Lendl - Connors US Open 1983 Final. Set 4 pt 3

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Comment by Lendl Jr. (4.5) on June 12, 2011 at 4:17am

This is when tennis was PRIME TIME tv!   I believe there were more than 20 american men in the top 100 players in the world. I remember having to wait at public tennis courts just to get a chance to play... things have really changed!

Comment by Tim Prapong on January 7, 2011 at 8:36pm

With returns like that, hell, yes! He owned the middle of the court.

Comment by Lendl Jr. (4.5) on January 7, 2011 at 8:11pm

dude, lendl thru in the towel a lot early in his career.  He got a lot tougher inthe years that followed!  I think Connors could have beaten many modern day players

Comment by Tim Prapong on January 5, 2011 at 8:21pm

I forgot that Connors won 6-0 at the end. What I remembered was that Connors could've won it in straights and had trouble closing out the last game.

Lendl was playing all those neutral, center of the court balls, Connors just redirected everything angled or down the alley. Lendl became much better after beating Mac in '84. 

What's your take on the '83 Open?

 

Comment by Tim Prapong on January 5, 2011 at 6:51pm

Cool, you have it here! Well, I am going to watch it again then. Thanks!