The mercurial McEnroe entered the final with a dazzling 39-0 record. The New Yorker was so dominant through the first five months of 1984 that he had won 65 of his prior 67 sets—including sweeps of ...

Michael Chang reflected on his remarkable fourth-round upset of then-No. 1 Ivan Lendl at 1989 Roland Garros. Chang went on to capture the title, beating Stefan Edberg in the final. Chang and Lendl ...

With the US Open just three weeks away, the Tennis Domain at Bleacher Report offers you the "Rewind" series to refresh the history of this amazing tournament. Long John, Rob, JAA, Frankie, Sud, Rohini ...

Think back to the 1980s tennis reign of Ivan Lendl and you conjure the image of a singularly focused athlete, chiseled and honed, with a no-nonsense, machine-like ability to wear down any and all ...

Ivan Lendl once lost his cool against long-time rival John McEnroe in the finals of the 1985 Canadian Open. Lendl and McEnroe have faced each other 36 times in their careers. There have been some ...

It was 19 years in the making and almost didn't happen because of the rain, but American tennis legend John McEnroe aced his old foe Ivan Lendl in a re-match in the Australian city of Adelaide on ...

Seeing just how far behind the baseline Rafael Nadal crouched to await serves at the French Open, Mackenzie McDonald knew there was one tactic that made the most sense to try. “It would be ridiculous, ...

1988 was a spectacular year to be a sumptuous Swedish male tennis pro. They were well on their way to winning a “Swedish” grand slam with Mats Wilander seizing the Australian and French Open crowns ...

The year-end event has plenty of great tennis. Here are five of the most memorable matches. By Cindy Shmerler European red clay courts demand peak physical conditioning, the dexterity to slide across ...

Ivan Lendl has helped Andy Murray reach incredible heights the last two years, as the British tennis star transformed from a four-time Grand Slam runner-up into a two-time major champ and Olympic gold ...