November 3, 1985: Ivan Lendl tops John McEnroe in Antwerp to earn $900,000!
Tennis - Lendl had claimed the third title in Antwerp in the last four years to earn the golden racquet
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October 22, 1980: Ken Rosewall ends everlasting career in Melbourne at 45
Tennis - Just three years before that, Ken was still capable of winning titles and reaching the semi-final at Majors
October 17, 1975: 23-year-old Jimmy Connors makes Davis Cup debut
Tennis - An eight-time Grand Slam champion played more than 1500 matches in a career but only 13 in the Davis Cup
October 9, 1989: Chris Evert ends illustrious career at the age of 34
Tennis - An 18-time Grand Slam champion had defeated Conchita Martínez in the final of the Fed Cup
October 1, 1988: Steffi Graf wins Olympic gold for an amazing achievement
Tennis - The 19-year-old had won all four Majors and an Olympic Gold that season to achieve the Golden Slam
September 24, 1938: Don Budge completes the first real Grand Slam
Tennis - The 23-year-old American had become the first player who won all four Grand Slam titles in a single season
September 19, 1925: Bill Tilden edges Johnston to win sixth US Open crown
Tennis - Tilden had become only the third player with som many titles at the US Open after Sears and Larned
US Open 1978: Jimmy Connors becomes the first Flushing Meadows winner
Tennis - Jimmy was the first player in history who conquered Major titles on three different surfaces
US Open 1994: Unseeded Andre Agassi writes history
Tennis - Agassi had become the first unseeded US Open champion since Fred Stolle in 1966 and the first who defeated five seeds
US Open 1995: Pete Sampras tops Andre Agassi to secure the title
Tennis - This was the third US Open crown for Pete in the last six editions
US Open 1990: Pete Sampras wins the title to rewrite history books
Tennis - In the youngest Grand Slam final in the Open era, Sampras defeated Andre Agassi to become the youngest US Open champion
US Open 1974: Jimmy Connors thumps Ken Rosewall for maiden US Open crown
Tennis - Rosewall managed to win just two games and this was the most one-sided Grand Slam final ever
September 8, 1984: Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe prevail in epic semi-finals
Tennis - Between two epic men's semi-finals, the crowd had a chance to see a women's final as well
US Open 1986: Ivan Lendl thumps Miloslav Mecir to defend the title
Tennis - This was the eighth ATP title for Lendl that season and the second Grand Slam crown after Roland Garros
Sep. 5, 1996: Pete Sampras saves MP against Corretja in epic US Open QF
Tennis - The match lasted four hours and nine minutes and it was one of the best clashes ever in New York
September 2, 1991: Jimmy Connors downs Aaron Krickstein in US Open epic
Tennis - Jimmy turned 39 that day and he would reach the semi-final in what was his last big Grand Slam result
September 1, 1994: Ivan Lendl plays his last career match
Tennis - The 34-year-old had to retire against Bernd Karbacher at the US Open, never returning to the court again
August 30, 1979: McEnroe, Nastase, disqualification, riots and police!
Tennis - It was one of the most iconic scenes in the US Open history and it all ended with a dinner
August 28, 1990: Stefan Edberg suffers shocking defeat at the US Open
Tennis - The Swede had become the first top seed who lost in the opening round of the US Open since 1971
Who are the best U20 players at US Open in the Open era? (Part III)
Tennis - Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Marat Safin Lleyton Hewitt and Novak Djokovic top the list
Who are the best U20 players at US Open in the Open era? (Part II)
Tennis - Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Marat Safin Lleyton Hewitt and Novak Djokovic top the list
Who are the best U20 players at US Open in the Open era? (Part I)
Tennis - Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Marat Safin Lleyton Hewitt and Novak Djokovic top the list
August 18, 1923: Helen Wills thumps Molla Mallory to win the US Open
Tennis - The 17-year-old scored a 6-2 6-1 triumph over the seven-time champion in just 33 minutes
Roland Garros 1987: Steffi Graf edges Navratilova to lift the first Major
Tennis - This was the first Roland Garros final that went to the distance in the decider since 1955
Steffi Graf edges Serena Williams in their first meeting in Sydney 1999
Tennis - At the age of 17, Serena was already ranked just outside the Top 20 and she forced Setffi to work hard for this win
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