#WimbledonAwaits
There have been great Wimbledon champions over the years and some glorious matches too. But how many have made headlines for not winning #Wimbledon?
#Ivan #Lendl - will forever remain etched in the annals of Wimbledon history as the greatest #tennis player never to win #TheChampionships.
He dominated the men's scene through the mid and late eighties, winning every tournament and #grand #slam along the way, except this one.
He still holds record for being ranked #1 for a stupendous 157 weeks!
During this same period he reached the Wimbledon finals twice, 1986 and 1987 losing to teen sensation #Boris #Becker and unseeded and unfancied #Pat #Cash respectively (both matches in straight sets).
Every top player dreaded playing Ivan because he was "robot" like on the court - precise, composed and never tired. Never a crowd favourite due to his almost emotionless demeanour on court and outside it but once he walked in to play, he just churned win after win.
The crowd started loving him once his die-hard ambition to win the Wimbledon crown became public. He even offered to exchange all his grand slams for that one elusive title he so cherished.
1987 was his best chance and he floundered against Cash. After that, he came and tried year after year but the gen next had taken tennis to next level of powerplay. He couldn't handle that and retired Wimbledon trophy-less!
He seeked redemption when his protégé, #Andy #Murray won the Wimbledon title in 2013. He partly lived his dream of being the champion here and the crowd saluted the hero of yesteryears who came so near, yet so far from the greatest triumph in tennis!
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There have been great Wimbledon champions over the years and some glorious matches too. But how many have made headlines for not winning #Wimbledon?
#Ivan #Lendl - will forever remain etched in the annals of Wimbledon history as the greatest #tennis player never to win #TheChampionships.
He dominated the men's scene through the mid and late eighties, winning every tournament and #grand #slam along the way, except this one.
He still holds record for being ranked #1 for a stupendous 157 weeks!
During this same period he reached the Wimbledon finals twice, 1986 and 1987 losing to teen sensation #Boris #Becker and unseeded and unfancied #Pat #Cash respectively (both matches in straight sets).
Every top player dreaded playing Ivan because he was "robot" like on the court - precise, composed and never tired. Never a crowd favourite due to his almost emotionless demeanour on court and outside it but once he walked in to play, he just churned win after win.
The crowd started loving him once his die-hard ambition to win the Wimbledon crown became public. He even offered to exchange all his grand slams for that one elusive title he so cherished.
1987 was his best chance and he floundered against Cash. After that, he came and tried year after year but the gen next had taken tennis to next level of powerplay. He couldn't handle that and retired Wimbledon trophy-less!
He seeked redemption when his protégé, #Andy #Murray won the Wimbledon title in 2013. He partly lived his dream of being the champion here and the crowd saluted the hero of yesteryears who came so near, yet so far from the greatest triumph in tennis!
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