The Legendary Players Of Tennis Over The Years
Posted on 26 April 2010
If you are a follower of Tennis, you will realize that a lot of changes have occurred since the great days of 30 years ago. The racquets are a lot different for starters, and the style of playing has altered dramatically.
If we look back to the Eighties, especially the Tennis players of that Decade, there were a lot of brilliant players, some are now household names, let’s just take a look at my favorites from that Decade.
One player must stand out above all others from the Eighties, when he was on top of his game he was almost untouchable, and his name was Bjorn Borg. He was one of the best players around at the time, but for some reason known only to himself, he decided to call it a day and retired whilst he was still quite young, what a waste of a great talent.
Another great Swede to entertain us all on the Tennis courts had to be none other that Stefan Edberg. This man could serve and volley for fun, and it was this talent that eventually got him to the number one spot in Tennis, but that was more to the end of the Eighties.
Another excellent player of the Decade had to be the German Maestro, none other than Boris Becker. Another great talent who is probably best remembered for his Wimbledon win when he was only a teenager.
Ivan Lendl is the next person that I remember, as this Czech player had an amazing base line play. He was such a steady player, and he also won quite a few tournaments and a few grand slams as well.
I suppose the most memorable player of the Eighties had to be the American bad boy, John McEnroe. Not only was he a brilliant player at singles but he was a mean doubles player as well, and when things did not go all his own way, he always used to shout at the line judges “you cannot be serious, the ball was in!” – unforgettable and fun.
All of these played a major contribution to Tennis in the Eighties, along with many others, but when I think of Eighties Tennis, these are the ones I remember the most.
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