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Jun 5, 2019 · Not only was he the youngest male ever to succeed at a major, but also the first American man to rule at Roland Garros since Tony Trabert took his second consecutive title 34 years earlier.
Jun 8, 2012 · Michael Chang Lendl did not win another game as Chang closed out the match, but it was another unconventional tactic which sealed his victory as he forged two match points on his opponent’s...
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“I was surprised that I was able to hang on so long,'' the New York Times reported as Chang at the time. “I just tried to hang on for as long as I could, and knew that if the Lord wanted me to win, I'd win.'' And on his underarm serve: "I knew I had to try something,'' Chang said. ''When I'd go up for a serve, I'd cramp" Give him credit,” Lendl sai...
Lendl, usually the perfect mix of power and precision, made45unforced errors as he slipped to defeat.
An inspired Chang recovered physically in time to beat the American, Ronald Agenor in the quarter-finals and then the Russian, Andrei Chesnokov, to reach the final. In the final itself, Chang trailed Stefan Edberg by two sets to one but again produced an incredible recovery to win a five-set thriller and claim his first and what turned out to be on...
Lendl took opening two sets easily by an identical score of 6-4. Michael Chang fought back in the third. He battled to win it 6-3. That was the first set dropped by Lendl in the entire tournament. Chang continued to fight. He got the opportunity in the sixth game of the fourth set to break Lendl.
Jun 11, 2023 · On this day, June 11, 1989, Michael Chang, aged 17 years and three months, became the youngest man to ever win a Grand Slam tournament, beating Stefan Edberg in the Roland-Garros final after being down two-sets-to-one (6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2). On his way to the final, Chang pulled off a major shock by beating world No 1 Ivan Lendl in the ...
May 24, 2014 · In 1989, few people thought a 17-year-old American named Michael Chang would beat the No. 1-ranked tennis player, Ivan Lendl, in the fourth round of the French Open. “If they play that match 20...
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May 23, 2021 · A 17-year-old Michael Chang was up against world No 1 and three-time Roland Garros champion Ivan Lendl. Chang had battled a two-set deficit and painful cramps to force a decider. He somehow...
