Mats Wilander Match Point

Open tennis tournament at usta.

Mats wilander match point.

The coach and the star. From 1982 to 1988 he won seven grand slam singles titles three at the french open three at the australian open and one at the us open and one grand slam men s doubles title at wimbledon his breakthrough came suddenly and unexpectedly even in. A clerc forehand was called long but wilander didn t see it that. The semi final against the argentinian josé luis clerc was to go down in tennis history.

The eye of the coach. Wilander interceded on his opponent s behalf and the point was replayed. Far from being a lame duck champion waiting to be dispatched britain s andy murray hit wimbledon running and looks pretty much 100 percent fit said former world number one mats wilander. After four hours 38 minutes of gruelling combat two sets and a match point down his battling instincts turned the result around.

Not because it was such a good match but for its dramatic dénouement. Tbt 1982 french open. Venus williams of the united states celebrates after match point against petra kvitova of czech republic on day nine of the u s. Mats arne olof wilander swedish pronunciation.

Raising a champion. Also i ve never watched a point of mats wilander. Clerc smacked a forehand that looked as if it hit the middle of the sideline. When a clerc groundstroke was called out ostensibly ending the match the argentine protested.

In the semifinals of the 1982 french open while he was still an unknown youth wilander held a match point against heavily favoured josé luis clerc. But in the opener of the 1988 davis cup final the swede was stunned by german carl uwe steeb. Wilander then 17 didn t move in the deuce court and requested to replay the point not wanting to reach his first major final on a questionable line call. Clerc hit a backhand into the net and wilander had won 7 5 6 2 1 6 7 5.

According to the rules the match was over but the chair umpire accepted and the point was replayed. New york ny usa. 1 tennis player from sweden. Born 22 august 1964 is a former world no.