A report on Tennis and Ivan Lendl

Two singles players playing a tennis match at the Australian Open

French singles player Guillaume Rufin serves to Czech player Tomáš Berdych in a tennis match at the Australian Open

Ivan Lendl in the final of the 1984 ABN World Tennis tournament in Rotterdam

Painting from Cremona; end of the 16th century.

Lendl (far right) talking to Judy Murray.

Augurio Perera's house in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, where he and Harry Gem first played the modern game of lawn tennis

Tennis doubles final at 1896 Olympic Games

International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino

Racket of Franjo Punčec in a wooden frame – late 1930s

Two different tennis strings of lengths 12m (left), and 200 m (right)

Convention dictates that the two players shake hands at the end of a match.

Novak Djokovic in a two-handed backhand motion.

A tennis match at Centre Court of Wimbledon in 2007.

McEnroe with Fleming playing as a doubles team at Wimbledon in the 1980s.

An umpire informing two players of the rules.

Ivan Lendl (born March 7, 1960) is a Czech–American former professional tennis player.

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Earlier in Sampras' career, the most Grand Slams won up to that point by other active players was eight (jointly held by Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl).

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Federer at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships

Roger Federer

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Federer hits a forehand at the 2006 US Open, where he became the first man in history to achieve the Wimbledon-US Open double for three consecutive seasons.

Federer was called "Darth Federer" by fans and commentators at the 2007 US Open.

Federer winning the 2009 French Open, and completing the career Grand Slam

Federer won a record 16th major at the 2010 Australian Open.

Federer won a record 17th major, a record-equaling 7th Wimbledon, and returned to No. 1.

Federer receiving serve against Richard Gasquet in the title-clinching match for Switzerland at the 2014 Davis Cup

Federer and Nadal at Wimbledon's Centre Court.

Federer and Djokovic at the Canadian Open in 2010.

Roger Federer has spent a total of 310 weeks and a record 237 consecutive weeks at the top of the ATP rankings.

Federer serving at the Australian Open in 2014

Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player.

His 11 singles titles were the most of any player in two decades, and his record of 74–6 was the best since Ivan Lendl in 1986.

McEnroe at the 2012 French Open in which he won the senior doubles event with his brother Patrick

John McEnroe

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John McEnroe at the 1979 ABN Tennis Tournament

McEnroe in a Dunlop advertisement published on El Gráfico, 1981

McEnroe with Peter Fleming (left) at Wimbledon, mid 1980s

John McEnroe serving during a Champions Cup Boston match, 2007

John McEnroe in the 2007 Madrid Masters Senior

McEnroe demonstrating his swing at a Vanity Fair party in New York City, 2009

John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player and musician.

He made the WCT Final for the third time and beat Ivan Lendl in an epic five-setter.

Djokovic holding the 2019 Wimbledon men's trophy

Novak Djokovic

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Novak Djokovic Singles Ranking History Chart

Singles Ranking Composite History Chart (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic)

Djokovic during his first round match at the 2007 US Open.

Djokovic celebrating Australian Open triumph in Belgrade.

Djokovic celebrates upon defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semifinals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, clinching the world No. 1 ranking for the first time in his career.

Djokovic kissing Coupe des Mousquetaires after winning the 2016 French Open, completing Nole Slam and the career Grand Slam.

Djokovic celebrating at the 2018 US Open. His victory at the event tied him with Pete Sampras with 14 Grand Slam titles.

Djokovic playing in the 2022 Monte Carlo Masters

Djokovic and Federer after their semifinal match at the 2011 US Open.

Djokovic serving at the Eastbourne International. Djokovic plays with a Head racquet and wears Lacoste apparel and Asics shoes.

Kindergarten in Jalovik village built by the Novak Djokovic Foundation.

Djokovic with Emir Kusturica in Andrićgrad in January 2014, where he received Key to the City.

Novak Djokovic (, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player.

He moved into equal eighth on the all-time list of men with the most Major titles, tying Agassi, Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, Ken Rosewall and Fred Perry.

Jimmy Connors

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Connors at the 1978 ABN Tennis Tournament holding his Wilson T2000 steel racket

James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player.

His prominent younger opponents included Björn Borg, Vitas Gerulaitis, Ivan Lendl, and John McEnroe.

Björn Borg

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Borg (left) celebrating his win over Guillermo Vilas at the French Open final in 1974

Borg (right) playing Tom Okker at Rotterdam Open in 1974

Borg playing a double-handed backhand shot at the 1979 ABN World Tennis Tournament

Borg (left) playing against John McEnroe in 1979

Borg as a sports commentator at the French Open in 1983

Borg and Simionescu in Snagov, Romania, on 24 July 1980

Björn Rune Borg (born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player.

Borg then defeated Ivan Lendl for his second Masters title.

Novak Djokovic, the current men's singles world No. 1.

List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players

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Novak Djokovic, the record holder of most weeks spent as world No. 1.

Roger Federer spent a record 237 consecutive weeks at world No. 1. in the 2000s.

Ivan Lendl spent the most weeks at the top of the ATP rankings in the 1980s.

Jimmy Connors spent the most weeks at world No. 1 in the 1970s.

Ilie Năstase became the first ATP world No. 1 ranked player on August 23, 1973.

Novak Djokovic holds an all-time record of seven year-end No. 1 rankings.

Pete Sampras finished a six consecutive years as world No. 1 in the 1990s.

John McEnroe finished as the year-end No. 1 for four consecutive years in the 1980s.

Lleyton Hewitt was the youngest male player to hold the world No. 1 ranking, at age 20 in November 2001.

Daniil Medvedev, the current men's singles world No. 1.

The Pepperstone ATP rankings are the Association of Tennis Professionals' (ATP) merit-based system for determining the rankings in men's tennis.

Two players, Ivan Lendl and Marcelo Ríos, have reached No. 1 without previously having won a major title.

Wilander in the Eurosport studio during the 2014 Australian Open at Melbourne Park

Mats Wilander

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Mats Arne Olof Wilander (born 22 August 1964) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player.

As an unseeded player, he upset second seed Ivan Lendl in the fourth round, fifth seed Vitas Gerulaitis in the quarterfinals, fourth seed José Luis Clerc in the semifinals, and third seed Guillermo Vilas in a four-set final that lasted 4 hours and 42 minutes.

Boris Becker

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Becker with his mother Elvira at the Radio Regenbogen Awards, 2019

Boris Franz Becker (, ; born 22 November 1967) is a German former world No. 1 tennis player.

In 1986, Becker successfully defended his Wimbledon title, defeating No. 1 Ivan Lendl in straight sets in the final.