Evert vs Navratilova 1982 AO

final.

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• chris
• evert
• martina
• navratilova
• tennis

[sandrovic1970]

An incredible sight - Chris Evert uses wood to beat Martina using graphite on grass!! Excellent aggressive all-court tennis from Mrs Lloyd. She also handed Martina's ass to her on a plate in the 1988 Australian semi-final, only then she was using graphite of course. Would love to see the last set of their wonderful 1981 match, when Martina came out the winner.

[SchlagerOskar]

2:14 Thank you lineman and bollgirls...wonderful moments:) better before

[pashut1]

i just wonder the big presentation cup is it real silver or gold or just metal i will thank you for enlighten me on this

[jondavwal]

People always talk about how much Martina improved but she really just got fitter and was able to better play her game. But if you watch early clips of Evert she's like a different person here. She hits the ball completely differently, takes more chances, is so much faster than she used to be. Compare this to the 1973 WImbledon final and it's hard to believe it's the same Chris Evert. She would have demolished King then if she played like this. After she changed racquets she was better even.

[jondavwal]

People always talk about how much Martina improved but she really just got fitter and was able to better play her game. But if you watch early clips of Evert she's like a different person here. She hits the ball completely differently, takes more chances, is so much faster than she used to be. Compare this to the 1973 WImbledon final and it's hard to believe it's the same Chris Evert. She would have demolished King then if she played like this. She got even better after she changed racquets.

[Nicklas4500]

Delightful, gracious and generous opponents - the greatest rivalry in sports imo.

[neorquino]

Interesting that Chris and Martina are sitting under the umpire chair talking & laughing after the match before the trophy presentation. They really were something else...

[neorquino]

it's a testament to Chris Evert that she won this using a wood racket. This was just about the beginning of Martina's "bionic" phase...

[1969Mrtnz]

@SchlagerOskar I agree with you, Schlager. It was part of the romantic age of tennis, the 20th century. I never heard this phrase before by any chair referee. "Thank you, linesmen and ballgirls". Interesting moment of tennis.

[pablotjob]

australian open on grass!!!!

[CariocaBoy82]

This tennis is soo much preferable to watching the Hermaphrodite twins Venus and Serena, lazy as Sharapova, mentally unstable Ivanovic, as well as Jankovic. All of the players these days are lazy and boring as fuck to watch!!! Svetlana, Dinara, Wozniackim these days you can become number one without winnings any major tournaments and Dinara's confidence is a joke!!!!!!!!!