stage intelligently handled the match situation and went on to win the third one. This set provided Lendl with enough confidence to end up the match as a winner with a final match score as 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, and 7-5.
It was a highly significant win in Lendl's professional life as he later on grabbed a total of seven more major titles all through his career.
2. Patrick Rafter versus Goran Ivanisevic at the Wimbledon tournament back in 2001:
Much has been talked about this match on a number of occasions however still it is worth mentioning in our list beyond any measure of speculations. This was without any question one of the few matches when the tennis fanciers were seen extremely excited.
Both of the contesters were undoubtedly strong players with heavy serving ability. This five set match highlighted nearly every feature of a perfect tennis game from the excellent display of tennis to the excitement that it followed. However, as there can’t be two winners in tennis match so Ivanisevic won the match in the decisive set.
This victory gave a glorious ending to Goran’s otherwise not so glorious professional tennis life.
3. Nicolas Mahut versus John Isner at the 2010 Wimbledon tournament:
The match broke all the previous records as it turned out to be the lengthiest ever tennis match in the history of the game. Every aspect in this match was exceptional from the number of games played, the number of aces, the number of serves to the time it took that was stretched over a period of eleven hours at the All England Club.
Some of the experts are of the view that both of the contesters of the match are the real winners as it was unjust to a call one victor in the end. Both the players fought hard and provided some wonderful exhibit of tennis to the fullest of their capabilities.
John Isner, is certainly the luck name that will be remembered for ages after this match as a winner of the marathon match. As the match concluded, the final match score was 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68.
This longest ever tennis match was definitely important not only in terms of its historical impact but it actually showed the strength and commitment of the tennis players of the modern era to the entire sports fraternity. Surely, hats off to the patience as well as courage of both the competitors who didn’t give up till the end at the All England Club.
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