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“I have more talent in my little finger than he has in his entire body,” John McEnroe once said of Ivan Lendl, the rival he loved to hate.
The comment was typically brattish but to be fair, many would have agreed with McEnroe. But Lendl, nicknamed ‘Ivan The Terrible’ in his early years, went on to show the sports world that talent isn’t everything.
The duo ended up playing each other 36 times over a decade-long rivalry. And while McEnroe had the edge in the early years, by the end, Lendl’s domination was complete.
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“I have more talent in my little finger than he has in his entire body,” John McEnroe once said of Ivan Lendl, the rival he loved to hate.
The comment was typically brattish but to be fair, many would have agreed with McEnroe. But Lendl, nicknamed ‘Ivan The Terrible’ in his early years, went on to show the sports world that talent isn’t everything.
The duo ended up playing each other 36 times over a decade-long rivalry. And while McEnroe had the edge in the early years, by the end, Lendl’s domination was complete.
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About Baseline Tennis:
Baseline Tennis adds colour and context to the stories behind the game – both familiar and lesser-known.
Standing apart from the maelstrom of the 24/7 news cycle, Baseline Tennis provides informative, engaging and intelligent content on the past, present and future of the game, focusing on the stories that matter.
Our videos combine 3D imagery, motion graphics, archive footage, graphical illustrations and sound, to create rich and vivid storytelling, bringing the viewer immersive profiles of players, tournaments, key moments from history, the skills of the game and major discussion points.
It's tennis. But viewed differently.
#mcenroe #lendl #tennis
