The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth CenturyThe author recounts 30 matches from 1926 to 1999 and ranks the twenty best players. |
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Suzanne Lenglen vs Helen Wills Cannes France 1926 | 1 |
Bill Tilden vs Henri Cochet Wimbledon 1927 | 9 |
Hellen Wills Moody vs Helen Jacobs Wimbledon 1935 | 15 |
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Agassi American Ashe Australian Open backhand return backhand volley ball baseline Becker Betz Billie Jean Borg break point Budge Bueno career Centre Court champion Chrissie Connolly Connors Cramm Davis Cup defeat deuce Don Budge double fault Edberg Evert fifth set five set forehand forehand volley Forest Hills four French Championships French Open game point Gonzales Goolagong Graf Grand Slam singles grass courts ground strokes Hingis Hoad Jimmy Connors King Kramer Laver lead Lendl Lenglen lost major championships Martina match point McEnroe missed Moody moved Nastase Navratilova Open final opponent Pancho Pancho Gonzales Pasarell Perry Pete Sampras played player quarterfinals racket reached Roche Roland Garros Rosewall round RUSS ADAMS season second set seed Seles semifinals serve singles title Smith Steffi Steffi Graf straight sets tennis third set tiebreak Tilden took topspin tournament Trabert triumph U.S. Open victory Wilander Wimbledon Wimbledon final