With several legends contesting for the biggest titles on the ATP in the 1980s and 1990s, there were a few fantastic rivalries. McEnroe-Lendl was somewhat overshadowed by the trio of rivalries involving two of McEnroe, Borg, and Connors, but it was a brilliant clash in its own right. Lendl would up winning the head-to-head 21-15, but it took a series of epic matches and no shortage of drama to get to the end of the road.
Baseline Tennis has broken down the rivalry in their latest video. You can watch it here, or at the video embedded on this page.
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Mac’s loss to to Lendl in the French Open Final easily, easily, the toughest loss of his career.
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No question. He’s written that a missed volley that would’ve given him 5-3 in the fourth haunts him, and that he can’t make himself go back to watch highlights of the match.
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