Evert vs Austin 1980 USO

semifinal

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Sports

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• chris
• evert
• tracy
• austin
• tennis

[atsunagajp]

Was Tracy no.1 seed then? I think Tracy was no.1 ranking for weeks in  1980.

[jayfey77]

@atsunagajp i believe tracy was ranked 3rd in this tournament.she became number 1 after this though.

[trent8002003]

Am I mistaken or were there really that many empty seats in the stadium? This was semifinal of the US open with Evert agst Austin and still the crowd stayed away? Women tennis came a long way today.

[jayfey77]

its not what you think it had rained all morning and nobody thought the match would be played today or till much later,but this match wasnt shown on tv back then they only showed the womens final,so womens tennis hasd come a long way in that respect.

[davisracquet]

This is wonderful to watch. I love watching what used to be tennis, unlike the power game it's become with baseline grunting and 120mph serves. Tennis never should have gotten rid of the wooden racquets.

[1976reef]

Both tracy and Chris were so mentally tough and very consistent, i think Chris found it so difficult to play against Tracy as it was like she was playing against herself in a way. Tracy's game was the mirror image of Chris Everts. There will never be another Chris Evert, her consistency, grace, beauty and sportmanship will never be emulated. She was a real champ.

[robubc]

As for how many people watched this match: I was there. It was around lunchtime, and little by little the stadium filled up. By the third set, she made Tracy look like a journeyman player. Chris Evert was amazing, that's for sure.

She was stubborn about upgrading her equipment (even though she got rid of the original wood autograph racquet). She needed to upgrade to graphite like Navratilova did. I think she would have accumulated more GS titles if she had done that. Shades of Federer?

[robubc]

Tracy was #1 seed, but Chris took that over with this win (and the win over Mandlikova in the final). Chris held on to it for two more years.

Chris played a bit tentatively in the first set, but she bore down and showed why she was the much better player, IMO. Chris had better footwork, stroke production and balance -- not to mention she was mentally tougher on the bigger occasions.

One thing: Chris was also much more adaptable to the different surfaces than Tracy. Tracy was too mechanical.

[goolagong68]

@trent8002003 This was only early in the day and it was full by the time Evert made her spectacular comeback

[sk8412c]

@lysthenon i noticed that too! I guess she's not superstitious. She had that look like she was going to win this time no matter what.

[lysthenon]

I cannot believe that Chris is wearing the exact same dress as in the 79 USOpen final where lost miserably to Tracy. Did she not consider that a bad omen?

[davisracquet]

@LobOverTheBackhand Yes and on the mens side, you can argue Federer would be the one. I STILL restring my wooden racquets (Wilson Kramer, Prostaff, and Davis Classic II) I use them against the wife or other players that I know I'd beat easily with my Triads. I still miss the romance and grace of watching slower finesse tennis.

[will74lsn]

where are the line judges???!!! Only one on Tracy's side? I cannot believe it lol