Chris Evert d. Evonne Goolagong (PART 2 of 2) - 1982 Citizen Cup SF

For almost 3 hours in drenchingly humid conditions, Evert & Goolagong contest a chess-like tennis match, where points are made as if in discussion, continually altering pace and depth, and utilizing every recalibrated angle, until every shot in the repertoires of these 2 clay court masters had been weaved into this classic confrontation. Sadly for fans of great tennis, this is the 2nd to last match they ever played against one another.

The points were so lengthy, we had to cut out the serves most of the time to show the point's conclusion, and even still, had to break this match overview into 2 separate segments to fit the highlights! With a stiring comeback win from 2-4 down in the 3rd, Chrissie reaches the final (where she takes the title against Jaeger) with a 5-7 6-1 6-4 stunner. Enjoy!

dvd footage courtesy of chrisevert.net. Mary Carillo & Al Trautwig were in the commentary booth.

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• 1982
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• womens
• tennis

[robubc]

Evonne's fluid play reminds me of Federer's. In this match, she said she played her best match of that year. She was inspired to play the greatest clay-courter in history, just as many of the guys are inspired to notch a win against Federer now (with his great GS record).

It was incredibly sultry and hot on court that day, and the rallies were very long. With Evonne's non-pattern play, it's no wonder how difficult it was for Chris to play her. Their matches were often beautiful. No walkabout...

[nandalee77]

@preciousjey Yes, they're still very much together! My Daughter attends her camps with their Daughter Kelly every year!

[dtw1958]

Who won the final?

[carling5]

I never get tired of watching Chrissie play after all these years. She constructed points better than anybody in the history of tennis. Chrissie deserves much more credit for being a complete player because she was never afraid to finish points off at the net and volleyed extremely well. While the women's game has evolved, not all the changes are for the better. Sharapova made 60 unforced errors in her lst round USO match! Modern players could learn a lot from watching Evert play.

[Ariamaluum]

It seems that beating Evonne took a lot of Chris than losing to her.

[karrtt1234]

@thadxxx Well you shouldn't be surprised. Evonne was a great player, now if Chris was using graphite by this point, it would have been a biit different I am sure, but she still has the wood.

[preciousjey]

when did chris and john lloyd split? is evonne still married to roger cawley?

[timpriest67]

What gem of a match, must rate as one of the best

[AirAotearoa]

thanks for posting- what a great match at a time when Evonne was near retirement- she could still mix it with the best - if only she could have stayed injury free in the 82/83 years she could have done very well-

[bqndc]

@thadxxx I wasn't surprised. Evonne's always been a tough opponent for Chris.