Wimbledon final a repeat of French Open epic as the world's top two inspire memories of past battles between the greats Great sport is all about rivalry. In the 70s and 80s, tennis had Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, who played against each other a whopping 80 times, 60 of them in finals. In the last half-century, men's tennis has been lucky to have Björn Borg and John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors and McEnroe, Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi and any combination you ...
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The Guardian - 12 Jul 2025 23:54
Wimbledon final a repeat of French Open epic as the world's top two inspire memories of past battles between the greats Great sport is all about rivalry. In the 70s and 80s, tennis had Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, who played against each other a whopping 80 times, 60 of them in finals. In the last half-century, men's tennis has been lucky to have Björn Borg and John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors and McEnroe, Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi and any combination you ...
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