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PRESENTATION

Lendl, Ivan (1960 -), American tennis player of Czech origin, who won eight tournaments on the Grand Slam in the 1980s.

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rapid progression

Born in Ostrava (Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic), raised in a family of tennis players at national, Ivan Lendl argument from in 1975 his first tournament in the junior category, becoming number one in 1978. He enters the professional circuit that year. In 1980, he won some significant victories on the best players (the Swede Bjorn Borg in particular, at the height of his career), allows Czechoslovakia won its first Davis Cup and a few months later decided to emigrate to the States United States - he became a U.S. citizen in 1992.

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CLICK ON: THE FIRST VICTORY IN GRAND SLAM

Very regular and efficient, but hardly Ivan Lendl to win in Grand Slam events in 1984, finally, at the Internationaux de France, he found the mental strength to dominate the American John McEnroe in a final which is the rotating of his career. Therefore, the success connected: new winner on clay in Paris in 1986 and 1987, he won the U.S. International 3 times (1985, 1986 and 1987), Australian Open 2 times ( 1989 and 1990) and Masters 5 times (1981, 1982, 1985, 1986 and 1987), failing in finals of Britain in 1986 and 1987.

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Ivan Lendl THE "METRONOME"

Through a rigorous physical training and an unwavering determination, Ivan Lendl won 94 tournaments over fifteen year career. His playing of the baseline, constant and powerful - his heavy forehand strikes remained in our memories - it allows both to contain the enemy attacks and strokes his place of attack. Feared for his style of play, Ivan Lendl is also known for his reserved temperament and uncommunicative - according to some haughty - the opposite of exuberant players such as John McEnroe or Jimmy Connors.

gradually put in difficulty in the early 1990s by a new generation of players - the Americans Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi or Michael Chang, but also Germany's Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg of Sweden - he concludes his career in 1994.